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Oct 17, 2020

Michael Irani Interim President of IWF

In accordance with the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Constitution and By-laws, the IWF Executive Board appointed Dr. Michael Irani as IWF Interim President.
Irani is Chairman of the IWF Medical Committee and a former Chairman of the IWF Anti-Doping Commission. Irani has extensive experience in the fight against doping and in safeguarding athlete welfare.
Welcoming the formation of the IWF Athletes' Commission, whose Chairperson will be invited to participate in all future board meetings, Irani and the IWF EB committed to achieving further progress in governance and constitutional reforms, and to implement the changes as soon as possible.

Kidambi Srikanth Out of Demark Open

Kidambi Srikanth was knocked out of the Denmark Open after losing 22-20, 13-21, 16-21 to Chou Tien Chen in men's singles quarter-finals match.
With Srikanth's exit, India's challenge in the Super 750 tournament also came to an end. Srikanth won the first game against the second seed Tien Chen but he fought back in the next two games to qualify for the semi-finals of the Denmark Open.
Earlier, India's Ajay Jayaram and Shubhankar Dey lost their respective matches as they crashed out in the opening round of the tournament.

Oct 16, 2020

Daniel Wanjiru Gets Four-year Ban

As per the sport`s independent Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, the 2017 London Marathon winner, has been banned for four years due to an Athlete Biological Passport violation.
Wanjiru, who has denied any wrongdoing, was provisionally suspended in April.
His ban has been backdated to December 9, 2019 and all of the 28-year-old`s results since March 9 last year have been disqualified.

Kidambi Srikanth Eases into Quarter-finals of Denmark Open

Indian badminton star Kidambi Srikanth produced a rich vein of form as he swept aside Jason Anthony Ho-Shue of Canada in straight games to cement his spot in the quater-finals of the men's singles event of the ongoing Denmark Open.
The 27-year-old fifth-seeded took just 33 minutes to get better of his Canadian opponent Anthony 21-15, 21-14 in the second round of the Super 750 tournament in Denmark.

Oct 15, 2020

Neymar Moves Past Ronaldo with 64th Brazil Goal

Neymar overtook Ronaldo Nazario and moved into second place behind Pele on Brazil`s all-time goal scoring list after notching a hat-trick in a 4-2 victory over Peru in a World Cup qualifier.
According to the count by world governing body FIFA, the Paris St Germain striker now has 64 goals, two more than Ronaldo and 13 behind Pele, who heads the list with 77.
Neymar, who made his Brazil debut in 2010, scored his 64 goals in 103 games.

Constantina Dita Ambassador for the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships

Romania's 2008 Olympic champion Constantina Dita was named an ambassador for the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships to be held in Gdynia, Poland on 17th October.
The Romanian competed at eight editions of the World Half Marathon Championships and earned seven medals in the process, making her one of the most successful athletes in the history of the event. Her double victory in Edmonton in 2005, taking individual and team gold medals, remains one of the highlights of her career.
Along with her major championship medals, she was also successful at big city marathons. She won the 2004 Chicago Marathon and finished second in 2005. She also made it on to the podium at three editions of the London Marathon.

Oct 13, 2020

Top Level Exits at Star Sports

Four top level executives of Star Sports have quit, including president and CEO Gautam Thakar, just days after Uday Shankar announced his departure from the broadcaster even as IPL has made a solid start despite the Covid-19 disruption.
The three other executive vice presidents, who have also put in their papers, are – Ashok Namboodiri (business head – regional sports network), Rajiv Mathrani, (marketing head) and Rupali Fernandes (emerging sports).
K. Madhavan, managing director, Star & Disney India had called the meeting of top rung at Star Sports to inform the team of Thakar's decision and elevation of Sanjog Gupta, head of sports content (Production & Programming), to Thakar's role.

Former India Football Captain Carlton Chapman Passes Away

Former India football captain Carlton Chapman, who had formed a deadly trio in club football with Bhaichung Bhutia and IM Vijayan in the 1990s, passed away at the of 49.
A creative midfielder, Chapman played for India between 1995 and 2001 and the country won the 1997 SAFF Cup under his captaincy. At the club level, he had two successful spells with East Bengal and one with now-defunct JCT Mills.
A product of the Tata Football Academy in early 1990s, Chapman joined East Bengal in 1993 and scored a hat-trick in his team's 6-2 win against Iraq club Al Zawra in a first round match at the Asian Cup Winners Cup that year.

Oct 12, 2020

Nadal Wins French Open 2020

Rafael Nadal won the French Open, 2020 beating Novak Djokovic. This is Nadal's 20th Grand Slam and 13th French Open title.
He is a Spanish Tennis player. He is ranked number 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won two Olympic medals, 21 ATP Tour 500 titles, 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles. Also, he has won 13 French Open, one Australian open, two Wimbledon, four US open.
He has a stand alone record of the player with most clay court titles. Due to this, he is called "The King of Clay" in the sport of Tennis.
Under female category of French Open, 2020, Iga Swiatek won the title. She was the first player from Poland to win a Grand Slam.
She is ranked at 48 by the Women Tennis Association. She is the third highest ranked teenager.

Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies Retain French Open Men's Doubles Title

German duo Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies retained their French Open doubles crown as they beat Croatian Mate Pavic and Brazilian Bruno Soares 6-3, 7-5.
A year after becoming the first all-German team to capture a Grand Slam men`s doubles trophy in the professional era, they again shone on the Parisian clay, winning in 89 minutes.
The eighth seeds were clinical against the U.S. Open champions, breaking once in each set for victory and became only the fourth team to win back-to-back French Open titles.

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