Tag: World Championships
Badminton Worlds: Sindhu Loses In Final; Record 3rd Title For Carolina Marin
Indian women's singles star shuttler P.V. Sindhu suffered yet another heartbreak in a major final as she lost to Rio Olympic champion Carolina Marin in straight games in her second consecutive final of the Badminton World Championships here on Sunday.....
Wrestling: Punia First Indian To Be Ranked World No.1
Bajrang Punia, who got a silver medal in last months World Championships at Budapest, is ranked No.1 in the world in his weight category, according to the ranking chart released by the United World Wrestling on Saturday.....
Mary Storms Into Boxing Worlds Final; Lovlina Bags Debut Bronze
Five-time world champion M.C.Mary Kom stormed into the final of the 48 kilogram light flyweight category after thrashing North Korean Kim Hyang Mi 5:0 by unanimous verdict in the AIBA Women's World Championships at the packed K.D.Jadhav Indoor Stadium here on Thursday.....
Badminton Worlds: Sindhu Overcomes Yamaguchi To Enter Final
Indian women's singles star P.V. Sindhu overcame Japanese second seed Akane Yamaguchi in straight games here on Saturday to march into the second consecutive final of the Badminton World Championships.....
History Maker Sindhu Dominates Worlds Like No Other
P.V. Sindhu did not break down, but she had tears in her eyes when the national anthem was being played at St. Jakobshalle in Basel on Sunday. Moments after becoming the first Indian to win the BWF World Championships, a feat taller than her 5'10" frame, she could have let herself go. But she did not.....
BWF World Championships: Kidambi Srikanth Bags Historic Silver, Loses To Loh In Final
Former world No. 1 and ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth clinched a historic silver medal at the 2021 BWF World Championships after losing 15-21, 20-22 to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the men's singles final, here on Sunday. ....
KCR Assures Support To Sindhu For Future Tournaments
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday said that the state government would extend all support to ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu for her preparations for future tournaments.....
India Achieve Record Quota Haul In Boxing For Tokyo Olympics
World Championships bronze medallist Manish Kaushik (63kg) won a historic ninth Tokyo Olympic quota for India when he upset the Commonwealth Games champion and second seed Harrison Garside of Australia 4-1 in the box-off bout at the Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday.....
