Cinderella Champion Counts no Chickens

Relative unknown Tie Yana has seen her profile rise dramatically during the 21st Universiade, at which she has won three gold medals – one for the Women’s Table Tennis Singles, one for the Mixed Doubles and a third for the Women’s team.

Javelin Ace Throws 2nd Best in History

Cuba’s world champion and world-record holder Osleidys Menendez won the women’s javelin gold medal on Wednesday with a new Universiade record of 69.82 meters, the second-longest throw of all time and better than Menendez’s gold-medal winning effort at the Edmonton World Championships in July.

Ukrainian Beauty

Tamara Yerofeyeva of Ukraine won her first all-round individual world title in the Rhythmic Gymnastics competition yesterday.