Ukrainian golden girl Mahuchikh's 'heart remains in my country'
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh won high jump gold at the World Indoor Championships after driving for three days from her war-torn homeland to compete.
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World Athletics Indoor Championships: Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins emotional high jump gold
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh won an emotional women's high jump gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh defies odds to win world indoor high jump gold
Yaroslava Mahuchikh overcame the "total panic" of armed conflict in her native Ukraine to win gold in the high jump at the World Indoor Championships on Saturday. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Mahuchikh was forced to flee her home, hide out in a cellar and eventually make the 2,000km trip over three days to Belgrade to face what she dubbed her own front line. The reigning European indoor high jump champion, who won Olympic bronze in Tokyo and world outdoor silver in Doha in 2019, was forced to leave her home in Dnipro just three weeks ago as the conflict escalated.
Asia Cup Archery: India bag two gold, six silver, finish 2nd behind Bangladesh
Bangladesh in the overall standings of the Asia Cup World Ranking Stage 1 tournament on Saturday. In a depleted field without South Korea, China, Chinese Taipei and Japan, India had stormed into seven out of 10 finals. But they fell short on expectations and choked under pressure losing five finals, either in tie-breakers or by slender margins under overcast conditions.
Ice Hockey World Championship: France And Austria Replace Russia And Belarus
France and Austria will replace Russia and Belarus at the men's ice hockey world championship in May, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced. The IIHF suspended Russian and Belarusian teams on February 28 in response to the invasion of Ukraine. It announced the replacement teams after a council meeting on Friday. Ice hockey, along with judo, is one of the sports Russian president Vladimir Putin enjoys being seen playing. Including victories as the Soviet Union, Russia is tied with Canada for most world titles on 27.
Canada gets wild-card berth for 16-team Davis Cup Finals
Canada has been chosen as a replacement wild-card entry for the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals in September.
Canada gets wild-card berth for 16-team Davis Cup Finals
LONDON — Canada has been chosen as a replacement wild-card entry for the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals in September.
Asia Cup: India assured of six medals, recurve archers disappoint again
Asia Cup Archery Championship on Thursday. However India's male recurve archers were once again a big letdown with not a single one of them able to reach the individual medal round. The Indians however made amends in the team events advancing into the final in both the men's and women's sections.