Japan's Yamaguchi retains badminton women's world title
TOKYO: Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo on Sunday (Aug 28), beating China's Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14.
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Imperious Axelsen wins second badminton world title
TOKYO: Denmark's Viktor Axelsen won his second badminton world title on Sunday (Aug 28), beating Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 in the final in Tokyo.
Neeraj Chopra gifts his Tokyo gold medal-winning javelin to Olympic Museum
Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday and said that he is hopeful that its presence can serve as an inspiration for the younger generation. The track and field athlete was also joined by Olympic gold medallist shooting star Abhinav Bindra. "It was an honour to visit and donate my Tokyo 2020 javelin to the Olympic Museum yesterday. I hope its presence can inspire the younger generation to keep working hard towards their dreams," tweeted Chopra.
Pidcock unable to claim golden hat-trick at MTB words
Tom Pidcock's hopes of adding the world mountain bike championships gold to his Olympic and European titles ended in frustration as he crashed in Les Gets, France on Sunday.
13-member Indian elite men's boxing team starts training in Iran
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has arranged the camp for the country's elite men pugilists, which also includes Thailand Open gold medallist Govind Kumar Sahani (48kg), Ananta Chopade (54kg), Md Etash Khan (60kg), Sachin (67kg), Amit Kumar (71kg), Naveen Boora (75kg), Arshdeep (80kg), Lakshya Chahar (86kg), Naveen Kumar (92kg) and Tokyo Olympics quarter-finalist Satish Kumar (92+kg). Deepak is the reigning national champion in the 51kg category.
Hendra/Ahsan Mau Coba Juara Lagi di Japan Open 2022
Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan belum puas dengan torehan medali perak di Kejuaraan Dunia Bulutangkis 2022. Hendra/Ahsan ingin mencoba juara lagi di Japan Open, pekan depan.
Axelsen aims higher after claiming second badminton world title
Reigning Olympic champion Axelsen crushed Thailand's Kunvalut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 in Tokyo to add another world title to the one he claimed in 2017, cementing his place at the top of the sport. The 28-year-old did not lose a single game at this week's world championships and he believes he has the potential to improve further with "a long road ahead" of him. "I want to become as good as I possibly can," said the world number one, who has lost only one singles match this year.
Neeraj Chopra Gifts Gold Medal Winning Javelin To Olympic Museum
Neeraj Chopra has gifted his historic Tokyo Olympics gold medal winning javelin to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Indian, who became the first track and field athlete from the country to win an Olympic medal at Tokyo last year, on Saturday gifted his most-prized javelin to the museum. "For any athlete, it is a great honour to be able to inspire others," Chopra, who won the Olympic gold with a throw of 87.58m, told Olympics.com.