SPORTS Saturday, March 3, 2018 23 Hanan, Hala to perform in Jordan Kooheji praises

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Birmingham the standings have shared close atarina Johnson- company in global events in Thompson delivered an the past. Kindoor personal best in shot Rodriguez, 23, won World put to sit second after three Junior Championship gold pentathlon events at the World in in 2012 at the Indoor Championships. same championships where The 25-year-old sits in silver Johnson-Thompson took gold medal position on 2,873 points, in . with Cuba’s Yorgelis Rodriguez The pair also face leading on 2,886. competition from ’s Johnson-Thompson was Ivona Dadic, with the 24-year- sixth quickest over 60m old just a point behind hurdles, topped the high-jump Johnson-Thompson in third. standings with 1.91m and Rodriguez, who threw an threw 12.68m in in impressive 14.15m in the shot Birmingham. put, placed fourth at last year’s The climax to the five- heptathlon at the outdoor discipline event will be shown World Championships in on BBC Two and the BBC , with Johnson- Sport website from 17:50 and Thompson fifth and Dadic Brave announces event in Brazil the three athletes at the top of sixth. (BBC) Manama Horizonte, Brazil on 13th Brave Combat Federation fights in a fight card featuring Katarina Johnson-Thompson in action rave Combat Federation April, 2018. had hosted the first event in athletes from 14 nations. has announced the The event is by far the 2018 in Jordan which was Brave Combat Federation Beleventh edition of the event largest in Brazil and marks by far the largest edition of has announced aggressive in Brazil. the return of the promotion the promotion reaching out expansion plans in the year The announcement was for the third time to Brazil. to beyond 90 nations by 2018 including reaching made during Brave 10: The Brazil has featured over 35 broadcast. out to new destinations Kingdom Rises, hosted in fighters so far in the editions Brave 10: The Kingdom and working closely with Amman, Jordan. of Brave and is the nation Rises hosted in Jordan entertainment industries and The event will be hosted to host maximum number of witnessed concerts, traditional business enterprises of the in Mineirinho Arena at Belo Brave events. and cultural activities and 12 host nation. Learmonth second in season opener Abu Dhabi as several athletes, including before finishing seventh in the “I’m really pleased. I’ve ritain’s Jess Learmonth world champion Flora men’s race. done well here but there is finished second at the Duffy, crashed out in the wet Victory marked Klamer’s still a month to go until the BWorld Triathlon Series conditions on the sprint- first WTS title, while European Commonwealth Games,” said opener in Abu Dhabi as the distance course. champion Learmonth now Learmonth. ’ Rachel Klamer “It was carnage,” said has three podium finishes “It gives me a bit of won gold. Learmonth, 29. having won silver and bronze confidence and we’ll have to South Africa’s Natalie Britain’s Jonathan Brownlee in Stockholm and Rotterdam see what it brings.” Van Coevorden took bronze also crashed on the bike leg respectively last year. (BBC)