Hyderabad, July 31 (Ians) Hyderabad is scheduled to host two mega sporting events this year — the prestigious Iau 50km World Championships 2023, the annual global ultrarunning competition which will be held for the first time in India, and the Hyderabad Half Marathon 2023 — that will both take place on November 5, 2023.
The Iau 50km World Championships 2023, which is in affiliation with the International Association of Ultra Runners (Iau) and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), will see participants from several countries, including the USA, Germany, Japan, Chinese Taipei, New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain, and India.
It not only marks the first time that India will be hosting any Ultra Running World Championship event but will also have open category entries from World Master Athletics, allowing individual runners to participate. The event, organised by Neb Sports, is supported by the popular Hyderabad Runners, who have ignited the running culture in Hyderabad.
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The Iau 50km World Championships 2023, which is in affiliation with the International Association of Ultra Runners (Iau) and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), will see participants from several countries, including the USA, Germany, Japan, Chinese Taipei, New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain, and India.
It not only marks the first time that India will be hosting any Ultra Running World Championship event but will also have open category entries from World Master Athletics, allowing individual runners to participate. The event, organised by Neb Sports, is supported by the popular Hyderabad Runners, who have ignited the running culture in Hyderabad.
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- 7/31/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Lahore, Sep 25 (Ians) Former England international cricketers Paul Franks and Paul Nixon have been appointed as head coaches of Central Punjab and Sindh respectively in the upcoming 2022-23 domestic season in Pakistan. The duo’s stints will also include the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy as well, which is starting later next week.
Franks, who will coach Central Punjab, has worked as assistant head coach at Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in the English circuit and possesses a coaching experience of about 10 years.
“We have got exciting talent all around. I am looking forward to seeing everybody. I love coaching and I really enjoy coaching for the right reasons. It’s all about the players and I am really excited about the next few months here in Pakistan. I have been to Pakistan before; I came with England U19 in the late 1990s. Then I was a very young man making my way in...
Franks, who will coach Central Punjab, has worked as assistant head coach at Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in the English circuit and possesses a coaching experience of about 10 years.
“We have got exciting talent all around. I am looking forward to seeing everybody. I love coaching and I really enjoy coaching for the right reasons. It’s all about the players and I am really excited about the next few months here in Pakistan. I have been to Pakistan before; I came with England U19 in the late 1990s. Then I was a very young man making my way in...
- 9/25/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, May 28 (Ians) India's Nagraj Adiga has been elected the Asia-Oceania representative of the International Association of Ultrarunners (Iau), the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) said on Friday.
Of the 10 members from the Asia-Oceania region, seven voted for Adiga while three votes went to his rival Gilsoo Park from South Korea during an Iau virtual Congress held recently.
Other area representatives are Solomon Ogba (Africa), Fabian Campanini (America) and Gregorio Zucchinali (Europe).
Canada's Nadeem Khan was elected president while Hilary Walker from Great Britain has become general secretary. Robert Boyce of Australia was elected vice-president.
The Iau has elected four directors -- Diana Amza (Romania), Jacek Bedkowski (Poland), Aboud Said Hilmy (Comoros), and Paco Rico (Spain).
AFI became a member of Iau in 2017. Since then national teams have been participating in several international competitions under the banner of Iau.
Indian team also won bronze medals in men's individual and...
Of the 10 members from the Asia-Oceania region, seven voted for Adiga while three votes went to his rival Gilsoo Park from South Korea during an Iau virtual Congress held recently.
Other area representatives are Solomon Ogba (Africa), Fabian Campanini (America) and Gregorio Zucchinali (Europe).
Canada's Nadeem Khan was elected president while Hilary Walker from Great Britain has become general secretary. Robert Boyce of Australia was elected vice-president.
The Iau has elected four directors -- Diana Amza (Romania), Jacek Bedkowski (Poland), Aboud Said Hilmy (Comoros), and Paco Rico (Spain).
AFI became a member of Iau in 2017. Since then national teams have been participating in several international competitions under the banner of Iau.
Indian team also won bronze medals in men's individual and...
- 5/28/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
By Khurram Habib
New Delhi, Feb 10 (Ians) Former Pakistan spinner Nadeem Khan has a habit of causing heartbreak to Indian fans without grabbing the limelight. The man who famously ran out Sachin Tendulkar during an Asian Test Championship match in Kolkata in 1999, triggering riots at Eden Gardens, also mentored India's latest nemesis -- Joe Root -- and taught him initial lessons on how to play spin. Root was in school at the time.
"Joe came in the first team [Sheffield Collegiate Club in Yorkshire] at a very early age, 15 perhaps. I used to play there as a professional cricketer. The pitch at that time used to aid turn. Obviously, since he was much younger to others, he had no power to hit shots as the other players in the first team had," Nadeem, currently Director (High Performance) with the Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb), told Ians.
"Technically, he was very sound, his defence was very strong.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (Ians) Former Pakistan spinner Nadeem Khan has a habit of causing heartbreak to Indian fans without grabbing the limelight. The man who famously ran out Sachin Tendulkar during an Asian Test Championship match in Kolkata in 1999, triggering riots at Eden Gardens, also mentored India's latest nemesis -- Joe Root -- and taught him initial lessons on how to play spin. Root was in school at the time.
"Joe came in the first team [Sheffield Collegiate Club in Yorkshire] at a very early age, 15 perhaps. I used to play there as a professional cricketer. The pitch at that time used to aid turn. Obviously, since he was much younger to others, he had no power to hit shots as the other players in the first team had," Nadeem, currently Director (High Performance) with the Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb), told Ians.
"Technically, he was very sound, his defence was very strong.
- 2/10/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Chennai, Feb 4 (Ians) Sweep shot will stay an important weapon against India spinners but England skipper Joe Root has said he has not yet committed himself to use it in the four-Test series that begins Friday at the Ma Chidamabaram Stadium.
Root had scored a bulk of his runs in Sri Lanka with the sweep shot on his way to 426 runs in two Tests that helped England beat the hosts 2-0 in the Test series.
"For me it (sweep shot) is a lucrative shot, something that generates a lot of runs. But I think the conditions and the way the pitches were in Sri Lanka, that was the lowest risk option for scoring runs. That was my way of managing the field and combating what they had to offer," said Root while adding that he would be playing in India with a more open mind and won't rule out using alternative shots more.
Root had scored a bulk of his runs in Sri Lanka with the sweep shot on his way to 426 runs in two Tests that helped England beat the hosts 2-0 in the Test series.
"For me it (sweep shot) is a lucrative shot, something that generates a lot of runs. But I think the conditions and the way the pitches were in Sri Lanka, that was the lowest risk option for scoring runs. That was my way of managing the field and combating what they had to offer," said Root while adding that he would be playing in India with a more open mind and won't rule out using alternative shots more.
- 2/4/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Lahore, Oct 18 (Ians) The Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) has been left "disturbed and disappointed" after 12 persons, including nine players and three officials of the ongoing National T20 Cup in Rawalpindi, breached the bio-secure protocols in place for the Covid-19 pandemic.
Though the Pcb did not disclose the identity of the cricketers and officials who breached the protocols, Pakistani newspaper 'Dawn' said that the guilty included senior players like Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Fakhar Zaman, Yasir Shah, Khurram Manzoor, Sohail Khan, Anwar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq plus officials Abdul Razzaq, Basit Ali and Rashid Khan. The individuals had spent time outside the bubble area within the vicinity of the team hotel on Friday.
Issuing a warning, the Pcb has stated that those breaching the bio-secure protocols in future will be sent packing from the tournament.
"The Pcb is disturbed and disappointed that some senior players and officials have breached the bio-secure...
Though the Pcb did not disclose the identity of the cricketers and officials who breached the protocols, Pakistani newspaper 'Dawn' said that the guilty included senior players like Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Fakhar Zaman, Yasir Shah, Khurram Manzoor, Sohail Khan, Anwar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq plus officials Abdul Razzaq, Basit Ali and Rashid Khan. The individuals had spent time outside the bubble area within the vicinity of the team hotel on Friday.
Issuing a warning, the Pcb has stated that those breaching the bio-secure protocols in future will be sent packing from the tournament.
"The Pcb is disturbed and disappointed that some senior players and officials have breached the bio-secure...
- 10/18/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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