Shattered Olympic dreams left Sanita Puspure 'broken'
Sanita Puspure says last year's Olympic heartbreak led her to seriously consider quitting the sport and admits she is still processing the traumatic experience.
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Brittany Crew still grappling with weight of expectations after injury-marred Olympics
For athletes, expectations can be a funny thing. For some, they can motivate and push them to succeed, to fill out the glorious details in a script that has already been written.
Ini 23 Pemain Timnas Indonesia Vs Curacao: Ada 2 Muka Baru
Shin Tae-yong sudah menentukan 23 pemain untuk laga Timnas Indonesia Vs Curacao. Ada dua wajah baru, sementara enam pemain luar negeri turut dipanggil.
We are together for growth, Amusan, Brume speak on ambassadorial role for Premium Trust Bank
Two of Nigeria’s top athletes, sprint hurdler, Tobi Amusan and long jumper, Ese Brume, have promised to use their position as brand ambassadors for Premium Trust Bank to encourage more athletes to seek greatness.
Winning gold at Asian Games is the target: Savita Punia
It took weeks and months for the girls to overcome the painful loss of having missed the opportunity to finish on the podium for the first time in their history. But, instead of sulking over the Olympic loss, the enriching Tokyo experience and appreciation which Rani Rampal & Co received for their valiant show spurred on the players to aim for medal glory in the run up to their next big assignment - the postponed Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, which will act as a direct qualifier for the Paris Games 2024. Under the fine leadership of goalkeeper Savita Punia, who has earned the epithet of the 'Great Wall of India' for her dazzling penalty corner saves, the team has set its sight on winning the Asiad gold to directly qualify for Paris, without having to go through the tricky qualification process later on.
George Bourne expectant ahead of World rowing Championships bow
By Paul Martin, Sportsbeat GEORGE Bourne's European Championship near-miss is fuelling his motivation to ensure he leaves his maiden World Championship with a medal. Ad The Cambridge rower was part of the men's quad sculls crew who finished fourth in Munich last month, missing out on a podium place by just under three seconds. RowingRebecca Shorten targeting first World Championship podium finishAN HOUR AGO A first trip to British Rowing's notorious Swiss Alps training camp in Silvretta has seen Bourne put in the hard yards as his quartet attempt to bridge the gap and he is confident their efforts will pay off.
Esme Booth bidding for World gold after European silver
By Paul Martin, Sportsbeat World Championship debutant Esme Booth hopes the hard work on her sprint finish pays off as she looks to upgrade her European silver. Ad Booth and Emily Ford were pipped at the post in the women's pair final in Munich last month as Romanian duo Ioana Vrînceanu and Denisa Tîlvescu powered past them on the home straight to claim the spoils. RowingRebecca Shorten targeting first World Championship podium finish36 MINUTES AGO The British pair have been working tirelessly on camp in Varese since and the Stratford-upon-Avon rower believes the final piece of the jigsaw is within sight.
Rebecca Shorten targeting first World Championship podium finish
By Paul Martin, Sportsbeat Rebecca Shorten reckons a laser-focus on the women's four can help her onto the World Championship podium for the first time in Racice later this month. Ad The Belfast rower, 28, returned from the European Championships in Munich with gold as part of the four and silver in the women's eight but the British team have only entered the former into the Czech Republic showpiece, which begins on September 18.