TAKE A SHOT
Meghana, Mane win gold in the mixed air pistol team in the 20th Kumar Sudendra Singh C’Ships
Meghana Sajjanar and Shahu Mane beat Nisha Kanwar and Divyansh Singh Panwar 16-6 to claim the mixed air pistol team gold medal in the 20th Kumar Surendra Singh shooting championship at Dr Karni Singh Ranges, Tughlakabad, on Thursday .
The Railroad pair delivered a high-quality fare, consistently averaging 10.4 or more per shot in the race to victory after the two teams tied at 4-4.
Delhi duo Paarth Makhija and Rajshree Sancheti won one of two bronze medals by beating Arshdeep Singh and Ramita Jindal 16-14. Delhi shot 20.6, one decimal point better than Haryana for the two decisive points after the two teams drew at 14-14.
Karnataka looked like he was on his way to victory in his first bronze medal match as Darius Saurastri and Smriti Prabhu led 15-7, but Surya Pratap Singh and Zeena Khitta caught up with HImachal Pradesh by a draw. The Karnataka pair won bronze with a score of 20.3 versus 20.0.
Nancy and Samarvir Singh won gold for Haryana, defeating Uttar Pradesh duo of Anushree Rai and Vidit Jain 16-12.
Uttar Pradesh claimed youth gold medals through Ajay Malik and Kruti Rai, as the pair won 16-12 over Umamahesh Maddineni and Rashi Mittal of Andhra Pradesh.
Result:
| Mixed air rifle: 1. Railway (Meghana Sajjanar, Shahu Mane) 16 (629.4); 2. Rajasthan (Divyansh Panwar, Nisha Kanwar) 6 (630.0); 3. Delhi (Paarth Makhija, Rajshree Sancheti) 16 (626.3); 4. Haryana (Arshdeep Singh, Ramita Jindal) 14 (627.6); 3. Karnataka (Darius Saurastri, Smriti Prabhu) 17 (627.0); 4. Himachal Pradesh (Surya Pratap Singh, Zeena Khitta) 15 (627,2).
Juniors: 1. Haryana (Nancy, Samarvir Singh) 16 (627.4); 2. Uttar Pradesh (Anushree Rai, Vidit Jain) 12 (628.5); 3. Gujarat (Muskaan Kacholia, Rushiraj Jadeja) 17 (626,3); 4. Andhra Pradesh (Umamahesh Maddineni, Yashika Shriramoj) 13 (624,3); 3. West Bengal (Abhinav Shaw, Arnisha Chowdhury) 16 (625.6); 4. Punjab (Jasmeen Kaur, Parikshit Brar) 12 (624.8). Youth: 1. Uttar Pradesh (Ajay Malik, Kruti Rai) 16 (625.3); 2. Andhra Pradesh (Umamahesh Maddineni, Rashi Mittal) 12 (623.3); 3. Rajasthan (Dakshveer Singh, Devanshi Katara) 16 (621.3); 4. Karnataka (Darius Saurastri, Yukthi Rajendra) 12 (623,3); 3. Maharashtra (Parth Mane, Shikha Nanda) 17 (621.5); 4. Punjab (Mridvika Bhardwaj, Ripudaman Pnaech) 13 (622.0). |
– Kamesh Srinivasan
PING PONG
Junior National TT C’Ships begins; Chitale, missing Swastika
Defending champions Diya Chitale Parag (young) and Swastika Ghosh (young) will not defend their titles when the 83rd National Junior & Age Table Tennis Championships take place at YMCA TT Arena next Friday.
Diya Chitale chose to skip the event for personal reasons while Swastika was absent from an ITTF event in Zagreb.
In the absence of these two players, Jennifer Varghese of Maharashtra, who just won the under-15 title during the WTT Youth Contender event in Havirov, Czech Republic, would be the star attraction.
However, Jennifer, who will compete in the under-17 category, will face a tough test from top players Suhana Saini (Haryana), Kavyasree Bhaskar (TN), Laksishita Narang and Riddhima Kapoor (all arriving). from Delhi).
Suhana Saini, the top-ranked under-19 year old, will have to quell a challenge from second-placed Yashwini Ghorphade.
Tamil Nadu’s Nithyasree Mani and Maharashtra’s Pritha Vartikar are other players likely to win the tournament. There are many things at stake for the players as India’s squad for the Asian Youth Championship in Laos in September will be selected based on the national players’ performance.
The eight top-ranked players in each category will go directly to the main draw. The remaining players are divided into groups and the winner in each group will be eligible for the main draw.
The Kerala Table Tennis Association (TTAK), which is organizing the tournament, decided to award equal prize money to the winner of the women’s category in this very tournament even though the Governing Committee (COA) decided intend to restore the same bonus level from the next time. Season.
“As an additional motivation, we decided to carry out the COA’s decision in this tournament itself. Total recommended prize money is Rs 6.06. The tournament attracted 500 players to participate and to avoid Urgently, we will conduct the girls events first.The boy events will start on June 21st and the finals will take place on June 23rd. Matches will be played on The 16 tables at the refurbished YMCA, said TT Arena ” N. Ganeshan, president of TTAK, will open the tournament.
– Praveen Chandran
AITA Super series juniors: Vatsal reached the final of U-18, U-16
Vatsal Manikantan reached both the finals of the boys’ under-18 and 16th events in the AITA Super series kids’ tennis tournament at CLTA Complex on Thursday.
Vatsal beat Bhicky Sagolshem 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to set up a clash with Anmol Nagpure in the under-18 division.
In the under-16s, Vatsal beat top seed Dhruv Sachdeva 6-3, 6-1 to reach the final with Kabir Chothani, who beat second seed Swastik Sharma 6-2, 6-7 (4) , 7-5.
In the girls’ section, Jaya Kapoor reached both finals. She will play Riya Kaushik in the under-18 final and Aarushi Raval in the under-16 final.
Result:
| Men: Under 18 (semi-final): Vatsal Manikantan bt Bhicky Sagolshem 6-3, 1-6, 6-3; Anmol Nagpure bt Om Yadav 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles (final): Shankar Heisnam & Bhicky Sagolshem bt Vatsal Manikantan & Anmol Nagpure 6-1, 6-2. Under 16 (semi-finalist): Aarushi Raval bt Saijayani Banerjee 6-4, 1-6, 6-1; Jaya Kapoor beat Isheeta Midha 6-4, 6-4. |
– Kamesh Srinivasan
TENNIS
ITF South Asia Under 12 C’S Championship: India beat Sri Lanka 3-0 to reach the final against Pakistan
The Indian boys beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in the semi-finals to set up a clash with top seed Pakistan at the ITF South Asian Under-12 tennis championship in Kathmandu on Thursday. .
In the women’s circle tournament, Indian continued the winning streak and beat Bangladesh 3-0, losing one match in all three matches.
The Indian girls will face Sri Lanka in the final match on Friday.
With the top two teams qualifying for the ITF Asia Under-12s to be held in Kazakhstan later in the year, both Indian teams have confirmed their entry and will compete for pride on the same day. roof.
Result:
| Men’s team (semi-final): India vs Sri Lanka 3-0 (Tavish Pahwa bt Minhas Muthuthanthri 6-1, 6-1; Fazal Ali Meer bt Bomullage Somaratna 6-4, 6-1; Kushagra Arora & Tavish bt Gracen Mayooran & Bomullage) 6-0 ,6 -0).
Pakistan vs Bangladesh 3-0 (Muhammad Rizwan bt Md. Rajib 6-2, 6-0; Abubakar Talha bt Kabbo Gayen 6-1, 6-0; Omar Jawad & Abubakar bt Mushfiqur Aron & Md. Rajib 6-1, sixty one). Girls (tournament): India bt Bangladesh 3-0 (Anandita Upadhyay bt Humayrah Zara 6-0, 6-0; Prachi Malik bt Sara Jasim 6-0, 6-1; Aahan & Prachi bt Sara & Humayrah 6-0, 6-0). |
– Kamesh Srinivasan
Para Powerlifting
Asia-Oceania Para Powerlifting C’ships: Basha wins 2 silver medals on Day 2
New Delhi, June 16 (PTI) Veteran track and field athlete Farman Basha won two silver medals at the Asia-Oceania Open World Weightlifting Championships in Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Thursday.
Basha, whose final medal was at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia, made it through all three rounds starting with 130kg, 132kg and 135kg with a total weight of 397kg, enough to win a silver medal in the men’s 54kg category. .
He was behind Keun Jin Choi of South Korea, who won gold with a total of 465kg while Azizbek Zamirbek Uluu of Kyrgyzstan won bronze with 362kg.
This is Choi’s first major medal since the 2006 Asian Para Games.
“It’s great to win a medal after a long time but I hope that our efforts are being recognized. My next target is the Asian Para Games then I am planning to retire,” Basha said. , who has been recovering from an injury for the past two years, said. .
-PTI
