2017 Hungarian Grand Prix
The 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Pirelli Magyar Nagydíj 2017) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 30 July 2017 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary. The 2017 event was the 32nd time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950, every single time at the Hungaroring.


2017 Hungarian Grand Prix
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel entered the round leading the World Drivers' Championship by one point ahead of Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by fifty-five points.


2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report, Background
Paul di Resta replaced Felipe Massa at Williams after Massa was taken ill after free practice.


2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report, Practice
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo went fastest in first practice, setting a time of 1:18.486. He was followed by the Ferrari of Kimi Räikkönen and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton in second and third. In second practice, Ricciardo again set the fastest time followed by Vettel and Bottas. Saturday's third and final practice was topped by Vettel, with Räikkönen second and Bottas third. Vettel set the quickest time of all three practices with a 1:17.017.


2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report, Practice
Williams's Felipe Massa was taken ill after Practice 3. Massa had been unwell and dizzy on Friday but was certified as fit to compete in Practice 3 by the medical staff. However, Massa did not feel any better during Practice 3, and his seat was taken by Williams reserve driver Paul di Resta for qualifying and the race.


2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
In Q1, Williams reserve driver Paul di Resta made his first start since the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix and quickly got up to speed with little prior practice. Di Resta's only experience in a hybrid F1 car consisted of 10 laps in a 2014-spec car and some laps in the simulator prior to the Australian Grand Prix. Di Resta qualified 19th in a car with Massa's settings, a performance that was described as "unbelievable" by Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Di Resta later admitted that he was "scared, nervous, [and] anxious" about how he would perform given his lack of experience.


2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
In Q3, Sebastian Vettel secured pole position with a time of 1:16.276. His teammate Kimi Räikkönen secured second place, thus giving Ferrari its first qualifying 1–2 in Hungary since 2004. Mercedes locked out the second row on the grid, Red Bull locked out the third row on the grid, and McLaren-Honda locked out the fourth row of the grid in its best qualifying performance of the season.


2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report, Race
At the start of the race, Vettel stayed ahead of his teammate and Bottas whilst Verstappen tried to go around the outside of Räikkönen and Bottas. Being forced off the track by Bottas, Verstappen went onto the curbs and was almost passed by his Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo. The teammates collided at turn 2, after Verstappen's tyres locked up. This caused Ricciardo's radiator to break, forcing him to retire. Verstappen subsequently received a 10-second penalty for causing the incident. Ricciardo condemned Verstappen and called the incident "an amateur error". Verstappen later apologised for the incident after the chequered flag.


2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report, Race
The safety car was called out almost immediately to clear Ricciardo's stricken Red Bull car and clean up oil from the track surface. The safety car went in at the end of lap 5, and shortly after the restart Vettel started to notice his steering pulling left on the straights. He was instructed to avoid the kerbs and his lap times started to increase, allowing teammate Kimi Räikkönen and the two Mercedes to catch up.


2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Romain Grosjean pitted and was released with a loose wheel-nut. His car had to be retired and Haas F1 Team was fined €5,000 for releasing Grosjean in unsafe conditions.


2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Räikkönen radioed to Ferrari that he wanted to get Vettel to move aside because Vettel was having problems and Räikkönen was putting in quicker lap times. Ferrari ordered Vettel to speed up and Räikkönen kept up with him, and they both gradually increased the gap to both Mercedes cars. Hamilton was allowed past teammate Bottas and given 10 laps to use his engine overtake mode to try and get past Räikkönen. Mercedes promised that if Hamilton could not get past, they would switch the cars back.


2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report, Race
With nine laps to go, Nico Hülkenberg was forced off track by Kevin Magnussen and subsequently had to retire his car due to issues with the brakes and the gearbox. Magnussen was later given a five-second penalty for his actions, which were described as "nasty" by Hülkenberg. Hülkenberg condemned Magnussen and called him "the most unsporting driver on the grid". Magnussen's comments to Hülkenberg after the race received wide attention.


2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report, Race
With Verstappen closing in, it appeared as if the switch back was not going to happen, but coming out of the last corner on the last lap, Hamilton slowed down, allowing Bottas past to claim the podium. Hamilton finished fourth, with Verstappen in fifth. McLaren-Honda got their first double-points finish of the season with Alonso finishing sixth and Vandoorne finishing tenth. This result moved them out of last place in the Constructors' standings. Carlos Sainz Jr. finished seventh for Toro Rosso. Force India got yet another double-points finish with Pérez in eighth and Ocon in ninth.


2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report, Race
As a result of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship over Hamilton to 14 points. Mercedes's lead in the Constructors' Championship was reduced to 39 points over Ferrari.


2017 Hungarian Ladies Open
The 2017 Hungarian Ladies Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the Hungarian Ladies Open, and an International-level tournament on the 2017 WTA Tour. The tournament was upgraded this year from its 2016 status as a $100,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament.


2017 Hungarian Ladies Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2017 Hungarian Ladies Open – Doubles
Ema Burgić Bucko and Georgina García Pérez were the defending champions from the event's previous edition as an ITF Women's Circuit tournament, but chose not to participate this year.


2017 Hungarian Ladies Open – Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei and Oksana Kalashnikova won the title, defeating Arina Rodionova and Galina Voskoboeva in the final, 6–3, 4–6, [10–4].


2017 Hungarian Ladies Open – Singles
Elitsa Kostova was the defending champion from the event's previous edition as an ITF Women's Circuit tournament, but lost in the first round of qualifying to Barbora Štefková.


2017 Hungarian Ladies Open – Singles
First-seeded Tímea Babos won the title, defeating Lucie Šafářová in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3.


2017 Hungarian Swimming Championships
The 2017 Hungarian Athletics Championships were the 119th edition of the Hungarian Swimming National Championships (Hungarian: CXIX. Országos Bajnokság Széchy Tamás emlékére), which took place on 19–22 April 2017 at the Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex in Debrecen.


2017 Hungarian Swimming Championships, Events
Similar to the program's format, swimming features a total of 42 events (20 each for men and women), including two 2 mixed events. The following events will be contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in metres unless stated):


2017 Hungarian presidential election
An indirect presidential election was held in Hungary on 13 March 2017. János Áder was elected President of Hungary for a second term.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Background
Following the outbreak of a controversy surrounding his 1992 doctoral dissertation, President Pál Schmitt announced his resignation to the National Assembly on 2 April 2012. Fidesz politician and incumbent MEP János Áder was elected on 2 May to a five-year term by a vote of 262–40, and assumed office on 10 May 2012.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Background
Since 2012, several journalists and political scientists had assumed that Viktor Orbán intended to move from his position as Prime Minister to become head of state at the next presidential election. As Népszabadság author Ildikó Csuhaj quoted an anonymous source in her article dated 21 May 2014, the "role of head of state, representation of a united nation is not just a momentary desire, but a realistically thought out option", and "this is a dilemma for the Prime Minister for the time being".


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Background
Csuhaj argued that the governing coalition were considering the adoption of a French-type semi-presidential system, as the government had a supermajority in the National Assembly, and in this event János Lázár would have succeeded Orbán as Prime Minister, according to reports from Figyelő. In an interview with Handelsblatt in October 2012, Orbán said that "a presidential system is probably more appropriate to implement difficult reforms than a parliamentary system". Following the resignation of Schmitt in April 2012, Orbán told a conference at the Supreme Court that "there were numerous arguments for a presidential system" during the constitutional process in 2011, but in the event they did not adopt that "for historical and law-abiding reasons".


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Background
In early 2015, however, Fidesz lost its two-thirds majority following the 2014 Hungarian Internet tax protests and a subsequent decrease in support for the government. The governing party suffered defeats at two parliamentary by-elections in February and April 2015, both in Veszprém County; thus it was unable to amend the constitution unilaterally after that. Before the by-election in February 2015, János T. Juhász, editor of the left-wing newspaper Népszava, wrote that the main significance of the by-election was to prevent Orbán becoming President of Hungary "with absolute power for nine years".


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Background
In May 2015, Orbán said to Hír TV, "the probability is less than zero" that he would become President after 2017. That position "requires a different political character, who represents the unity of the nation". On 13 December 2015, the 26th congress of the ruling Fidesz party re-elected Viktor Orbán as party leader. He said in his speech that he was ready to lead the party into the forthcoming parliamentary election and to continue to serve as prime minister if Fidesz wins re-election in 2018. With that statement, Orbán made it clear that he does not intend to become President, succeeding Áder during the 2017 indirect presidential election.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Electoral system
Under the current Constitution of Hungary adopted by the Fidesz–KDNP government coalition in 2011, the President must be elected in a secret ballot, no sooner than sixty but no later than thirty days before expiry of the mandate of the previous office-holder, or if his or her mandate terminated prematurely, within thirty days of the termination. The constitution authorizes the Speaker of the National Assembly to set the date for the election.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Electoral system
A presidential candidate needs the written nomination of at least one-fifth of the Members of Parliament (thus about 40 MPs), who may not nominate more than one candidate. In the first round of the election, a two-thirds majority of all incumbent MPs is required to elect the president. If this condition is not fulfilled, a second round is held between the two candidates who received the highest and second highest numbers of votes in the first round. (Since 1990, there have been no more than two candidates in any presidential election.) A simple majority of the voting MPs is then sufficient.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Fidesz–KDNP
In contrast to Schmitt, who during his presidency of almost two years did not send any bill which had been voted on by the National Assembly back for consideration by the legislature, nor submit any to the Constitutional Court for judicial review, János Áder proved to be a counterweight to the Orbán government on a number of important issues. For instance, he sent the proposed voter-registration plan to the Constitutional Court for preliminary legal review in December 2012.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Fidesz–KDNP
A month later the court ruled that the law curtailed voting rights to an unjustifiable degree, because the requirement for voters to register before going to the polls applied to every voter. Following that, the cabinet withdrew the election procedures bill. In May 2015, Áder refused to sign the new land law which was intended to pass the right of management of national parks to the National Land Fund Managing Organization (NFA). Áder also used his veto power in March 2016 on the controversial bill which would have declared public funds allocated to the foundations of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) as "private funds".


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Fidesz–KDNP
By contrast, Áder signed the controversial fourth amendment of the constitution. "It is my unequivocal constitutional duty to sign and declare this constitutional amendment as law. This is regardless of whose tastes the changes meet and regardless of whether I like it or not", he defended his position. Left-wing liberal journalist Gábor Miklósi (Index.hu) summarized Áder's presidency with the argument that the president remained silent on the really important matters and "his rare criticism does not hinder but legitimizes Hungary's increasingly authoritarian political system".


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Fidesz–KDNP
Despite Miklósi's remarks, the above disagreements, primarily the rejection of electoral registration and the reclassification of MNB public funds, were serious political setbacks for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who, as a result, seriously considered the replacement of Ádár by a more obedient candidate in the 2017 presidential election. Pro -government portal Origo.hu, citing anonymous sources from the Fidesz leadership, wrote in April 2016 (a month after Áder refused to countersign the MNB law) that Áder's dismissal after the expiry of his mandate in May 2017 was "almost certain".


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Fidesz–KDNP
The website noted that Orbán personally opposed Áder's nomination, and wanted a non-politician in his place, for instance academics József Pálinkás or Szilveszter E. Vizi. In May 2016, Hír TV's microphone recorded a short conversation between György Rubovszky (KDNP), Chairman of the Justice Committee, and Imre Vas (Fidesz), the committee's deputy chairman. Rubovszky told his colleague that there was no way to re-elect Áder in 2017 as "Viktor [Orbán] does not allow it".


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Fidesz–KDNP
On 8 December 2016, the opposition ATV claimed that Calvinist pastor and Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog had been selected by Orbán and the party leadership as successor to Áder as President of Hungary. The news portal added that the passive attitude of Áder during the October 2016 migrant quota referendum campaign was also harmful for the "relationship of trust" between him and Orbán.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Fidesz–KDNP
ATV also referred to the government's dilemma: was it appropriate to elect a Calvinist President (Balog), with the incumbent Prime Minister (Viktor Orbán) and House Speaker (László Kövér) also belonging to that ecclesiastical community, despite Hungary's Catholic majority? Balog refused to comment on press reports. In contrast to ATV, Fidesz-backed Origo.hu reported three days later that Áder would remain as President despite such "serious candidates" as Balog and Barnabás Lenkovics, a former President of the Constitutional Court. The news portal added that re-election was a decision only for Áder, who had asked for time to consider his candidature.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Fidesz–KDNP
After a long conservation with Kövér, Áder telephoned Orbán to say that for his part, he was willing to undertake a second presidential term, ATV wrote. On 21 December, ATV reported that Orbán had requested from the party leadership the official nomination of János Áder as president, during an external meeting in Dobogókő. The party presidency accepted the nomination, the source said. Pro -government daily Magyar Idők confirmed ATV's information the next day: it wrote that "there is a consensus within the Fidesz party presidency to nominate Áder as their candidate for the post of President of Hungary". Parliamentary group leader Lajos Kósa officially announced Áder's nomination on the same day. On 29 December, Áder announced that he would accept the nomination, calling his presidential role a "constitutional service".


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Fidesz–KDNP
Index.hu journalist Szabolcs Dull quoted views and opinions from the ruling party, which told, in addition to Balog's Calvinist religion, which indeed appeared to be a strong argument against his nomination in the eyes of the Prime Minister, who sought good relations with the Catholic Church in Hungary; removing Balog from his current position as Minister of Human Resources would have caused major problems in the super ministry and the entire government structure, in contrast to an expected political benefit if Fidesz elected Balog president.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Fidesz–KDNP
Dull argued that Áder had in the event not caused "big trouble" during his first term, and so his re-election "did not represent a significant political risk" to Orbán. On 5 January 2017, left-wing liberal portal 444.hu reported that several members of the Fidesz presidency, primarily László Kövér and Gergely Gulyás, had succeeded in convincing Orbán at the Dobogókő meeting to choose Áder rather than Balog.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Left-wing opposition
Among the parliamentary groups, only Fidesz had more than 40 MPs which was a requirement to nominate a presidential candidate. Since the autumn of 2016, Sándor Székely, the president of the Hungarian Solidarity Movement and also a member of the General Assembly of Budapest, had decided to look into the possibility of proposing an acceptable candidate whom all "democratic parliamentary parties" (i.e. excluding the far-right Jobbik party) could support. According to Székely, Balázs Gulyás (a leading figure of the 2014 Internet tax protests), literary historian Péter Krasztev and Székely himself started to look for a suitable nominee.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Left-wing opposition
Eventually they launched a petition to support the nomination of legal scholar and academic László Majtényi. Majtényi had served as Parliamentary Commissioner for Privacy (1995–2001) and President of the National Radio and Television Commission (ORTT) (2008–09), and held the position of Director of the Eötvös Károly Institute NGO during the candidature. Thirty-nine intellectuals and well-known public figures had signed the petition by 2 January 2017, including László Z. Bitó, János Bródy, Kinga Göncz, Ágnes Heller and Lajos Parti Nagy.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Left-wing opposition
They believed Áder was loyal to his party rather than to the constitutional system, and that Majtényi would effectively provide checks and balances to the Orbán cabinet. On 4 January, Majtényi announced that he accepted the intellectuals' nomination and published the four points of his presidential programme: a call for constitutional referendum; a free and fair electoral system; a fight against poverty; and a fight against corruption.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Left-wing opposition
In the 2014 parliamentary election, the short-lived Unity political alliance had gained only 38 seats, less than the 40 required to nominate a presidential candidate, thus Majtényi needed the support of Politics Can Be Different (LMP) which was not a member party of the Unity alliance, unlike the other left-wing parties. As early as 3 January, the Dialogue for Hungary (PM) expressed its support for Majtényi, who "always fought for the people with the tool of the law". On the same day, party leader Gábor Fodor declared on Hír TV that the Hungarian Liberal Party (Liberals) would join Majtényi's initiative.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Left-wing opposition
Independent MP Péter Kónya, also chairman of the Solidarity for Republic extra-parliamentary party, added his signature on 5 January. LMP decided to support Majtényi's nomination "in the light of the present realities" on 3 February, but also argued in favour of introduction of a direct presidential election system. On 15 February, the parliamentary group of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) announced its support at a news conference. Party chairman Gyula Molnár said they had found a candidate who "is able to represent their democratic commitment".


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Left-wing opposition
On 24 February, the presidency of the Democratic Coalition (DK) authorized the party's four MPs to support and vote for Majtényi. Leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said their candidate represents "solidarity and republican ideals". Finally, the Together (Együtt) party also declared its support on 27 February. In summary, 43 MPs (including two independents) supported Majtényi's nomination, and he thus became an official candidate for the position of President of Hungary, the first opposition candidate since András Balogh (2010) and the first non-partisan civil candidate since László Sólyom (2005).


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Candidates, Jobbik
In April 2016, the far-right Jobbik party initiated a constitutional amendment to adopt a direct presidential election system, arguing that this would increase the president's legitimacy. The parliament did not put the issue on the agenda. As Jobbik had only 24 MPs, the party was unable to propose its own candidate for the presidency. On 5 February, parliamentary group leader János Volner announced that their MPs would vote neither for Áder nor for Majtényi. Volner also said that Jobbik MPs would not register for the election and would not collect their ballots on election day. He added that, in the present system, people can only be nominated "whose candidacy is allowed by Viktor", recalling Rubovszky's infamous words.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Campaign
House Speaker László Kövér set 13 March as the election day, which was the earliest possible date. Opposition politicians claimed that the government wanted to avoid giving Majtényi the opportunity to contest the election on the national day of the 1848 Revolution. Fidesz agreed that the two candidates would be given the opportunity to deliver a 15-minute speech in parliament just before the election.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Campaign
Fidesz launched a negative campaign against Majtényi through its wide media coverage. Parliamentary group leader Lajos Kósa sarcastically remarked that the Socialist Party were supporting a candidate "who had earlier talked about the party in a tone of greatest contempt". A few weeks later Kósa called Majtényi the "candidate of George Soros", referring to the Open Society Foundations-backed Eötvös Károly Institute. In response, Majtényi said that he had followed and represented his own convictions throughout his life.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Campaign
Arguing in favour of their candidate, Kósa said that "in important constitutional issues, János Áder is able to validate a position based on the principles of constitution and democracy, rather than on Fidesz's standpoint", implying, according to critics, that Fidesz's position does not usually comply with the Constitution and the principles of democracy.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Campaign
Pro -government blog Pesti Srácok claimed that Soros had donated HUF 145 million to the Eötvös Institute since 2010. Following that, Christian Democrat MP István Hollik held a press conference in which he urged Majtényi to answer: what are Majtényi's exact tasks in exchange for foreign donations, and whether he represents the interests of Soros against Hungary, or not. Majtényi refused the allegations and said that his organisation had received only HUF 57 million from the Open Society since 2010.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Campaign
While János Áder remained completely passive during the so-called campaign period (from December 2016, he gave no interviews), László Majtényi visited all county seats and held public forums. A day before the election, the Nézőpont poll showed that 54% of the adult population had supported the re-election of Áder, while Majtényi had 14% support, with 32% "don't knows".


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Election
On the day of the election, the two candidates delivered a 15-minute speech to the National Assembly. János Áder, who avoided domestic policy issues in his speech, listed the achievements of his first presidential term, including the improvement in Hungarian-Serbian relations, when the two countries' legislatures mutually condemned World War 2 war crimes against each other, and the successful international representation of Hungary's climate and environment policy. László Majtényi come out in favor of independent institutions against "human capriciousness", emphasizing corruption, poverty and the Orbán government's numerous controversial measures. He added that Orbán followed the theory of Machiavelli, when defines a common enemy, for instance migrants, liberals or George Soros. Referring to Orbán, he said, "he who acquires all power, will lose everything".


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Election
Áder failed to obtain the required two-thirds of the votes in the first round of the secret ballot: he received 131 votes (which number was equal to the number of pro-government deputies). Majtényi obtained 44 votes, i.e. the total number of left-wing opposition MPs, plus the three independent MPs, who were also critics of the government. The 24 representatives of Jobbik boycotted the election, and did not collect their ballot papers.


2017 Hungarian presidential election, Election
Before the second round, the four MPs of the Democratic Coalition announced that they would boycott the election too, as the government parties were now able to elect their own candidate unilaterally in the second round. Áder received 131 votes again, while Majtényi gained 39 votes. In addition to the Democratic Coalition's representatives, one additional MP (possibly from the opposition or independents) did not vote in the second round. Áder became the first head of state of Hungary to be re-elected for a second term since Árpád Göncz, who served as President from 1990 to 2000.


2017 Hurghada attack
On 14 July 2017 Abdel-Rahman Shaaban, a former university student from the Nile Delta region, swam from a public beach to each of two resort hotel beaches at Hurghada on the Red Sea and stabbed five German, one Armenian and one Czech tourists, all women, killing two German women. The Czech tourist died on July 27. The perpetrator shouted that the Egyptian hotel personnel who gave pursuit after the stabbings at the second beach should "Stay back, I am not after Egyptians". Nevertheless, hotel personnel pursued and captured the attacker.


2017 Hurghada attack, Background
In the similar 2016 Hurghada attack, foreign tourists were attacked on a beach at Hurghada by sympathizers of the Islamic State in Syria.


2017 Hurghada attack, Background
The attacks at this Red Sea beach resort are part of a long series of attacks and threats that have crippled the Egyptian tourist trade, a vital part of the Egyptian economy.


2017 Hurghada attack, Attack
On 14 July 2017 a lone male swam from a public beach to the beach of a  Zahabia Hotel tourist resort on the Red Sea in Hurghada, Egypt and attacked seven foreign tourists, identified as five Germans, a Czech and an Armenian. Two of the German women were killed. The perpetrator then swam to nearby El Palacio beach resort hotel where he attacked two more German women. The Czech woman died on 27 July in a hospital in Cairo due to her severe injuries.


2017 Hurghada attack, Attack
The perpetrator, a man described as in his 20s wearing a black T-shirt and jeans, shouted in Arabic that he was not attacking Egyptians and was heard to shout "you infidels" as he stabbed his victims on the second beach.


2017 Hurghada attack, Perpetrator
The attacker, 29-year-old Abdel-Rahman Shaaban, spoke to his victims in fluent German before stabbing them. He is from  Kafr el-Sheikh province in the Nile Delta, and a graduate of the local branch campus of the Al-Azhar University, which has been accused of doctrinal rigidity and political extremism.


2017 Hurghada attack, Perpetrator
Deutsche Welle reports that according to "a source close to the investigation perpetrator "communicated with [the self-proclaimed "Islamic State" (IS) group] via internet and was given the task of attacking foreign tourists on Hurghada beaches" by the extremist militia."


2017 Hurghada attack, Reactions
On 28 July 2017, the Czech Republic asked Egypt to announce more details of what happened in the attack and to consider compensating the victims families.


2017 Hwaebul Cup
The 2017 Hwaebul Cup was the fifth edition of the  Hwaebul Cup (홰불, Torch) celebrating North Korea's Youth Day. The competition was held between 27 July and 28 August 2017, with all matches played at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in P'yŏngyang. The competition was arranged in two phases, a group stage followed by a single-elimination play-off semi-finals, and a single-game final. Sobaeksu Sports Club won the competition for the first time, as the defending champion, April 25, were not entered into the competition due to their taking part in the 2017 AFC Cup. Ryŏmyŏng finished second, whilst Hwaebul and Kigwancha placed third and fourth respectively.


2017 Hwaebul Cup, Group stage
Twelve teams took part in the group stage: Hwaebul, Jebi, Kalmaegi, Kyŏnggong'ŏp,  Ryŏmyŏng, and Sŏnbong in Group A, along with Kigwancha, P'yŏngyang City, Sobaeksu and three other clubs in Group B. Ryŏmyŏng won Group A with three wins and two losses and fourteen goals scored, whilst Hwaebul finished second in the group; Sobaeksu won Group B, whilst Kigwancha finished second. Kyŏnggong'ŏp finished third in Group A.


2017 Hwaebul Cup, Knock-out stage, Semi-finals
The top two finishers in each group advanced to the semi-finals, with the first-placed team in Group A playing the second-placed team in Group B, and vice versa. As such, Ryŏmyŏng met with Kigwancha, and Sobaeksu played Hwaebul. Both matches were played on 23 August


2017 Hwaebul Cup, Knock-out stage, Final
The final was played at Rungrado 1st of May Stadium on 28 August between Ryŏmyŏng and Sobaeksu, the winners of Group A and Group B respectively. Ryŏmyŏng started the game with a 4-4-2 formation and an attacking mindset, looking to defend by keep Sobaeksu contained in their own end. The first half ended scoreless, so both teams attempted to intensify their game in the second half. Sobaeksu, taking advantage of their physical fitness and better technical ability, created several worthwhile chances at the start of the half.


2017 Hwaebul Cup, Knock-out stage, Final
However, Ryŏmyŏng seized an opportunity to counter, and No. 10 opened the scoring with a long-range shot in the 56th minute. Six minutes from full time, Sobaeksu made a break up the left wing, and No. 9 pounced on No. 8's cross into the box to equalise and send the match into extra time. In the 8th minute of extra time, Ryomyong’s No. 14 was sent off, but despite the numerical disadvantage, they continued to press their attack. However, in the 21st minute they turned the ball over on a misplayed pass, and scored the winning goal on a quick counter-attack, giving Sobaeksu the win and their first Hwaebul Cup title.


2017 Hypo-Meeting
The 43rd edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on May 27 and May 28, 2017 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition, featuring a men's decathlon and a women's heptathlon event was part of the 2017 IAAF Combined Events Challenge. Damian Warner (8591 points) and Nafissatou Thiam (7013 points) were the winners of the events overall. Thiam's score was the third best time in history and she became only the fourth woman to ever score over 7000 points.


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen
The 2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on August 6, 2017 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45-mile (3.94 km) road course, it was the 22nd race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Report, Background
Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Report, Background
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after a fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Report, Background
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Practice, First practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 70.270 seconds and a speed of 125.516 mph (201.998 km/h).


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Practice, Final practice
Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 70.067 seconds and a speed of 125.880 mph (202.584 km/h).


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Qualifying
Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 69.490 and a speed of 126.925 mph (204.266 km/h).


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Race, First stage
Trevor Bayne and Chase Elliott reported brake issues during the pace laps prior to the start of the race. While Elliott stayed out and raced on, Bayne took his car to the garage prior to the initial start. When his team fixed the problem, he joined the race on Lap 11, 10 laps down.


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Race, First stage
Kyle Busch led the field to the green flag at 3:21 p.m. Erik Jones, running sixth, overshot the entrance to the inner-loop and came to a complete stop, as a driver is required to do in that situation, before continuing on. Multiple drivers elected to short-pit the end of the first stage on Lap 18. Busch drove unchallenged to a first stage victory on Lap 21. Elliott, who was among those that short-pitted on Lap 18, took the lead when Busch and the rest pitted under the stage break. Busch made a second stop for a lug nut stuck between the left-front tire and the wheel. During the caution, Dale Earnhardt Jr., who reported on Lap 19 that he was losing power, took his car to the garage and retired from the race with engine issues.


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Race, Second stage
The race restarted on Lap 25. Kyle Larson (fourth) and Jamie McMurray (second) pitted on Lap 29, with McMurray spending roughly 30 seconds in his pit stall, dealing with an issue on the right-front tire. Elliott pitted from the lead on Lap 31, handing it to Daniel Suárez, who held off a charging Martin Truex Jr. with an impressive block in the final corner to win the second stage on Lap 41.


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Race, Final stage
On the ensuing Lap 45 restart, Truex took the lead from Suárez exiting Turn 1. Busch and Brad Keselowski made contact in the inner-loop, sending them both spinning, though both continued on and the race stayed green. A tire carcass from Landon Cassill's car on the backstretch brought out the third caution on Lap 51. Keselowski ascended to the lead when Truex and the rest of the leaders pitted. During the caution, Kevin Harvick made contact with Brett Moffitt while exiting his pit stall as Brett entered his, dealing moderate damage to the front of Harvick's car.


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Race, Final stage
The race restarted on Lap 55. Truex applied pressure for a few laps to Keselowski, before Keselowski pulled aside and allowed him to take the lead entering Turn 11 on Lap 65. By Lap 69, almost everyone was told he/she was short of the fuel needed to make it to the finish. Keselowski, who last pitted during the second stage break, was told he was six laps short of making it. Larson pitted on Lap 69, ensuring he would make it to the finish on fuel, as did Joey Logano with 15 laps to go. Elliott and Kasey Kahne pitted for fuel with nine to go, and Busch and McMurray followed suit four laps later.


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Race, Final stage
While Truex was conserving his fuel load for the finish, Keselowski reeled him in and powered by his outside on the approach to the inner-loop to retake the lead with 14 to go. Unfortunately, he didn't save enough to make it to the end and pitted from the lead with three to go. Ryan Blaney took over the lead for a short time with two to go, but ran out of fuel on the approach to the inner-loop. Truex took over the lead as the white flag waved. He botched his entry into the inner-loop and locked up entering Turn 10 on the final lap, however, allowing Matt Kenseth to close in on him. But in the end, Truex drove on to victory.


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Media, Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey and Steve Letarte had the call in the regular booth for the race; Diffey subbed for Rick Allen, who was covering the IAAF World Championship in London. Motor Racing Network broadcaster Mike Bagley had the call from the Esses, Parker Kligerman had the call from Turn 5, and Jeff Burton had the call from Turns 6 & 7. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.


2017 I Love New York 355 at The Glen, Media, Radio
Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.


2017 IAAF Road Race Label Events
The 2017 IAAF Road Race Label Events was the tenth edition of the global series of road running competitions given Label status of Gold, Silver or Bronze by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series included 103 road races in total, 50 Gold, 20 Silver and 33 Bronze. In terms of distance, 68 races were marathons, 23 were half marathons, 9 were 10K runs, and three were held over other distances. The series included all six World Marathon Majors in the Gold category.


2017 IAAF Road Race Label Events
Joyciline Jepkosgei was the most successful athlete in the series that year, with four wins. Three-time winners Eunice Chumba and Rahma Tusa were the only others to achieve more than two victories in the series. Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes were dominant on the circuit with a Kenyan topping the podium 92 times and an Ethiopian on 65 occasions. Bahrain (9 winners) was the only nation to produce more than five winners, though all of its winners were also Kenyan- or Ethiopian-born. China hosted the highest number of races, at thirteen.


2017 IAAF World Challenge
The 2017 IAAF World Challenge was the eighth edition of the annual, global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series featured a total of nine meetings – three fewer than the previous year as the Rieti Meeting, Melbourne Track Classic, Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar and IAAF World Challenge Beijing all dropped out and the only new addition was the Paavo Nurmi Games. The Rieti Meeting was originally scheduled for 3 September, but the meeting folded due to financial issues.


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was hosted in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. This 42nd edition was held on 26 March 2017. The venue was Kampala Airport, commonly known as Kololo airstrip, or officially, the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. A few modifications were made to make the track challenging.


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Schedule
In keeping with past events, all five races, including the newly introduced mixed relay, were held in the afternoon. The first event was the inaugural mixed relay race, which was won by Kenya. The junior races preceded the senior races, and the senior men's event concluded the programme.


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Participation
A total of 553 athletes from 59 countries were scheduled to participate. A Refugee Athletics team was scheduled to participate in the mixed relay, but did not take part.


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
The Junior men's race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Kampala in Uganda, on March 26, 2017.


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
The exact length of the course was 7,858 m (33m start, 3 full laps of 2,000 m and a final lap of 1,825m).


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
The Junior women's race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Kampala in Uganda, on March 26, 2017.


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
The exact length of the course was 5,858 m (33m start, 2 full laps of 2,000 m and a final lap of 1,825m).


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Mixed relay
The Mixed relay race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Kampala in Uganda, on March 26, 2017. It was the first time this event was held at the World Cross Country Championships. 13 teams took part in the inaugural race. A team made by Refugee Athletes were set to compete, but they were unable to travel on time.


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Mixed relay
The exact length of the race was 7,858 m (2,023m first lap, two laps of 2,000 m and a final lap of 1,835m).


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
The Senior men's race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Kampala in Uganda, on March 26, 2017.


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
The exact length of the course was 9,858 m (33m start, 4 full laps of 2,000 m and a final lap of 1,825m).


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
The Senior women's race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Kampala in Uganda, on March 26, 2017.


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
The exact length of the course was 9,858 m (33m start, 4 full laps of 2,000 m and a final lap of 1,825m).


2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Louisa Leballo finished in 33rd place but she was disqualified in July 2017.


2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour
The 2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour was the second edition of the IAAF World Indoor Tour, the highest level of annual series of track and field indoor meetings. It was designed to create an IAAF Diamond League-style circuit for indoor track and field events, to raise the profile of indoor track and field athletics.


2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour
Announced with initially four events for 2016, three in Europe and one in the United States, leading to the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon, the second edition contained 5 meetings, and took place in a year with no World Indoor championships; therefore qualification places were not applicable. The Globen Galan was removed from this year's series, and the Stockholm leg was replaced by the International Copernicus Cup, a long-standing indoor event in Torún, Poland for 2017. The PSD Bank Meeting in Dusseldorf was also added, while the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix returned to its traditional home, having been in Glasgow in 2016.


2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour, Scoring system
At each meeting a minimum of 12 events were staged. Included in the 12 events will be a core group of five or six events split across the two-season cycle.


2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour, Scoring system
Tour events for 2016 were the men’s 60m, 800m, 3000/5000m, pole vault, triple jump and shot put, plus the women’s 400m, 1500m, 60m hurdles, high jump and long jump.


2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour, Scoring system
Points were allocated to the best four athletes in each event, with the winner getting 10 points, the runner up receiving seven points, the third-placed finisher getting five points and the athlete in fourth receiving three points.


2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour, Scoring system
The individual overall winner of each event received US $20,000 in prize money.


2017 IAAF World Indoor Tour, Scoring system, Indoor Tour Events
The following events were core Tour events for the 2017 indoor season:


2017 IAAF World Relays
The 2017 IAAF World Relays is the third edition of the biennial, global track and field relay competition between nations. It was held April 22–23, 2017, in Nassau, Bahamas.


2017 IAAF World Relays
The distance medley relay, an innovation at the 2015 World Relays, was dropped from this year's schedule. A mixed-gendered 4 × 400 m relay race was introduced.


2017 IAAF World Relays, Team standings
Teams scored for every place in the top 8 with 8 points awarded for the first place, 7 for second, etc. The overall points winner was given the Golden Baton.


2017 IAAF World Relays, Participating nations
509 athletes from 35 nations are set to take part in the competition.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 2 May.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
From the gun in the final, American Leshon Collins got some separation from Canada's Akeem Haynes. Also gaining an advantage on the stagger was Chijindu Ujah, the British leadoff as the gap to China's Tang Xingqiang and Barbados' Mario Burke shrunk. Down the backstretch, Britain's Zharnel Hughes and American Mike Rodgers didn't gain against China's Xie Zhenye, who gained a step on Ramon Gittens to his outside. The second Canadian exchange between Aaron Brown and Brendon Rodney was an adventure, with Rodney hopping up and down leaving the zone without the baton.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Through the second turn, American Ronnie Baker gained a little on Britain's Daniel Talbot and China's sub-10 star, Su Bingtian to take a slight lead into the final handoff. Britain's Ojie Edoburun reached back for the baton first but came up empty handed. The American handoff was more awkward as Justin Gatlin slowed and grabbed twice to finally get the baton in hand. China's final exchange was also awkward as Su ran up on Liang Jinsheng, finally getting  a successful handoff but behind a step, as USA came out with the baton in first.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
With the advantage, the Olympic silver medalist sped away to a huge victory. Farther behind, Netherlands also failed to get the handoff between Solomon Bockarie and Hensley Paulina. Two steps behind China, Barbados made a clean exchange between Nicholas Deshong and Burkheart Ellis. As expected, Liang was losing ground to Gatlin, behind him, reminiscent of Bob Hayes in Tokyo, a gangly running Ellis was gaining on every step, Barbados overtaking China a step out, accentuated by a dip finish.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final. The next 8 fastest times qualified for the final B.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 200 metres relay
The men's 4 × 200 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 23 April.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 200 metres relay
Using the four turn stagger, teams were spread across the turn. The best relative judgement of progress is against the stagger. On the first leg, American Noah Lyles separated from Bahamas' Blake Bartlett to his inside and gained on China's Tang Xingqiang, while Canadian Gavin Smellie gained against Jamaican relay gold medalist Nickel Ashmeade to his outside. On the second leg, American Jarrion Lawson passed China's Mo Youxue, making USA look like the clear leader as the international broadcasters called the race. On the inside, Canadian Brendon Rodney had also passed Jamaica's Rasheed Dwyer.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 200 metres relay
Canada put their star, triple Olympic medalist, Andre De Grasse on third leg. With USA the stagger leader on the outside, DeGrasse clearly was pulling away from everybody else and making up the gap to USA's Isiah Young. DeGrasse's leg was the first time the announcers noticed Canada. DeGrasse passed to Aaron Brown two steps ahead of the Americans pass to Ameer Webb. Brown held that advantage to the finish line, with the Jamaican team, anchored by Yohan Blake, the second fastest man in history, trailing the Americans by 15 meters.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 200 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 22–23 April.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
In the final, American David Verburg took an immediate lead, opening up a gap on French, Brazilian and Cuban teams to his inside, and making up the three turn stagger on Botswana's Isaac Makwala (the #7 400 meter runner of all time) to his outside while still in the second turn. USA had a clear lead at the handoff with Tony McQuay breaking several metres ahead of Demish Gaye for Jamaica on the far outside. Down the backstretch Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards,  Botswana's Baboloki Thebe and Britain's Delano Williams lined up, breaking away from the other teams.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
Through the turn Thebe moved onto Richards' shoulder. Richards responded and moved up to Gaye, the three teams virtually even until Thebe fell back before the handoff. Trinidad gained position on the handoff to Jarrin Solomon, who found himself only two metres back of American Kyle Clemons. Down the backstretch, Jamaica's Martin Manley ran around Solomon and pulled to within a metre of Clemons coming off the final turn. As Manley tied up, Solomon came back to his shoulder with Botswana's Onkabetse Nkobolo making a big rush on the outside to make it a 3-way battle behind the Americans.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
At the handoff, American LaShawn Merritt started slowly and took a secure handoff. Meanwhile, Botswana's handoff to Karabo Sibanda was almost as efficient as a 4x100 handoff, Botswana gaining the advantage and moving right behind Merritt. Behind, Jamaica's Steven Gayle pushed down the backstretch, passing Sibanda and even, for a moment, Merritt on the inside. Merritt fought back and held off Gayle going into the final turn but Sibanda used that moment to sprint around the outside, gaining a microscopic lead on Merritt. Merritt successfully held Sibanda to the outside, making him run the extra distance through the turn. Coming off the turn, Merritt had gained a slight advantage but Sibanda was not done, making one more charge at Merritt down the final straightaway. Merritt held Sibanda off again, USA taking a 1-metre win.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final. The next 8 fastest times qualified for the final B.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 800 metres relay
The men's 4 x 800 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 23 April.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay
The Mixed 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 22 April. It was the first time that this event was held at the IAAF World Relays or indeed any senior level major international competition. Each team had to comprise two men and two women but could line them up in any order.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 23 April.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
In the final, USA's Tianna Bartoletta started strongly in lane 3, gaining vs the stagger against Jamaica's Simone Facey who was also gaining on Germany's Alexandra Burghardt. Approaching the first handoff, as Bartoletta passed Brazil's Tânia da Silva waiting in lane 2, Bartoletta lost her balance and crashed to the track. Da Silva, who was standing in her own lane, was also set off balance, neither USA or Brazil completed their handoff. The incident seem to echo from the situation between the same two teams at the previous year's Olympics.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
China's clean first handoff between Liang Xiaojing and Wei Yongli put them into the lead, while Germany's handoff to Lisa Mayer and Jamaica's handoff to Natasha Morrison were hesitant but effective. Netherlands put their star world champion Dafne Schippers on the second leg. She rocketed past Wei and put her team into the lead, but after handing off to Madiea Ghafoor, the momentum stopped as China's Tao Yujia rapidly went by.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
Inside of them, Germany's Tatjana Pinto ran an exceptional leg, separating from Jamaica's Gayon Evans, Germany passing first to Rebekka Haase with Jamaica's pass to Sashalee Forbes also gaining an edge on China's handoff to Yuan Qiqi. Free to run, Hasse separated an extra metre from Forbes, who then found her gear and closed back in on Hasse. But Hasse had too much of a lead, Germany beating Jamaica by a metre with China another two back, holding off a fast closing Naomi Sedney for the Netherlands.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final. The next 8 fastest times qualified for the final B.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 200 metres relay
The women's 4 × 200 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 22–23 April.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 200 metres relay
The heats were held only to eliminate one team to make a field of eight. That team turned out to be Kenya, whose national record still fell almost 6 seconds behind as a time qualifier.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 200 metres relay
After being beaten by Nigeria two years earlier, Jamaica took this race seriously. Out of the blocks Jura Levy opened up a gap on the US to her inside and gained on Trinidad and Tobago's Kamaria Durant to her outside. Passing to Shericka Jackson well into the second turn of the four turn stagger race, Jamaica had already made up the offset on both teams to their outside. Jackson slightly pulled away from the last visible competitor, China's Liang Xiaojing already down a full lap's stagger two lanes away. Jackson passed to Sashalee Forbes almost alone.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 200 metres relay
More than 10 metres behind, Germany's Tatjana Pinto passed to Rebekka Haase  and USA's Tiffany Townsend passed to Felicia Brown about even. Through the next leg Forbes was all alone while Hasse caught and edge ahead of Townsend to her outside before Townsend caught back up. Out front, Forbes passed to Elaine Thompson before any other team's anchor runner even had started to move. With almost a 15-metre lead, and the double Olympic Champion on anchor, victory was assured.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 200 metres relay
Townsend regained her stagger advantage and a little more going into the USA handoff to Shalonda Solomon but Germany's Gina Lückenkemper quickly gained through the turn opening up a 2-metre lead. Thompson merely extended lead for an easy Jamaican win. Behind her, Solomon accelerated but was only able to close down less than a metre, Lückenkemper getting silver for Germany.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 200 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 22 and 23 April.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the final. The next 8 fastest times qualified for the final B.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 800 metres relay
The women's 4 × 800 metres relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 22 April.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 800 metres relay
Just before the gun, Kenya's Eglay Nafuna Nalanya flinched, almost disqualifying their team, but she righted herself before the gun. The first runner to the break line was American Chanelle Price who found her way to the front followed closely by Nalanya and Australian Lora Storey. All five teams sorted themselves out into a string, with Poland's Anna Sabat the first to fall behind. After shadowing  Price through most of the first leg, Nalanya slowed during the last 150 metres leaving Storey and Belarus' Darya Barysevich as the only chasers.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 800 metres relay
Shortly after the first handoff, Chrishuna Williams broke away for the American team. That lead was temporary as Australian Abbey De La Motte and Belarus' Ilona Usovich not only pulled in the gap but went past Williams. De La Motte continued the momentum and put a gap on both of her pursuers handing off to Zoe Buckman with almost a 10-metre lead. Williams finally put on a strong kick finish to separate from Usovich, slightly pulling in De La Motte's big lead.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 800 metres relay
During the first 200 metres of the third leg, American Laura Roesler pulled back the lead. With 300 to go in their leg, Roesler passed Buckman with Belarus' Viktoria Kushnir making up the gap behind. During the next 200 metres Roesler opened up a 20-metre lead while Kushnir eased past Buckman. Roesler continued to expand the lead handing off to Charlene Lipsey with over a 30-metre advantage. Kushnir separated from Buckman to hand off to  world Champion Marina Arzamasova with a comfortable gap.


2017 IAAF World Relays – Women's 4 × 800 metres relay
Through the first lap, Arzamasova brought the gap down to just over 5 metres, with Australian Heidi See in tow 10 metres back. From there, Lipsey began to open the gap again, separating ultimately to a 25-metre victory. See closed the gap down to 4 metres but Arzamasova was stronger on the last 100 metres for a Belarus silver.


2017 IAAF World U18 Championships
The 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships was the tenth and last edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes. The five-day competition took place between 12 and 16 July at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2017 (born in 2000 or 2001).


2017 IAAF World U18 Championships
South Africa topped the medals table with 11 medals, five of them gold, while host nation Kenya finished fourth with four gold and 15 medals in total.


2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, Boycott
The United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Italy decided not to take part in the championships for organizational, logistical, and health and safety reasons (concerning athletes still underage).


2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, Medal table
Independent Athletes were not included in the official medal table.


2017 IAAF World U18 Championships – Boys' 100 metres
The Boys' 100 metres at the 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 12 July.


2017 IAAF World U18 Championships – Boys' 100 metres, Records
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.


2017 IAAF World U18 Championships – Boys' 100 metres, Heats
Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest qualified.


2017 IBL Indonesia
The 2017 Indonesian Basketball League is the second season of the Starting5 as a promoter of the league.


2017 IBL Indonesia, Format
Teams were divided into two groups: The White Group and the Red Group.


2017 IBSF Junior Bobsleigh World Championships
The 2017 IBSF Junior Bobsleigh World Championships took place at the Winterberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Winterberg, Germany, from 27 to 29 January 2017.


2017 IBSF Junior Skeleton World Championships
The 2017 IBSF Junior Skeleton World Championships took place at the Sigulda bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Sigulda, Latvia, from 24 to 28 January 2017.


2017 IBU Junior Open European Championships
The 2nd Junior Open European Championships is being held from 1 to 5 February 2017 in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. There are a total of 6 competitions: sprint, pursuit and individual races for men and women.


2017 IBU Open European Championships
The 24th IBU Open European Championships were held in Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland from January 25 to January 29, 2017.


2017 IBU Open European Championships
There were total of 8 competitions held: Single Mixed Relay, Relay Mixed, Sprint Women, Sprint Men, Pursuit Women, Pursuit Men, Individual Women and Individual Men.


2017 IBU Open European Championships, Schedule of events
The schedule of the event stands below. All times in CET.


2017 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship
The 2017 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship was an international cricket tournament held in Canada, from 17 to 23 July 2017. It was the ninth edition of the ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, and the first held in Canada since 2013. Canada U19 won the tournament on net run rate (NRR) and advanced to the 2018 Under-19 World Cup.


2017 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, Teams
The 2017 version of the tournament featured three teams. The winner qualified for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.


2017 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, Squads
Alexander Shoff and Abhishek Kattuparambil were originally named to the USA squad, but were unable to participate due to injury. Aravind Patnam and Harish Easwaraiah were named to the squad as replacements.


2017 ICC Awards
The 2017 ICC Awards were the fourteenth edition of ICC Awards. The voting panel took into account players' performance between 21 September 2016 and 31 December 2017. The announcement of the ICC World XI Teams, along with the winners of the men's individual ICC awards, was made on 18 January 2018. The women's awards were announced on 21 December 2017, with Ellyse Perry winning the inaugural Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award as the Women's Cricketer of the Year.


2017 ICC Awards, ICC World XI Teams, ICC Test Team of the Year
Virat Kohli was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year, with Quinton de Kock selected as the wicket-keeper. Other players are:


2017 ICC Awards, ICC World XI Teams, ICC ODI Team of the Year
Virat Kohli was also selected as the captain of the ODI Team of the Year, with Quinton de Kock also selected as the wicket-keeper. Other players are:


2017 ICC Awards, ICC World XI Teams, ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year
Heather Knight was selected as the captain of the Women's ODI Team of the Year, with Sarah Taylor selected as the wicket-keeper. Other players are:


2017 ICC Awards, ICC World XI Teams, ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year
Stafanie Taylor was selected as the captain of the Women's T20I Team of the Year, with Beth Mooney selected as the wicket-keeper. Other players are:


2017 ICC Champions Trophy
The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy was the eighth ICC Champions Trophy, a cricket tournament for the eight top-ranked One Day International (ODI) teams in the world. It was held in England and Wales from 1 to 18 June 2017. Pakistan won the competition for the first time with a 180-run victory over India in the final at The Oval. The margin of victory was the largest by any team in the final of an ICC ODI tournament in terms of runs.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy
The top eight teams in the ICC ODI Championship rankings as on 30 September 2015 qualified for the tournament, and were divided into two groups of four. Bangladesh returned to the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time since 2006, while the West Indies failed to qualify for the first time.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy
Security around the tournament was increased following the Ariana Grande concert attack in Manchester, just before the start of the competition. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that they would review security concerns.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy
The ICC Champions Trophy was due to end in 2013, with the 2013 competition the final one, to be replaced by the ICC World Test Championship in 2017. However, in January 2014 it was instead confirmed by the ICC that a Champions Trophy tournament would take place in 2017. In 2016, the ICC confirmed that the Champions Trophy would be scrapped after this tournament, keeping in line with the ICC's goal of having one tournament for each of the three formats of international cricket.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Qualification
As hosts, England qualified for the competition automatically; they were joined by the seven other highest-ranked teams in the ICC ODI Championship as at 30 September 2015.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Venues
On 1 June 2016, it was announced that the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy would be held across three venues: The Oval, Edgbaston and Sophia Gardens. The ICC confirmed the umpires for all matches and venues on 18 May 2017.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Squads
The eight participating teams were required to announce a 15-member squad for the tournament on or before 25 April 2017. Teams could make changes to their originally named squads up to 25 May 2017, after which date changes would only be accepted on medical grounds, subject to approval.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Squads
India did not announce their squad by 25 April deadline due to what it described as "operational" reasons, although this was widely seen as a protest by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in an ongoing disagreement with the ICC over finance and governance. The BCCI were scheduled to announce the squad for India after the ICC board meeting on 27 April 2017. However, on 4 May 2017, after no team had been named, the committee of administrators told the BCCI to select their squad immediately. The BCCI undertook a special general meeting on 7 May 2017 to determine what course of action they would take. The outcome of that meeting was that India would take part in the tournament, and the squad was named on 8 May 2017.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Squads
On 10 May 2017, the ICC confirmed all the squads for the tournament. Pakistan's Shoaib Malik played in his sixth consecutive Champions Trophy.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Warm-up matches
Before the tournament started, England and South Africa played a bilateral three-match ODI series leaving the other six teams to play warm-ups against two other teams not in their group. These warm-up matches had rules that were slightly different from normal ODI matches, and were thus not recognised as ODIs. A team could use up to 15 players in a match, but only 11 could bat (or field at any one time) in each innings.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Knock-out stage, Semi-finals
England became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals by virtue of two wins in its first two Group A games, and with other teams of the group either losing a game or ending games without a result. Bangladesh qualified for the semi-finals following their win against New Zealand, and Australia failing to beat England in the final match of Group A. From Group B, India and Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals following victories in their final group matches against South Africa and Sri Lanka respectively.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Knock-out stage, Semi-finals
The ICC confirmed the umpires for the semi-final matches on 13 June 2017 and for the final on 16 June 2017. Pakistan beat England by 8 wickets to qualify for the final for the first time while India beat Bangladesh by 9 wickets to make their second consecutive appearance and fourth overall in a final.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Team of the Tournament
The team of the tournament was named by the ICC the day after the final. The team included seven members of the 22 players who featured in the final, as well as three Englishmen, a Bangladeshi and a New Zealander.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Media and promotion
In a media release before the commencement of the tournament, the ICC stated that live broadcast would be made available in "more than 200 territories, across five continents". The release added that the tournament's broadcast would reach China, South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia for the first time.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Media and promotion
The prize money for the competition was increased by $500,000 from 2013 to a total of $4.5 million. The winning team received $2.2 million, with $1.1 million going to the runner-up. The other two semi-finalists earned $450,000 each. Teams finishing third and fourth in each group each received $90,000 and $60,000 respectively.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final
The final of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy was played on 18 June 2017 between Pakistan and India at The Oval in London, to determine the winner of the eighth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. Pakistan qualified for the final by defeating the hosts England convincingly by 8 wickets in the first semi-final at Cardiff in Wales on 14 June, and reached their maiden Champions Trophy final. India, the defending champions, came into the final by defeating Bangladesh with ease by 9 wickets in the second semi-final at Birmingham on 15 June, to reach their fourth Champions Trophy final, a record.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final
Pakistan won by 180 runs, which was the largest margin of victory in the final of an ICC ODI tournament. Pakistan, who were underdogs entering as the lowest-ranked team in the competition, became the seventh nation to win the Champions Trophy, and it was their first ICC ODI tournament title since the 1992 World Cup, as well as their latest ICC title in any format since the 2009 World Twenty20. Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan received the Man of the Match award for scoring 114. Shikhar Dhawan of India received the Golden Bat award for scoring 338 runs in the tournament while Hasan Ali of Pakistan received the Golden Ball award for taking 13 wickets; he was also adjudged the Man of the Series.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final
The match is estimated to have been watched by 400 million viewers, becoming the third most-watched game in cricketing history.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Background
Pakistan and India share a historical rivalry in cricket. Prior to this match, the two sides had played 128 times against each other in ODIs, where Pakistan won 72 matches, India won 52 matches and four matches ended with no result. While Pakistan have had the upper hand bilaterally, India enjoyed an edge in global ICC tournaments where they won 13 times against Pakistan, and Pakistan won twice against India. The two sides met only twice before in the finals of global tournaments: the non-ICC World Championship of Cricket Final in 1985 and the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, both won by India.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Background
Prior to this match, the teams had met four times in the Champions Trophy and had two victories each. Pakistan's last win was in 2009; since then, India won seven games against Pakistan across all ICC tournaments consecutively although India lost the home series in 2012 Their most recent clash was on 4 June 2017, during the group stages of the ongoing Champions Trophy where India won by 124 runs (D/L method). Much of the pre-match analysis envisioned a strong contest between India's batting lineup and Pakistan's bowling side, both of which were considered the strengths of their respective teams and remained formidable in this tournament.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Road to the final, Pakistan
Ranked eighth in the ICC ODI Championship at the start of the tournament, Pakistan started poorly, before improving progressively in each game. They lost to India in the first game by 124 runs in a sloppy display, but then defeated top-ranked South Africa by 19 runs by virtue of Duckworth–Lewis method in their next game. They gained momentum and beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in their final group game, a thrilling must-win encounter, and qualified for the semi-finals placed second in Group B, behind India on net run rate.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Road to the final, Pakistan
In the semi-final, England with their undefeated run and home advantage were tipped firm favourites. However, they were outplayed by Pakistan with both bat and ball, the latter winning comprehensively by 8 wickets with almost 13 overs to spare. This paved the road for Pakistan's first qualification to a Champions Trophy final.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Road to the final, India
India came into the tournament as defending champions and favourites along with England, and were ranked third in the ICC ODI Championship. They beat arch-rivals Pakistan convincingly in their first group face-off, winning by 124 runs. They lost their second match to Sri Lanka by 7 wickets, despite posting a total of 321, in what turned out to be the highest successful run-chase in Champions Trophy history. India won their final group game, a must-win encounter against South Africa, comfortably by 8 wickets. They finished on top of Group B with two wins and a net run rate ahead of Pakistan. In the semi-final, India faced Bangladesh, and put in yet another dominating display, winning comfortably by 9 wickets and sealing a final with Pakistan.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Match officials
Marais Erasmus of South Africa and Richard Kettleborough of England were named as the on-field umpires for the final. They had both previously officiated in the semi-final matches of the tournament; Erasmus, in the England–Pakistan match, and Kettleborough, in the Bangladesh–India match. Rod Tucker of Australia and Kumar Dharmasena of Sri Lanka, who also officiated in the semi-finals as on-field umpires, were appointed as the TV umpire and reserve umpire respectively. David Boon of Australia was the match referee, completing the five-member match official team.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Match summary
India remained unchanged from the side that played the semi-final, while Pakistan brought back their leading pacer Mohammad Amir, who was ruled out of the semi-final against England due to back spasm and replaced Rumman Raees. Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected his side to field first, sending Pakistan in to bat.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Match summary, Pakistani innings
The Pakistani opening pair, Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman, put on 128 runs before Ali was run out for 59 runs off the last ball of the 22nd over. Zaman, who seemed to have been out for 3 runs, only for a no-ball by Jasprit Bumrah to save him, continued on his way to a 92-ball century – his first at ODI level – eventually falling to Hardik Pandya on the first ball of the 33rd over. He made 114 runs from 106 balls, which included twelve fours and three sixes.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Match summary, Pakistani innings
After his dismissal, the other Pakistani batsmen kept the score ticking over. Mohammad Hafeez plundered 57 not out from 37 balls, including four fours and three sixes. Pakistan eventually finished on 338/4 – their second-highest ODI score against India – after 50 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of the Indian bowlers, finishing with 1/44 from 10 overs (including two maidens).


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Match summary, Indian innings
India started poorly, losing two early wickets to Mohammad Amir. Off the third ball of the game, Rohit Sharma was out leg before wicket for a three-ball duck. In the third over, Virat Kohli was dropped in the slips for just five runs but caught the next ball by Shadab Khan at point. Their poor form continued until, in the middle of the innings, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja managed a rapid 80-run partnership prior to Pandya being run-out. However this was India's only batting highlight as the tail was quickly dismissed and India were all out after 30.3 overs.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Match summary, Scorecard
Fall of wickets: 1–128 (Azhar Ali, 22.6 ov), 2–200 (Fakhar Zaman, 33.1 ov), 3–247 (Shoaib Malik, 39.4 ov), 4–267 (Babar Azam, 42.3 ov)


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Match summary, Scorecard
Fall of wickets: 1–0 (Sharma, 0.3 ov), 2–6 (Kohli, 2.4 ov), 3–33 (Dhawan, 8.6 ov), 4–54 (Yuvraj Singh, 12.6 ov), 5–54 (Dhoni, 13.3 ov), 6–72 (Jadhav, 16.6 ov), 7–152 (Pandya, 26.3 ov), 8–156 (Jadeja, 27.3 ov), 9–156 (Ashwin, 28.1 ov), 10–158 (Bumrah, 30.3 ov)


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Aftermath
The Pakistani team were greeted with a heroic welcome by fans upon their return home. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif posted a congratulatory message on social media, and announced a cash reward of ₨1 crore (US$62,000) for each player. A ceremony was held for the players at the Prime Minister's Secretariat on 4 July. The property developer Bahria Town presented a sum of ₨10 lakh (US$6,200) for every player, and awarded a one kanal plot to Fakhar Zaman for his performance.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Aftermath
In India, the loss was met with agitation by several fans. However, many Indians also commended Pakistan's performance and expressed solidarity with the Indian team regardless of the result. In Kashmir, widespread pro-Pakistan celebrations were reported amongst locals. Twenty-one Indian men who were allegedly celebrating Pakistan's victory were charged under India's sedition laws, and remanded in custody. The charges were dropped a few days later after the complainants accused the police of filing a "false case".


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Aftermath
Two days after the match, India coach Anil Kumble stepped down from his position, amid reports of a rift between him and some of the players including captain Virat Kohli.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Aftermath
Pakistan's ICC team ranking for ODIs improved from eighth to sixth position, jumping ahead of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In the bowlers' rankings, Hasan Ali climbed 12 spots to reach seventh, while Babar Azam rose by three ranks to fifth on the batting rankings.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Aftermath
In November 2017, Pakistan Post issued Rs. 10 commemorative postage stamps and souvenir sheet priced at Rs. 50 to mark the victory.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy squads
This is a list of squads selected for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy squads, Group A, England
Chris Woakes was ruled out of the rest of the tournament after suffering a side-strain during England's opening match against Bangladesh. Steven Finn was added to the squad as his replacement.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy squads, Group B, India
Ahead of the tournament Dinesh Karthik replaced Manish Pandey, who was ruled out with a side strain.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy squads, Group B, Pakistan
Umar Akmal was included in the provisional squad named by the PCB, but failed a fitness test and was called back from England. Haris Sohail was named as his replacement.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy squads, Group B, Pakistan
Wahab Riaz was ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury after his team's opening match. He was replaced in the squad by Rumman Raees.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy squads, Group B, Sri Lanka
Chamara Kapugedera injured his knee during the tournament and was replaced by Danushka Gunathilaka. Kusal Perera was ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring injury and was replaced by Dhananjaya de Silva.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy warm-up matches
This is a list of warm-up matches for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.


2017 ICC Champions Trophy warm-up matches
The matches took place at two of the grounds to be used for the main tournament (Edgbaston and The Oval) between 26–30 May 2017. England and South Africa played a bilateral ODI series at the same time so did not take part, leaving the each of the other 6 qualified teams to play the other 2 teams not in their Champions Trophy group. These warm-up matches had rules that were slightly different from normal, so are not recognised as ODIs. A team could use up to 15 players in a match, but only 11 could bat (or field at any one time) in each innings.


2017 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Qualifiers
The 2017 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Qualifiers is an international cricket tournament that is scheduled to take place in Benoni, South Africa. The winner of the qualifiers will progress to ICC WCL Division 5 which will be staged in September 2017.


2017 ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Qualifiers
The 2017 ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Qualifiers is an international cricket tournament that is scheduled to take place in Belgrano, Argentina. The winner of the qualifiers will progress to ICC WCL Division 5 which will be staged in September 2017.


2017 ICC World Cricket League Asia Region Division One
The 2017 ICC World Cricket League Asia Region Division One was an international cricket tournament that took place in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The teams competing in the tournament were hosts Thailand, Bhutan, Bahrain, China, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The winner of the qualifier progressed to ICC WCL Division 5 which was staged in September 2017.


2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
The 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five was an international cricket tournament that took place in Benoni, South Africa during September 2017. It formed part of the 2017–19 cycle of the World Cricket League (WCL) which determines the qualification for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Jersey and the Netherlands were interested in hosting the tournament, but the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded it to South Africa, due to the ease of securing visas for the teams involved.


2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
The teams were placed into two groups of four sides. Guernsey, Cayman Islands, Italy and Qatar are in Group A, and Germany, Ghana, Jersey and Vanuatu are in Group B. The top two teams in each group progressed to the semi-finals, while the other two teams competed for placings. The top two teams qualified for the World Cricket League Division Four tournament, scheduled to take place in the middle of 2018, and five teams were relegated to regional divisions.


2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
Both Jersey and Vanuatu won their semi-final matches, therefore progressing to the tournament final, with both teams being promoted to Division Four. In the final, Jersey beat Vanuatu by 120 runs to win the tournament. Qatar won the third-place playoff by 3 wickets to remain in Division Five, with all the other teams being relegated.


2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Teams
Eight teams qualified for the tournament. Three teams qualified from previous WCL tournaments:


2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket tournament that took place in Uganda between 23 and 30 May 2017. The matches took place in Lugogo, Kyambogo and Entebbe. The top two teams, Oman and Canada, were promoted to Division Two. The final ended as a no result due to rain, and therefore Oman won the tournament by virtue of finishing top of the group stage table.


2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
Three countries bid to host the tournament – Canada, Malaysia, and Uganda. In October 2016, the International Cricket Council (ICC) approved a proposal for the tournament to be held in Uganda, subject to security arrangements and costs. Two ICC officials toured the country in December 2016, meeting with the country's First Lady, Janet Museveni, and Prime Minister, Ruhakana Rugunda. Museveni pledged government support for the tournament.


2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Preparation
The United States held a selection camp in Houston, Texas in March with 50 players, including three players with first-class experience; Ibrahim Khaleel, Roy Silva and Camilus Alexander. The United States also participated in a six-day pre-tour in South Africa, immediately prior to the start of the tournament. Prior to the tournament, Malaysia played in the 2017 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, Canada played warm-up matches in Barbados and Uganda invited Kenya to play five 50-over matches. Canada also played three warm-up matches in Zimbabwe.


2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Squads
Fahad Babar was originally named in the United States squad, but was replaced by Sagar Patel, after failing to recover from a hand injury suffered during the team's Los Angeles training camp.


2017 ICC World Cricket League East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifiers
The 2017 ICC World Cricket League East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifiers was an international cricket tournament that took place in Bendigo, Australia. The teams competing in the tournament are Vanuatu, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines and Samoa. The winner of the qualifiers progressed to ICC WCL Division 5 which will be staged in September 2017.


2017 ICC World Cricket League Europe Region Division One
The 2017 ICC World Cricket League Europe Region Division One was an international cricket tournament that took place in Netherlands in June 2017. The winner of the qualifier progressed to 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five which was staged in September 2017.


2017 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships
The 2017 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships is the fifteenth edition of the International Canoe Federation, which took place between 7 September and 10 September 2017 at Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The competition consisted of seventeen events – nine in kayak and eight in canoe – divided in junior, under–23 and senior categories.


2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships was the 38th edition of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The event took place from 22 September to 1 October 2017 in Pau, France under the auspices of International Canoe Federation (ICF) at the Pau-Pyrénées Whitewater Stadium. Pau was also hosting the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships as part of the same event.


2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The Mixed C2 event returned to the world's program for the first time since 1981. The men's C2 team event was not a world championship event due to only 4 countries participating. A non-olympic event must have participants from at least 6 countries to be counted as a world championship.


2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
A brand new medal event was the Extreme K1 which has been part of the World Cup program since 2016.


2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Medal summary, Mixed, Canoe
The Mixed C2 event returned to the world championships after a 36-year absence. 11 crews signed up for the event. There were no heats. Top 10 from the semifinal advanced to the final. The gate setup was the same as for the heats of the other individual events, but different from the setup used for the semifinals and finals of those events.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the 43rd edition of the World Championships, were held in Račice, Czech Republic, from 23 to 27 August 2017.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Explanation of events
Canoe sprint competitions are contested in either a Canadian canoe (C), an open canoe with a single-blade paddle, or in a kayak (K), a closed canoe with a double-bladed paddle. Each canoe or kayak can hold one person (1), two people (2), or four people (4). For each of the specific canoes or kayaks, such as a K-1 (kayak single), the competition distances can be 200, 500, 1000 or 5000 metres. When a competition is listed as a K-2 500m event, for example, it means two people are in a kayak competing over a distance of 500 metres.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Explanation of events
Paracanoe competitions are contested in either a va'a (V), an outrigger canoe (which includes a second pontoon) with a single-blade paddle, or in a kayak (as above). All international competitions are held over 200 metres in single-man boats, with three event classes in both types of vessel for men and women depending on the level of an athlete's impairment. The lower the classification number, the more severe the impairment is - for example, VL1 is a va'a competition for those with particularly severe impairments.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 1000 metres
The men's C-1 1000 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 1000 metres, Results, Heats
Heat winners advanced directly to the A final. The next six fastest boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 1000 metres, Results, Semifinals
The fastest three boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The next four fastest boats in each semi, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the B final.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 1000 metres, Results, Finals, Final B
Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 1000 metres, Results, Finals, Final A
Competitors in this final raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 200 metres
The men's C-1 200 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 200 metres, Results, Heats
Heat winners advanced directly to the A final. The next six fastest boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
The fastest three boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The next four fastest boats in each semi, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the B final.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 200 metres, Results, Finals, Final B
Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 200 metres, Results, Finals, Final A
Competitors in this final raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 500 metres
The men's C-1 500 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 500 metres, Results, Heats
Heat winners advanced directly to the A final. The next six fastest boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 500 metres, Results, Semifinals
The fastest three boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The next four fastest boats in each semi, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the B final.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 500 metres, Results, Finals, Final B
Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 500 metres, Results, Finals, Final A
Competitors in this final raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 5000 metres
The men's C-1 5000 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 5000 metres, Results
As a long-distance event, it was held as a direct final.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-2 1000 metres
The men's C-2 1000 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-2 1000 metres, Results, Heats
Heat winners advanced directly to the A final. The next six fastest boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-2 1000 metres, Results, Semifinals
The fastest three boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The next four fastest boats in each semi, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the B final.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-2 1000 metres, Results, Finals, Final B
Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-2 1000 metres, Results, Finals, Final A
Competitors in this final raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-2 200 metres
The men's C-2 200 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-2 200 metres, Results, Heats
The fastest three boats in each heat advanced directly to the final. The next four fastest boats in each heat, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the semifinal.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-2 200 metres, Results, Final
Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-2 500 metres
The men's C-2 500 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-2 500 metres, Results, Heats
The fastest three boats in each heat advanced directly to the final. The next four fastest boats in each heat, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the semifinal.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-2 500 metres, Results, Final
Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-4 1000 metres
The men's C-4 1000 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-4 1000 metres, Results
With fewer than ten boats entered, this event was held as a direct final.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 1000 metres
The men's K-1 1000 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 1000 metres, Results, Heats
The seven fastest boats in each heat, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the semifinals.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 1000 metres, Results, Semifinals
All first and second-place boats, plus the fastest third-place boat advanced to the A final. All other third-place boats, all fourth-place boats and the two fastest fifth-place boats advanced to the B final. All other fifth-place boats, all sixth-place boats and the three fastest remaining boats advanced to the C final.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 1000 metres, Results, Finals, Final C
Competitors in this final raced for positions 19 to 27.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 1000 metres, Results, Finals, Final B
Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 1000 metres, Results, Finals, Final A
Competitors in this final raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 200 metres
The men's K-1 200 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 200 metres, Results, Heats
The seven fastest boats in each heat, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the semifinals.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
All first and second-place boats, plus the fastest third-place boat advanced to the A final. All other third-place boats, all fourth-place boats and the two fastest fifth-place boats advanced to the B final. All other fifth-place boats, all sixth-place boats and the three fastest remaining boats advanced to the C final.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 200 metres, Results, Finals, Final C
Competitors in this final raced for positions 19 to 27.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 200 metres, Results, Finals, Final B
Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 200 metres, Results, Finals, Final A
Competitors in this final raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.


2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 500 metres
The men's K-1 500 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.