Category: OTHER SPORTS
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Brazil Wins Historic Team Gold at 2019 ISA World Surfing Games presented by Vans
Miyazaki, Japan, September 15, 2019: With a total of three medals across the Men’s and Women’s Division, Team Brazil Wins Historic Team emerged victorious at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games presented by Vans in Miyazaki, Japan. Brazil’s Italo Ferreira saved his best for last and earned the highest heat total of the event thus…
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International Tennis Federation Presidential candidate Dave Miley launches Campaign Commitment online film series
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, September 12, 2019: Dave Miley, who is standing to become the next President of the International Tennis Federation [ITF], has today launched the first of a series of short online campaign Commitment online film series. The first film entitles ‘Leading a movement of like-minded people to positively change Tennis’ – and can…
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Aussies Claim Gold Medals in ISA Aloha Cup Team Relay Event
Miyazaki, Japan, September 11, 2019: Team Australia displayed the well-balanced attack of their men and women surfers on Wednesday and took the ISA Aloha Cup Gold Medal at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games presented by Vans in Miyazaki, Japan (Aussies Claim Gold Medals). Ryan Callinan’s 7.33 wave score led Australia in the Final and…
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AELTC prepared to launch 2020 Wimbledon Public Ballot
London, UK, September 5, 2019: The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC) today announced the countdown to the launch of the 2020 Wimbledon Public Ballot, the first time the process of obtaining Wimbledon tickets will be fully online. The Wimbledon Public Ballot, first launched in 1924, intends to the fairest means of obtaining…
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Record field announced for 2019 IWF World Championships
Budapest, September 4, 2019: The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) today announced a record field for its forthcoming 2019 World Championships, to be held in Pattaya, Thailand from 18-27 September. Subject to final verification of the entry list, a total of 734 athletes from 105 nations expects: a record for the IWF that demonstrates the universal…
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IWF World Masters Championship reinforces weightlifting as sport for all
Montreal, September 2, 2019: The IWF World Masters Championship concluded in Montreal on Saturday 24 August, following nine days of competition which showcased weightlifting as a sport that can practise by men and women of all ages, body types, and backgrounds. A total of 689 (385 male and 304 female athletes) from 54 countries competed…
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ANOC World Beach Games team sports official draw takes place in Doha
Doha, August 27, 2019: The official team sports draw for the Beach Soccer and Beach Handball competitions at the ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 took place in Doha today, with 24 soccer and 24 handball male and female teams drawn into ten different groups. The official draw took place at the headquarters of the…
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Sohaib Sanaullah displaying complete domination by winning 17 of his 24 games
Karachi, August 26, 2019: The 3 days 2nd Shangrila Foods Scrabble Champions Trophy ended here today with teenage sensation and former Pakistan champion Sohaib Sanaullah displaying complete domination by winning 17 of his 24 games and being gibsonised for 2 games. 8 times national champion Waseem Khatri made a remarkable recovery over the last 2…
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Double double Dutch and Britain’s Wilson stuns in championship debut, Longines FEI European Championships Rotterdam 2019
By Rob Howell, Rotterdam, August 25, 2019: Great Britain’s Georgia Wilson topped off a stellar introduction to major international competition today taking gold in the Freestyle at the Longines FEI Para Dressage European Championships in Rotterdam (NED). The win comes after her silver medal in the Grade II individual test. Riding Midnight she scored 78.187%…
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Total BWF World Championships & Total BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2019
Basel, August 25, 2019: The TOTAL BWF World Championships and TOTAL BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2019 ended in style at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, today. There were two standout performances: Gold At Last For Sindhu No more bronze, no more silver – she is finally the undisputed golden girl. A year after she dissolved…