Pan Zhanle swims record 100 meters as China wins relay gold - ESPN
DOHA, Qatar — Despite the absence of many of the sport's biggest names, the first day of the swimming events saw a world record at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday.
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Beijing to host 2029 world swimming championships
DOHA: Beijing will host the 2029 World Aquatics Championships, becoming the second Chinese city to do so after Shanghai in 2011, World Aquatics announced on Sunday (Feb 11).
Peaty happy to not be favourite for 'three-peat' at Paris
DOHA : Olympic champion Adam Peaty is uncertain whether he will be back to top form for his 100 metres breaststroke defence at the Paris Games but is at peace with the prospect of not being favourite in an event he has dominated like no other.
Swimmer Taylor Ruck anchors Canada to world bronze in women's 100-metre relay
Canada has its first swimming medal of the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, courtesy the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay team.
China's Pan sets 100 metres freestyle world record at World Championships
DOHA : China's Pan Zhanle set the 100 metres freestyle world record at the swimming World Championships in Doha on Sunday with a stunning leadoff swim in the 4x100m relay to power his nation to the world title.
Chinese cities pull Argentina matches after Messi no-show
BEIJING: Sports bosses in China have cancelled two friendly matches featuring world champions Argentina after their star man Lionel Messi failed to turn out for his club in a Hong Kong exhibition match.
D Gukesh Beats Magnus Carlsen, Joint 2nd After Day 1 Of Freestyle Chess
Grandmaster D Gukesh threw one salvo after another to beat world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Levon Aronian of Armenia and eventually reigning world champion Ding Liren of China on the first day of the Weissenhaus Chess Challenge that got underway. After a rather sedate start that cost him a full point in the opener against Alireza Firouza of France, Gukesh was in full swing and ended the day with three points in all out of a possible four and is in joint second place in the rapid section behind Vincent Keymer of Germany who notched up 3.5 points.
Hafnaoui bombs out of 400 freestyle, Peaty eases through
DOHA :Olympic champion Ahmed Hafnaoui's World Championships got off to a poor start as the Tunisian bombed out of the 400 metres freestyle on day one, but breaststroke king Adam Peaty eased through on his return to the global event.