Tag: Championships
Alexis Lebrun crowned at the French Fratricide Championships
Paris (AFP) – Birthright: Alexis Lebrun was crowned champion of France for the third time in a row, defeating his brother Félix, fifth player in the world, in the final…
A significant change to value races – will come into effect at the World Championships in Tokyo 2025 | Sport
The umbrella organization of athletics, World Athletics, will henceforth count nine athletes instead of eight in the finals of sprints and hurdles and 800 meters. The decision is fresh from…
Finland with an exceptionally large team for the World Figure Skating Championships – making art with the financial side | Sport
Finnish figure skating is doing well when you look at the number of representation places in the current season’s EC and WC competitions or the rankings in the recently concluded…
Cross-country skiing: Therese Johaug makes a comeback in the Norwegian championships: “A step on the way”
A hot topic of conversation in the skiing world recently has been Therese Johaug’s possible comeback. The Swedish riders have been clear that they want to see a return, and…
The Sports Confederation wants the 2030 European Athletics Championships to be held in Helsinki – lessons learned from the millions lost in the previous games | Sport
The Finnish Sports Confederation announced on Thursday that it will apply for the 2030 European Championships. Five other cities are also interested in the same games. Anu Karttunen, Bettina Törnvall…
The speed skater ended up with emergency surgery instead of the Olympic Games – now Finland gets a place in the World Championships after a 17-year break | Sport
Samuli and Tuukka Suomalainen will break Finland’s dark streak in Inzell this weekend in the old successful sport, which finally has a light at the end of the tunnel. In…
Athletics World Championships awarded to China again – athletics boss dodged question on human rights: “An important ally” | Sport
Last week, the international athletics federation World Athletics (WA) awarded China yet another prestigious competition, when it decided at its meeting that the World Athletics Championships will also be held…
Now it happened: Therese Johaug made a triumphant return to the race tracks – Johannes Kläbolta’s strong prediction for the World Championships | Sport
Therese Johaug already had time to read the news about her return to the World Championships, although she has not yet decided whether she plans to aim for the prestigious…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: The head coach bluntly pointed at the biathlon number one – the scenes collapsed in the middle of the World Championships | Sport
Tero Seppälä withdrawing from the A national team to train had to be a suitable solution for all parties. The events of the World Cup suggested something completely different, writes…