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Moments after the greatest 10.83 seconds of Dina Asher-Smith’s life, the British sprinter grabbed a union flag from her mother, Julie, and began a lap of honour to celebrate her world championship 100m silver medal. But as she trotted round the 40,000-seat Khalifa stadium in Doha on Sunday night she was greeted by banks of empty seats and a ghostly silence. Observers reckoned there were no more than 1,000 people still in attendance and many of them were journalists tapping away to deadline. Asher-Smith’s mother later tweeted she had seen more spectators at England Athletics’ age-group championships in Bedford. Asher-Smith’s teammate Beth Dobbin was even more blunt. “I watched Dina’s victory lap and that was a bit heartbreaking because what she did was insane and there was no one there,” she said. “I feel like she was robbed of that moment.” The organisers have since blamed the start of the working week and an event schedule designed … [Read more...] about Dire in Doha: world championships ‘catastrophe’ leaves athletics reeling

So dogged was Dina Asher-Smith’s pursuit of her first individual world medal that she refused to allow bread, sweets or wine to touch her lips for several months before arriving in Doha. Now, though, she can savour something even sweeter: a stunning 100m personal best, a new national record of 10.83sec and, most of all, a sparkling silver medal. “I woke up with this intention and, when I stood on the line, I thought: ‘Right, this is your time’.” she said, beaming from ear to ear after finishing behind the legendary Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who blasted to victory in 10.71. “I would have loved to have won. But this is more than you can ask for in a world.” The power of Asher-Smith’s smile as she spoke had enough megawatts to light up the Khalifa Stadium. The great tragedy was that barely a thousand spectators were there to witness it. It made a mockery of the decision to take these championships to Doha. What is the point of … [Read more...] about Dina Asher-Smith claims world championship 100m silver

More: Olympics Steven Holcomb’s family and teammates set to collect 2014 medals at Team USA Awards Swimming short-course records in peril as FINA recognizes ISL times IOC announces deal with Airbnb to add housing for future Olympics Seven weeks after losing the 400m freestyle while feeling the effects of an ill-timed illness at the swimming world championships, Katie Ledecky took a measure of revenge Sunday in the debut meet of the International Swimming League, finishing in a U.S. record 3:54.06, 3.55 seconds ahead of world champion Ariarne Titmus of Australia. The ISL, unlike the world championships and traditional international meets, uses the short-course lap distance of 25 meters. Ledecky rarely swims at that distance — her college meets were measured in yards rather than meters — and she took advantage of the rare opportunity to smash the U.S. record of 3:57.07, set by Katie Hoff at the 2010 short-course world … [Read more...] about Katie Ledecky wins world championship rematch, shaves three seconds off U.S. record

By Connor Casey - November 19, 2019 04:12 pm EST Share 0 Comments 0 Charlotte Flair has only been on WWE's main roster for four years, but in that time "The Queen" has held championship gold a record 10 times between the Ram Women's, SmackDown Women's and defunct Divas Championship. Given that she's the daughter of 16-time world champion Ric Flair, many fans have pointed out the possibility of Flair becoming the "Ric Flair" of the women's division by holding the women's title a record 17 times. But in a new interview with Times Now News, Flair admitted that she's not focused on beating her father's record. Flair's latest reign came at Hell in a Cell when she defeated Bayley for the SmackDown title. "Is it a cool statistic? 100% but it is not something I actively think about, It's like will I get there?" Flair said. "If I set my mind...then I will get there but when its all said and done that's not what I want people to remember me for." Flair was also asked about … [Read more...] about Charlotte Flair Talks Breaking Ric Flair’s World Championship Reign Record

This coming Saturday in Yokohama will not be the first time that Maro Itoje has faced South Africa with a title on the line. Five years ago, the lock led England Under-20 against Handrè Pollard’s Junior Boks in the World Championship decider at Eden Park in Auckland. Most iterations of South Africa’s top age-grade side make their cuddly nickname look inappropriate. For the gargantuan class of 2014, it felt ridiculous. “I spoke to their coach at a media thing two days out from the final,” says England head coach Nick Walshe, remembering a conversation with counterpart Dawie Theron. “He was telling me how his pack was bigger than most senior international packs at the time. I’m not sure why he... … [Read more...] about England have already beaten South Africa to a World Cup title – ask Maro Itoje about 2014