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The Hindu
7 hours ago
- The Hindu
British men collect world relay golds 28 years late
The former athletes were giving a rousing welcome by the 60,000 sellout crowd, who then stood for a very belated national anthem Britain's men's 4x400m relay team were presented with their gold medals from the 1997 World Championships at London's Diamond League meeting on Saturday (July 19, 2025) having been elevated from silver after the belated disqualification of the U.S. team. The U.S. were stripped of the title won in Athens when Antonio Pettigrew confessed in 2008 to doping between 1997 and 2003. The U.S also lost their 2000 Olympic title. A laborious process of investigation, appeal and reallocation followed, culminating in Saturday's presentation by World Athletics President Seb Coe to Roger Black, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson and Mark Hylton (who ran in the heats). The former athletes were giving a rousing welcome by the 60,000 sellout crowd, who then stood for a very belated national anthem. "We're proud to be able to give these athletes their moment in front of a home crowd. It's a chance to recognise not just their talent, but the values they stood for. This medal means even more because of how long they've waited for it," said Cherry Alexander, UK Athletics' strategic lead for major events. Pettigrew was found dead at the age of 42 in 2010 in his locked car in the United States, with an autopsy report saying he died by suicide after an overdose. Earlier on Saturday, the British government confirmed its support for bids to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, last held in London in 2017 in a regularly sold-out Olympic Stadium. "Bringing the World Athletics Championships to the UK would be a moment of great national pride, building on our global reputation for hosting memorable sporting events that showcase the very best talent," Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement. "Hosting these championships would not only unlock opportunities for UK athletes but it would inspire the next generation to get involved and pursue their ambitions. The U.K. will also bid for the 2029 World Para Athletics championships, with a plan to hold events outside London.
Indian Express
8 hours ago
- Indian Express
Praggnanandhaa beats Magnus Carlsen for 2nd time in three days in Las Vegas
Magnus Carlsen was once again handed defeat by R Praggnanandhaa in the first game of their duel for ranking places at the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour on Saturday evening. Pragg, playing with white pieces, forced the five-time world champion Carlsen to resign in 43 moves. In the game played in Position No 414 in a 10-minute time control, Pragg seized an advantage on the board as per the evaluation bar as early as the 10th move and never yielded his edge from that stage. . Position 414 sees a pair of knights on one side of the king while the bishop pair is on another side and the rooks standing as sentries on their regular squares on the edge of the board. The result comes just three days after Praggnanandhaa beat the world no 1 from Norway in 39 moves. A subsequent defeat to Levon Aronian resulted in Carlsen being knocked out of the race for qualifying for the Winners's Bracket. Carlsen started his campaign at Las Vegas with a couple of wins. However, he then sank to losses against Praggnanandhaa and Wesley So. Then there were two draws, which left him needing a win in the final round just to force a tiebreak. He beat Bibisara Assaubayeva. But then lost both playoff games to Aronian, who clinched the final qualifying spot from the White Group. 'I think it started well (on Day 1). I felt all right, relatively rested at least compared to other days. And then I don't know, I didn't enjoy the whole process of just being pretty isolated there for many, many hours and not being able to talk to Peter (coach Peter Heine Nielsen) or Ella (wife Ella Malone) in between rounds and not being able to use my devices and so on. What happened then was just kind of a complete collapse of my nervous system,' Carlsen told the YouTube handle of Freestyle Chess after his win over Vidit. 'I could have scraped through of course with some help but it would have been completely underserved. So, it was a complete collapse and yeah, sometimes you have one bad day and I've had that in Freestyle before in the preliminaries, but then there's been a bit of a wider margin to get through. This time it wasn't. It's not an excuse. I should make it regardless.' Incredibly, beating Carlsen is not new for the 19-year-old Indian GM. Praggnanandhaa had famously beaten Carlsen in the classical format at the Norway Chess tournament in 2023. Before that, he had defeated the Norwegian in an online game. Carlsen later bounced back by thrashing Vidit Gujrathi 2-0 to advance to the next round while the Indian was eliminated from the event, finishing joint 13th with four others. The Norwegian said that he had suffered a 'complete collapse of his nervous system' on the first day of the event and did not enjoy not being able to talk to his wife Ella or his long-time coach Peter Heine Nielsen between rounds. Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour is a series of multiple chess events around the year, modelled on the grand Slams in tennis started by Germany's Jan Henric Buettner. In 2025, it was initially supposed to be held in cities like Weissenhaus, Paris, New York, New Delhi and Cape Town. But the New York event was shifted to Las Vegas while the India event was cancelled.
The Hindu
8 hours ago
- The Hindu
Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen undergoes elbow surgery
Sixth-ranked Zheng Qinwen of China has undergone arthroscopic surgery on her right elbow after experiencing 'persistent pain' for several months. The 22-year-old Olympic champion, who lost in the first round at Wimbledon to Katerina Siniakova, said on Saturday the surgery was a success. 'Over the past months, I've been dealing with persistent pain in my right elbow during training and matches. Despite trying various treatments to manage it, the discomfort never fully went away,' the right-handed player said in an Instagram post. 'After consulting with elbow specialists and discussing thoroughly with my team, we decided that arthroscopic surgery was the best option to fully resolve the issue. Yesterday, I underwent the procedure successfully, and I'm grateful to have it behind me.' Zheng wrote she'll be recovering over the 'next few weeks and months.' Related Topics Zheng Qinwen
