Other SportsJavelin: Continental win for Thorkidsen
Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:53
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Norway's Andreas Thorkildsen won the men's javelin contest at the IAAF Continental Cup in Split, Croatia on Sunday, with a throw of 89.26 metres. South Africa's Gergardus Pienaar came second with 83.17.
Norwegian biker Thor Hushovd on Thursday won the sixth stage of the Vuelta a Espana between Caravaca de Cruz and Murcia after a tight sprint finish, the third stage win of his career in this race.
The sale of tickets to next year's Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo began on Wednesday, and more than 30,000 of a total of 200,000 tickets were sold already on the fiirst day.
Norway's Magnus Carlsen (19) won the Arctic Securities Chess Stars rapid tournament in Kristiansund. He beat World Chess Champion Viswanthan Anand 1.5-0.5 in the final Monday.
Norwegian biker Thor Hushovd has announced that he will join the US team Garmin, after his present team Cervélo announced that it would not continue as a cycling team after the end of the season.