New-look Great Britain team wins 4x100m relay bronze but Dina Asher-Smith suffers injury scare
Great Britain claimed bronze in the 4x100m men’s relay at the World Athletics Championships as star Dina Asher-Smith suffered an injury scare.
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USA stun Jamaica to win 4x100m relay gold at World Championships
The USA produced a superb display to pull off a stunning upset over Jamaica in the women's 4x100m relay at the World Championships on Saturday while a flubbed baton handover proved costly for the US men's team as they finished second to Canada.
Leani Ratri Oktila Absen di ASEAN Para Games 2022
Bulutangkis Indonesia dipastikan tak diperkuat pemain andalannya Leani Ratri Oktila di ASEAN Para Games 2022. Leani Ratri Oktila dipastikan absen.
Not easy to live up to expectations of fans every time: Mirabai Chanu
However, the 27-year-old lifter from Manipur expressed hope that she would not disappoint people with her performance in the upcoming Commonwealth Games. India have been the best performers in weightlifting in 1990, 2002 and 2018 and the Chanu-led 15-member strong team is again hoping to repeat their winning streak at Birmingham. Mirabai went on to break the Games record enroute the gold medal at the 2018 CWG at Gold Coast and all eyes will be on her to win the gold because of her Tokyo 2020 performance.
WFI president believes wrestlers will make it 12 out of 12 medals at CWG in Birmingham
Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham, and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh claimed in an interview with TOI that all 12 will return home with medals. Excerpts…What are your expectations from the Indian wrestling contingent at the upcoming CWG?Twelve wrestlers are going for the Games, and I think all 12 can bring home medals. Colour of the medal will depend on their performance. A lot of factors come into play during big events; for example, we were expecting a medal from Vinesh (Phogat) during the Tokyo Olympics, then we were hoping for a gold or silver for Bajrang (Punia)… there are circumstances, but if the wrestlers going to Birmingham give their best, they’re surely going to win a medal. Even our sixth or sixth number wrestler – from the pool we have – can get a medal at the Commonwealth Games. After the Tokyo Olympics, you had problems with organisations like the Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) or JSW…We had talks with these organisations for a long period and now they are going to comply with our rules. The federation doesn’t want a single paisa from them. But whichever young wrestler they’ve to sponsor, for that performance should be the only criteria. Nobody should be given money by just looking at their faces, check the performance. So now we have given the list of best performers to them and they can support these wrestlers. There were some issues with the players after the Olympics…Those are things of the past. I can assure that our players are disciplined now. They totally act in accordance with the federation and government of India. We have full control over the sport in India.
Olympic champion Chopra wins India's first silver medal at worlds
India's sports community hailed Neeraj Chopra on Sunday (Jul 24) after the Olympic javelin champion won the country's first silver medal at the World Championships.
India's two CWG-bound para-athletes fail dope test
Commonwealth Games (CWG) and the Indian contingent has been rocked by another doping episode. TOI has learnt that two of the CWG-bound para athletes have failed the drug test for banned substances in an out-of-competition testing by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) officials in Pune and Delhi, respectively.
Ethiopia's Tsegay holds on to win world 5,000m gold
EUGENE, Oregon: Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay held off late challengers to win the women's 5,000m at the World Championships on Saturday (Jul 23) as world record-holder Letesenbet Gidey faded down the straight to miss the podium.