Wiffen takes 'chill option' to secure final berth at world championships in Doha
Daniel Wiffen has qualified for the 400 freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha.
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Hafnaoui bombs out of 400 freestyle, Peaty eases through
DOHA :Olympic champion Ahmed Hafnaoui's World Championships got off to a poor start as the Tunisian bombed out of the 400 metres freestyle on day one, but breaststroke king Adam Peaty eased through on his return to the global event.
Olympic champion Hafnaoui fails to qualify for 400 final
DOHA : Olympic champion Ahmed Hafnaoui's World Championships got off to a poor start as the Tunisian bombed out of the 400 metres freestyle on the opening morning in Doha on Sunday.
McIntosh sets personal best in 200m breaststroke, also wins 100m free at Florida meet
Canadian swimming phenom Summer McIntosh had a Saturday to remember at the Southern Zone South Sectional Championships in Orlando, Fla.
D Gukesh Beats Magnus Carlsen, Joint 2nd After Day 1 Of Freestyle Chess
Grandmaster D Gukesh threw one salvo after another to beat world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Levon Aronian of Armenia and eventually reigning world champion Ding Liren of China on the first day of the Weissenhaus Chess Challenge that got underway. After a rather sedate start that cost him a full point in the opener against Alireza Firouza of France, Gukesh was in full swing and ended the day with three points in all out of a possible four and is in joint second place in the rapid section behind Vincent Keymer of Germany who notched up 3.5 points.
Hafnaoui plays down 1500 metres world record hopes in Doha
DOHA : Defending champion Ahmed Hafnaoui has hosed down hopes of breaking Sun Yang's long-standing 1,500 metre freestyle world record at the World Championships, saying he is using the Doha meet as preparation for the Olympics.
Wrestling Selection Trials For Olympic Qualifiers, Asian Championships On March 10-11
The selection trials for picking the Indian wrestling team for the upcoming Olympic Qualifiers and Asian Championships will be held on March 10-11 in Patiala and Sonipat respectively, the ad-hoc committee managing the sport said on Friday. The trials were initially planned for February 27-29 but got postponed after a delay in hosting the senior national championships due to "unavoidable circumstances". The trials for women wrestlers will be held at NSNIS Patiala, while the trials for greco roman and freestyle grapplers will be held at SAI Sonipat.
Peaty, Sjostrom lend star power to World Championships
DOHA : Adam Peaty's return to the global stage and Sarah Sjostrom's bid to burnish her record medals haul will give the World Championships in Doha a vital boost at a meeting many of the top swimmers have chosen to sit out.