World-beating Germany retain team sprint title at cycling world championships
GLASGOW: Germany retained their women’s team sprint title and shattered their own world record at the cycling world championships on Thursday.
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Indian recurve Archers Fail To Secure Paris 2024 Olympics Quotas
In a grim reality check ahead of the Olympics next year, Indian recurve archers ended their campaign from the World Championship without a medal here on Thursday. Having crashed out of the team events, the archers bowed out in the individual sections as well. India's biggest hope Dhiraj Bommadevara, who qualified as second seed from the qualification round, and Simranjeet Kaur, were the best finishers for the country, losing in the pre-quarterfinals. With this, India's hopes for securing Paris Olympics team and individual quota places from this event have evaporated. This is the first Olympic qualifier giving berths to the top-three finishers in individual and team categories.
2 years after Tokyo, Simone Biles is coming back from 'the twisties.' Not everybody does
For years in gymnastics, the phrase "the twisties" was usually uttered in hushed tones, as if saying the slang term for an athlete's sudden loss of air awareness during a routine would only deepen the problem.
Swim king Hafnaoui wants to be Tunisia’s greatest Olympian
TUNIS: Double world champion swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui said Wednesday he wants to become Tunisia’s greatest ever Olympian at the Paris Games next year. The 20-year-old, who captured the 800m and 1,500m freestyle golds at the world championships in Japan last week, said he wants to “break the record for the Tunisian having the most medals and break all the world records.” Long-distance runner Mohammed Gammoudi is Tunisia’s most successful Olympian with four medals between 1964 and 1972.
India Look To Give Final Touches To Asian Games Preparation In ACT
Tournament favourites and three-time champions India will look to give final touches to their Asian Games preparation and address the areas of improvement in the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament, beginning in Chennai on Thursday. World number four India are the highest ranked side in the tournament and will open their campaign against China at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here, which will host a major event for the first time since 2007. It is also the first time India would be hosting the ACT since the tournament's inception in 2011.
Jamaica's Women's World Cup success is frightening for Canada
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Indian Team Will Travel To Pakistan For Olympic Qualifiers If...: Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey has said that the national men's team will travel to Pakistan for qualifiers in case it fails to directly qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning gold at the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games, starting September 23. The team winning the continental event gold shall receive direct berth in the quadrennial extravaganza as per rule but other nations need to play the qualifiers and this time venues identified are Pakistan and Spain.
India Look To Give Final Touches To Asian Games Preparation In ACT
Tournament favourites and three-time champions India will look to give final touches to their Asian Games preparation and address the areas of improvement in the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament, beginning in Chennai on Thursday. World number four India are the highest ranked side in the tournament and will open their campaign against China at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here, which will host a major event for the first time since 2007. It is also the first time India would be hosting the ACT since the tournament's inception in 2011.