General International Sports - Discussion Thread

[Samoa Looch]

I thought I start this one for stuff happening in sports, which don't have (or need) a thread of their own.

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On Friday, in a big upset, for the first time in history the US National Handball team won a match at the IHF World Men's Championship, when they beat Morocco with 28-27. Should Morocco lose their other two matches as well, the US team would advance into the Main Round, which also would be a first for Northern American national teams.

They'll probably get nothing more out of this tournament, except for some big losses, but still... they made history.





For more information about the World Cup, check out the Wikipedia article:

IHF World Men's Handball Championship - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Samoa Looch]

 

[Chris]

Simone Biles wins her 6th world all-around gold medal, breaking her own record

Biles won the individual all-around title and became the most decorated gymnast in history at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Friday.

www.nbcnews.com

Ten years after she won her first world title in Antwerp, Belgium, at age 16, Simone Biles added another all-around gold medal to her collection Friday in the same city where it all began.

She became the most decorated gymnast in history and the first female gymnast to win six all-around world titles.

 

[Hoss]

Simone Biles wins her 6th world all-around gold medal, breaking her own record

Biles won the individual all-around title and became the most decorated gymnast in history at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Friday.

www.nbcnews.com

Ten years after she won her first world title in Antwerp, Belgium, at age 16, Simone Biles added another all-around gold medal to her collection Friday in the same city where it all began.

She became the most decorated gymnast in history and the first female gymnast to win six all-around world titles.

GOAT

 

[Chris]

 

[Chris]

Kamila Valieva: Russian figure skater given four-year drugs ban

A four-year ban is handed to teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva following an appeal against an earlier decision to clear her of doping.

www.bbc.com

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been given a four-year ban for doping after initially being cleared.

A Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) investigation found the teenager bore "no fault or negligence" for a failed test before the 2022 Winter Olympics.

 

[Chris]

 

[Chris]

2024 TCS NYC Marathon is underway! Abdi Nageeye, Sheila Chepkirui win men's and women's races

Watch the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon NOW on Channel 7!

abc7ny.com

On a crisp, beautiful Sunday morning, more than 50,000 runners from over 150 countries turned out for the TCS New York City marathon.

Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands, silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, won the men's professional race pulling away in the final mile. His time was 2:07:39.

The professional men's division got underway shortly after 9:00 a.m. with defending New York City Marathon champion Tamirat Tola from Ethiopia trying to become the first man to repeat as champion in New York since Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won in 2011 and 2013. The 2012 race was canceled because of Superstorm Sandy.

Tola finished third.

Professional Women's Race​

Sheila Chepkirui won the professional women's race in a time of 2:24:35, finishing seconds ahead of defending champ Hellen Obiri.

It was Chepkirui's first time running the New York race after starting to run marathons in 2022. She finished the race in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 35 seconds. Obiri finished nearly 15 seconds behind.

 

[Samoa Looch]

Shortly after withdrawing from the January 2025 Grand Sumo tournament due to injuries, the 73rd yokozuna Terunofuji Haruo announces his retirement. If no other wrestler is promoted this tournament, his retirement leaves sumo without a yokozuna for the first time since 1993. Terunofuji also announced his intention to remain in the Japan Sumo Association as an oyakata.

Sumo: Injury-plagued lone yokozuna Terunofuji set to retire

Sumo grand champion Terunofuji, currently the only yokozuna, has decided to retire after an injury-plagued career, according to a Japan Sumo Association.

english.kyodonews.net