Hyderabad: Take a look at the important sports stories that failed to receive its due recognition.
⦁ For the first time in decades, thousands of Iranian women finally got a chance to witness a football game in their country. On Thursday night, more than 3,500 Iranian women attended a FIFA World Cup qualifier in Tehran's Azadi Stadium where Iran thrashed Cambodia 14-0.
⦁ A runner lost his life after taking part in the Cardiff Half Marathon organised on Sunday. According to a statement from the organisers, the runner was attended by a medical emergency team on the course, then taken to University Hospital of Wales where he died.
⦁ Indian boxer Jamuna Boro has secured her maiden medal at the world event after she progressed to the last four of the World Women's Boxing Championship, On Thursday. However, more than Jamuna Boro, it was a moment of reckoning for her mother Nirmala who had to sell sold vegetables to fuel her daughter’s boxing dreams.
⦁ Indian sprinter Nirmala Sheroen has been stripped off her two Asian Championships gold medals and banned for four years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), which manages track and field doping cases.
⦁ Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district has become a hub for women cricketers. Many players from Shahdol are making their name in the game of fame. Pooja Vastrakar, the young and exciting all-rounder who is currently part of the Indian squad in the ongoing three-match ODI series against South Africa, was the inspiration behind Shahdol's rise in women cricket.
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