Teenager Chen Guan-Ling of Chinese Taipei won a women’s 55 kilogram contest that will go down in the weightlifting record books as the first to feature a member of a team of refugees.

September 6, 2023Aline de Souza competed in the B Group under the acronym not of her native Brazil or the United

States, where she now lives, but WRT – Weightlifting Refugee Team.The IWF approved plans to create the

Canada pulled off a stunning 100-89 victory over Slovenia to reach the semi-finals of the International Basketball Federation World Cup for the first time in Manila.

Obst and Moritz Wagner notched 13 and 12 points respectively as Germany secured a showdown with the United

States."

Li Fabin of China claimed his third world title, Sergio Massidda hit a career high for Italy and the United

States had its first male gold medallist in decades on day three of the International Weightlifting

Mishvelidze from Georgia, who totalled 297kg, third on 136kg.Morris became the first male lifter from the United

States to win a World Championships gold medal since Mario Martinez in 1984, when the Los Angeles Olympic

Hampton Morris of the United States stands atop the podium following his success in the clean and jerk

Argentina won the first gold medal in the adult competition at the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) World Championships here, where Romania finished the day with a double success.

first Pre-Junior World Championships for participants aged 12 to 14 in which Argentina, England, the United

States and Israel each earned one gold apiece.Tomorrow is set to mark the second of four days at the

Olympic silver medallists Kjetil Borch of Norway and Anna Prakaten of Uzbekistan exited in the respective men’s and women’s single sculls quarter-finals at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade.

 Kara Kohler of the United States was just 0.03 short of that time in her quarter-final, while Australia

Jesús Herrada of Spain powered to victory in stage 11 of Vuelta a España, while Sepp Kuss of the United

States maintained his lead in the overall standings.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that a decision on the sports programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games will be made at a later date.

could be a huge hit if included, considering the massive fan base and popularity of the sport in the United

States ©Getty ImagesIt could be a huge hit if included, considering the massive fan base and popularity

of the sport in the United States.

Six university basketball teams in the United States have secured "Mamba" programmes in honour of double

Championships, and was an 18-time All-Star and a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team.He was a member of the United

States teams that won Olympic gold medals at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

John Reed of the United States won the men's title at the Americas Triathlon Championships at Veracruz

steady performances in the swimming and biking.In the end, she was hard-pressed by Gina Sereno of the United

States, who recorded 36:06 in the run and finished just three seconds adrift of the Mexican’s winning

Novak Djokovic of Serbia and home favourite Coco Gauff posted commanding wins in the quarter-finals of the US Open.

usopen) September 6, 2023The doubles action saw two-time defending US Open champions Rajeev Ram of the United

States and Joe Salisbury of Britain on course for their hat-trick after straight-sets win against Argentines

Americans Jackson Withrow and Nathaniel Lammons 7-6(10), 6-1.In the women's doubles, Jennifer Brady of the United

States paired up with Brazilian Luisa Stefani to beat Bernarda Pera and Magda Linette of Poland 7-6,

Canada retained their unbeaten status on home soil in this year’s International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Women’s Series as they won the penultimate stop in Montreal.

sisters Michelle and Katherine, the former being voted Most Valuable Player for the stop, Canada beat the United

States U24 21-12 in the final to earn their fifth title of the season.The reigning champions will move

they earned a 15-10 win in their group stage against a USA U24 team to earn a semi-final against the United

States, which they won 13-9.The Netherlands won their first stop on the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series with

France's former Olympic biathlon champion Vincent Jay has been appointed as the project director for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes' bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Vancouver in Canada failing to receive British Columbia Government support, and Salt Lake City in the United

States preferring to stage the 2034 edition.France has not held the Winter Olympics since the 1992 edition

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two of competition at the IWF World Championships ©Giorgio Scala/DeepbluemediaJourdan Delacruz of the United

States with the medals she has won at her first IWF World Championships ©IWFChagnaadorj Usukhbayar of

The United States and Serbia secured the first semi-final places at the International Basketball Federation

French rider Loic Bruni thrilled the home crowd as he won the men’s Downhill World Cup in the Pyrenees in the latest stage of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Series.

Dakotah Norton of the United States, riding for Intense Factory Racing, was second, just 0.777sec slower