World Gushtingiri Championships debut in Tajikistan, uniting over 60 nations in historic event
Over 60 nations competed in this ancient form of wrestling, with athletes vying for victory in six male and three female weight categories.
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Neeraj Chopra Books Diamond League Finale Spot With 4th Place Finish
India's two-time Olympic medal-winning javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra has qualified for this month's season finale of the prestigious Diamond League after finishing fourth in the overall standings at the end of its 14 series meetings across the world. The season finale will be a two-day affair on September 14 and 15 in Brussels. Chopra accumulated 14 points from his two second-place finishes in the one-day meets held in Doha and Lausanne. He skipped the last series meet in Zurich on Thursday.
"Un-Australian": Australia Swimming Coach Sacked For Supporting Another Team
Swimming Australia on Friday sacked a member of its Olympic coaching staff, saying he caused serious reputational damage by supporting a rival South Korean athlete racing against his countrymen. Coach Michael Palfrey caused a stir when he said he hoped Kim Woo-min -- who he coached at one point -- would win the men's 400m freestyle instead of two Australians. Head coach Rohan Taylor said Palfrey's actions were "un-Australian", but the team did not sack him at the time because it would be too disruptive.
Olympic gold medalist Croix Bethune out for rest of NWSL season, week after tossing first pitch at MLB game
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Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies after petrol attack
Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend, Ugandan official says.
Pranjali Dhumal Wins Bronze, India Reach 13 Medals At World Deaf Shooting Championship 2024
Pranjali Dhumal clinched bronze in Women's 25m Pistol event, to take India's tally to 13 medals (three gold, six silver and four bronze) after day four of the 2nd World Deaf Shooting Championship 2024 being held in Hanover, Germany. Pranjali qualified for the finals after shooting a deaf world record and deaf world championship record of 571. In the finals, she hit three out of five shots in the eighth series to edge out Lana Skeledzija by a single point to secure the bronze medal. She finished with a score of 29 behind the Ukrainian pair of Sofiia Olenych and Halyna Mosina who secured gold and silver respectively.
Olympian Brianna Decker headlines U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2024
Olympian Brianna Decker, former NHL players Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen, late Chicago team founder Frederic McLaughlin and the 2002 Olympic gold medal-winning Paralympic sledge hockey team are being inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.
Paris Paralympics: Harvinder Singh, Pooja Lose Shoot-Off To Slovenia, Miss Bronze
India suffered a setback in the Paralympic Games archery competitions with the Mixed Team Recurve Open category with two-time medallist Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan losing in the shoot-off in the bronze medal match. Harvinder, who won the gold medal in the Men's Individual Recurve Open in Paris, and Pooja missed out on a medal as they went down to Ziva Lavrinc and Dejan Fabcic of Slovenia in a tie-break shoot-out after the two pairs had finished 4-4 at the end of the four-set semifinal clash.