Anita Wlodarczyk Breaks Women's Hammer Record in Berlin

Anita Wlodarczyk from Poland has broken the women's hammer world record in Berlin today at the World Championships. She threw her hammer 77.96 meters. She also has many other athletic accomplishments:"100 meter Dash All-Time Rankings200 meter Dash All-Time RankingsShort...

Mountain Bike World Championships: Canadian Team Announced

Canada has selected the 11 Riders it will send to Australia for the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships this September 1st to 6th.  The team is lead by Geoff Kabush and Catherine Pendrel who have been on...

Women's Water Polo: Canada Advances to World Championship Finals

Internationally, Australia and the USA have dominated the headlines, but now it's Canada's turn... Canadian women's water polo team is headed for the gold medal match at the FINA World Championships in Rome. On their way, Canada even defeated Hungary, which is a water polo...

The 2009 ISU World Figure Skating Championships: Preview

The 2009 ISU World Figure Skating Championships are set to take place at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, U.S.A., March 22-29. These championships will present the last opportunity for skaters to tweak their...

World Triathlon Championships, Vancouver Canada

Javier Gomez  of Spain and Helen Tucker of Great Britain are the new ITU Triathlon World Champions. Javier Gomez won the men's race with a strong surge on the second of three laps on the run and grew his lead...

Liang sends Doherty crashing out

The Snooker World Championships is more interesting then ever. After the great battle yesterday between the Asian players Ding Junhui and Marco Fu, it was a real fast game. "Ken Doherty became the third former...

13-year-old Dane Jackson battles 15-foot Bus Eater wave, takes 3rd at Kayak W...

Fully three years younger than the next oldest competitor and nearly half the size, Dane Jackson, earned a  bronze medal during Kayak World Freestyle Kayak Championships May 2 - 4 in Ottawa Canada.Fellow USA...

US Teen Girl wins World Title in Extreme Kayaking

Tennessee teen Emily Jackson, 17, recently won what seems likely to be the first of many World Championship titles in the extreme sport of whitewater kayaking. Jackson won the Junior Women’s division of the...

Wayne Gretzsky of Kayaking Wins Record Fourth World Title

In the world of extreme kayaking, Eric “EJ” Jackson joins the ranks of such legendary athletes as Wayne Gretzsky in hockey, Jimmy Connors in tennis and Roger Clemens in baseball. Jackson, 44, beat a field of...

Greece Recovers to Stun Team USA at the World Championships

"After jumping out to a six-point first-quarter lead, USA Basketball seemed headed toward the gold medal game. But Greece had other ideas, as it dominated the middle two quarters to seize control of Friday's...

Report: Arakawa to skip world championships in Calgary (Sports Illustrated)

"TOKYO (AP) -- Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa of Japan will skip the upcoming skating world championships in Calgary, Kyodo News agency reported Thursday."

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