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Injured Olympic swimming champion Peaty out of World Championships

London (AFP) - Triple Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty has been ruled out of the upcoming World Championships in Budapest with a foot injury, he said Wednesday.

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Armstrong sets 50m backstroke world record

Washington (AFP) - Hunter Armstrong set a 50m backstroke world record of 23.71sec to qualify for the 2022 swimming World Championships at the US trials in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Thursday.

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Kellie Harrington to miss world championships through injury

Harrington won't be a part of the nine woman team that travels to Istanbul next month

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Ledecky dominates in 200m free at US world championship trials

Washington (AFP) - US freestyle great Katie Ledecky punched her ticket to a second individual event at the 2022 World Championships with a dominant 200m freestyle victory at the US trials on Wednesday.

AFP

Ironman World Championship 2022: Chennai athlete makes history

Raghul Sankaranarayanan, India’s fastest Ironman, is now the first athlete from the country to qualify through rankings for the Ironman World Championships

The Hindu

Jack Lisowski blocked from wearing Ukraine flag on waistcoat by Crucible chiefs

Jack Lisowski will play Australia's Neil Robertson in his second round match at The Crucible in the World Championships on Saturday, after a 10-8 win over Matthew Stevens

Daily Mirror

Gap Launches Simone Biles Athleta Girl Collection

Athleta, a Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) brand, has launched its first signature collection of Simon Biles activewear for Athleta Girl. Biles is the most decorated gymnast in World Championships history with 25 medals overall and is a seven-time Olympic medalist. The limited-edition line is designed for girls between the ages of 6 and 12. The…

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Perth snooker player Scott Donaldson qualifies for World Championships at the famous Crucible

Donaldson impressed in qualifying and will now face world number 15 Mark Allen in the first round

Daily Record

Allyson Felix to retire after 2022 track season

Allyson Felix, who has a record 13 gold medals and 18 overall from world championships, says she will retire after the 2022 track season

The Hindu

NI man wins world's first Pokémon GO Championship

"I can still remember every kid in primary school bringing their stacks of Pokémon cards to school with them"

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U.S. Star Figure Skater Alysa Liu Announces Retirement at 16 Years Old

Her whirlwind career includes U.S. figure skating titles in her first two years as a teenager, a memorable Olympics debut and a bronze medal at the world championships.

Sports Illustrated

Graeme Dott sets World Championships target as he aims to make Crucible amends

The Larkhall star is aiming to qualify for the big tournament this month.

Daily Record

Ukraine skaters' six-day trip to worlds, 'fighting for our country'

Montpellier (France) (AFP) - Ukraine figure skaters Sofiia Holichenko and Artem Darenskyi, who travelled six days to reach the world championships in France, said Wednesday they undertook the exhausting trip "to show that Ukrainian athletes are fighting for their country".

AFP

Russian athletes banned from swimming world championships over Ukraine invasion

Russian and Belarusian swimmers have been banned from competing at the swimming world championships this summer amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine

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No Russia, no problem as Sakamoto leads world figure skating championships

Montpellier (France) (AFP) - In the absence of the banned Russians, Japanese skater Kaori Sakamoto took the lead after the women's short programme at the World Championships in Montpellier on Wednesday.

AFP

Sakamoto takes control at world figure skating championships

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With Russia frozen out, Valieva returns to ice at home

Moscow (AFP) - Kamila Valieva will return to the ice as Russian skaters, banned from the World Championships, compete in Saransk this weekend, Moscow media reported on Wednesday.

AFP

Japanese gymnast Hatakeda quits at 21 over injury, pandemic

Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese gymnast Hitomi Hatakeda has announced she will retire at 21 after suffering a spinal injury at last year's world championships and struggling with motivation during the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Independent UK

Kamila Valieva: Olympic figure skater set to make return in Russian-only event

The 15-year-old is set to compete in the Channel One Cup, a Russian-only event contrived to clash with the World Championships, which start on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Controversial figure skater Kamila Valieva set for return in Russian-only event

The 15-year-old’s doping case is still ongoing

The Hindu

I always think whatever I've done, achieved so far is not 'the best: Neeraj Chopra

He said touching the 90m mark will be one of his targets this year with a medal in the upcoming World Championships

Daily Record

Stirling chosen as host of 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships time trial

The Scottish cityu has been chosen to host the time trial at the UCI Cycling World Championships in 2023.

AFP

Nilsen soars to US indoor title, books worlds berth

Los Angeles (AFP) - Olympic silver medallist Chris Nilsen soared to pole vault victory at the US indoor championships on Saturday to book his place at next month's World Championships.

Dublin Live

Aoife O'Rourke joins Kellie Harrington to make it two Irish gold at Strandja Cup

Ireland will take home double gold from the prestigious tournament in Sofia as the Tokyo Olympians put in flawless displays ahead of May’s World Championships in Istanbul.

Dublin Live

Kellie Harrington wins gold again at Strandja Cup as World Championships loom

The Portland Row technician was the unanimous winner as she came up against Natalia Shadrina of Serbia in the final in Sofia.

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