Olympic champion Carolina Marin completed one of the great comebacks as she successfully defended her China Open title less than eight months after suffering a career-threatening knee injury.
Olympic champion Carolina Marín overcame Sayaka Takahashi of Japan to reach the women's singles final at the Badminton World Federation China Open in Changzhou.
Olympic champion Carolina Marín continued her injury comeback by reaching the semi-finals of the Badminton World Federation China Open in Changzhou.
Newly crowned women's world champion PV Sindhu was dumped out of the Badminton World Federation China Open by Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong on second-round day in Changzhou.
Home player Shi Yuqi was jeered by the crowd, as he was blown away in just 15 minutes on his injury comeback at the Badminton World Federation China Open.
Reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin re-announced herself as a major force on the international stage with a first-up victory over Nozomi Okuhara at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) China Open.
Newly crowned world champions Kento Momota and PV Sindhu will headline the Badminton World Federation China Open which begins tomorrow.
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.
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The Australian Open begins this week amid fears over air quality due to the country's bushfire crisis. Mike Rowbottom explores the wider debate about athletes and potentially harmful environments.
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