Michael Shinohara celebrated victory on the first day of United World Wrestling’s Oceania Cadet, Junior and Senior Championships.
Ryo Kiyuna of Japan will face Damián Quintero in the men's kata final at the World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate1-Premier League in Rabat.
Italian Linda Cerruti triumphed in the solo free event at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Artistic Swimming World Series in Kazan to prevent Russia from winning every availabe gold medal so far.
Israil Madrimov of Uzbekistan began the defence of his middleweight title with a comprehensive victory at the Asian Boxing Confederation Elite Boxing Championships in Bangkok.
Saudi Arabia’s Mansour Al-Saleem emerged men’s 55 kilogram champion as the Asian Weightlifting Championships began at Ningbo in China.
Russia kept pace with the United States at the top of Group B as they beat Latvia to claim their second win at the International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 World Championship in Sweden.
Egypt's Mohamed Elshorbagy began his defence of the El Gouna International Squash Open title with victory over Hong Kong's Max Lee.
Switzerland's Christian Harmat claimed victory in the men's speed run event at the International Gymnastics Federation Parkour World Cup, held as part of the International Festival of Extreme Sports (FISE) World Series event in Hiroshima.
Mark Williams battled into the second round of the World Snooker Championship by holding off a fightback from Martin Gould in Sheffield.
Youssef Asmar claimed victory in front of his home crowd at the International Federation of Fitness and Bodybuilding (IFBB) Sweden Grand Prix.
Hosts The Netherlands will meet Belgium in the final of the first Under-19 World Korfball Championship after both sides came through their last four encounters in Leuwarden.
Chinese Table Tennis Association President Liu Guoliang has targeted further success in the men's and women's singles events at the World Championships starting in Budapest tomorrow.
Asian Athletics Association President Dahlan Al Hamad has criticised the United Arab Emirates for opting against sending athletes to the Asian Athletics Championships.
The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) held an event in Sao Paolo to mark 100 days to go until the Pan American and Parapan American Games in Lima.
The scoreboard from the "Miracle on Ice" match between the United States and the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games will go on permanent display at the US Olympic Museum in Colorado Springs.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
Chelsea FC - Head of Performance - Surrey, UK
To co-ordinate the provision of sports science across the women's 1st team, WSLA squad and regional talent club programmes. Manage & lead the development of long-term load & athletic development planning - ensuring injury risk management & performance enhancement. Lead and co-ordinate the MDT support for longer-term injured players, including the management of detailed planning and tracking for such athletes. To liaise closely with national team's medical and performance departments to ensure players medical needs are met during international camps/tournaments.
The CARIFTA Games has a long line of success stories – Obadele Thompson, Yohan Blake, Debbie Ferguson, Shaunae Miller-Uibo – and that's before you even mention Usain Bolt. Mike Rowbottom meets the man who started the Games off, Sir Austin Sealy, as the 48th edition launches in the Cayman Islands.
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