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Norway's Koanda takes two golds at weightlifting World Championships

Forde, Norway, Oct.10 (UNI) Despite strong competition and two unsuccessful attempts, Olympic champion Solfrid Koanda delighted a full house of local spectators by clinching two gold medals in the women's 86kg category at the IWF World Championships held at Fordehuset here on Thursday.
Koanda, Norway's first female Olympic and world weightlifting champion, was closely challenged in both events by Yudelina Mejia of the Dominican Republic, who maintained the lead until Koanda's final clean and jerk lift.
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State-level school Kho-Kho Competition inaugurated in Nashik

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Granules Green Heartfulness Run & Plantation Week sees participation from 1,00,000 in various locations

17 Nov 2025 | 12:54 AM

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MotoGP: Brilliant Bezzecchi holds off Fernandez for Valencia victory

16 Nov 2025 | 11:05 PM

Valencia(Spain), Nov 16(UNI) Back-to-back victories for the first time and a first 1-2 finish for the first time since 2023? That’ll do very nicely for Aprilia as Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) clinches a lights-to-flag victory in Valencia.

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Karun Nair leads, fightbacks light up Ranji Day 1

16 Nov 2025 | 10:38 PM

New Delhi, Nov 16 (UNI) Karun Nair’s assured 95 set the tone for Karnataka’s strong fightback on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy clash against Chandigarh in Hubballi, anchoring the hosts’ recovery from a shaky 64/3 to a commanding 294/5 by Stumps today.

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