Venus Sets Sights on 2020 Olympics

20 Friday, December 1, 2017 SPORTS Mirabai Venus sets wins historic sights gold for India Anaheim aikhom Mirabai Chanu has lifted a on 2020 new world record of 194kg - 85kg snatch Sand 109kg clean-and-jerk - to lift gold at the World WeightliftingChampionships, becoming only the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to achieve that feat. Olympics Thailand’s Sukcharoen Thunya won the silver medal with a total lift of 193, while Venus Williams (file pic) Segura Ana Iris bagged bronze with 182kg. Chanu, participating in the women’s London tournaments, starting in 2000, and has Serena winning her 23rd grand slam 48kg event at the Championships held vergreen American Venus Williams won three golds in the women’s doubles title aged 35 at the 2017 Australian in Anaheim, USA, began with a total of has dismissed any notion of event with Serena and one gold in the Open. 85kg and then followed up with 109kg to announcingE her retirement anytime singles competition. Spaniard Nadal, 31, reclaimed deliver India its second gold medal since soon, saying she is eager to compete at “I have no plans of stopping soon,” the men’s number one spot with six Malleswari did the country proud in 1994 the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Williams told American magazine trophies this year, while 36-year-old and 1995. The 37-year-old had a successful Entrepreneur. “It seems somehow that Federer finished second after winning This was a far cry from her performance year in the absence of her sister Serena 2020 Tokyo is on the horizon. Isn’t seven titles. The pair split the season’s at the Rio Olympics last year, where through pregnancy, climbing to number that wild? I‘m trying to stick around four grand slams between them. she put up a very disappointing five in the singles rankings after for that.” The sisters will resume their rivalry performance. Chanu could not even finishing runner-up at the Australian The Williams sisters along with next season as Serena is expected to get an overall total in women’s 48kg Open, Wimbledon and the WTA Finals. ATP Tour veterans Roger Federer and make a long-awaited return following after failing to lift the weight in any The seven-time grand slam winner Rafa Nadal have re-established their the birth of her daughter in September. of her three attempts in clean & jerk has competed in five previous Olympics dominance at the top of the sport with (Reuters) section. (TOI) Hingis tips rise of more Swiss greats London artina Hingis might be heading into retirement, marking it with a big farewell partyM - but she predicts great things from the next generation of Swiss tennis stars. In an interview with Swiss newspaper Blick, the Co-World No.1 in doubles praised compatriots Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka for their performances at the top of the men’s game, and Ben Stokes signs added: “We are very spoilt. But there are still some to come: Timea [Bacsinszky] and Belinda [Bencic] are great.” for Canterbury Federer had paid generous tribute to Hingis London Speculation that Stokes could when she announced her intention to retire, calling ngland all-rounder Ben be joining England in Australia her an inspiration, and she responded: “I was very Stokes has signed for New arose when he was pictured at happy, it was a nice compliment. But it was also the ZealandE side Canterbury. Heathrow airport with his cricket truth. In certain ways I was a pioneer, winning a Stokes, 26, was arrested kit on Monday. Grand Slam as a young Swiss. That makes it easier in September on suspicion It was later revealed that Stokes for the next ones.” of causing actual bodily harm was visiting New Zealand, the The 37-year-old expressed her grief about the following an incident in Bristol. country of his birth, to see his death of her former doubles partner Jana Novotna, The England and Wales family. who passed away in November at the age of 49. Cricket Board have made him On the same day, Canterbury “We saw each other in February, I also invited unavailable to play for England confirmed they had been her to my farewell. I’m very sad.” and will not review that stance approached by representatives of Hingis is now looking forward to the future and until a decision has been made on the Durham man, who has now fresh opportunities in her life after tennis. whether to charge him. That will signed as their overseas player. “I’m really looking forward to the next stage of not be taken for several weeks, so He could feature for the my life,” she said. “A lot of people tell me the best is he seems unlikely to play in the first time in a 50-over game coming now. I’m certainly not bored.” (wtatennis) Ashes series against Australia. against Otago on Sunday, However, he is not barred from which coincides with day two playing domestic cricket in any of England’s second Test against Martina Hingis (file pic) country. Australia in Adelaide. (BBC).

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