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Canadian judoka earn three golds as Pan American Championships begins

  • Judo

Canadian judoka secured three gold medals on the opening day of the Pan American Judo Championships in Guadalajara.

Anriquelis Barrios.A second consecutive Pan American title was sealed with another ippon score.United States

day.Eric Takabatake emerged as the winner of the under-60kg event, earning a victory by ippon against United

States’ Adonis Diaz in the final.Ecuador’s Lenin Preciado and Steven Morocho secured bronze medals.Daniel

offer.Panama’s Miryam Roper secured gold in the women’s 57kg division, earning a victory by ippon over the United

States’ Leilani Akiyama.Cuba’s Arnaes Odelín and Brazil’s Jessica Pereira won bronze.Scheduled to run


Kvitelashvili stars at Moscow Grand Prix of Figure Skating event as Shcherbakova pulls out

  • Figure Skating

Georgia's Morisi Kvitelashvili stole the show at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating event in Moscow, while the ladies contest was hit by the late withdrawal of Russian starlet Anna Shcherbakova.

third stop on the International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating schedule after events in the United

States and China.The competition continues tomorrow and is due to end on Sunday (November 22).A limited


Energy Standard seek to defend ISL title in season two final in Budapest

  • Swimming

Defending champions Energy Standard will hope to retain their International Swimming League (ISL) title as the second season of the team event concludes this weekend in Budapest.

challenge.Sjöström, who won three Olympic medals at Rio 2016, is the reigning MVP.France’s Béryl Gastaldello and the United

States’ Ryan Murphy could prove key for LA Current, while London Roar will look to Britain’s Adam Peaty


Polish coach who led US to unprecedented Olympic cycling success dies from COVID-19

  • Cycling

Edward Borysewicz, the controversial Polish cycling coach who masterminded the success of the United

States team at the 1984 Olympic Games, has passed away at the age of 81.

at the time, it led to a significant revision of the anti-doping rules.Before Los Angeles 1984, the United

States had not won an Olympic cycling medal since Stockholm 1912 but then won four golds, including


Fogelis elected International Luge Federation President during virtual Congress

  • Luge

Latvia’s Einars Fogelis has been elected International Luge Federation (FIL) President at the governing body’s virtual Congress today.

pic.twitter.com/bmlERcLDgR— FIL Luge (@FIL_Luge) November 20, 2020The Congress also approved the election of the United

States' Dwight Bell as secretary general to succeed Fogelis.Bell’s election opened a place on the FIL


Shiffrin set for competitive return at Levi Alpine Ski World Cup slalom races

  • Alpine Skiing

Three-time overall International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup champion Mikaela Shiffrin is set to return to competitive action, 300 days after her last event, in the women' slalom contest in Levi in Finland tomorrow.

Shiffrin of the United States cut her 2019-2020 season short after the passing of her father.In doing




Prodigies Kostornaia, Shcherbakova and Trusova set to lock horns at Moscow Grand Prix of Figure Skating event

  • Figure Skating

Alena Kostornaia, Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova are expected to battle it out for ladies gold at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating event in Moscow.

Rostelecom Cup is the third stop on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating schedule after events in the United

States and China.The competition starts tomorrow and is due to end on Sunday (November 22).French and


Triple jumper Craddock provisionally suspended over whereabouts failures

  • Athletics

Pan American Games triple jump champion Omar Craddock has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for whereabouts failures.

has been issued with a notice of charge, the AIU said.Craddock won Pan American Games gold for the United

States in Lima last year, with his mark of 17.42m narrowly seeing off Cuban Jordan Díaz.At the 2019


NCAA planning to hold whole March Madness basketball tournament in Indianapolis

  • Universiade

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has decided to hold the entirety of its Men’s Basketball Championship in one place - with that likely to be Indianapolis - in light of the coronavirus crisis.

flagship college basketball tournament was scheduled to be held across 13 different sites all over the United

months, and it became clear it’s not feasible to manage this complex championship in so many different states


IWAS Wheelchair Fencing chairperson Szekeres set for unopposed re-election

  • Wheelchair Fencing News

International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing Executive Board chairperson Pál Szekeres is set to remain in the post after being confirmed as standing unopposed for re-election.

will vote for the current five members at large.Italy’s Alberto Ancarani, Austria’s Peter Brigola, the United

States’ Brandon Dyett, France’s Pascal Godet, Britain’s Peter Huggins, Greece’s Christina Massiala,


Adapted IBSF World Cup season set to start in Sigulda despite COVID-19 scare

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) 2020-2021 World Cup season is set to begin in Sigulda in Latvia - despite concerns over COVID-19.

last season's World Cup champion Stephanie Schneider missed out on selection to the German team.The United

States and Canada are not taking part in any IBSF World Cups until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic



Olympic ranking points on offer at Pan American Judo Championships

  • Judo

Both continental honours and crucial ranking points for next year's Olympic Games are at stake at the 2020 Pan American Judo Championships, which start tomorrow in Guadalajara in Mexico.

this year's event expect the participation of 140 athletes from 22 nations, with both Mexico and the United

States having 18 athletes in their squads.Brazil have 17 and Canada nine.A Pan American Judo Confederation