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Is breaking An Se-young’s zonal-defense, the silver bullet for PV Sindhu?

Is breaking An Se-young’s zonal-defense, the silver bullet for PV Sindhu?

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An Se-young, the Olympic champion, the most dominant women’s singles shuttler of this era, is credited with wiping out the golden generation that came together circa 2013. PV Sindhu was just one amongst 8 top names that the Korean 24-year-old flicked out of the nucleus of greatness, like a carrom striker. Sindhu has now won just the solitary set against the win-machine, and the head-to-head reached 0-9 after Friday’s loss for the Indian at the Super 750 Singapore Open. Sindhu, or for that matter anybody else, is not winning any title unless they go past Se-young. The Korean has lost only one match – the All England final – against Wang Zhi Yi in 2026. And the 21-17, 21-14 scoreline will gather dust in the archives of Se-young’s supreme dominance. Except, for 20-odd minutes, Sindhu had Se-young under the pump. And the way Se-young celebrated the win after 48 minutes and grimaced through the first set, pointed to a vulnerability that a sturdier Sindhu could’ve once exposed to turn the knife in. It would be …

Pakistan Sports Board revokes life ban imposed on Arshad Nadeem’s coach | Sport-others News

Pakistan Sports Board revokes life ban imposed on Arshad Nadeem’s coach | Sport-others News

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In a turn of events for Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has revoked the ban on his long-time coach Salman Butt after he was banned by Pakistan Amateur Athletics Federation (PAAF) last month. Senator Pervez Rashid was appointed as adjudicator after coach Salman Butt took his plea to the PSB and the Pakistan Olympic Committee (POC) The senator said on Monday he was overturning the ban on Butt as the action by the PAAF was unconstitutional. He said there was a complete lack of due process, noting that no charge sheet or proper hearing was ever provided to Butt. He also called on the PAAF to immediately withdraw all adverse notes and communications sent to international bodies and said Butt can continue to remain Nadeem’s coach and represent Pakistan on the world stage. The ban was imposed after Nadeem finished 10th in the World Athletics Championships. On returning home after the tournament, the coach was told by PSB and PAAF to submit a report on why Nadeem performed poorly. In his report, Butt said …

Arshad Nadeem to skip Neeraj Chopra’s NC Classic javelin meet

Arshad Nadeem to skip Neeraj Chopra’s NC Classic javelin meet

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The reigning Olympic champion, Arshad Nadeem, declined Neeraj Chopra’s invitation for the NC Classic Javelin meet as this will clash with his training schedule for the upcoming Asian Championships. Earlier, Neeraj Chopra told to media in his press conference that he sent an invitation to the top javelin throwers, including Arshad Nadeem, for this meet, which will take place in Bengaluru on 24th May. Arshad, however, said he was grateful to Chopra for inviting him to the event. “The (NC) Classic event is from 20th May (May 24), whereas I am scheduled to leave for Korea on 22nd May for the Asian Athletics Championship,” He said. He said he had been training hard for the Asian Championship, which will be held in Gumi, Korea, from May 27 to 31. Arshad hasn’t participated on the international circuit since his maiden Olympic gold medal in Paris Last year, where he denied Neeraj Chopra, who settled for a silver medal, a double Olympic gold. #News | The inaugural NC Classic will be held at the Kanteerava Stadium in …

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce brings Olympic speed to son’s sports day | Sport-others News

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce brings Olympic speed to son’s sports day | Sport-others News

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Participants in the parents’ 100m race at a school in Jamaica were on the receiving end of some unfair competition as they had to share the track with arguably the greatest female runner in the history of track and field. Triple Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce stepped on to the line during her son’s Zyon’s sports day on Wednesday and blitzed the field comprising fellow mothers. Footage on Instagram showed the 38-year-old, who climbed an Olympic podium no less than eight times, ran in the middle lane and finished more than four seconds ahead of the field. 8x Olympic medalist 🇯🇲Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce DEMOLISHING everyone in a parents race at her son’s school 🤣 (🎥 _suediamond/IG) pic.twitter.com/EVgpmBQJa5 — Travis Miller (@travismillerx13) April 16, 2025 Though the result of the race was no surprise, given that Fraser-Pryce is the third-fastest woman in history, it showed her commitment to be at events important for her son. She had pulled off a similar win in the same event in 2023. Story continues below this ad The legend took the race …

Neeraj Chopra begins 2025 season with 84.52m throw in South Africa

Neeraj Chopra begins 2025 season with 84.52m throw in South Africa

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Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra started his season with a throw of 84.52m at a low-key, invitational event in South Africa. Chopra ended on top of the six thrower field. While little details are available of the other throws Neeraj had on the night, this marks Neeraj’s first competition in 2025. Neeraj’s throw came at the Potch Invitational Meet, which was being held at the McArthur Stadium in South Africa’s Potchefstroom. Behind Neeraj was 25-year-old South Africa’s Douw Smit, who recorded a best throw of 82.44m, and Duncan Robertson, who touched 71.22m. Neeraj’s throw at Potchefstroom is India’s best throw in 2025: the World Athletics toplist for 2025 has an 84.39m effort from Sachin Yadav and an 80.47m heave from Rohit Yadav listed as India’s best throws so far in 2025. WATCH: Neeraj Chopra’s first competitive throw of 2024 Season opener 84.52 m @Neeraj_chopra1 good start!!! pic.twitter.com/yWmbyXdGMU — TZA Throwing Zone Athletics (@MichaelMMG71) April 16, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The track and field star will be in action at the Diamond League in Doha in exactly a …

Neeraj Chopra beats Arshad Nadeem to be named world’s best male javelin thrower of 2024

Neeraj Chopra beats Arshad Nadeem to be named world’s best male javelin thrower of 2024

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Neeraj Chopra has been named as the world’s best male javelin thrower of 2024 in a US athletics magazine rankings, winning the top spot over Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who claimed a gold medal at the Paris Olympics in 2024. Neeraj Chopra claimed a silver medal at the Paris Olympics with Nadeem taking home gold. But Chopra still pipped the Pakistan thrower in the rankings released by the globally-renowned ‘Track and Field News’ magazine. Arshad Nadeem ended in fifth spot in the rankings. Ending second behind Neeraj Chopra is two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada. In 2023 as well, Neeraj Chopra had ended on top of the rankings in the ‘Track and Field News’ magazine charts. The California-based magazine was founded in 1948. It calls itself ‘The Bible Of The Sport’ and publishes world rankings every year. Explaining its criteria for picking Neeraj Chopra as the winner, the magazine explained: “Reigning leader Neeraj Chopra vs 2022’s winner Anderson Peters for the top spot was not clear-cut. Chopra didn’t score any Diamond League wins, but was …