What a day! It was an action-packed day nine with six finals, including both women’s and men’s 4x100m relays that made the crowd roar and saw USA and Canada take gold, respectively. Portugal’s Pedro Pichardo won the men’s triple jump with an impressive 17.95m leap, and Kenya’s Emmanuel Korir shone in the men’s 800m to climb the highest step of the podium. The men’s javelin throw battle between India’s ...
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Highlights from day eight at WCH Oregon 22
Today’s early birds witnessed something that you don’t often see: two world race walking golds at the same championships, achieved by Kimberly Garcia Leon. The 4x100m qualifications had the whole stadium on edge, and saw USA come out on top in the women’s and men’s events, while Kelsey-Lee Barber became the first woman to win back-to-back world javelin titles.Shauna Miller-Uibo claimed her first world ...
Read More »Signed merchandise giveaway from WCH Oregon 22
Win signed merchandise from World Athletics Championships Oregon 22’s medallists What’s included? Black t-shirt signed by Brazilian’s Alison Dos Santos Gold Medallist in men’s 400m Hurdles Grey cap signed by Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim World Champion in men’s high jump Grey cap signed by Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith Bronze medallist in women’s 200m Black t-shirt signed by USA’s Katie Nageotte World ...
Read More »Upcoming 22nd Commonwealth Games scheduled
Pakistan sports contingent consisting of 59-members will participate in the upcoming 22nd Commonwealth Games scheduled to be held from 28th July to 8th August 2022 in Birmingham, UK in which athletes from the 72 countries will compete. The opening ceremony will be held on 28th July, 2022 and the Closing Ceremony is due to take place on 8th August 2022. The players ...
Read More »Naila Kiani becomes the first Pakistani female to summit the K2 in the first attempt
Pakistan– July 23, 2022: Naila Kiani, a Pakistani mountaineer and adventure sports enthusiast, has successfully summited the second highest mountain peak in the world, the K2, making her the first Pakistani female to scale K2 in her first attempt. Naila Kiani’s mountain climbing expedition, commenced in June 2022 from Skardu. Accompanied by Sirbaz Khan & Suhail Sakhi, Naila Kiani set ...
Read More »Highlights from day seven at WCH Oregon 22
As the last day without a morning session, day seven kick-started with the javelin throw qualifications, which saw Grenada’s defending world champion Anderson Peters throw 89.91m – a mark that would have been enough to win all but four world javelin titles. The 200m finals gifted us with a show impossible to forget. The women’s event saw Shericka Jackson lead a Jamaican 1-2 in ...
Read More »Women Teqball Academy establishes in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Under the auspices of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Teqball Association (KPTA) Teqball academy established for women in Qayyum Sports Complex, Peshawar. In the first phase, 12 female player of Teqball game will be given training in the academy while the number will be increased with passage of time. Aziz Ullah, Director Sports Operation was chief guest of the inaugural ceremony of ...
Read More »Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi greets female mountaineers Samina Baig and Naila Kayani for scaling K2 peak
LAHORE (July 22, 2022): Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi has congratulated Pakistan’s female mountaineers Samina Baig and Naila Kayani for scaling K2 peak successfully. In his greeting message on Friday, Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi said that both Samina Baig and Naila Kayani made the entire nation proud through their amazing feat. “After scaling K2 ...
Read More »Highlights from day six at WCH Oregon 22
Norah Jeruto clocks the third fastest time ever to win the women’s 3000m steeplechase and Feng Bin from China becomes world champion in the women’s discus throw with an impressive 69.12m. One medal for Letesenbet Gidey doesn’t seem to be enough. The Ethiopian athlete, who was just crowned 10,000m world champion, is out for more and leads the women’s 5000m qualification. USA’s Michael Norman comes out on ...
Read More »Highlights from day five at WCH Oregon 22
It was the first day without a morning session but there was just as much excitement. Britain’s Jake Wightman and Slovenia’s Kristjan Čeh both beat Olympic champions in their events, winning the men’s 1500m and discus respectively. The women’s high jump final saw an incredible battle between Australia’s Eleanor Patterson, Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Italy’s Elena Vallortigara, with Patterson coming out on top to bring home a well-deserved ...
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