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Egypt won three more titles at the African Weightlifting Championships in Tunis, including both the men's and women's super-heavyweights, to round off a week when their top athletes boosted their standings in Olympic qualifying.
Egypt won three more titles at the African Weightlifting Championships in Tunis, including both the men's and women's super-heavyweights, to round off a week when their top athletes boosted their standings in Olympic qualifying.
Talakhadze breaks weightlifting records; Syria wins medal Today 02:49 am JST Today | 07:49 am JST TOKYO Lasha Talakhadze pumped everyone up with three world records on the final day of Olympic competition in weightlifting. The defending champion from Georgia lifted 223 kilograms in the snatch and 265kg in the clean and jerk for a total 488kg on Wednesday. All three figures broke his own world records in the over-109kg men’s superheavyweight category. Ali Davoudi of Iran was left in second place by the vast margin of 47kg. Even Talakhadze’s starting lifts were more than ...
Olympics Latest: World champ Dutch out in women’s handball TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ World champion the Netherlands is out of the women’s handball competition at the Tokyo Olympics after a 32-22 loss to France in the quarterfinals. France led 19-11 at half time as it crushed the Dutch hopes of a first ever Olympic medal in the sport. Laura Flippes led the French team with six goals. France’s semifinal opponent is Sweden, which beat South Korea 39-30. Kan...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic for Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Author: WTHR.com staff, TEGNA, The Associated Press Published: 4:17 AM EDT August 4, 2021 Updated: 1:04 PM EDT August 4, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — Here are Wednesday's latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic, including the latest news on COVID-19 vaccinations and testing in Indiana. Registrations for the vaccine are now open for Hoosiers 12 and older through the Indiana State Department of Health. This story will be updated over the course of the day with more ...