handball
Asian Women’s Handball Championship: India defeats Singapore, aims for best-ever finish
India on Sunday defeated Singapore 35-22 at the 2024 Asian Women’s Handball Championship (AWHC) in New Delhi, boosting their chances of achieving their best ever performance in the tournament.
India, who have never finished above 6th place in this tournament, will face China in the match for 5th and 6th place on December 10th.
Backed by their fans, India opened the deciding match against Singapore with vigor and led 9-6 midway through the first half thanks to consistent scoring from Menika and Bawana Sharma. On the other side, captain Deeksha Kumari and goalkeeper Nina Sil (who also saved a penalty and was named Player of the Match) made important saves to keep Singapore at bay. The hosts maintained their overall dominance at the other end of the interval, securing a comprehensive victory.
Speaking about the team’s performance in the tournament so far, captain Diksha Kumari said: “Our team showed incredible spirit and resilience throughout this tournament, whether it was against Hong Kong, Singapore, Iran or Japan. Every match was a learning experience for us. , we have strived to compete against the best teams in Asia at home, and our focus has been on scoring consistently and being solid defensively, and we are proud of the way we came together as a team. Traveling motivates us to aim for greater heights.”
-Team Sports Star
athletic
National Junior Athletics Championships: Pole vaulter Vanshika and race walker Nitin set national records
Haryana’s Vanshika Gangas won the gold medal and set a new national record in the women’s U20 pole vault at the 39th National Junior Athletics Championships held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. |Photo courtesy: BISWARANJAN ROUT/THE HINDU
Haryana’s Vanshika Gangas won the gold medal and set a new national record in the women’s U20 pole vault at the 39th National Junior Athletics Championships held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. |Photo courtesy: BISWARANJAN ROUT/THE HINDU
Pole vaulter Vanshika Gangas (under 20 years) and 5000m race walker Nitin Gupta (under 18 years) competed on the second day of the National Junior Athletics Championships at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. He set records and achieved the most outstanding results.
Asia’s youth silver medalist Vanshika, who hails from Bhiwani, the center of boxing, fell short of her personal best of 3.90m, which placed fourth at this year’s national interstate tournament, but she clinched the glory here with 3.76m.
Gupta, from Unnao, got a feel for the record with two rounds left and pushed on in the final stages, clocking 20:01.64, breaking the record set six years ago. This was her second gold medal following the All Japan Youth Championship in June.
Tushar Panwar (20:20.63) and Sachin (20:21.93), who won silver and bronze medals, also beat the national mark respectively.
Aarti, who broke the national record (44 minutes 39.39 seconds) at the World Junior Championships held in Lima, lowered the tournament record to 47 minutes 21.68 seconds and won the gold medal in the under-20 women’s 10,000 meters race walk.
Pooja, the Haryana girl who set a national record of 1.83 meters in Lima, broke her own tournament record by achieving 1.82 meters in the under-18 girls’ high jump.
Abhinaya Rajarajan, who equaled Dhooty Chand’s national under-18 record of 11.62 seconds on Saturday, again undercut the meet record in the 100m final with a time of 11.66 seconds.
Results (winners only)
Under 20: Men: 100m: Dondapatimurthy Jayaram (Odi) 10.50. Discus throw: Ritik (Har) 55.96m; Hammer throw: Paramvir Singh (pun) 68.03m. Decathlon: Manoj Kumar R. (TN) 6827.
Women: 100m: Sakshi Chavan (Guji) 11.86. 10000 meters race walk: Aarti (Har) 47:21.68 (NMR, Old, Mansi Negi, 47:30.94, 2022). Long Jump: Susmita (Large) 5.92 meters. High jump: rimpal (pun) 1.66 meters. Pole Vault: Vanshika Gangas (Har) 3.76m (NR, formerly 3.75m, A. Anthony Mangalagiri, 2019). Hammer throw: Anishka Singh (UP) 52.72m.
Under 18: Boys: 100m: Aadi Poojary (Ma) 10.736. 5000m Race Walk: Nitin Gupta (UP) 20:01.64 (NR, Old, 20:23.30 Suraj Panwar, 2018). Discus: Hemant Raghuwanshi (MP) 57.98 meters.
Women: 100 meters: Abhinaya Rajarajan (TN) 11.66 (NMR, Old, Rashmi Sheregar, 2015). High Jump: Pooja (Har) 1.82 meters (NMR, old, 1.81 meters, Pooja, 2023).
Under 16: Boys: 60 meters: Divyansh Kumar Raj (Bihi) 6.99 (NR, 7.06, Mudavat Ganesh, 2024). Long jump: Amritpal Singh (pun) 4.71 meters (NR, old, 4.68 meters, 2024). Shot put: Nitesh Kumar (Har) 17.42m (NR, Old, 15.31m, Anurag, 2023).
Women: 60 meters: Shourya Ambre (Mar) 7.60 (NR, Old, 7.77, V. Vikram, 2024). Shot put: Jammin Kaur (pun) 13 meters.
Under 14: Girls: Triathlon: Arthi SK (TN) 2802 (NR, Old, 2520, K. Thakor Ahme, 2024).
Saturday’s results: Under 20: Boys: 1500m: Sakhir (Her) 3:52.76.
– YB Sarangi
more sports
Asia-Pacific Deaf Games: India finishes 5th with 8 gold, 18 silver and 29 bronze
At the 10th Asia-Pacific Deaf Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the Indian team won 8 gold, 18 silver and 29 bronze medals, ranking fifth in the medal standings.
The 55 medals were won by a team of 68 athletes, including 15 coaches and support staff, excluding eight officials.
Five of the eight gold medals, apart from the women’s 4x100m relay and the mixed 4x400m relay, were won by Vince Mani, Sandeep Kumar Swami and Sameha Barwin Mujib.
Two other gold medals were won by Sakshi Haridas and Milanmeet Kaur in judo and one gold medal was won by Sumit Dahiya in wrestling.
The Indian team also won medals in badminton, chess, table tennis and taekwondo.
Iran topped the medal list with 24 gold medals, 16 silver medals, and 20 bronze medals.
Mr. G. Suresh Kumar, Secretary General, All India Sports Council for the Deaf (AISCD), announced the generous funding to ensure the participation of the Indian team in the Deaf Games held after the conclusion of the 9th He expressed his gratitude to the Union Sports Ministry for the provision. Age difference.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
polo
Dimond Cup: Arion Achievers defeat Jindal Panthers
Chris McKenzie scored five goals to help Vimal Arion Achievers win 6-5 over Jindal Panthers in the Dimond Cup Polo Tournament final at the Jaipur Polo Grounds here on Sunday.
Viswalpe Bajaj was named the ‘Most Valuable Player’.
Results (Final): Vimal Arion Achievers 6 (Chris McKenzie 5, Vishwalpe Bajaj) bt Jindal Panther 5 (Siddhant Sharma 4, Simran Shergill).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
tennis
Indian team announces Rod Laver Junior Challenge
The four-member team of Samarth Sahita, Aradhya Kushti, Sohini Mohanty and Rishita Vasileddy, led by captain Vikram Anand, will compete in the Asian Championships, which will be held from December 16th to December 16th at the Winchester Tennis Arena in Singapore. Representing India in the Oceania Rod Laver Junior Challenge Tennis Event. 19.
Each tournament match will feature two men’s singles, two women’s singles, one men’s doubles, one women’s doubles, and mixed doubles if necessary to break a tie.
The champions of the five continents will compete in the Worldwide Finals next year.
The Indian team of Manas Damne, Lucille Khosla, Sohini Mohanty and Asmi Adkar had won the Worldwide Finals held in San Diego, California last year.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
wrestling
On Sunday, on the final day of the Senior National Wrestling Championships at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bangalore, Haryana proved to be a powerhouse in women’s wrestling by winning seven of the eight gold medals.
Based on the results, Priya and Radhika were selected in the 76kg and 68kg categories respectively. Priya, 19, the 2023 U-20 World Champion and this year’s Asia U-23 Champion, dominated 2024 Paris Olympian and service wrestler Reetika 10-0.
Radhika, 23, a silver medalist at the Asian Championships earlier this year, defeated the challenge of Delhi’s Shrishti 7-1.
“I went into the tournament with only the gold medal in mind,” said Radhika, who did not drop a single point till the final match. “So, I’m very happy to have achieved that. My next goal is the 2026 Asian Games,” she added.
Results (female):
53kg: Gold: Jyoti (Har) bt Kavita Mali (Raj) 12-1. Bronze medals: Swati (Maa) bt Vanita Patra (Odi) 2-0, Sushma Shokeen (Del) bt Gopava Manjunath (Karl) 10-0.
55kg: Gold: Meenakshi (Har) vs Jyoti (Sell) 11-1. Bronze Medal: Bavika Patel (Guji) bt Jugnu Bhardwaj (Biff) 3-1, Dhanshri (Maha) bt Kirti (Del) 3-3.
57kg: Gold: Tapsha (Har) vs Ashlersha (Ma) 10-0. Bronze medals: Neetu (Chd) bt Shalina Siddhi (Karl) 6-6, Hansaben Rathore (MP) bt Anu Kumari (Bih) 2-0.
59kg: Gold: Anjali (Har) t Tanu (Pun) 10-0. Bronze: Tanvi (Maa) bt Varsha Pandey (MP) 2-0, Manju (Del) bt Anshul (Chad) 12-2.
62kg: Gold: Bhagyashree (Maa) bt Khushi Thakur (HP) 10-0; Bronze medal: Kalpana (Har) bt Juhi Kumari (Bihu) 9-0, Sapna Kumari (Pun) bt Gopi Baharakiya (Guji) 18-7.
65kg: Gold: Manisha (Har) bt Monica (Raj) 8-4. Bronze Award: Jaspreet Kaur (Pun) bt Prinshita Sidhi (Kalu) 9-0, Shiksha (Del) bt Vaishnavi (Maa) 12-2.
68kg: Gold: Radhika (Har) vs. Srishti (Dell) 7-1. Bronze Medal: Priyanka (Sell) bt Shivani (Maa) 2-0, Sonika Kumar (HP) bt Reena Siddhi (Karl) 5-0.
76kg: Gold: Priya (Har) t Reetika (Sell) 10-0. Bronze Award: Navjot Kaur (Pun) bt Shaikh Neha (Teru) 2-0, Amruta (Maa) bt Anjumol Joseph (Kher) 11-3.
– N Sudarshan
cue sports
Atit Shah retains Kerala billiards title
Coronation Club’s defending champion Atit B. Shah scores a hat-trick as he defeats Kottayam YMCA’s VM Benny 3-0 in the Kerala State Senior Billiards title match at Lotus Club in Kochi on Sunday night. did.
File Photo: Atit B. Shah |Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
File Photo: Atit B. Shah |Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
“This was probably one of the easiest finals for me. And I think this is my seventh or eighth state title,” said the 46-year-old spice businessman from Mattancherry. Atit spoke to The Hindu minutes after the victory.
“I didn’t see any big breaks in the finals…just 30s and 40s.”
The State Senior Snooker Championship could start later this week.
Results (150 up, best of 3 frames):
Final: Atit B. Shah (Coronation Club, Mattancherry) bt VM Benny (YMCA, KTM) 3-0 (151-54, 150-41, 150-70).
Semi-final: Atit bt SAK Jailany (KDH, Munnar) 3-0 (151-97, 151-90, 150-131). Benny bt Ashok Mahawal (Coronation) 3-0 (151-89, 150-67, 150-140).
– Stan Rayan
bridge
Top contenders for Ashok Ruia Memorial Winter National Bridge Tournament are Asha Pooja, Basanti Gopika
Pairs of Asha Sharma and Pooja Batra and Basanti Shah and Gopika Tandon top the rankings after the first 22 rounds of qualifying for the Ashok Ruia Memorial Winter National Bridge Tournament held in Pune on Sunday. secured 2nd place.
Organized by the Pune District Bridge Association and accredited by Bridge Federation of India (BFI) and Maharashtra Bridge Association (MBA), the event attracts top bridge professionals from across the country.
Other pairs who made it to the final round include Shital Bansal and Sarika Mittal, Alka Kshirsagar and Bharti Dey, and Ekta Chadha and Bina Malhotra.
The women’s pairs event consists of 10 rounds of 5 trades each for a total of 50 trades. The top 18 pairs will advance to the all-match round robin stage, and the pair with the highest score will be crowned national champion.
The tournament will also feature mixed pairs, senior team events and the highly anticipated Match Point Pairs event.
-PTI
