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CWG 2022: Bajrang Punia yearns for the top spot again after injury and rehabilitation

Try and reminisce the days before the Tokyo Olympics with wrestler Bajrang Punia as the central figure. There was a sense of anticipation in the air. He was touted to be India's biggest hope for an Olympic gold. Fans, the wrestling federation and certain sections of media thought it was…

The Times of India

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain says ‘mentally harassed’ ahead of Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Days ahead of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games’ opening, Tokyo Olympics bronze winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain on Monday said she was facing “mental harassment” over removal of her coaches from the CWG contingent.

The Times of India

Golden arm: on Neeraj Chopra’s win as one India’s greatest sporting successes

Neeraj Chopra is an unlikely hero for India’s sports fans

The Hindu

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The First World Championships in the U.S. Went Perfectly. But Was It Enough?

With the Los Angeles Games just six years away, the world championships were a chance to attract new track and field fans. But did it vault the sport into the mainstream as officials intended?

Sports Illustrated

Beth Mead rise to stardom comes as no surprise to those who know England star best

It was after England’s 8-0 demolition of Norway earlier this month that Arsenal legend Ian Wright declared Beth Mead was a “goalscoring monster”.

Evening Standard

My fight is with myself at the Commonwealth Games: Mirabai Chanu

NEW DELHI: Honest and yet modest can best define the celebrated Mirabai Chanu, who buried the ghost of Rio 2016 in Tokyo last year, when she woke India up with her silver medal on the opening day of the Olympics. If she 'froze' in Rio 2016 with three failed clean-and-jerk…

The Times of India

CWG 2022: India's big strengths and how absence of shooting is likely to dent overall medal count

NEW DELHI: India is sending a 300 member plus contingent, including over 200 athletes, for the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG), which start on July 28 in Birmingham.

The Times of India

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Hurdler Amusan Sets Surprise Record in 100m at Worlds

Nigeria's Tobi Amusan set a world record hardly anyone saw coming, crossing the line in the semifinal heat of the women's 100-meter hurdles Sunday in 12.12 seconds at the world championships. The 25-year-old, who finished fourth at last year's Olympics, held her arms out in amazement when she saw the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Keely Hodgkinson wins silver on final day of World Championships

Hodgkinson also won silver at the Tokyo Olympics last year.

The National (Scotland)

President Macron meets ministers over Paris 2024 Olympic concerns

With just two years to go before the French capital hosts the global sporting extravaganza, French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday met ministers to tackle issues overshadowing preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Radio France Internationale

Keely Hodgkinson takes silver in narrowest of world 800m defeats to Mu

The gap between Mu and Hodgkinson was 0.08 seconds. Half a stride. The width of a torso. But also the chasm between silver and gold

The Guardian - AU

Keely Hodgkinson wins silver in thrilling Athing Mu battle at World Championships

Hodgkinson also won silver at the Tokyo Olympics last year

The Independent UK

‘The kind of place planners have dreamed of’: the London Olympics site 10 years on

Anish Kapoor’s big red tower remains a spectacular eyesore, but 10 years on from the 2012 Games, the old railway lands of Stratford are a largely thriving new urban district that few other host cities can rival

The Guardian - UK

Trio hoping to star for England at Commonwealths while aiding GB sprint overhaul

Sophie Capewell, Blaine Ridge-Davis and Milly Tanner will represent England in Birmingham

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Evening Standard

World Athletics Championships: Great Britain seal 4x100m men’s relay bronze amid Dina Asher-Smith injury

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake has urged Great Britain to look to the future after claiming a relay bronze.

The Times of India

Not easy to live up to expectations of fans every time: Mirabai Chanu

NEW DELHI: Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu feels that it's not easy for her to live up to the expectations of fans every time.

The Hindu

I will take it, says Neeraj Chopra after winning silver at World Athletics Championships

Neeraj Chopra had won Indian athletics' maiden gold in the Tokyo Olympics last year

The Independent UK

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake urges Great Britain to look to future after relay bronze

Great Britain finished behind Canada and the United States on Saturday

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The Independent UK

Great Britain win surprise bronze in men’s 4x100m relay at World Championships

A new squad helped banish some of the pain from last year’s Olympics

ABC News

Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games athletes' village legacy could alleviate Queensland's housing shortage, architects say

Brisbane is grappling with a growing housing shortage and there are about 31,000 households on the social housing register. Some say plans for the 2032 Olympics could help alleviate the pressure in years to come.

The Guardian - UK

Can radical changes restore sagging prestige of Commonwealth Games?

The Games found a great host city in Birmingham but are searching for new meaning while the Commonwealth wrestles with its history

The Hindu

World Athletics Championships 2022: Sydney McLaughlin shatters 400 hurdles record with 50.68

The 22-year-old McLaughlin beat second-place finisher Femke Bol of the Netherlands by 1.59 seconds

Daily Mirror

Lost legacy of London 2012 Olympics as grassroots sports hit by decade of Tory cuts

The sporting legacy of the London 2012 Olympics has been betrayed by Tory cuts. The last 10 years have seen participation in sports plummet, facilities forgotten and physical activity flatline

The Guardian - UK

Olympic organisers for Paris 2024 ‘in a cold sweat’ as problems mount

Fears over financing, security and staffing threaten to take the shine off a showcase event and a national triumph for Emmanuel Macron’s presidency

WEKU

For the fourth time in 13 months, Sydney McLaughlin sets a world record

She ran the 400-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in 50.68 seconds, shattering her old mark by 0.73 seconds.

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