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  The Malta Weightlifting team – made from Tenishia Thornton and Yazmin Zammit Stevens with Jesmond Caruana as team leader – have recently represented Malta in the European Senior Championships in Moscow, Russia.     Given that this was the last chance for senior athletes to qualify for the Olympic Games, this was a high-level competition for the two. Tenishia Thornton, the youngest athlete in the competition at 15, competed in the 49kg category and finished with 70kg in the Snatch and 8...

Emotional Avinash Sable braves Snesarevs loss to set new national record Avinash Sable broke his own national record in 3000m steeplechase at the Federation Cup in Patiala on Wednesday.  AFI The electric timer at the NIS Patiala flashed 8:20.20, a new national record in the mens 3000m steeplechase event. Avinash Sable had erased his own record of 8:21.37 and set the best time so far this year. Yet you wouldnt have known that by Sables reaction: No celebration, just the routine stopping of the ...

More sports News: Murali Shreeshankar on Tuesday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the long-jump event after he set a national record in the ongoing Federation Cup.

Karate 1 Premier League Rabat postponed 03/09/21 The World Karate Federation has announced that the 2021 Karate 1-Premier League Rabat has been postponed due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Since the Karate 1-Premier League Rabat moves now to October, the 2021 Karate 1-Premier League Lisbon will replace the tournament in Rabat as the Olympic qualifying event. While big efforts have been made by all the parties involved to celebrate the event, the WKF has been forced to postpone th...

Slovenia pass Poland after hard-earned victory EHF / Björn Pazen09 March 2021, 21:52 Share URL via E-Mail Copy URL to clipboard For 40 minutes, the top duel of group 5 was really neck-to-neck, then finally Slovenia took the upper hand to leave Poland behind, 32;29. Even eight goals from top scorer Szymon Sicko were not enough for Poland to take the points from Celje.   GROUP 5:  32:29 (15:14)  Having five points from three matches, Slovenia took the lea...

Tonga coach Tevita Tuifua issues instructions at last months Tailevu Sevens. Photo: Supplied The kingdom will play five matches against the All Blacks Sevens and a Fiji Barbarians team in Mount Maunganui as they step up their preparation for the final Olympic Qualification tournament in June. Its the third straight year Tongas New Zealand-based squad have tested themselves against the World Series champions and coach Tevita Tuifua is grateful for the opportunity. "It is quite a blessing that w...

Saturday, 30 January 2021 This years World Synchronized Skating Championships, due to have taken place from April 9 to 10 in Zagreb, have been cancelled because of what the International Skating Union (ISU) describes as "the ongoing pandemic and detrimental consequences." The Arena Zagreb is currently being used to treat patients suffering with COVID-19 as cases continue to rise in Croatia. Following an online ISU Council meeting, the world governing body has also announced new dates for cance...

Concacaf confirms Guadalajara to host Mens Olympic Qualifiers in March 2021 01/15/21 Winner and the runner-up will qualify for the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games Concacaf has today confirmed that the regional Men’s Olympic Qualifiers will take place in Guadalajara, Mexico, from March 18 to 30, 2021. The 15th edition of this competition was initially scheduled for March 2020, but due to the pandemic and the postponement of the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, it was rescheduled for 2021. In January 2...

BWF ANNOUNCES TOURNAMENT CALENDAR FOR Q1 AND Q2 OF 2021 12/21/20 The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has successfully completed a review process of the BWF Tournament Calendar for 2021, as well as procedures for reopening the BWF World Rankings and vital information related to qualification and seedings for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. BWF can also announce a COVID-19 Support Package for tournament hosts that provides financial assistance and details cost relieving initiatives to ensure tour...

EKF Senior Championships to be held in Croatia 12/10/20 The 56th European Karate Championships will be held in Porec (Croatia) from May 19 to 23, 2021. The Executive Committee of the EKF has decided to award the organisation of European Karate’s biggest event to the Croatian national federation following the withdrawal of Sweden as the host of the event. Initially scheduled to be held in Gothenburg (Sweden), the 2021 European Senior Championships had to be relocated due to the retraction of...