World Championship
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Historic! 15-year-old Linthoi clinches first ever gold in World Judo Championship for India
Other Sports | Aug 27, 2022, 04:11 PM ISTThe championship is the highest level of international judo competition for juniors aged 18 years or less.
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Tokyo to host World Athletics Championships again after 1991
Other Sports | Jul 15, 2022, 01:49 PM ISTThis year's world championships will begin on Friday at Hayward Stadium in Eugene.
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Omicron impact: Indonesia badminton team pulls out of World Championships
Other Sports | Dec 08, 2021, 04:39 PM ISTThe All-Indonesian Badminton Federation (PBSI) said on Wednesday that the decision was prompted by the spike in cases due to the spread of the Omicron variant in European nations.
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Saina pulls out of World Championships, expects to resume training mid-December
Other Sports | Dec 01, 2021, 01:27 PM ISTFormer World No.1 Saina Nehwal will miss the World Championships for the first time in her international career due to multiple injuries that have derailed her season.
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World Athletics C'ship: Dutee, Jinson eye glory for India
Other Sports | Sep 26, 2019, 08:45 PM ISTIndian athletes will aim to rise to the occasion when the World Athletics Championship begins on Friday.
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World Wrestling Championship: Vinesh Phogat starts with crushing win
Other Sports | Sep 17, 2019, 12:17 PM ISTVinesh had established an unassailable 8-0 lead in the first round over much-fancied Sofia, who tried to resist the Indian girl's challenge in the second round.
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Mirabai Chanu to lead seven-member Indian team in Weightlifting World Championship
Other Sports | Sep 09, 2019, 02:25 PM ISTMirabai Chanu, Jhilli Dalabehera, Sneha Soren and Rakhi Halder will represent India in women's event while Jeremy Lalrinnunga, Ajay Singh and Achinta Sheuli will take part in the men's event.
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PV Sindhu creates history, becomes first Indian to win world championship gold
Sports | Aug 26, 2019, 12:03 PM ISTPV Sindhu creates history, becomes first Indian to win world championship gold. PV Sindhu defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in straight games 21-7, 21-7 to lift the women's singles title
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B Sai Praneeth becomes first Indian male shuttler to win World Championships medal in 36 years
Other Sports | Aug 23, 2019, 07:48 PM ISTPrakash Padukone was the first Indian to win a men's singles World Championships medal -- a bronze -- in the 1983 edition.
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Sushil Kumar earns World Championship ticket with win over Jitender
Other Sports | Aug 20, 2019, 05:12 PM ISTIt still is not over for Jitender as the Federation has given him the option to book a World Championship berth in 79kg by challenging today's winner Virdev Gulia.
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Arjun Bhati Wins US Kids Junior Golf World Championship 2018
Sports | Dec 28, 2018, 04:31 PM IST14-year-old Arjun Bhati represented India at US Kids Junior Golf World Championship 2018 and bagged first position against America’s Aksel Moe during the three-level final match in Malaysia.
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India eyeing at least 3 medals from women's WC boxing, says High Performance Director Santiago Nieva
Other Sports | Nov 13, 2018, 03:52 PM ISTFive-time world champion and London Olympics bronze medallist MC Mary Kom will spearhead India's 10-member contingent in the World Championships.
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Ritu, Navjot's fate hangs in balance at Worlds in Budapest
Other Sports | Oct 23, 2018, 11:04 PM ISTRitu, who won an Asian Championship bronze last year, began with a close 5-4 win against Ukraine's Ilona Prokopevniuk but lost the quarterfinal 2-6 to Finland's Petra Maarit Olli.
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Bajrang Punia settles for silver, Takuto Otoguro becomes youngest World Champ from Japan
Other Sports | Oct 22, 2018, 11:35 PM ISTThe Commonwealth Games and Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang eventually had to settle for a silver, which is his second medal at the Worlds.
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Winning a medal at the Asiad is close to bagging a medal Olympics: Sharath Kamal
Sports | Sep 26, 2018, 01:14 PM IST'Winning a medal at the Asiad is close to bagging a medal at the World Championships or the Olympics. It is a good milestone to judge,' Sharath Kamal said
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Sakshi Malik grabs spot for World Championship, Ritu to fight with Pinky
Other Sports | Sep 17, 2018, 07:22 PM ISTThe Olympic bronze medallist has been battling poor form since the start of the 2018 season, failing to claim a medal in the 2018 Asian Games.
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PV Sindhu beats Akane Yamaguchi to enter second successive World Championship final
Other Sports | Aug 04, 2018, 08:16 PM ISTSindhu, who had finished runners-up at the Glasgow edition last year, notched up a superb 21-16 24-22 win over world number two Yamaguchi.
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Nehwal, Sindhu sail into quarters; Srikanth loses in World Championship
Other Sports | Aug 02, 2018, 08:40 PM ISTSaina showed amazing retrieving skills against Inthanon, who is on a comeback trail after recovering from an injury.
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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth lead Indian challenge at World Championship
Other Sports | Jul 29, 2018, 03:22 PM ISTWith two bronze medals in 2013 and 2014 and a silver last year, Sindhu has an impressive record at the World Championship.
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Unfazed by final losses, PV Sindhu sets sights on World Championship, Asian Games
Other Sports | Jul 25, 2018, 01:46 PM ISTPV Sindhu will be leaving with the Indian team on Saturday for the World Championship in Nanjing, China beginning on July 30.