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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.

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retains badminton women's world title

The top-seeded Yamaguchi, who won her first world title last year in the Spanish city of Huelva, had to dig deep to see off the challenge of Olympic champion Chen. Chen was bidding to become the first player from badminton powerhouse China to win a women's singles world title since 2011. China has won a total of 15 women's singles world titles -- five times more than any other country -- but number four seed Chen was the nation's first women's world finalist since 2014.

BWF World Championships 2022: Akane Yamaguchi Retains Her Women's Singles Title

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo on Sunday, beating China's Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14. The top-seeded Yamaguchi, who won her first world title last year in the Spanish city of Huelva, had to dig deep to see off the challenge of Olympic champion Chen. Chen was bidding to become the first player from badminton powerhouse China to win a women's singles world title since 2011. China has won a total of 15 women's singles world titles -- five times more than any other country -- but number four seed Chen was the nation's first women's world finalist since 2014.

Kejuaraan Dunia Bulutangkis: Akane dan Zheng/Huang Sabet Gelar Juara

Pemenang Kejuaraan Dunia Bulutangkis 2022 sudah lengkap. Akane Yamaguchi juara tunggal putri, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong pemenang ganda campuran.

Malaysia Cetak Sejarah di Kejuaraan Dunia, Ada Peran Rexy Mainaky

Malaysia untuk kali pertama meraih gelar di Kejuaraan Dunia Bulutangkis. Sejarah yang diukir tersebut terjadi karena peran pelatih asal Indonesia, Rexy Mainaky.

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13-member Indian elite men's boxing team starts training in Iran

Hendra/Ahsan Mau Coba Juara Lagi di Japan Open 2022

Axelsen aims higher after claiming second badminton world title

Neeraj Chopra Gifts Gold Medal Winning Javelin To Olympic Museum

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retains badminton women's world title

BWF World Championships 2022: Akane Yamaguchi Retains Her Women's Singles Title

Kejuaraan Dunia Bulutangkis: Akane dan Zheng/Huang Sabet Gelar Juara

Malaysia Cetak Sejarah di Kejuaraan Dunia, Ada Peran Rexy Mainaky