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.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
Commonwealth Games England - Media and Communications Executive - London, United Kingdom
The Media and Communications Executive will work closely with CGE’s Media and Communications Manager to support the delivery of the organisation’s communications strategy. They will assist on the delivery of CGE’s external communication through media outlets and digital platforms with an aim to share our values, athlete stories and celebrate success to inspire the nation.
The coronavirus pandemic forced a near global shutdown of sport across the world, but sports governing bodies have staged successful events despite the COVID-19 crisis. Mike Rowbottom speaks to those who have been able to do so.
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