Daniel Wiffen eighth in World 800m freestyle final
Ireland's Daniel Wiffen has finished in eight place in the men's 800m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
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FINA World Championships: Finke takes 800m freestyle gold as Dressel ruled out of 100m defence
The win for Finke was a boost for the U.S team after 100m free Olympic champion and reigning world champion Caeleb Dressel pulled out of the semi-finals in that event for medical reasons. Finke, who sat in fourth place for much of the race and was still behind three swimmers at the final turn, posted a personal best time of 7:39.36.
Rani misses out as India name tried and tested squad for women's hockey World Cup
Rani Rampal, who is yet to regain full fitness, did not find a place in the Indian team for the next month's FIH World Cup as Hockey India announced an 18-member squad on Tuesday. Rani, who led the Indian women to the historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics, was picked for the recent FIH Pro League matches in Belgium and Netherlands after recovering from a hamstring injury. She didn't feature in the first four games of the side's European leg of Pro League, raising doubts about her full fitness.
Rani Rampal Misses Out As India Name FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Squad
Talismanic striker and former skipper Rani Rampal was on Tuesday axed from the 18-member Indian women's hockey team, to be led by goalkeeper Savita Punia, for next month's FIH World Cup. Rani, an inspirational skipper and forward who led the Indian women to the historic fourth-place finish at the 2020 Olympics, was picked for the recent FIH Pro League matches in Belgium and Netherlands after recovering from a hamstring injury, which had kept her out of action after the Tokyo Games.
Unfit Rani misses out as India name tried and tested squad for women's hockey World Cup
Rani Rampal was on Tuesday axed from the 18-member Indian women's hockey team, to be led by goalkeeper Savita Punia, for next month's FIH World Cup. Rani, an inspirational skipper and forward who led the Indian women to the historic fourth-place finish at the 2020 Olympics, was picked for the recent FIH Pro League matches in Belgium and Netherlands after recovering from a hamstring injury, which had kept her out of action after the Tokyo Games.
Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee Publishes Final Balanced Budget
The Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 has published its final financial report detailing its revenues and expenditures, which were balanced, and the overall financial results of the Tokyo 2020 Games. Thanks to the efforts made to increase revenues and continuously review expenditures, Tokyo 2020 achieved a balanced budget of JPY 640.4 billion (USD 5.8 billion).
Archery World Cup: Jyothi returns with a bang, finishes second in qualification round
World Cup Stage 3 here. World Championship silver medallist Jyothi, who had failed to make the Indian team for the Asian Games, was back at her best as she shot 712 points to finish second behind Ella Gibson of Great Britain.
Tom Daley backs team-mates to shine after confirming Commonwealth Games absence
Tom Daley says he is looking forward to watching his team-mates “kick some butt” after confirming his absence from next month’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.