Games were a huge success in many if not all respects. Bach said Rio 201

Former teenage sensation Shebani Bhaskar headlines a USA Women development squad of 22 players invited to Philadelphia from September 9 to 11 for a training camp culminating in matches against a womens Marylebone Cricket Club touring side.American-born Bhaskar, 21, was USAs leading scorer at the 2011 Womens World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh, top-scoring with 72 and pulling off the game-clinching run-out in a one-run win over Zimbabwe.A host of other USA representatives picked alongside Bhaskar included Candacy Atkins, Erica Rendler, Anahita Arora, Akshatha Rao, Melissa Sandy, Nadia Gruny, Samantha Ramautar, Sara Farooq, Shondell Ward and Zeenat Kauser. The other 11 players are yet to play for USA, though 14-year-old Mahika Kandanala from Dallas, Texas was in USAs squad as a reserve player for the two T20s against Pakistan last year.Most of the uncapped players were identified through the recent ICC Combines conducted in the spring, with the bulk of players appearing in either New York or San Francisco. The squad of 22 will be divided into USA Red and USA Blue, and an intra-squad match will be held in Philadelphia on September 9. Each team will then play Twenty20s against the touring MCC side on September 10 before USAs best XI will be picked to play against the MCC for another T20 on September 11. Those not making the cut for the MCC game will then play a friendly against a Haverford College XI.We are keen to reward some of the women who were able to come to the Combines and show their commitment and ability, USA chairman of selectors Ricardo Powell said in a press release announcing the squad. However we understand not everyone was able to make the Combine so [we] have included some talented players who have plenty to contribute to the womens game in the USA. This squad is a development squad, we know there are other women and young players across the country that the selectors would also like to see in the future.The squad will be coached by former USA mens player Anand Tummala. The 37-year-old was shortlisted as a finalist for the USA mens coaching job in July along with former Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake. No decision has been made yet regarding the mens job.USA Women development squad: Candacy Atkins, Anahita Arora, Shebani Bhaskar, Samikshya Aryal, Sugetha Chandhrasekar, Jyotsna Dixit, Sara Farooq, Nadia Gruny, Mahika Kandanala, Zeenat Kausar, Swati Mishra, Muneshri Persaud, Samantha Ramautar, Akshatha Rao, Erica Rendler, Sindhuja Reddy Salguti, Melissa Sandy, Vritti Sethi, Sindhu Sriharsha, Hannah Solomon, Onika Wallerson, Shondell WardUltra Boost 4.0 Australia . 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"Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that.International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has defended his organisations decision not to throw Russia out of the Rio Olympic Games for doping.The Olympic superpowers presence in Rio was thrown into doubt three weeks before the start of the Games when Canadian law professor Richard McLaren published his interim report into state-sponsored doping in Russia, which was commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.Despite calls for Russia to be suspended from international competition, Bach and his executive board left the decision on the eligibility of individual Russian athletes up to their respective international federations, with the country eventually finishing fourth in the medal table. Professor Richard McLaren delivers WADA report on alleged Russian doping Speaking to the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) general assembly in Doha, Bach said that the IOCs decision not to issue a blanket ban on Russia has been praised by dozens of heads of states.He said: They appreciated and acknowledged that we did not take a political decision, but that we took a decision in the interest of sport in respecting the rights of clean athletes. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price This appreciation from so many world leaders is confirmation of our decision and encouragement for all of us when we had to take such a difficult decision in such a short amount of time.The International Paralympic Committee did ban the entire Russian team, while athletics, rowing and weightlifting also took strong stances at the Olympics. Bachs weaker response to McLarens findings was widely criticised by anti-doping experts and athletes groups, with the final report into how Russia manipulated tests between 2011 and 2015 set to be published next month. Russias delegation enter the opening ceremony at the Rio 2016 Olympics Bach also told delegates from the 205 national Olympic committees that Rio 2016 was a huge success and drew a comparison between the headlines that dominated the build-up to the Games and the predictions ahead of last weeks US election.The 62-year-old German highlighted the 75 per cent increase in the amount of hours broadcast around the world from Rio 2016 compared to London 2012, and the five billion views the Games received across social media platforms, saying half of the worlds population was watching.He said: I dont know if you remember the headlines about security, about venues, about water quality, about politics in the country, about Zika - when so-called pest exxperts were calling for the Games to be cancelled - about clean athletes.dddddddddddd Professor Richard McLarens WADA report on Russia and whether it operated a state-dictated doping system There was an atmosphere of doubt when we arrived in Rio; an atmosphere of accusations and allegations. I think when people study the election results of the last week they will see the gap between published opinion and public opinion, the gap between perception and reality.Well, maybe here is another case study with Rio 2016. Because now that all the dust has settled... we can see with great confidence that these Games were a huge success in many if not all respects. Bach said Rio 2016 was a huge success Bach also restated his case that the global anti-doping system has deficiencies and outlined his plan to create a new international, top-down testing system that is independent from sports federations and national interests and said he hoped WADA will support and drive forward these plans.The global anti-doping organisation has its next meeting in Glasgow this weekend, with reform, Russia and the re-election of its president Sir Craig Reedie on the agenda. Bach also spoke about Patrick Hickey in Doha Towards the end of Bachs Doha speech, he also acknowledged the continuing incarceration of IOC vice-president Patrick Hickey, who has remained in Rio on suspicion of alleged ticket touting.Bach repeated his support for the former Olympic Council of Ireland president and reminded the delegates that our colleague enjoys the presumption of innocence.Also See:Bolt living life to the fullBolt reveals retirement plansFarah a finalist for IAAF awardIOC announces funding boost ' ' '