2009 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's lightweight
The Men's lightweight competition at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships was held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 18. Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 74 kilograms in body mass.


2009 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's middleweight
The Men's Middleweight competition was the lightest class featured  at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 17. Middleweights were limited to a maximum of 87 kilograms in body mass.


2009 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's welterweight
The Men's Welterweight is a competition featured  at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 14. Welterweights were limited to a maximum of 80 kilograms in body mass.


2009 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's bantamweight
The Women's bantamweight is a competition featured at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 16. Bantamweights were limited to a maximum of 53 kilograms in body mass.


2009 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's featherweight
The Women's featherweight is a competition featured at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 15. Featherweights were limited to a maximum of 57 kilograms in body mass.


2009 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's finweight
The Women's finweight competition was the lightest class featured  at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 17. Finweights were limited to a maximum of 46 kilograms in body mass.


2009 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's flyweight
The Women's flyweight is a competition featured at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 15. Flyweights were limited to a maximum of 49 kilograms in body mass.


2009 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's heavyweight
The Women's heavyweight competition at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships was held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 18. Heavyweights were over 73 kilograms in body mass.


2009 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's lightweight
The Women's lightweight is a competition featured at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 18. Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 62 kilograms in body mass.


2009 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's middleweight
The Women's Middleweight competition was the lightest class featured  at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 17. Finweights were limited to a maximum of 73 kilograms in body mass.


2009 World Taekwondo Championships – Women's welterweight
The Women's welterweight competition at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships was held at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 14. Welterweights were limited to a maximum of 67 kilograms in body mass.


2009 World Thoroughbred Rankings
The 2009 World Thoroughbred Rankings was the 2009 edition of the World Thoroughbred Rankings. It was an assessment of Thoroughbred racehorses issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) in January 2010. It included horses aged three or older which competed in flat races during 2009. It was open to all horses irrespective of where they raced or were trained.


2009 World Thoroughbred Rankings
This year's highest rating was awarded to Sea the Stars for his performance in the Irish Champion Stakes. He was given a rating of 136. A total of 333 horses were included in the list, 45 more than the previous year.


2009 World Thoroughbred Rankings, Top ranked horses
The following table shows the top ranked horses overall, the top three-year-olds, the top older horses and the top fillies and mares in the 2009 Rankings. It also shows the leading performers in various subdivisions of each group, which are defined by the distances of races, and the surfaces on which they are run.


2009 World Touring Car Championship
The 2009 World Touring Car Championship season was the sixth FIA World Touring Car Championship season, the fifth since its 2005 return. It began on 8 March, and ended on 22 November, after twenty-four races. The championship, which was reserved for Super 2000 Cars and Diesel 2000 Cars, comprised two titles, the FIA World Touring Car Champion for Drivers and the FIA World Touring Car Champion for Manufacturers.


2009 World Touring Car Championship
Italian Gabriele Tarquini won the Drivers' Championship by four points from SEAT Sport team-mate Yvan Muller, with BMW Team Germany's Augusto Farfus finishing third ten points behind Muller. The Manufacturers Championship was retained by SEAT beating BMW by just three points. Tom Coronel took the Independents' Trophy for SUNRED Engineering, which won the Teams' Trophy.


2009 World Touring Car Championship, Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship:


2009 World Touring Car Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Entering WTCC Including those who entered one-off rounds in 2008


2009 World Touring Car Championship, Calendar
Marrakech hosted a round on a new temporary street circuit in the heart of the city on 3 May. and Porto returned to the championship.


2009 World Touring Car Championship, Calendar
On 5 November 2008, FIA released a new provisional calendar, and announced the date of the Race of Germany in Oschersleben moved from 30 August to 6 September (due to clash with the date of the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix), and the date of the Race of Japan in Okayama moved from 25 October to 1 November. The Race of Italy was originally scheduled to be run in Monza but it was changed to Imola, and the date of the event in Italy was also changed (from 4 October to 20 September).


2009 World Touring Car Championship, Results and standings, Standings, Drivers' Championship
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


2009 World Touring Car Championship, Results and standings, Standings, Drivers' Championship
Drivers' Championship points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first eight finishers in each of the twenty four races. All results obtained were taken into account.


2009 World Touring Car Championship, Results and standings, Standings, Manufacturers' Championship
Manufacturers' Championship points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first eight finishers in each of the twenty four races. All results obtained by the best two classified cars per manufacturer were taken into account. All other cars from the same manufacturer were considered to be invisible in terms of points scoring.


2009 World Touring Car Championship, Results and standings, Standings, Yokohama Teams' Trophy
All the teams taking part in any of the rounds of the 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship were eligible toscore points for the Yokohama Teams' Trophy. Points were awarded to the two best classified cars of each team, providing they were driven by Independent drivers. All other cars of that same team were considered invisible as far as scoring points was concerned.


2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge
The 2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge was an international ice hockey tournament held in Campbell River, Courtenay, Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, and Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada between December 29, 2008 and January 4, 2009. The venues used for the tournament included the Strathcona Gardens in Campbell River, the Comox Valley Sports Center in Courtenay, the Cowichan Valley Arena in Duncan, the Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo, Oceanside Place in Parksville, and the Alberni Valley Multiplex in Port Alberni. Canada Ontario defeated Canada Pacific in the final to capture the gold medal for the second consecutive year, while the United States defeated Canada West to earn the bronze.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships
The World Weightlifting Championships 2009 was held in Goyang, South Korea. The event took place from November 20 to November 29, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships, Medal table
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg
The men's competition in the super-heavyweight (+ 105 kg) division was staged on November 29, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 105 kg
The men's competition in the heavyweight (– 105 kg) division was staged on November 29, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 105 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg
The men's competition in the bantamweight (– 56 kg) division was staged on November 20, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 62 kg
The men's competition in the featherweight  (– 62 kg) division was staged on November 21, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 62 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 69 kg
The men's competition in the lightweight  (– 69 kg) division was staged on November 22, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 69 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 77 kg
The men's competition in the middleweight   (– 77 kg) division was staged on November 24, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 77 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg
The men's competition in the light-heavyweight (– 85 kg) division was staged on November 26, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 94 kg
The men's competition in the middle-heavyweight (– 94 kg) division was staged on November 26 and 27, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 94 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg
The women's competition in the super-heavyweight (+75 kg) division was staged on November 28, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 kg
The women's competition in the flyweight (– 48 kg) division was staged on November 21, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 53 kg
The women's competition in the featherweight (– 53 kg) division was staged on November 22, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 53 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 58 kg
The women's competition in the lightweight (– 58 kg) division was staged on November 23, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 58 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 63 kg
The women's competition in the middleweight  (– 63 kg) division was staged on November 25, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 63 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 69 kg
The women's competition in the light-heavyweight  (– 69 kg) division was staged on November 27, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 69 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 75 kg
The women's competition in the heavyweight (– 75 kg) division was staged on November 27 and November 28, 2009.


2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 75 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 21–28 at the Vancouver Paralympic Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In the final


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
Teams participating in the 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship earned qualification points from this event for the Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver in 2010.


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Qualification, Qualification event
Two teams outside of the top finishers qualified from a qualifying event held in November 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic.


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Darryl NeighbourSecond: Ina ForrestLead: Chris SobkowiczAlternate: Sonja GaudetCoach: Joe Rea


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Liu WeiSecond: Xu GuangqinLead: He JunAlternate: Liu ChunyuCoach: Li Hongchen


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Marcus SiegerSecond: Jens GäbelLead: Caren TotzauerAlternate: Astrid HoerCoach: Helmar Erlewein


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Egidio MarcheseSecond: Emanuele SpelorziLead: Lucrezia CelentanoAlternate: Gabriele DallapiccolaCoach: Mauro Maino


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Park Kil-wooSecond: Kim Myung-jinLead: Cho Yang-hyunAlternate: Kang Mi-sukCoach: Hong Jun-pyo


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Geir Arne SkogstadSecond: Jostein StordahlLead: Anne Mette SamdalAlternate: Lene TystadCoach: Thoralf Hognestad


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Aileen NeilsonSecond: Tom KillinLead: James SellarAlternate: Rosemary LentonCoaches: Tom Pendreigh, Sheila Swan


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Glenn IkonenSecond: Patrik BurmanLead: Anette WilhelmCoaches: Thomas Wilhelm, Patrik Kihlström


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: Martin BieriSecond: Daniel MeyerLead: Anton KehrliAlternate: Melanie VillarsCoaches: Anton Ruesser, Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Teams
Third: James PierceSecond: James JosephLead: Jacqueline KapinowskiAlternate: Patrick McDonaldCoach: Steve Brown


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event
The qualification event for the 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship took place from November 15 to 20, 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic. The event's two top finishers, Germany and China, both qualified to participate in the 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event
The two qualification spots are determined as follows: After the conclusion of the round robin, the top four teams advance to the playoffs. The playoffs follow the first and second rounds of the page playoff system. In the first round, he first seed playing the second and the third seed playing the fourth. In the final round, the loser of 1 v. 2 plays the winner of 3 vs. 4 in the Second Place Game, like in the semifinal of the page playoff system. However, unlike the page playoff system, the winner of 1 vs. 2 and the loser of 3 vs. 4 do not play. The winner of 1 vs. 2 qualifies to the worlds, while the winner of the second place game also qualifies to the worlds.


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Liu WeiSecond: Xu GuangqinLead: He JunAlternate: Liu ChunyuCoach: Li Hongchen


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Radek PokornýSecond: Martin TlukLead: Michaela CharvátováAlternate: Petr GottliebCoach: Vit Nekovarik


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Jørn KristensenSecond: Rosita JensenLead: Lars EnemarkAlternate: Robert Fezerskov HansenCoach: Per Christensen


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Tuomo AarnikkaSecond: Jari ManniLead: Riitta SärösaloAlternate: Seppo PihnalaCoach: Lauri Ikävalko


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Katsuo IchikawaSecond: Takashi HidaiLead: Ayako SaitohCoaches: Emi Kaneko, Satako Ogawa


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Andrzej FerfeckiSecond: Stefan ChmielorzLead: Barbara MazurkiewiczAlternate: Czeslaw LawrynowiczCoaches: Kazimierz Chec, Arkadiusz Detyniecki


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Andrey SmirnovSecond: Nikolay MelnikovLead: Oxana SlesarenkoAlternate: Mikhail MokretsovCoach: Alexandra Ryzkova


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: Dusan PitonakSecond: Branislav JakubecLead: Alena KánováAlternate: Imrich LyocsaCoach: Pavol Pitonak


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Teams
Third: William BellSecond: Allan YoungLead: Marion HarrisonAlternate: Valerie PrydderchCoach: John Stone


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Playoffs, 1 vs. 2
Germany is qualified to participate in the worlds Russia moves to Second Place Game


2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event, Playoffs, Second Place Game
Thursday, November 20, 15:30Loser of 1 vs. 2 plays against Winner of 3 vs. 4 for the second qualification spot.


2009 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2009 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held in Gangneung, South Korea from March 21st to 29th.


2009 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Jennifer Jones Third: Cathy Overton-Clapham Second: Jill Officer Lead: Dawn Askin Alternate: Jennifer Clark-Rouire


2009 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Wang Bingyu Third: Liu Yin Second: Yue Qingshuang Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Liu Jinli


2009 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Angelina Jensen* Fourth: Madeleine Dupont Third: Denise Dupont Lead: Camilla Jensen Alternate: Ane Hansen (*Throws second rocks)


2009 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Andrea Schöpp Third: Monika Wagner Second: Melanie Robillard Lead: Stella Heiß Alternate: Tina Tichatschke


2009 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Diana Gaspari Third: Giorgia Apollonio Second: Violetta Caldart Lead: Elettra De Col Alternate: Claudia Alvera


2009 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Kim Mi-yeon Third: Shin Mi-sung Second: Lee Seul-bee Lead: Lee Hyun-jung Alternate: Kim Ji-sun


2009 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Marianne Rørvik Third: Henriette Løvar Second: Kristin Skaslien Lead: Ingrid Stensrud Alternate: Kristin Tøsse Løvseth


2009 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Ludmila Privivkova Third: Olga Jarkova Second: Nkeiruka Ezekh Lead: Ekaterina Galkina Alternate: Margarita Fomina


2009 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Eve Muirhead Third: Karen Addison Second: Rachael Simms Lead: Anne Laird Alternate: Jackie Lockhart


2009 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Anette Norberg Third: Eva Lund Second: Cathrine Lindahl Lead: Margaretha Sigfridsson Alternate: Kajsa Bergström


2009 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Mirjam Ott Third: Carmen Schäfer Second: Valeria Spälty Lead: Janine Greiner Alternate: Carmen Küng


2009 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Debbie McCormick Third: Allison Pottinger Second: Nicole Joraanstad Lead: Natalie Nicholson Alternate: Tracy Sachtjen


2009 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2009 World Women's Handball Championship was the 19th edition, second to take place outside Europe, of the international championship tournament in women's team sport handball that is governed by the International Handball Federation (IHF). China hosted the event from 5-20 December 2009. Russia successfully contested France in the final, their fourth title.


2009 World Women's Handball Championship, Venues
The competition took place in the Chinese province of Jiangsu. It was the second women's World Championship organized outside of Europe, the first was in South Korea 1990.


2009 World Women's Handball Championship, Venues
Six cities were on the short list to host the matches:


2009 World Women's Handball Championship, Qualification
European play-offs were played from 6-7 June 2009 (first leg) and 12-14 June 2009 (second leg). Qualified teams are marked in bold.


2009 World Women's Handball Championship, Qualification
The 2009 Pan-American Championship took place from 23-27 June in Santiago, Chile. The three highest ranked teams qualified directly.


2009 World Women's Handball Championship, Qualification
The 2009 Oceania Championship took place in Brisbane, Australia, from 25-30 May. The host team won the competition and thus qualified directly.


2009 World Women's Handball Championship, Squads
Each nation had to submit an initial squad of 28 players, 12 of them became reserves when the final squad of 16 players was announced on 5 December 2009.


2009 World Women's Handball Championship, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 15 July 2009 at the IHF headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Teams placed first, second and third will qualify for the Main Round.


2009 World Women's Handball Championship, Placement Matches
13-24 December: Final placement matches for Presidents Cup. 5-12 December: Placement matches for teams eliminated after main round.


2009 World Women's Handball Championship, Ranking and Statistics, Final ranking
Team roster: Inna Suslina, Lyudmila Postnova, Tatiana Dronina, Yelena Dmitriyeva, Olga Levina,Marina Yartseva, Ksenia Makeeva, Maya Petrova, Anna Sedoykina, Yekaterina Andryushina, Nadezhda Muravyeva, Ekaterina Vetkova, Victoria Zhilinskayte, Oxana Koroleva, Emiliya Turey and Tatiana Khmyrova. Head Coach: Evgeny Trefilov.


2009 World Women's Handball Championship squads
The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship in the People's Republic of China. The tournament began 5 December, and its final was held in Nanjing on 20 December.


2009 World Women's Handball Championship squads
Each nation had to submit an initial squad of 28 players, 12 of them became reserves when the final squad of 16 players was announced on 5 December.


2009 World Women's Handball Championship squads, Group A, Denmark
The squad was announced on 19 November 2009. On 22 November 2009 Susanne Kastrup replaced Gitte Aaen in the squad. On 4 December 2009, Christina Krogshede replaced Lærke Møller in the squad due to a cruciate ligament injury.


2009 World Wrestling Championships
The 2009 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Messecenter Herning in Herning, Denmark. The event took place from September 21 to September 27, 2009.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 120 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 27.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 55 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 25.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 60 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 26.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 66 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships; it was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 27.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 74 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 27.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 84 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 26.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 96 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 26.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 120 kg
The men's freestyle 120 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 22.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 55 kg
The men's freestyle 55 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 21.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 60 kg
The men's freestyle 60 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 22.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 66 kg
The men's freestyle 66 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 21.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 74 kg
The men's freestyle 74 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 23.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 84 kg
The men's freestyle 84 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 22.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 96 kg
The men's freestyle 96 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 21.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 48 kg
The women's freestyle 48 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 23.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 51 kg
The women's freestyle 51 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 23.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 55 kg
The women's freestyle 55 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 24.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 59 kg
The women's freestyle 59 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 24.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 63 kg
The women's freestyle 63 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 24.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 67 kg
The women's freestyle 67 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 25.


2009 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 72 kg
The women's freestyle 72 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning, Denmark on September 25.


2009 World Wushu Championships
The 2009 World Wushu Championships was the 10th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from October 25 to October 29, 2009.


2009 World Youth Baseball Championship
The 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament scheduled to start on 15 August 2009. It was the 14th time the World Youth Cup has taken place. Taiwan hosted the tournament and 12 nations competed, including defending champions Cuba.


2009 World Youth Baseball Championship, Round 1, Group B
Panama was originally scheduled to participate in Group B of the tournament, but withdrew citing financial concerns. The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) announced that Hong Kong would be their replacements, shortly before the tournament was due to commence.


2009 World Youth Baseball Championship, Awards
The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics
The 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics is the sixth edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held at Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena in Bressanone, Italy from 8–12 July 2009. Athletes had to be aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2009 (born in 1992 or 1993) to compete.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics
15-year-old Jodie Williams took the 100 m sprint title in a youth world leading time of 11.39. This was also a personal best for Williams, who had not lost a 100 m final since 2007. Also winning the girls' 200 m, Williams became the first youth athlete ever to do so. A similar feat was achieved by Kirani James of Grenada, who won the boys' 200 and 400 metres.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics
In winning the long jump, Supanara Sukhasvasti became Thailand's first finalist, medallist and champion in an athletics global event of any age category. He is a descendant of King Rama IV. With the 100 m hurdles, 17-year-old Isabelle Pedersen became Norway's first World Youth champion. Her time of 13.20 in the semi finals was a national record and third all-time Youth best. 16-year-old Italian Alessia Trost also became the host nation's first World Youth champion.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics
Johan Rogestedt of Sweden became the first European ever to win the 800 metres, usually dominated by East African runners. In high jump, Russian-born Dmitriy Kroyter became Israel's first world youth champion.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 100 metres
The Boys' 100 metres at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena on 8 and 9 July. The event was won by Prezel Hardy of the United States.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 100 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 100 metres, Heats
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 200 metres
The Boys' 200 metres at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena on 10, 11, and 12 July. The event was won by Kirani James of Grenada, who also won the 400 metres.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 200 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 200 metres, Heats
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 200 metres, Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres
The Boys' 400 metres at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena on 8, 9, and 10 July. The event was won by Kirani James of Grenada, who also won the 200 metres.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres, Records
Kirani James set a new Championship Record and World Youth Leading in the final.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres, Heats
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres, Semifinals
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.


2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 400 metres, Final
Key:  PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, CR = Championship record, WYL = World Youth Leading


2009 World's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man 2009 was the 32nd edition of World's Strongest Man and took place in Valletta, Malta from 26 September to 3 October 2009. It was sponsored by PartyPoker.com. It was anticipated by the strength athletics world as promising to be "the best one yet." The anticipation was based on the organisers ensuring invites were made to "every top athlete in the world" regardless of their affiliation to any particular strength athletics body. In previous years, the schism between the International Federation of Strength Athletes and the organisers of WSM had meant that certain athletes were forbidden to compete, undermining the credentials of the competition.


2009 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying
The official qualifying competition for the 2009 WSM was the newly created Giants Live tour. This had taken the place of the World's Strongest Man Super Series, although the latter continued to run with a separate pool of athletes. However, the weakening of the IFSA, due to the economic pressures affecting the whole of the strength athletics world at this time, had led to the breaking down of barriers between the various concurrent circuits.


2009 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying
Strength athletes were able to compete in more than one circuit and did so, with a cross over of athletes between the Giants Live circuit, the Strongman Champions League and the Strongman Super Series. In an interview with Ironmind, a source close to the WSM decision makers said, "World’s Strongest Man has never stopped the world’s best strongmen from going to WSM and now that the world of strongman is getting much closer, it appears that we will be able to have every top athlete in the world there [this year]."


2009 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying
This led to Ironmind stating that the World’s Strongest Man 2009 promises to be the best one yet. Such is the status of WSM that Ironmind also stated that "If you are a leading strongman competitor, or want to be recognized as one, the most important thing at this point is to get an invitation to the 2009 World’s Strongest Man contest."


2009 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying
This ethos led to a mixture of qualifying criteria applied. Mariusz Pudzianowski qualified, by virtue of being the defending WSM champion. A further eight competitors were selected based on their showing on Giants Live (Brian Shaw; Derek Poundstone; Travis Ortmayer; Mikhail Koklyaev (injured so did not compete); Richard Skog; Mark Felix; Jarek Dymek; and Stefan Solvi Petursson). In addition “the top five from Strongman Champions League were taken into account”, in a deal struck with the relatively new organisation which had already made deals with such high profile tournaments as Fortissimus.


2009 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying
The IMG committee also developed a list of wild card invitations. This gave them the flexibility to invite the very top athletes in the world who were not part of the official qualifying tour, or subsequent agreements with other bodies. Through this avenue the great Zydrunas Savickas, six time winner of the Arnold's Strongest Man, IFSA World Champion, and Fortissimus winner, deemed by many as the strongest man in the world in terms of his ability to lift massive weights, was invited. Also, those who performed well in the revamped Strongman Super Series also received invites as well as podium finishers in certain one off events.


2009 World's Strongest Man, Competitors
The 2009 WSM line-up was widely agreed to have been one of, if not the best ever. Every major federation and Strongman competition was represented. Among those competing were the current World's Strongest Man, Mariusz Pudzianowski (also the last man to win the World Strongman Cup); Fortissimus champion Zydrunas Savickas, titled the Strongest Man on the Planet, (also the Strongman Champions League winner); and that year's Arnold Strongman Classic champion, Derek Poundstone, (also the current Strongman Super Series overall champion).


2009 World's Strongest Man, Competitors
Additionally, a former World's Strongest Man, Phil Pfister, the Highlander World Champion Sebastian Wenta, the Rolling Thunder world champion, Mark Felix, and 15 current national champions and a former World Champion in the 105 kg class. So strong was the line-up that Tarmo Mitt, four times a WSM finalist, was only among the reserves. The competitors held, between them, at least 15 strongman world records.


2009 World's Strongest Man, Format
The 25 competitors were split into five separate heats, each consisting of six events. After each event each competitor was given points, from 5 for first to 1 for last. Half points occurred if more than one competitor has the same result, and no points were scored if a competitor did not take part in an event. The points were tallied after the six events and the two competitors with the most points from each heat progressed to the final. The final consisted of seven events and the champion was the competitor with the most points after all of the events.


2009 World's Strongest Man, Format
The Head referee was Colin Bryce, assisted by Svend Karlsen (the 2001 World's Strongest Man). Jouko Ahola, World's Strongest Man winner from 1997 and 1999, was the equipment manager.


2009 World's Strongest Man, Events
There were a total of 15 different events used in the competition:


2009 World's Strongest Man, Events
In the Group stages the a mixture of the following events were used:


2009 World's Strongest Man, Television broadcast, United States
In the USA the event was broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2 in January 2010, on Thursday 7 January and Saturday 9 January, with some repeat screenings on Sunday 10, 17 and 24 January. Further screenings in late February and March are planned.


2009 World's Strongest Man, Television broadcast, United Kingdom
In the UK Bravo obtained the rights to screen both The Giants Live Tour (the official qualifying tour for The World's Strongest Man) as well as the finals. Giants Live was shown on three consecutive days from Saturday 26 December 2009 to Monday 28 December. The finals were broadcast over six consecutive Mondays in early 2010 from 4 January to 8 February, with each episode dedicated to a qualifying group, and the sixth episode being the final. The UK broadcast was produced by IMG Media for Bravo and featured presenters Martin Bayfield and Zöe Salmon, with some guest presenters including Bill Kazmaier and Svend Karlsen. The commentators were Paul Dickenson and Colin J L Bryce and the outside broadcast was performed by 021 Television Ltd.


2009 Wujek-Śląsk mine blast
The 2009 Wujek-Śląsk mine blast occurred at the Wujek-Śląsk bituminous coal mine in Ruda Śląska, Poland on 18 September 2009. At least 20 miners were killed (12 died in coal mine, 8 in hospitals) and at least 37 more were hospitalised. It is the country's deadliest mining accident since the deaths of 23 miners from methane at the Silesia's Halemba mine in November 2006. The death toll is expected to increase.


2009 Wujek-Śląsk mine blast, Incident
The incident happened approximately 1 kilometer below surface level. Around 40 people were underground at the time of the blast. Twenty-nine made it out themselves but the rest had to be assisted. Emergency services ferried the casualties to the nearest hospitals. Eighteen were hospitalised at a burns specialist unit in Siemianowice Śląskie; six were hospitalised at Sosnowiec where family members collected outside in an upset manner. Some of the deaths came quickly, whilst more did not die until some time later. Deaths were caused by burns, some of 90 degree proportions, with burns sustained to the respiratory tract. Many will require psychological assistance as well if they are to fully recover from the incident. Production was stopped but the rest of the mine remained in operation. The fire was quenched. The probable cause is thought to be methane ignition.


2009 Wujek-Śląsk mine blast, Investigation
An investigation into the incident was quickly launched. President of Poland Lech Kaczyński expressed his regrets: "On behalf of all Poles I convey the closest family members our sympathy and solidarity and join them in prayer and pain. I wish all the injured a quick return to health". Polish Minister of Interior and Administration, Grzegorz Schetyna, alongside a deputy minister of economy, greeted the families of those who died by visiting the region after the blast. Two days of national mourning will commence at 06:00 on 21 September 2009. Flags will be flown at half-mast. Several pre-scheduled events were called off as result of the disaster.


2009 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 2009 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Cowboys were led by first-year head coach Dave Christensen and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium. The Cowboys finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Mountain West play and won the New Mexico bowl, 35–28, in two overtimes against Fresno State.


2009 Xinjiang earthquake
The 2009 Xinjiang earthquake occurred in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It occurred at 9:47 a.m in Qapqal on January 25, 2009.


2009 Xinjiang earthquake, Location
The epicenter was at 43.3 degrees north latitude and 80.9 degrees east longitude at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi) according to the China Earthquake Administration. The quake occurred 700 km (430 mi) from the regional capital Ürümqi.


2009 Xinjiang earthquake, Damage
It has affected more than 4,500 people and caused house collapses and other damage. In total, 4,549 people in the Xibe Autonomous County of Qapqal and Zhaosu County were affected. They have been relocated to schools, government buildings and tents, said a regional civil affairs department official. No casualties have been reported so far.


2009 Xinjiang earthquake, Damage
A total of 198 houses collapsed and 2,928 were damaged. The direct economic loss was estimated at 21 million yuan ($US 3.1 million).


2009 Xinjiang earthquake, Zodiac
According to the Chinese zodiac the Xinjiang earthquake occurred on the last day of the year of the Rat. Previously the year of the Rat was known as a negative year for China including the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, 2008 Tibetan unrest, 2008 milk scandal and many more events.


2009 Xishui sex trial
The 2009 Xishui sex trial (Chinese: 贵州习水嫖宿幼女案) is a court case in Xishui County, Guizhou, China involving the rape of under-aged girls by 7 people, 4 of which are government officials from the Communist Party of China. The officials were sentenced in a County court and aroused anger on the Chinese blogosphere and drew popular protests.


2009 Xishui sex trial, Event
Between October 2007 to July 2008 a number of underaged teenage girls were raped in Xishui, Guizhou. An unemployed 37-year-old women named Yuan Li offered her own apartment as a hospitality venue for about 100 yuan or 30% of the income. The remaining profit went to a 14-year-old and 15-year-old who helped abduct schoolgirls from one primary school and three junior high schools. Comments from internet chat rooms said underaged girls were forced to have sex with government officials. The mother of an abused girl eventually reported the case to local police bureau on August 15, 2008. Police subsequently began investigating the case. An 8-member team went undercover in the county for 10 days. By the end of October, 7 people were arrested on charges of organizing and forcing 11 girls into prostitution. Three of the girls were under the age of 14.


2009 Xishui sex trial, Trial
The close-door trial started at the People's Court of Xishui County on April 8, 2009. The following people were identified "customers" of the prostitution ring.


2009 Xishui sex trial, Trial
The 16-hour trial ended without a verdict. There are two interpretations of the law. According to clause 236, having sex with a girl under the age of 14 should be treated as a rape and punished severely. According to clause 360, visiting a prostitute who is under the age of 14 should carry a jail sentence of five years or more. The rape offence can result in a death penalty while the second offence carries a maximum sentence of 15 years. The government officials received the lesser offense.


2009 Xishui sex trial, Trial
More than 1,000 people gathered outside the court and showed anger. The case has provoked nationwide anger at the shame of the officials and the way the trial was handled.


2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash
The 2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash occurred on November 1, 2009, when an Ilyushin Il-76 jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Mirny Airport in Yakutia, killing all 11 crew on board.


2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash, Events
The jet, owned by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, took off, with eleven crewmembers on board, from Mirny Airport, where the onboard cargo had been unloaded. The aircraft was bound for the city of Irkutsk, when several minutes after liftoff it banked to the right, hit a slag heap from an old mine and crashed. It exploded on impact and caught fire, about three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the airport in a deserted area. There are suggestions that the aircraft failed to gain altitude and deviated off its flight path.


2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash, Events
After the cargo was unloaded, the plane "took off but then deviated from the course and crashed 25 km away from the runway," an official from the Russian Emergencies Ministry told reporters. Reports suggest that in the days following the accident eleven bodies were pulled from the jet by rescuers.


2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash, Events
Russia's air force had temporarily grounded all Il-76 aircraft after an engine broke off the wing of a plane while it was attempting to takeoff earlier that year. It was reported that the ban was still in place at the time of the accident, and it is not yet clear as to why the jet was used when the model had been grounded.


2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash, Events
A special commission of the Russian Interior Ministry was assigned to investigate the cause of the accident.


2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash, Events
The METAR in force at the time of the accident was UERR 312330Z 22005MPS CAVOK M24/M26 Q1030 NOSIG RMK QFE741 24450245=.


2009 Yale Bulldogs football team
The 2009 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Tom Williams, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished tied for sixth place in the Ivy League with a 2–5 record, 4–6 overall.


2009 Yambol bus crash
The 2009 Yambol bus crash occurred on 28 May 2009 near the city of Yambol in southeastern Bulgaria. Eighteen people died, and at least 20 were injured.


2009 Yambol bus crash, Incident
The victims had been walking up the Bakadzhik peak to attend a traditional Ascension Day (Spasovden) feast and fair held on the summit. Around 9:15 AM local time the bus, a Chavdar 11M4 operated by the Yambol transport company MCI Slavi Slavov, crashed into a group of pedestrians while descending from a tour to the Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church located at the summit. Although the bus had been declared roadworthy on 12 May, some speculate that the cause for the accident may have been brake failure. Other factors that contributed to the tragedy were the narrow road, the high speed and the damp asphalt. The driver, 60-year-old Gospodin Gospodinov, was legally sober. The bus driver was heavily injured and transported to Sofia to be treated at Pirogov Hospital.


2009 Yambol bus crash, Incident
Most of the victims were over 60 years old, though one victim was a 16-year-old boy. Thirteen of those killed were women and five were men; all victims were either from Yambol or the nearby villages. More than 15 people were injured; four were initially in a life-threatening condition due to head trauma.


2009 Yambol bus crash, Reaction
29 May was declared a national day of mourning in Bulgaria. Political parties in the country and their leaders cancelled their European Parliament election campaign events in the next few days due to the disaster. The National Assembly of Bulgaria observed a minute of silence as the news broke out. President Georgi Parvanov and Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev changed their schedules and headed to the scene of the accident, their offices said.


2009 Yambol bus crash, Aftermath
Post-crash inspection revealed that the bus had numerous technical deficiencies. Its brakes provided only 23% brake force and nails, wire and a coin were found to have been used to carry out repairs on the bus.


2009 Yambol bus crash, Aftermath
In 2012 bus driver Gospodin Gospodinov and bus owner Slavi Slavov were each sentenced to 10 years in prison. Gospodinov passed away in prison a few months into his sentence while Slavov went into hiding and was captured by police only in January 2018. The workshop that declared the bus roadworthy did not face any legal consequences.


2009 Yas Marina GP2 Asia Series round
The 2009–10 Abu Dhabi 1st GP2 Asia round was the first round of the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season. It was held on October 31 and November 1, 2009 at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The race was used as a support race to the day/night 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It was the first of two rounds to be held at the circuit, the other will be the 2009–10 Abu Dhabi 2nd GP2 Asia round. The round was the only one held in 2009, the rest being held in 2010.


2009 Yas Marina GP2 Asia Series round, Report
The first race looked like it was dominated by Davide Valsecchi, who took pole, won race and got fastest lap, but he lost the lead at the start when Valsecchi was beaten off the line by GP2 debutant Sam Bird, Valsecchi managed to re-pass him going down the long back straight to turn 8. Bird was also passed by GP2 Asia returnee James Jakes and GP2 veteran Luca Filippi. Filippi found enough pace to not only pass Jakes for second, but also jump ahead of Valsecchi after the mandatory pit stops.


2009 Yas Marina GP2 Asia Series round, Report
A crash between Luiz Razia and Christian Vietoris made the safety car appear and this allowed Valsecchi to close the gap between himself and Filippi. Valsecchi put pressure on Filippi later in the race and finally won the lead battle by muscling through after a very close side by side dice through the Turn 11, 12, 13 and 14 complex. He briefly came under threat when Trident driver Plamen Kralev's spin prompted the safety car again, but had the pace to pull away and secure the win.


2009 Yas Marina GP2 Asia Series round, Report
Filippi managed to fend off Jakes to retain second place, with Alexander Rossi the top rookie in fourth place, followed by fellow newcomers Josef Král and Vietoris. Rossi and Král's former International Formula Master rival Fabio Leimer was unable to capitalise on his excellent third on the grid as his Ocean Racing Technology car stalled before the formation lap. Fifth place qualifier Roldán Rodríguez left another gap when he failed to get off the line at the start.


2009 Yas Marina GP2 Asia Series round, Report
Bird had been on course for fourth until he retired on the penultimate lap with brake problems, which meant his countryman and fellow GP2 debutant Oliver Turvey moved up to eighth in the second iSport car and would therefore start from reverse grid pole for the sprint race, alongside Johnny Cecotto Jr. of Trident Racing.


2009 Yas Marina GP2 Asia Series round, Report
For the sprint race, Turvey started on pole, having finished eighth in the feature race. He got off the line slowly and DAMS driver Vietoris burst through from third to the lead at the start, Turvey falling back to fourth behind Král and Rossi into the first corner. Turvey's front row partner Cecotto, Jr. also fell down the order, to seventh behind the feature race top duo Filippi and Valsecchi. Valsecchi was a man determined to get big points, and after a few side by side tussles, managed to pass Filippi.


2009 Yas Marina GP2 Asia Series round, Report
With the momentum, Valsecchi also managed to pass his team-mate Turvey after Filippi had spun trying to avoid Cecotto. The safety car then gave Valsecchi a chance to catch up with the top three, the yellow being required after Will Bratt's Coloni machine had snapped into a high-speed spin at the end of the back straight and collected Leimer on its way to the barrier. Vietoris and Král had pulled comfortably clear of the field before the safety car, with the DAMS driver edging away early on before Král closed back onto his tail at half-distance.


2009 Yas Marina GP2 Asia Series round, Report
But the safety car cost them their cushion, for Valsecchi swiftly muscled past Rossi for third after the restart and then rapidly closed on Vietoris and Král. That gave Vietoris some breathing space, as Valsecchi climbed all over the back of Král before diving ahead into Turn 11 on the last lap. There was no time left to catch Vietoris though, and the German duly ended his first GP2 weekend with victory. Turvey put a late move on Rossi to take fourth, with Cecotto hanging on to sixth ahead of Vietoris' team-mate Edoardo Piscopo and the delayed Filippi. Jakes was forced wide at the first corner and could only finish 10th, the Super Nova driver having spent most of the race trying in vain to pass DPR's Michael Herck.


2009 Yemeni tourist attacks
Two explosions targeting tourists in Yemen took place in mid-March 2009. Sixteen South Korean tourists were in Shibam, Yemen, at the time of the first blast. Four Korean tourists alongside their local Yemeni guide were killed in the first attack on 15 March, while three more tourists were injured. Relatives of the victims were involved in the second blast on 18 March but the only fatality was the bomber. The initial attack followed numerous calls by members of the Al-Qaeda military network to attack visitors in the region.


2009 Yemeni tourist attacks, 15 March attack
The 15 March blast took place when a series of tourists were posing for photographs on a hill overlooking Shibam. Five were killed and three were injured.


2009 Yemeni tourist attacks, 18 March attack
The 18 March attack took place when a convoy of South Korean investigators and the relatives of the victims of the previous attack were journeying from their Sana'a hotel to an airport. A young man walked between two cars and detonated his explosive vest, killing himself. According to AFP, Yemeni security officials stated that they had found a fragment of the bomber's identity card. The fragment revealed his address and showed that he was a 20-year-old student.


2009 Yerevan City Council election
Yerevan City Council elections were held on May 31, 2009. All 65 seats were contested.


2009 Yerevan City Council election
This was the first election to the City Council of Yerevan, capital of Armenia.


2009 Ykkönen
League tables for teams participating in Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2009.


2009 Ykkönen, League table, Promotion Play-Offs
JJK as 13th placed team of 2009 Veikkausliiga and KPV as runners-up of the 2009 Ykkönen competed in a two-legged play-offs for one spot in the 2010 Veikkausliiga. JJK won the play-offs by 5–3 and remained in Veikkausliiga.


2009 Yokohama BayStars season
The 2009 Yokohama BayStars season features the BayStars quest to win their first Central League title since 1998. The team made a bit of a splash just before the season, signing former Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters starter Ryan Glynn to shore up their rotation, led by veterans Daisuke Miura and Hayato Terahara.


2009 Yokohama BayStars season
On the offensive side, the 'Stars picked up Dan Johnson, a journeyman minor leaguer, to give protection to 2008 batting champion Seiichi Uchikawa and slugging third baseman Shuichi Murata.


2009 Yokohama BayStars season
The year did not start well even before the regular season started. The 'Stars lost Murata to a pulled hamstring muscle during the 2009 World Baseball Classic in a seeding game against Team Japan's arch-rival Korea. The injury hurt the team in the worst way, as Yokohama's bad luck with batting with runners in scoring position continued from 2008. The BayStars scored just five runs in their first six games en route to another rough start in April.


2009 Yokohama BayStars season
Towards the end of May, BayStars manager Akihiko Ohya announced that he was taking a sabbatical, which turned into his resignation. Ohya's sudden resignation ended his second tenure as Yokohama manager. He had been manager previously from 1996 to 1997 and helped to put together the 1998 Japan Series Championship team. Ni-gun manager Tomio Tashiro was called on to replace Ohya, and he seemed to be the logical choice since he had been successful managing the ni-gun Shonan SeaRex. However, Tashiro could not turn the team's fortunes around as the team stumbled to another last-place finish in the Central League.


2009 Yokohama mayoral election
Yokohama held a mayoral election on August 30, 2009. Fumiko Hayashi, backed by the  Democratic Party, won the election.


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2009 Yomiuri Giants season
The 2009 Yomiuri Giants season was the 76th season for the Yomiuri Giants franchise.


2009 Youth Parapan American Games
The 2009 Youth Parapan American Games were a multi-sport event held from October 15 to October 23, 2009 in Bogota, Colombia. They were the second edition of the Youth Parapan American Games, and they were organized by the Colombian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).


2009 Youth Parapan American Games, Organization, Venues
All of the game's events took place in Simón Bolívar Park. The opening ceremony took place in the  El Salitre Coliseum.


2009 Youth Parapan American Games, Organization, Mascot
The mascot of the Bogota 2009 Youth Parapan American Games was an iguana. According to the organizing committee, "the iguana serves as a symbol for people with disabilities because they can supply their limitations, developing skills and aptitudes according to the environment in which they find themselves and taking their abilities beyond their limits. ... The iguana is part of our Parapanamerican culture."


2009 Yugra Cup
The 2009 Yugra Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia between 30 November and 6 December 2009.


2009 Yugra Cup, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Yugra Cup, Champions, Doubles
Marcel Granollers /  Gerard Granollers-Pujol def. Evgeny Kirillov /  Andrey Kuznetsov, 6–3, 6–2


2009 Yugra Cup – Doubles
Spanish brothers Marcel and Gerard Granollers-Pujol won this tournament, by defeating Evgeny Kirillov and Andrey Kuznetsov 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2009 Yugra Cup – Singles
Konstantin Kravchuk defeated Marcel Granollers 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2009 Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship
The 2009 Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship (Canada's men's territorial curling championship) was held February 12–15 at the Yellowknife Curling Club in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The winner represented team Yukon/Northwest Territories at the 2009 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.


2009 Yunnan earthquake
The 2009 Yunnan earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 5.7 in Yunnan province, People's Republic of China on 9 July. At least one person died and over 300 were injured, with over 50 of these sustaining serious injuries.


2009 Yunnan earthquake, Background and tectonics
At 11:19 UTC (19:19local time), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake with an epicentre at  occurred. The epicentre was in Guantun, 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the province's capital Kunming and 98 kilometres (61 mi) east north east of Dali. The depth of the event was 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). Eight aftershocks were recorded. A magnitude 5.0 aftershock occurred on July 10 at 09:02:04 UTC (17:02:04 local time). Its epicentre was located at . In total, there were over 8 aftershocks.


2009 Yunnan earthquake, Damage and casualties
The earthquake destroyed 10,000 houses and damaged a further 30,000. One person died and over 300 people were injured, with over 50 suffering serious injuries. Yunnan province's civil affairs department was dispatching 4,500 tents, and 3,000 quilts as part of the disaster relief efforts. Also, a coal mine collapsed in the epicentral area within 50 miles.


2009 Zagorka Cup
The 2009 Zagorka Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sofia, Bulgaria between 20 and 26 April 2009.


2009 Zagorka Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Zagorka Cup, Champions, Men's doubles
Dominik Hrbatý /  David Škoch def. James Auckland /  Peter Luczak, 6–2, 6–4.


2009 Zagorka Cup – Doubles
Dominik Hrbatý and David Škoch defeated 6–2, 6–4 James Auckland and Peter Luczak in the final. They became the first champions of this tournament.


2009 Zagorka Cup – Singles
1st-seeded Ivo Minář won in the final 6–4, 6–3, against Florian Mayer.


2009 Zagreb Open
The 2009 Zagreb Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Zagreb, Croatia between May 11 and May 17, 2009.


2009 Zagreb Open, Singles entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Zagreb Open, Champions, Doubles
Peter Luczak /  Alessandro Motti def. Brendan Evans /  Ryan Sweeting, 6–4, 6–4


2009 Zagreb Open – Doubles
Ivan Dodig and Júlio Silva were the defending champions, however only Dodig chose to play this year. He competed with Lovro Zovko. They lost to Brian Dabul and Leonardo Mayer in the first round. Peter Luczak and Alessandro Motti won in the final 6–4, 6–4, against Brendan Evans and Ryan Sweeting.


2009 Zagreb Open – Singles
Christophe Rochus was the winner in 2008, but he didn't play this year. Marcos Daniel became the new champion. He defeated Olivier Rochus in the final of tournament.


2009 Zagreb local elections
On 17 May 2009, local elections were held in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. The incumbent mayor was Milan Bandić (elected in 2005), a representative of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), also the leading party in the previous city council. Bandić was reelected mayor in the second round of the elections with 61.84% of the votes.


2009 Zahedan bombing
The 2009 Zahedan bombing was an explosion on May 28, 2009 that occurred during Maghrib prayers in Zahedan killing 20 people and wounding 50. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The governor of Sistan and Baluchestan reported that "a group of terrorists were arrested as they were trying to escape from the province".


2009 Zahedan bombing, Background
Zahedan is the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, shares a border with Pakistan and is the scene of frequent clashes between Iranian police and drug dealers and militants and terrorists such as Jundallah. In 2007, there was another bombing that killed eleven people.


2009 Zahedan bombing, Motive
This explosion probably was carried out by a group seeking to start a war between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. One day after the attack, Abdel Raouf Rigi, described as a spokesman for the Jundallah group, told Saudi-owned TV channel Al-Arabiya that a suicide bomber had targeted a secret meeting of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards inside the Amir al-Momineen mosque.


2009 Zahedan bombing, Motive
On May 30, 2009, three men convicted of smuggling the bombing material and explosives from Pakistan to Iran were publicly executed by hanging near the mosque. All three men were already in detention when bombing occurred and had been tried for a string of bombings claimed by Jundallah in past. A spokesman for the Sistan-Baluchestan provincial judiciary said the three people "confessed to illegally bringing explosives into Iran and giving them to the main person behind the bombing".


2009 Zahedan bombing, Attack
The Fars news agency quoted witnesses saying the incident had been a suicide attack. The bomb was suspected to have been put in a briefcase on the men's side of the mosque. The bomb is estimated to have been activated around the time for evening prayer, when the mosque was packed with worshippers on a public holiday. Amir al-Mohmenin mosque is an important shia mosque in Zahedan.


2009 Zahedan bombing, Attribution
Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami stated that he believed the United States and Israel had a hand in the attack. He specifically accused the US of supporting Sunni rebels operating on the border with Pakistan, who are also linked the Al-Qaeda. He also stated "Although those who planted the bomb are the malicious and non-believer Wahabbis and Salafis, the real masterminds are others. Those who planned the crime wanted to undermine the Supreme Leader’s move to help build closer bonds between Shiites and Sunnis during his recent visit to Kurdestan.


2009 Zahedan bombing, Attribution
It is clear that our Shiite and Sunni brothers are vigilant about the plots of the enemies who wish to create discord among them". After three of the attackers were arrested, Khatami announced "According to the information obtained they were hired by America and the agents of the arrogance". Interior minister Sadegh Mahsooli also accused Israel and the US of supporting the terrorists. Jalal Sayah, deputy governor of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, accused the United States of sponsoring terror and hiring mercenaries to attack Iran.


2009 Zahedan bombing, Attribution
Iranian speaker of parliament Ali Larijani, three days after the terror attack claimed that  Iran has intelligence reports regarding the United States links with certain terrorist groups operating against Iran and accused United States, of commanding them and trying to start a civil war between Shia and Sunni segments of Iranian society. Regarding the investigation of bombing, he said that Iran would want Pakistan to cooperate fully and not become a mere part of the designs against Iran.


2009 Zahedan bombing, Attribution
The US denied the accusation, replying "We do not sponsor any form of terrorism anywhere in the world. Never have, never will,"


2009 Zahedan bombing, Jundallah Ties to Al Qaeda and U.S. Military Intelligence
According to many sources, Jundallah has ties to al-Qaeda. Iran has been critical of the U.S. and U.K. governments for supporting Jundallah. Several sources such as the ABC News, Daily Telegraph, and journalist Seymour Hersh have also reported that Jundullah has received support from the United States against Iran.


2009 Zenith Tennis Cup
The 2009 Zenith Tennis Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Milan, Italy between 15 and 21 June 2009.


2009 Zenith Tennis Cup, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Zenith Tennis Cup, Champions, Doubles
Yves Allegro /  Daniele Bracciali def. Manuel Jorquera /  Francesco Piccari, 6–4, 6–2


2009 Zenith Tennis Cup – Doubles
Yves Allegro and Horia Tecău were the defending champions, however Tecău chose to not participate. Yves Allegro partnered up with Daniele Bracciali and they won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Manuel Jorquera and Francesco Piccari.


2009 Zenith Tennis Cup – Singles
Teymuraz Gabashvili was the defender of title. He didn't start in this year. Alessio di Mauro won in the final 6–4, 7–6(3), against Vincent Millot.


2009 Zigana avalanche
The 2009 Zigana avalanche was an avalanche that occurred on 25 January at around 11:15 local time (09:15 UTC) on Mount Zigana, Gümüşhane Province in north-eastern Turkey. It struck a group of 17 hikers at a height of 2,200 m (7,200 ft) near the site of a small ski resort. The snow mass dragged the hikers about 1,000 m (3,300 ft) into a valley. Ten people were killed, one person was rescued with injuries and another one died in hospital while five others survived without injuries.


2009 Zigana avalanche
Teams from civilian defense and other public administrations rushed to the scene for the rescue of the victims from a sports club in Trabzon after local gendarmerie was notified of the incident. Also a team of AKUT, a voluntary disaster search and rescue organization, travelled from Trabzon to the location, to assess the situation and to offer any help and assistance necessary.


2009 Zigana avalanche
Nasuh Mahruki, the first Turkish Mount Everest summiter and the head of AKUT, said that "the accident was a walking group accident, not a mountain climbing accident. It is apparent that they hit the road without an avalanche test. It is very difficult for 16 to 17 people to remain under an avalanche."


2009 Zolder Superleague Formula round
The 2009 Zolder Superleague Formula round was the second round of the 2009 Superleague Formula season, with the races taking place on 19 July 2009. The main support series for the event was the EuroBOSS series. Other supporting events included the Youngtimer Touring Car Challenge, Formule Ford Benelux, Dutch Supercar Challenge and the Dunlop Endurance Cup.


2009 Zolder Superleague Formula round, Report, Qualifying
FC Midtjylland (Kasper Andersen) claimed their first pole in the Superleague Formula in only their second competitive weekend in the series. They narrowly edged out Rangers F.C. (John Martin) to the pole position.


2009 Zolder Superleague Formula round, Report, Race 2
Race Two eventually got under way after a Safety Car start due to the rain and spray. Victims of the first racing lap were PSV Eindhoven (Dominick Muermans) who had a spin and CR Flamengo (Enrique Bernoldi) who ran over the back of Galatasaray S.K. (Duncan Tappy) ending both their races.


2009 Zucchetti Kos Tennis Cup
The 2009 Zucchetti Kos Tennis Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cordenons, Italy between 10 and 16 August 2009.


2009 Zucchetti Kos Tennis Cup, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Zucchetti Kos Tennis Cup, Champions, Doubles
James Cerretani /  Travis Rettenmaier def. Peter Luczak /  Alessandro Motti, 4–6, 6–3, [11–9]


2009 Zucchetti Kos Tennis Cup – Doubles
Marco Crugnola and Alessio di Mauro were the defending champions, but only Crugnola tried to defend his title. He partnered up with Philipp Marx, but they were eliminated in the first round by Leoš Friedl and Lovro Zovko. James Cerretani and Travis Rettenmaier won in the final 4–6, 6–3, [11–9], against Peter Luczak and Alessandro Motti.


2009 Zucchetti Kos Tennis Cup – Singles
Filippo Volandri was the defending champion, but he was eliminated by Olivier Rochus in the semifinal. Peter Luczak defeated Rochus in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–1.


2009 Zuiderduin Masters
The 2009 Zuiderduin Masters was a British Darts Organisation darts tournament that took place on 11–13 December in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands. It was the 11th staging of the event, and the last tournament to be staged that year.


2009 Zuiderduin Masters
The competition saw Darryl Fitton hit a nine-dart finish during his quarter-final match against Ross Montgomery, becoming the first player to achieve the feat in the Zuiderduin's history. Fitton went on to win the tournament, with a 4 sets to 2 win over Martin Adams in the final, becoming the third Englishman to claim the title. The women's event was won by Wales' Julie Gore, who triumphed against Tricia Wright 2 sets to 0. Gore's three dart average of 86.07 was the highest recognized average for a ladies player in a BDO major, since Anastasia Dobromyslova's 81.54 average in the 2008 World Championship.


2009 Zuiderduin Masters, Results, Men's tournament, Group Stage
all matches best of 9 legs.P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs For; LA = Legs Against; +/- = Leg Difference; Pts = Points


2009 Zuiderduin Masters, Results, Men's tournament, Group Stage
Mark Barilli 78.03 3-5 Martin Atkins 79.47 Tony O'Shea 85.83 4-5 Mark Barilli 87.39 Tony O'Shea 93.36 4-5 Martin Atkins 88.23 Group B


2009 Zuiderduin Masters, Results, Men's tournament, Group Stage
John Henderson 101.91 5-2 Ian White 84.75 Alan Norris 90.75 5-3 Ian White 83.19 Alan Norris 84.78 5-4 John Henderson 76.62 Group C


2009 Zuiderduin Masters, Results, Men's tournament, Group Stage
Ross Montgomery 91.29 5-4 Henny van der Ster 84.12 Ted Hankey 86.97 5-1 Henny van der Ster 74.70 Ted Hankey 90.18 3-5 Ross Montgomery 83.64 Group D


2009 Zuiderduin Masters, Results, Men's tournament, Group Stage
Dave Prins 85.71 5-4 Willy van de Wiel 85.23 Darryl Fitton 98.49 5-3 Willy van de Wiel 83.85 Darryl Fitton 89.40 5-4 Dave Prins 76.26


2009 Zuiderduin Masters, Results, Men's tournament, Group Stage
Robert Wagner 88.89 5-3 Mareno Michels 78.57 Martin Adams 104.46 5-1 Mareno Michels 88.56 Martin Adams 98.28 5-1 Robert Wagner 86.61 Group F


2009 Zuiderduin Masters, Results, Men's tournament, Group Stage
Gino Vos 85.50 5-3 Joey ten Berge 85.32 Steve West 89.19 5-3 Joey ten Berge 91.08 Steve West 88.38 5-3 Gino Vos 92.67 Group G


2009 Zuiderduin Masters, Results, Men's tournament, Group Stage
Ron Meulenkamp 76.59 0-5 Gary Robson 84.45 John Walton 82.77 5-1 Ron Meulenkamp 86.49 John Walton 85.71 4-5 Gary Robson 85.47 Group H


2009 Zuiderduin Masters, Results, Men's tournament, Group Stage
Brian Woods 88.56 4-5 Tony West 82.62 Scott Waites 92.49 5-4 Brian Woods 84.81 Scott Waites 94.92 5-2 Tony West 79.47


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family
The 2009 attack on the Dutch royal family occurred on 30 April at Apeldoorn, Netherlands, when a man drove his car at high speed into a parade which included Queen Beatrix, Prince Willem-Alexander and other members of the royal family. The attack took place on the Dutch national holiday of Koninginnedag (or Queen's Day).


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family
The driver deliberately drove through people lining the street watching the parade, resulting in eight deaths, including the attacker, and ten injuries. The car missed the royal family and crashed into a monument at the side of the road. No members of the royal family were harmed. It was the first attack on the Dutch royal family in modern times.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family
The driver, identified as 38-year-old Dutch national Karst Roeland Tates, was treated by members of the fire brigade and police, taken into custody and transported to a hospital. He died the next day, becoming the seventh person killed by injuries suffered during the attack. A 46-year-old woman died from her injuries days later, on 8 May, bringing the total number of deaths to eight.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Location of the attack
Around 11:50 am, just before an open-top bus carrying the Dutch royal family made its last turn towards the palace of Het Loo in Apeldoorn, a black older-model Suzuki Swift crashed through the onlookers, just missing the bus carrying the royal family members, and slammed into De Naald, an obelisk-shaped royal monument. Seconds after the attack, Red Cross and police first responders were providing basic life-saving treatment to the 17 victims, who were all taken to nearby hospitals. After the crash, the vehicle was examined by the anti-terrorism department and local police.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Location of the attack
The attack and search were shown on live TV. Members of the Dutch royal family who were waving at the crowds gathered were shown standing up to look over at the crashed car, visibly shocked and gasping with their hands over their mouths.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Attacker
Karst Roeland Tates (6 March 1971 – 1 May 2009), a 38-year-old Dutchman, was identified as the driver of the car. After the attack, he was treated by the fire department and transferred to a hospital for further care. Tates was from Huissen, a small town in the eastern Netherlands, and had no criminal record. Police said he confessed in his car, while bleeding, saying that he intended to hit the royal family.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Attacker
Tates died in the early morning of 1 May of brain injuries from the crash. An autopsy was performed; no traces of alcohol were found in his blood.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Attacker
Tates' motive remains unclear. He had called his mother to congratulate her on her birthday on the day before the attack and said he was looking forward to her birthday party on 3 May. He left no indication he was planning anything. Tates' parents describe him as kind and attentive, and although there had been periods of financial trouble in his past, he had recently found work. According to his parents, Tates held no ill will towards the royal family and had described the Queen as a "stabilising force".


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Attacker
However, other reports revealed that Tates "had embarked on a mission of vengeance against society after losing his job as a night-shift security guard" earlier in the year and had been facing eviction from his house. He told a neighbour he was depressed and had been out of contact with family for months.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Attacker
The official investigation established that the attack was premeditated but not well prepared. The report said the people killed were innocent bystanders who were watching the parade. Tates did not intend to kill many people; he had scouted the area beforehand but when he returned for his assault, the situation had changed and people were standing in a previously cordoned-off street.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Attacker
The public prosecutor assumed Tates acted alone and concluded that his actions would never be totally explained.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Aftermath
A few hours after the attack, Queen Beatrix addressed the nation in an emotional video message.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Aftermath
What started out as a beautiful day has ended in a terrible tragedy that has shocked all of us. People who were standing nearby, who saw it happen on television, all those who witnessed it, must have been watching in astonishment and disbelief. We [the royal family] are speechless that something so terrible could have happened. My family, myself, and, I think, every person in the country feels for the victims, their families and friends, and all who have been affected by this incident.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Aftermath
At a press conference that afternoon, police reported that Tates, who was still conscious but severely injured after the accident, had told police that it was a deliberate act aimed at the royal family. He had no prior history of psychological problems, and there are no indications that any sort of terrorist group was involved. Initial rumours that the car was rigged with explosives were later denied by the police.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Aftermath, Cancelled events
Following the attack, at 12:15 pm local time, it was announced that all planned celebrations in Apeldoorn were cancelled. Later that day, many other events across the Netherlands were also cancelled, shortened or toned down significantly – including all activities in Rotterdam and many events in Amsterdam.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Aftermath, Cancelled events
As the news of the attack spread, many people spontaneously lowered the national flag to half-mast (the normal flag instruction on Queen's Day is to fly the flag, with orange banner, normally, and many people follow this instruction). Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende announced the order to lower all flags on government buildings to half-mast.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Aftermath, Cancelled events
Initially, it was feared that the "act of madness by a lone attacker" endangered the long-held yearly tradition of the royal family's mingling with the Dutch people on Queen's Day.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Aftermath, Memorial service
On 8 May, a memorial service was held in the Orpheus theatre in Apeldoorn, with speeches by Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and mayor of Apeldoorn Fred de Graaf. It was attended by the Queen, the Prince of Orange, Princess Máxima, Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven as well as 1,200 guests. Some 5,000 people watched the ceremony on screens placed outside on Apeldoorn's central market square and millions more on live television. Hours after the memorial, it was announced that after being in critical condition for over a week, an eighth person had died of injuries sustained in the attack.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Aftermath, Monument
On 29 April 2010, Queen Beatrix and Mayor De Graaf unveiled a monument for the seven victims, near the location of the attack. The work by artist Menno Jonker resembles a box containing seven white balloons among several blue balloons, representing vulnerability, festivity and mourning.


2009 attack on the Dutch royal family, Aftermath, 2010 bomb panic
Just over a year after the attack, on 4 May 2010, during Remembrance of the Dead ceremony on Dam Square in Amsterdam attended by Queen Beatrix, a 39-year-old man dressed as an Orthodox Jew and carrying a suitcase shouted "Bomb!" during a two-minute silence. This was followed by the yell of a woman and a falling security fence, which according to witnesses sounded like a gunshot. It sparked panic in the crowd of 20,000, causing a stampede that injured 87 people. Dozens fell on the ground, and some broke bones as a result. The man, who was nicknamed in the media as the Damschreeuwer (meaning Dam Screamer), or "The Rabbi", was claimed to have been drunk at the time, according to his lawyer.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team
The 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team occurred on 3 March 2009, when a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers, part of a larger convoy, was fired upon by 12 gunmen near Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. The cricketers were on their way to play the third day of the second Test against the Pakistani cricket team. Six members of the Sri Lanka national cricket team were wounded and six Pakistani policemen and two civilians were killed.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team
The attack was believed to have been carried out by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. In August 2016, three of the terrorists involved in the attack were killed during a police raid in Lahore. In October, the attack's mastermind was killed in eastern Afghanistan during a military operation, while hiding there.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team
In December 2019, Sri Lanka agreed to play two match test series in Pakistan and marked test cricket return to Pakistan after a decade since the terror attack.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Background of the tour
The safety of touring cricket teams in Pakistan had long been an issue. In May 2002, New Zealand abandoned their Test series in Pakistan after a suicide bomb attack outside their hotel. However, they returned in the 2003/2004 season to fulfill their commitments. Australia had refused to tour in October 2002 on safety grounds. The Sri Lankan cricket team was in Pakistan as a replacement for the Indian team, who had pulled out after the Mumbai attacks. In order to persuade the Sri Lankan team to visit, the Pakistan government offered to give them presidential-style security. The series was the first Test tour of Pakistan since South Africa visited in October 2007.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Attack
According to the officials, 12 gunmen were hiding near Liberty Square, in the centre of Lahore, waiting for the Sri Lankan team to pass on their way to the Gaddafi stadium. They started firing at the bus when it crossed the road. The Pakistan police escorting the team returned fire; in the ensuing fighting, six policemen and two civilians died. After about 20 minutes, the militants fled, leaving behind rocket launchers and grenades.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Attack
The gunmen first shot at the wheels of the bus, and then fired at the bus itself and its occupants. The attackers had fired a rocket at the bus, which missed and hit a nearby electric pole. The driver of the bus, Mehar Mohammad Khalil, had then kept on driving a distance of about 500 metres (1,600 ft) until they reached the stadium. Khalil was awarded Tamgha-i-Shujaat for his bravery. The attackers had also thrown a grenade under the bus, which exploded after the bus had passed over it.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Attack
A minivan following the team bus carrying the match referee and umpires was also fired upon and the driver was killed. Simon Taufel, Steve Davis, Nadeem Ghauri, Ahsan Raza, umpires performance manager Peter Manuel, liaison officer Abdul Sami and ICC match referee Chris Broad were in this minivan. The minivan was subsequently allegedly abandoned by security personnel and no bullets were fired by the security forces for twenty minutes. Chris Broad threw himself over and kept his hand on the chest of Ahsan Raza to slow down the profuse bleeding from a bullet injury. A police officer who climbed into the minivan to seek cover drove the minivan to safety.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Attack
Security cameras captured footage of several gunmen carrying automatic weapons and backpacks, firing on the convoy from the Liberty Square roundabout. They were later seen jogging up the street and escaping on motorcycles. The video was broadcast around the world presenting pictures of the attacks. CCTV footage has been made public. They arrived at 8:39 am local time and left at 8:46 am. The attackers were armed with AK-47 assault rifles, hand grenades, RPG launchers, claymores and explosive charges.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Attack
The Sri Lankan team were then taken to the stadium and airlifted from the pitch via Pakistan Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopters, and immediate arrangements were made for the Sri Lankan team to return to Colombo on the next available flight. The second Test, which was the last scheduled fixture of the tour, was abandoned as a draw.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Injuries
Six Pakistani policemen and two civilians were killed in the attack. Samaraweera and Paranavitana were hospitalised following the incident. The others had sustained minor injuries and shrapnel wounds. Samaraweera sustained shrapnel wounds to his thigh, and Paranavitana to his chest. The team's Assistant Coach Paul Farbrace was also injured. Although it was reported that Coach Trevor Bayliss also sustained minor injuries, it was later announced that this was incorrect.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Injuries
Reserve umpire Ahsan Raza, who was travelling in a van for the umpires that was following the Sri Lankan team bus, was shot twice and taken to hospital. The driver of the minibus was killed in the attack.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Investigation and attribution
Immediately following the attacks, Pakistani authorities blamed the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a militant organisation banned in Pakistan. Pakistani officials said that the attacks were similar to the Mumbai attacks. Most of the Pakistani press blamed Pakistani Islamist militants and Al-Qaeda for the attacks. Police said that kidnapping was a possible motive, but police officials refused to comment on this.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Investigation and attribution
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said on 4 March that he could not rule out involvement of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Lahore attacks. Some European intelligence sources supported this suspicion. Sri Lankan military officials, on the other hand, were skeptical of LTTE involvement, and an LTTE spokesperson labelled reports of LTTE connection as 'not true'. A junior Pakistani cabinet minister said that the government had evidence that the attackers came from India. On 6 March 2009, government officials had ruled out the involvement of Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing and LTTE and were zeroing in on Lashkar-e-Taiba.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Investigation and attribution
On the morning of the attack, the Sri Lankan and Pakistani cricket teams did not depart from the hotel together, as they had done on previous days, and the Pakistani team's schedule was delayed by 5 minutes. Statements by Australian umpire Simon Taufel, match referee Chris Broad, and spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, referencing this delay sparked conspiracy theories that the militants were acting on inside information. Later, Muralitharan expressed alarm at such interpretations of his comments and explained that he only suspected the gunmen to be monitoring the team movements.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Investigation and attribution
Federal Bureau of Investigation director Robert Mueller arrived in Pakistan the day after these attacks and met with Pakistani officials to discuss security issues and the Mumbai attacks.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Investigation and attribution
Interior Adviser Rehman Malik, told the National Assembly Standing Committee on the Interior that no evidence of LeT's involvement has been found so far, and that sufficient evidence has been surfaced pointing to involvement of a foreign hand.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Investigation and attribution, Security lapse
The Investigation committee found three Superintendents of police (SPs) to have neglected the initial warning. by Intelligence agencies The Chief Minister of Punjab had also tipped off the authorities about a possible threat to the Sri Lankan team a month before.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Investigation and attribution, Arrests
On 5 March, Salmaan Taseer, the governor of Punjab province, said the individuals responsible for the attack had been identified, but would not be revealed until the investigation was complete. The province offered a reward of 10 million rupees (US$125,000) for information leading to the capture of the militants responsible for the attack.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Investigation and attribution, Arrests
Police in Punjab arrested over 250 suspects, including 4 who were said to be 'prime suspects'. Police called Muhammad Aqeel, who ran a sports bikes business in Islampura, the mastermind behind the attack, and said that he had received a call from one of the militants at 9:05 am on the morning of the attacks asking for instructions. Though Aqeel was still absconding, his brother, Muhammad Faisal, had been arrested. Police also arrested Shahzad Babar of Rahim Yar Khan after a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registered in his name was used in the attack along with eight others.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Investigation and attribution, Arrests
Security officials in Pakistan told The Times that most of the two dozen people arrested in connection with the attacks belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, outlawed militant groups with close links to Al-Qaeda. Aqeel, who is an activist of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, escaped a police raid on his home in Kahuta on 9 March 2009.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Investigation and attribution, Arrests
Also another gunman Zubair, aka Naik Mohammad, of Zubair, was arrested from Madina Colony, Walton Road in Lahore. He was a waiter at a hotel in Rawalpindi, when he was recruited by Sifullah. He went to Miram Shah and was trained in the use of different weapons.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Investigation and attribution, Arrests
Other accused including Samiullah, alias Ejaz of Nankana district, Adnan, alias Sajjad, Ajmal alias Ahsaan, Farooq, Ameer of Punjab Taliban, and Umer, alias Abdul Wahab of D. I. Khan, were still at large.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Investigation and attribution, Arrests
The attack was planned at Tauheed Hotel, and a house rented for this purpose in Madina Colony, Walton Road. The auto rickshaws used in the attack were purchased by Samiullah.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Investigation and attribution, Arrests
A secret investigative report has surfaced later prepared by the Additional Inspector General of the Crime Investigation Division, Punjab on 22 January 2009 outlining the potential threat to the Sri Lankan team.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Reactions, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Pakistan – The attack has been condemned by the Pakistani president, Asif Ali Zardari, and prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gillani. Governor Salmaan Taseer stated that the same people who executed the 2008 Mumbai attacks were responsible for this attack. Following the attack Pakistan's interior minister Rehman Malik declared that Pakistan is "in a state of war". Pakistani officials were also quick to blame one of its neighbours, India, of covert involvement, citing long standing enmity between the two South Asian countries. These claims were largely seen as an exercise in diverting attention away from the crisis.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Reactions, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan) Shahbaz Sharif, criticised the current government and said that he has already tipped authorities of a possible attack.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Reactions, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
The newspaper Dawn condemned the attack and cited security loopholes.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Reactions, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
The Daily Times, blamed Al Qaeda and Lashkar-e Jhangvi in an editorial, stating, "International cricket is no longer possible in Pakistan; therefore we should stop accusing foreign teams of discriminating against Pakistan vis-à-vis India. The question here is of the survival of Pakistan, not of cricket." The Daily Jang, responding on Chris Broad, Simon Taufel and Steve Davis's comments, said that their "vivid description of the terrifying attack gives us an insight into how people everywhere will see the events of the morning of March 3."


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Reactions, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
It went on to say the "men appeared genuinely shocked over the sight of Pakistani security men running for cover". The paper goes on to say that "their candid comments will seal the fate of Pakistan cricket for some time to come". It also said that Pakistan "must give up complaining" and that "ways to liven up the game at the domestic level need to be reconsidered with renewed urgency".


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Reactions, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka – President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, said, "I condemn this cowardly terrorist attack targeting the Sri Lankan cricket team. The Sri Lankan players had gone to Pakistan as ambassadors of goodwill." Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake said that "Sri Lanka and Pakistan share a very close relationship and we will take all steps to protect this relationship." The driver of the bus whose presence of mind saved the cricketers was hailed as a hero. The Sri Lankan team praised the bus driver. Then-captain of Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene praised Khalil saying he owed his life to the driver. Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan gave Khalil his team shirt.


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Reactions, Others
United Nations – Secretary General Ban Ki Moon strongly condemned the attacks according to UN spokesman Marie Okabe. She also added that "Any attack targeting civilians, in this case athletes, is despicable and unjustifiable, and we urge authorities in Pakistan to do all in their power to find the culprits and bring them to justice."


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Reactions, Others
The International Cricket Council – Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said:


2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, Reactions, Others
We note with dismay and regret the events of this morning in Lahore and we condemn this attack without reservation. It is a source of great sadness that there have been a number of fatalities in this attack and it is also very upsetting for the wider cricket family that some of the Sri Lanka players and one match official have been injured in this attack. At this time our thoughts and prayers are with the injured people and also the families of those who have died.