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Straits Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Gan Ching Hwee breaks 2 national records, qualifies for World Aquatics C'ships 1,500m final
Over two days, Singapore's Gan Ching Hwee has set new national records in the women's 400m, 800m and 1,500m freestyle. SINGAPORE – Singapore's distance swimming queen Gan Ching Hwee continued to make strides in the pool on July 28, when the 22-year-old smashed two more national records and clinched a spot in the 1,500m freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships (WCH). Her time of 16min 1.29sec in the heats – almost nine seconds under the 16:10.13 she swam in the Paris 2024 Olympics heats to narrowly miss the final – also earned her a spot in the championships final as the fastest Asian swimmer. Swimming in Heat 2 at the WCH Arena, she touched the wall third behind Australia's Lani Pallister (15:46.95) and Italy's defending champion Simona Quadarella (15:47.43). She placed fourth out of 27 athletes overall, as American legend Katie Ledecky topped Heat 3 in 15:36.68 to qualify for the July 29 final. Gan's front 800m split of 8:29.93 was also a new national record – her previous best in Paris 2024 was 8:32.37. It was the Singaporean's third national records in two days, after she won her 400m freestyle heat and finished 13th overall in a new mark of 4:09.81 on July 27. Lynette Lim's previous record of 4:11.24 was set in 2009. She told The Straits Times: 'I don't think it has sunk it that much yet. The race was quite exhausting, I gave it my absolute all, and I couldn't have asked for a better outcome. I wasn't expecting to break the 800m free national record, and didn't know until I was on the way back from the pool. 'After how close I came in Paris, that definitely gave me a lot of motivation going into this race to be in the top eight. This being my first WCH final, coming 36 hours after the heats, I don't want to set any expectations, I just want to do my best and work on the small details that were lacking from the heats.' Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Asia Thailand, Cambodia agree to 'immediate and unconditional ceasefire' to de-escalate border row Singapore Tanjong Katong sinkhole backfilled; road to be repaved after PUB tests Singapore Ong Beng Seng set to plead guilty on Aug 4 in case linked to ex-transport minister Iswaran Asia Gunman kills 5 security guards near Bangkok's Chatuchak market before taking own life Singapore COE quota up 2.6% to 18,701 for August to October Business Resilient economy versus uncertain outlook splits views on Singapore's monetary policy Singapore HPB looking for vaping, smoking counselling services for up to 175 secondary school students Singapore Jail for former pre-school teacher who tripped toddler repeatedly, causing child to bleed from nose Gan's performance in the 1,500m heats was all the more impressive as her timing was the quickest among the Asian swimmers, which included Asian Games champion Li Bingjie (16:02.31) and Japan's open water swimming champion Ichika Kajimoto (16:09.65), who won the 3km knockout sprint on July 19. In placing fourth overall in the heats, she was also ahead of Russia's Olympic silver medallist Anastasiia Kirpichnikova (16:06.97), and bronze medallist Isabel Gose (16:08.41) of Germany, who was in Gan's heat and did not make the final. Gan said: 'Knowing that there were so many big names in my heat inspired me – if they can do what they have done, then what's holding me back from improving my times as well and get closer to them than I used to be, which was like a full minute behind? 'But during the race, I didn't think about who I was racing against. If I see someone, I was just going to give chase and hope for the best. I don't think the heats really mean that much more than making the final, because many of them have faster times and more experience doing heats and finals, while this is my first and I'm still learning as I'm going.' National swimming head coach and performance director Gary Tan credited Gan's family, her Singapore Swimming Club coach Eugene Chia and Singapore Aquatics technical consultant Sonya Porter for the swimmer's upward trajectory. She has shaved more than half a minute off her 1,500m time since 2022. He said: 'Her latest times are quite timely ahead of the 2026 Asian Games, which will be a good marker to see what is to come from her future.' Chia shared that they have always had an Asian Games medal, the Olympics and WCH finals in their sights. He said: 'She has been swimming well, and went a bit faster than expected today, but this is not beyond her with hard work and the home crowd energy. 'In terms of potential, based on today's swim, she has thrown her name into the hat of Asian Games medal contenders. She is a very good racer, tactically she carries out our race plan on point, and she has shown she can be up there with the finest.' Other Singaporeans who featured in the heats in July 28 were Letitia Sim (23rd in the 100m breaststroke), Quah Zheng Wen (29th in the 100m backstroke), Levenia Sim (34th in the 100m backstroke) and Jonathan Tan (40th in the 200m freestyle).
News18
3 days ago
- Sport
- News18
Indias half-marathoners fail to impress in WUG; relay teams show promise
Rhine-Ruhr, Essen (Germany), Jul 26 (PTI) India's strong presence in half-marathon came to naught as none of the 10 runners in men's and women's sections could finish on the podium, even as a couple of personal best were recorded on a disappointing penultimate day of the World University Games here Saturday. The Indian men's and women's 4X400m relay teams though set season's best times to qualify for the finals in style. Among the five Indian distance runners in the men's section, Mohit and Mohit Choudhary, recorded personal best times of 1:04:08 seconds and 1:06:51 seconds to finish sixth and 21st respectively in the gruelling event. Three others, Arun Dhansing Rathod (26th), Shubham Baliyan (32nd) and Ankit Deswal (36th) clocked 1:07:19 sec, 1:08:32 sec and 1:09:07 sec respectively, raising a question mark on the selection of the distance runners. Shinsaku Kudo smashed the WUG record in the event, finishing the race in 1:02:29 seconds to take the gold, while Ramazan Bastug (1:02:35) of Turkey took the silver and another Japanese Ryuto Uehara (1:02:39 sec) bagged the bronze. The women's half-marathon too didn't throw up any interesting results for the Indian runners with Jyoti clocking 1:21:22 seconds to finish 21st in a field of 27 runners. China's Ma Xiuzhen finished a good nine minutes ahead to take the gold with a personal best time of 1:12:48 seconds. The men's 4x400m relay team clocked a season's best time of 3:06.56 seconds to finish second behind Poland in Heat 2, while the women's 4x400m quartet also recorded a season's best of 3:35.12 seconds to make the title round placed second in Heat 1. India's triple jumper Poorva Sawant's campaign ended in the preliminary round with the 22-year-old from Mumbai finishing ninth in qualification with a leap of 12.82 metres. Kiran Mhatre finished 16th and last in the 5000m event, timing 15:16.57 seconds, with the gold going to France's Arthur Gervais, who timed 15:02.00. It was a dispiriting show in women's triple jump qualification with Sandra Babu finishing 11th in a 12-player preliminary round with a lunge of 11.98m. India could add to their medals tally in athletics later in the day with Praveen Chithravel in contention in the triple jump final. India has so far won five medals, including a gold, silver and three bronze medals. PTI AM AM AT AT view comments First Published: July 26, 2025, 18:30 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Hindu
05-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Animesh Kujur breaks National Record in men's 100m
Animesh Kujur broke the National Record in the men's 100m during the second heat at the Dromia International Sprint & Relays Meeting in Greece on Saturday. The 200m National Record-holder clocked 10.18s — the first Indian to go below the 10.20s mark — to win Heat 2 at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver event. He broke the previous NR of 10.20s set by Gurindervir Singh in March earlier this year at the Indian Grand Prix 2025 in Benglauru. The final for the men's 100m will take place tomorrow. The event is crucial for the youngster to gain important ranking points towards Worlds Qualifying. Other Indian athletes, including Manikanta Hoblidar, the men's 100m relay team and Moumita Mondal, will be in action on Sunday.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Aussie surfing duo dumped from El Salvador Pro
Australians Sally Fitzgibbons and Liam O'Brien have come up short in the elimination round at the World Surf League's event in El Salvador. But there was better news for compatriot Ryan Callinan, who progressed out of Heat 2 in the Punta Roca water on Friday. A day after top-ranked Aussies Ethan Ewing and Molly Picklum recorded opening-round wins on the fourth stop of the championship tour, veteran Fitzgibbons struggled in three-to-four-foot waves and missed her chance to progress to the round of 16. After American Sawyer Lindblad took out Heat 1, world No.16 Fitzgibbons could only muster wave scores of 5.50 and 4.50 to finish third in Heat 2, behind Brazil's Luana Silva (13.00), the 2024 world junior champion, and event wildcard Alyssa Spencer (11.33) of the US. "This wave has so many factors, the heat, the rocks, the sun in your face," said Silva. "7am, that sun's straight in your face, and it's really hard to navigate the waves with the sun directly in your face. I was trying to feel the wave, and just try to open up as much as I can." World No.17 O'Brien also finished a disappointing third in the men's second heat, his best two-wave score totalling 10.33, behind Southern California's Levi Slawson (13.10) and Alejo Muniz (11.47) of Brazil. first CT event and first CT heat win ✅Levi takes on Ethan in R/32 Heat 5 nextThe @surfcity #ElSalvadorPro is LIVE. Tune in at — World Surf League (@wsl) April 4, 2025 Through to the round of 32 though is world No.29 Callinan, who was second in Heat 4 behind 2022 rookie of the year Samuel Pupo. The Brazilian enjoyed his highest score of the season, bettering the 32-year-old from Newcastle 14.07 to 13.07. Local wildcard Bryan Perez (14.13) showed his knowledge and power at his home break to win Heat 1 and advance alongside Pupo's older brother Miguel. "I just wanna have fun in the water. Just enjoy my time, catch the wave, and have fun, just letting go of everything," said Perez. "I'm here with my family, with my coach, with the people that come to the city to support me. It's beautiful to see."
See - Sada Elbalad
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Michael Mann Shares Positive Update on "Heat 2"
Yara Sameh It has a good day for action fiends, because the highly-anticipated "Heat 2" just got the best update it had until today. It has been a long time coming for the sequel to the 1995 Michael Mann movie, which fans have been anticipating since 2022, when the director published "Heat 2", the follow-up novel to the first one upon which the original film, "Heat", is based. In recent times, Mann has expressed continuous commitment to the sequel, and fans will be excited to learn that the crime maven is indeed keeping to his word about prioritizing the project. "Heat 2" is developed at Warner Bros. and could likely be the follow-up to Mann's most recent release, the biographical sports movie "Ferrari" (2023). The latest update comes from Mann himself, who, during a recent interview with Vulture, revealed that the first draft for the sequel is finally complete. "I just finished the screenplay and handed in the first draft," said Mann when asked about the prequel's status. Pressed for more details, Mann gave a cautious response, only revealing who's currently in possession of the script, adding: "In this case, it was Warner Brothers. Any more than that, I can't talk about. But it's an exciting project." Mann has been tirelessly working on the first draft for some time now. In his interview with Collider's Steve Weintraub last year, the director shared a bit of his schedule for completing the script, saying:"I'm finishing the screenplay, and at 2:30 this morning, it woke me up in the middle of the night. So, I'm in the middle of writing the screenplay, and I wound up driving through LA at 3 a.m., which is fantastic, there are no cars, and ended up at Canter's Delicatessen because that's the only thing open 24 hours. Then I sat in a booth and wrote there until about 9:00 this morning, trying to finish act four. It was ironic because it's the same booth I sat in when I wrote the first couple episodes of Starsky & Hutch back in the 1970s. Then The Jericho Mile and probably some early drafts of Heat." With the first draft now ready, "Heat 2" has made major progress towards beginning principal photography. However, it's important to note that an advancement towards filming depends on Warner Bros' satisfaction with the script. The production company might request rewrites or some tweaks, which could further delay the production process; however, given that Mann is adapting his own novel, those modifications could only be minimal. With that in mind, "Heat 2" should make another significant production progress, at least before the year runs out. While no plot details have been made official yet, Mann is expected to faithfully adapt the second book. Described as both a prequel and a sequel, the follow-up film is expected to jump between two time periods. It will again bring to focus the original characters — career criminal Neil McCauley and Detective Vincent Hanna, played respectively by Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in the original. A key aspect of the prequel's story centers on Chris Shiherlis (played by Val Kilmer in the original), McCauley's right-hand man, as he tries to evade Detective Vincent and the LAPD after a bank robbery. Regarding the casting, no concrete name has been unveiled just yet, however, speculations are that Adam Driver, who struck a chord with Mann while working on "Ferrari", could feature. Also, co-star Shailene Woodley has expressed desire to star in the sequel. Mann had originally planned to begin shooting "Heat 2" by early 2025; hopefully, with the latest update, the ace filmmaker can assemble his team for shooting before the year runs out. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Israeli PM Diagnosed with Stage 3 Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Maguy Farah Reveals 2025 Expectations for Pisces News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
