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You are here: Home / Archives for World Championships

Squash, the sport, on the rise — World Championships held in Bellevue

November 25, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly An overlooked sport that is seeking to gain more popularity held the biggest event of its sports year in Bellevue last week. The men’s squash World Championships came to the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash., from Nov. 11-22. The world championships brought the best in men’s professional squash to […]

Filed Under: The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, Egypt, England, Gregory Caultier, Hong Kong, India, Meydenbauer Center, Mohamed El Shorbagy, Pakistan, Pro Sports Club, Qatar, Ramy Ashour, Seattle Athletic Club, Shabana Khan, Vol 34 No 49 | November 28 - December 4, Washington Athletic Club, World Championships

Lee Chong Wei fails doping test

November 16, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) —Badminton’s top-ranked player Lee Chong Wei has failed a doping test, a senior Malaysian sports official said Saturday.

Filed Under: World News, Sports Tagged With: 2011, 2013, 2014, Associated Press, BAM, BWF, Chen Long, China, Commonwealth Games, Lee Chong Wei, London, Mohamad Norza Zakaria, Norway, Peru, Satwant Singh Dhaliwal, Vol 33 No 47 | November 15 - November 21, World Championships

Japan beats US to win gold at Softball World Cup

July 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Murray Evans The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Yuki Hayashi had two hits from four at bats with three RBIs as Japan beat the United States 6-3 on July 14 to win the gold medal in the eighth World Cup of Softball.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2013, Amanda Chidester, Australia, Canada, Canadian Open Fast Pitch International, Jessica Moore, Lauren Gibson, Michelle Moultrie, Misato Kawano, Natsuka Ono, Nozomi Shimasaki, Reika Utsagi, Team Japan, United States, Valerie Arioto, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26, World Championships, World Cups, Youth Softball World Cup, Yuka Ichiguchi, Yukiyo Mine

Oct. 2: Wang Yung wins gold at Veteran Worlds

October 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bellevue resident Wang Yung won his first Veteran World Championship title in fencing. The championship took place in Croatia, and Team USA won 17 medals in total, the most earned by any U.S. team at the World Championships. Yung started fencing in 1969 at City College of New York and was inducted into City College […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, City College, New York, Veteran World Championship, Vol 30 No 41 | October 8 – October 14, Wang Yung, World Championships

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