Atlanta's Olson conquers 50-homer plateau for first time this year [Sports News]
Atlanta Braves slugger Matt Olson, 29, became the first player in Major League Baseball (MLB) to reach the 50-homer plateau this season.
Olson hit his 49th and 50th home runs of the season in back-to-back at-bats against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Wednesday.
Trailing 4-0 with runners on first and second in the third inning, Olson took a low slider on the body of Philadelphia starter Michael Lorenzen and launched a three-run homer over the right field wall.
He scooped up the pitch, which dropped below his knees, as if it were a golf swing, for a 118-meter home run.
His 50th home run of the season came in the sixth inning.
Again facing Lorenzen, Olson worked a full count and when he saw a changeup on a high outside pitch, he crushed it over the left field fence.
With Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels), who led the big leagues in home runs until last month when he was sidelined by injury with 44 on the season, Olson, who has been on an uninterrupted home run streak, extended his lead over Ohtani to six, effectively reserving the home run crown.
Olson is also one home run shy of tying Atlanta's single-season franchise record of 51, set by Andrew Johnson in 2005.
Despite Olson's 3-for-2 performance with two homers, one walk and four RBIs, Atlanta fell to Philadelphia 5-7.
Meanwhile, Ohtani, who was in contention with Olson for the MLB home run lead, missed his eighth straight game with a side injury.
Ohtani was named to the starting lineup as the No. 2 hitter against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, but was removed from the roster shortly before the game.
Ohtani has been out of action since injuring a side muscle during batting practice on May 5 against the Baltimore Orioles.
Initially, Angels manager Phil Nevin said Ohtani's condition wasn't serious and he was expected to return after just one or two games.
However, his recovery has been slower than expected, and there is even talk locally that he could be out for the season.
"I was confident that Ohtani would be fine today, but after he got ready to play, he told me he wasn't 100 percent, so I left him out of the lineup," Nevin said. 토토사이트
Olson hit his 49th and 50th home runs of the season in back-to-back at-bats against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Wednesday.
Trailing 4-0 with runners on first and second in the third inning, Olson took a low slider on the body of Philadelphia starter Michael Lorenzen and launched a three-run homer over the right field wall.
He scooped up the pitch, which dropped below his knees, as if it were a golf swing, for a 118-meter home run.
His 50th home run of the season came in the sixth inning.
Again facing Lorenzen, Olson worked a full count and when he saw a changeup on a high outside pitch, he crushed it over the left field fence.
With Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels), who led the big leagues in home runs until last month when he was sidelined by injury with 44 on the season, Olson, who has been on an uninterrupted home run streak, extended his lead over Ohtani to six, effectively reserving the home run crown.
Olson is also one home run shy of tying Atlanta's single-season franchise record of 51, set by Andrew Johnson in 2005.
Despite Olson's 3-for-2 performance with two homers, one walk and four RBIs, Atlanta fell to Philadelphia 5-7.
Meanwhile, Ohtani, who was in contention with Olson for the MLB home run lead, missed his eighth straight game with a side injury.
Ohtani was named to the starting lineup as the No. 2 hitter against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, but was removed from the roster shortly before the game.
Ohtani has been out of action since injuring a side muscle during batting practice on May 5 against the Baltimore Orioles.
Initially, Angels manager Phil Nevin said Ohtani's condition wasn't serious and he was expected to return after just one or two games.
However, his recovery has been slower than expected, and there is even talk locally that he could be out for the season.
"I was confident that Ohtani would be fine today, but after he got ready to play, he told me he wasn't 100 percent, so I left him out of the lineup," Nevin said. 토토사이트
'Hormone controversy' Indian sprinter Chand gets 4-year ban for doping
Dutee Chand (28-India), who finished second in both the women's 100 and 200 meters at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, has been handed a four-year ban for taking a banned substance.
Chand, who has sparked controversy with levels of male hormones at the level of normal men and was the first Indian track and field athlete to come out as gay, was forced to retire amid the doping scandal.
"The four-year ban was finalized after Chand failed to prove his innocence," the Times of India reported on Monday.
Chand was given a "temporary suspension" in January after his urine sample submitted in December last year was found to contain banned substances including andarine and ostarine.
At the time, Chand posted on social media, "Take me down. I will come back stronger," Chand maintained his innocence, though he was unable to prove it.
Chand emerged as a star of Indian track and field after winning two silver medals at the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.
It had been 32 years since India had won a silver medal in the women's 100 meters since P.T. Usha at the 1986 Seoul Asian Games. Chand also won silver in the women's 200 meters.
Chand also holds the Indian women's 100-meter record of 11.17 seconds.
In fact, Chand made a name for herself in world athletics not because of her performance, but because of her "hormonal issues".
In July 2014, the World Association of Athletics Federations indefinitely banned her from competing in women's events because "her levels of male hormones were higher than the norm."
Chand had a blood level of testosterone above 10 nmol/L (10 nanomoles per liter of blood, where nano is one billionth of a part per billion).
Normal testosterone levels for women range from 0.12 to 1.79 nanomoles per liter (nmol/L), and for men from 7.7 to 29.4 nmol/L.
At the time, the World Association of Athletics Federations claimed that these were "unacceptable levels of testosterone for a woman" and that Chand would have to be medicated or surgically lowered to compete internationally.
Chand refused and took WADA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
After a long and tedious battle, the CAS ruled in July 2015 that "there is no problem with Chand's ability to compete in women's events."
As a result, Chand competed in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and has been free to compete internationally ever since.
Chand made headlines in May 2019 when he confessed that he had been in a relationship with a woman he met in his hometown for five years.
In September 2018, the Indian Supreme Court struck down the Criminalization of Sexual Behavior with Persons of the Same Sex Act, also known as the "anti-gay law," as unconstitutional.
"The Supreme Court's decision gave me the courage to come out," Chand said, adding, "Everyone in the world is free to love everyone. Love is an irresistible emotion."
Since then, Chand has received threats, but has also become a symbol of sports human rights in India.
Last year, Chand announced that he would retire after the 2024 Paris Olympics.
However, a four-year ban for taking banned substances will prevent Chand from competing in Paris. 토토
Chand, who has sparked controversy with levels of male hormones at the level of normal men and was the first Indian track and field athlete to come out as gay, was forced to retire amid the doping scandal.
"The four-year ban was finalized after Chand failed to prove his innocence," the Times of India reported on Monday.
Chand was given a "temporary suspension" in January after his urine sample submitted in December last year was found to contain banned substances including andarine and ostarine.
At the time, Chand posted on social media, "Take me down. I will come back stronger," Chand maintained his innocence, though he was unable to prove it.
Chand emerged as a star of Indian track and field after winning two silver medals at the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.
It had been 32 years since India had won a silver medal in the women's 100 meters since P.T. Usha at the 1986 Seoul Asian Games. Chand also won silver in the women's 200 meters.
Chand also holds the Indian women's 100-meter record of 11.17 seconds.
In fact, Chand made a name for herself in world athletics not because of her performance, but because of her "hormonal issues".
In July 2014, the World Association of Athletics Federations indefinitely banned her from competing in women's events because "her levels of male hormones were higher than the norm."
Chand had a blood level of testosterone above 10 nmol/L (10 nanomoles per liter of blood, where nano is one billionth of a part per billion).
Normal testosterone levels for women range from 0.12 to 1.79 nanomoles per liter (nmol/L), and for men from 7.7 to 29.4 nmol/L.
At the time, the World Association of Athletics Federations claimed that these were "unacceptable levels of testosterone for a woman" and that Chand would have to be medicated or surgically lowered to compete internationally.
Chand refused and took WADA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
After a long and tedious battle, the CAS ruled in July 2015 that "there is no problem with Chand's ability to compete in women's events."
As a result, Chand competed in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and has been free to compete internationally ever since.
Chand made headlines in May 2019 when he confessed that he had been in a relationship with a woman he met in his hometown for five years.
In September 2018, the Indian Supreme Court struck down the Criminalization of Sexual Behavior with Persons of the Same Sex Act, also known as the "anti-gay law," as unconstitutional.
"The Supreme Court's decision gave me the courage to come out," Chand said, adding, "Everyone in the world is free to love everyone. Love is an irresistible emotion."
Since then, Chand has received threats, but has also become a symbol of sports human rights in India.
Last year, Chand announced that he would retire after the 2024 Paris Olympics.
However, a four-year ban for taking banned substances will prevent Chand from competing in Paris. 토토
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