American swimmer Katie Ledecky's illness shocks World Championships
The 14 world titles holder had been gunning for four individual golds at the worlds but saw her run of three straight 400 titles ended by Australian Ariarne Titmus on Sunday.
Jul 23, 2019, 12:57 PM IST
Olympic champion Adam Peaty to give 200m breaststroke a miss at CWG
Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty has chosen not to race in Thursday`s 200 metres at the Commonwealth Games to focus on his specialist 100 and 50m events. The 23-year-old Englishman, who broke his own world record en route to winning 100m Olympic gold in Rio two years ago, defends his Commonwealth title in the 100m on Friday at the Gold Coast meet.
Apr 04, 2018, 14:04 PM IST
Eight international stars to watch at 2018 Commonwealth Games
English swimmer Adam Peaty and Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake will be among the world-class competitors in action when the Commonwealth Games begin next week in Australia's Gold Coast.
Apr 02, 2018, 16:54 PM IST
FINA World Championship: Federica Pellegrini in seventh heaven, Adam Peaty completes breaststroke double
Pellegrini last won a world title at the 2011 championships, but the determined Italian rolled back the years to clock one minute 54.73 seconds.
Jul 27, 2017, 09:31 AM IST
FINA: Lilly King, Adam Peaty, Kylie Masse smash world records in swimming
Adam Peaty of Britain continued his breaststroke trail-blazing with his second world mark of the day to reach the 50m final and Canada`s Kylie Masse produced a world-best time to win the women`s 100m backstroke gold medal.
Jul 26, 2017, 11:13 AM IST
World Swimming Championships: Adam Peaty sets 50m breaststroke world record, ready to go faster
Britain`s Adam Peaty broke his own world record in the 50 metres breaststroke on Tuesday, swimming 26.10 seconds in the heats at the world swimming championships in Budapest.
Jul 25, 2017, 15:27 PM IST
Talking Records: Complete list of world, Olympics records broken at Rio 2016
Besides 27 world records, the Rio Games also witnessed as many as 91 Olympic records broken.
Sep 01, 2016, 22:39 PM IST
2016 Olympics: Record, scares as Rio starts with a bang
Vietnam and Thailand won their first ever Olympic gold medals and there was joy for teenage American markswoman Ginny Thrasher, who snared the first gold of the Games.
Aug 07, 2016, 07:04 AM IST
