African Taekwondo Championships: Tunisia bags 3 more gold

Tunisian Firas Gattoussi (-53kg), Farès Boujemaa (-63kg) and Chayma Toumi (-53kg) bagged gold medals in their respective categories at day-2 of the African Taekwondo Championships held June 5-6 in Dakar (Senegal). Their countrywoman Ranim Houimli (-46kg) won the bronze. Tunisia’s medal count now stands at 6 (4 gold and 2 bronze). Source: TAP News Agency

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Roland Garros: Ons Jabeur through to Round of 16

World’s 26th Tunisian Ons Jabeur on Saturday edged world’s 45th Polish Magda Linette 2-1 (3-6, 6-0, 6-1), to advance to the round of 16 of the Roland Garros French Open tournament,. Jabeur had eliminated at the first round Kazakh Yulia Putintseva (43rd) in two sets (7-5, 6-2), before knocking out Australian Astra Sharma (124th) in two sets (6-2, 6-4) at […]

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Vaccination of athletes qualified for Tokyo Olympics begins

Tunisian athletes who qualified for the Tokyo 2020 (+1) Olympic and Paralympic Games and the delegations that will accompany them, on Saturday, received the first shot of COVID19 vaccines at the national center of sports medicine at El Menzah. The Olympic Games will be held from July 24 to August 8 and the Paralympic Games from August 24 to September […]

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Roland Garros: Ons Jabeur to play US Cori Gauff at Round of 16

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur (world’s 26th) will play at the round of 16 of the Roland Garros World’s 25th US Cori Gauff ,who defeated Jennyfer Brady (14th) who retired after an injury. Ons Jabeur had qualified thanks to her brilliant win over Polish Magda Linette (45th) 2 sets to 1 (3-6, 6-0, 6-1). The Tunisian tennis player had eliminated at the […]

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Roland Garros: Jabeur through to 3rd round [Upd 1]

Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur (world No.26) cruised Thursday past world No. 124 Australian Astra Sharma (6-2,6-4) into the third round of Rolan Garros. Jabeur, initially due to take on world No.1 Australian Ashleigh Barty or Polish Magda Linette (world No. 45) in the next round, will now face Linette after a hip Injury forced her opponent out of the […]

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