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2nd September 2007
Canoeing - Asian Championships
| May 9, 2008 6:00 pm | to | May 11, 2008 6:00 pm |
May 9-11, 2008. Komatsu, Japan.
Canoeing - Oceania Championships
| March 12, 2008 6:00 pm | to | March 16, 2008 6:00 pm |
March 12-16, 2008. To be held in Penrith, Australia.
Canoeing - African Championships
| November 1, 2007 6:00 pm | to | November 5, 2007 6:00 pm |
November 1-5, 2007. To be held in Masinga Dam, Kenya.
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
| October 23, 2007 6:00 pm | to | November 3, 2007 6:00 pm |
The AIBA World Boxing Championships will be held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007.
Official website: www.aiba.org
Mens Basketball 2007 FIBA Europe Championship
| September 3, 2007 6:00 pm | to | September 16, 2007 6:00 pm |
September 3-16, 2007 in Spain. Two spots up for grabs.
Official site: http://www.eurobasket2007.org/en/default.asp
World Rowing Championships - Germany
| August 26, 2007 6:00 pm | to | September 2, 2007 6:00 pm |
Roman Sebrle wins decatholon at Osaka athletics
The Czech Republic’s Roman Sebrle won the men’s decathlon at the world athletics championships in Osaka.
Sebrle holds the world record and was gold medalist in Athens.
Canadian rowing team books Olympic berth
The Canadian men’s rowing eight finished in the top three in their semi-final heat at the world rowing championships in Germany.
The Canadian team beat defending champions, Germany on their home turf.
Argentina and US secure spots in Olympics
Argentina beat Brazil 91-80 in the FIBA Americas Championship and became the first team in the competition to secure a spot in the Beijing Olympics 2008. They beat Brazil despite missing several of their top NBA players.
“Six months ago when players started saying they were not going to play many people in Argentina were upset,” Hernandez said. “They didn’t believe this team could qualify for the Olympics. But we believed we could do it.”
The United States thrashed Puerto Rico 135-91 to secure their spot in the Olympics. The US team is favorite to win gold, but they haven’t performed well recently in international competitions.
Read more: Argentina beats Brazil to earn berth in Beijing Olympics
1st September 2007
Liu Xiang wins gold in 110 hurdles
Liu Xiang won China’s first gold medal in world athletics beating America’s Terrence Trammell in the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championships, in Osaka. Trammell’s teammate, David Payne finished third.
“I feel really good right now. During the race I made some mistakes and hit some hurdles, so I didn’t really run that well,” he said.
“I could have run better, but I ran well enough. Winning the championship is what matters the most. I wanted to let people know the speed that Asia has.”
Read more: China’s Liu claims world title in thriller
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