ATHLETICS
Qosanov Athletics Meet: Dhanalakshmi surprises Safronova; Annu Rani and Ancy Sojan amongst gold winners
S. Dhanalakshmi shocked host Kazakhstan’s former Asian Video games champion Olga Safronova as she received the ladies’s 200m gold in a private finest 22.89s on the Qosanov Worldwide Athletics Meet, a World Athletics Continental Tour occasion, in Almaty on Sunday.
It was the third quickest time ever by an Indian, behind Saraswati Saha’s nationwide file (22.82s) and Hima Das’ 22.88.
In the meantime, Asian silver medallist Annu Rani took the ladies’s javelin throw gold with 62.29m effort whereas lengthy jumper Ancy Sojan maintained her constant run and pocketed the gold with 6.44m. Her final three jumps have been all above 6.40m.
With Asian file holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor pulling out, Karanveer Singh received the boys’s shot put whereas Eldhose Paul, who was determined for a 17m-plus to enhance his probabilities of going to subsequent month’s World championships within the US, took the silver with 16.55m whereas U. Karthik struggled by means of his collection earlier than producing a 16.15m in his closing leap for the bronze.
Okay.M. Chanda got here up with a pleasant piece of front-running to take the ladies’s 800m whereas Krishan Kumar took the boys’s two-lapper.
The outcomes (Indians solely): Males: 800m: 1. Krishan Kumar (1:49.80s). Triple leap: 2. Eldhose Paul (16.55m), 3. U. Karthik (16.15). Shot put: 1. Karanveer Singh (19.47m). Girls: 200m: 1. S. Dhanalakshmi (22.89s), 3. Dutee Chand (23.60). 800m: 1. Okay.M. Chanda (2:03.46s). Lengthy leap: 1. Ancy Sojan (6.44m). Javelin throw: 1. Annu Rani (62.29m), 2. Shilpa Rani (56.16), 3. Sanjana Choudhary (55.12), 6. Sharmila Kumari (47.19). Hammer throw: 1. Sarita Singh (62.48s). |
-Stan Rayan
TENNIS - ITF Girls's Tennis
Karman Kaur Thandi put up an impressive recreation and mustered power for a spectacular dash to the end line in her 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 victory over World No. 3 junior Sofia Costoulas of Belgium within the closing of the USD 25,000 ITF girls’s tennis match on the Tennis Venture in Baliawas, Gurugram, on Sunday.
Greater than her skill to play the massive recreation, serving strong and hammering winners, the 24-year-old Karman received everybody’s coronary heart together with her preventing spirit, whereas capturing her second title at this stage.
After begin, she recovered from being down 2-4 within the first set, to seal it at 6-4. Within the second, the 17-year-old Belgian confirmed what she was able to, together with her athleticism and clever recreation.
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Within the three-hour battle, the important thing was the sprint to the end and Karman obtained it good. After having a shower that gave her a cool thoughts - the ITF warmth rule allowed a 10-minute break earlier than the
decider - Karman had the resolve to take cost.
The wiry Karman broke Sofia’s serve within the fourth recreation for a 3-1 lead and tightened her grip after that, closing out the match with none additional drama.
"I'm very joyful. It's a new starting for me. I had no expectations coming into this match. I simply needed to get on court docket and play my recreation. I did have the niggles and ache, however am joyful to have pulled by means of," mentioned Karman, fast to thank her physio Diksha and long-time
coach Aditya Sachdeva for the help from the RoundGlass Academy.
"No matter possibilities I obtained, I transformed. Taking the lead was essential in that third set," Karman mentioned.
Having endured a curler coaster journey for the final two years, Karman was in tears on clinching the match level. She was fairly emotional as she hugged her father Chetanjit Singh for lengthy, as he had accomplished the whole lot potential to maintain her on the skilled circuit world wide.
"Karman confirmed glorious talent and tenacity. Am certain she is going to construct on this success," mentioned coach Aditya Sachdeva.
For the second, the 497th ranked Karman, who gained 50 WTA factors, may have one other match on the similar venue subsequent week, to try to climb the rating ladder.
| The outcomes Singles (closing): Karman Kaur Thandi bt Sofia Costoulas (Bel) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. |
- Kamesh Srinivasan
Nichole beats Shefali
Joell Nichole beat Shefali Arora 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 10-7 within the first qualifying spherical of the $25,000 ITF girls’s tennis match on the Tennis Venture, Baliawas, on Sunday.
The second successive match on the venue attracted extra good gamers, main to raised competitors.
| RESULTS Qualifying singles (first spherical): Apurva Vemuri bt Ananya Yadav 6-2, 6-4; Sahira Singh bt Sudipta Kumar 6-4, 6-2; Mansi Vadyala (US) bt Anusha Kondaveeti 7-5, 6-1; Ishwari Matere bt Yashika Venu 6-0, 6-2; Farhat Aleen Qamar bt Paavanii Paathak 6-2, 7-5; Vanshita Pathania bt Chandana Potugari 6-4, 4-6, [10-7]; Bela Tamhankar bt Abhaya Vemuri 7-6(4), 6-1; Anjali Rathi bt Mirudhula Palanivel 6-4, 6-4; Elena Pridankina (Rus) bt Hitakamya Singh Narwal 6-4, 6-0; Joell Nichole bt Shefali Arora 7-6(5), 6-7(3), [10-7]; Sachi Sharma bt Tanushri Pandey 7-5, 6-2; Prathiba Narayan bt Suhani Gaur 6-3, 6-2; Shreya Tatavarthy bt Vanshika Choudhary 6-4, 7-5; Siri Patil bt Ritu Rai 6-3, 6-3; Suhitha Maruri bt Srinidhi Sridhar 6-1, 6-0; Shria Atturu (US) bt Kavya Khirwar 6-3, 7-6(5); Nidhi Chilumula bt Laalitya Kalluri 6-2, 6-1; Sanjana Sirimalla bt Ritu Ohlyan 6-1, 6-2; Ayushi Singh bt Kriti Tomar 6-2, 6-3; Avishka Gupta bt Radhika Yadav 7-5, 7-6(1); Jagmeet Kaur Grewal bt Kundali Majgaine 6-4, 6-4; Himaanshika Singh bt Mehar Kohli 6-0, 6-2; Arthi Muniyan bt Riya Uboveja 6-4, 6-3; Ikumi Yamazaki (Jpn) bt Priyanshi Bhandari 6-1, 6-0. |
- Kamesh Srinivasan
Anirudh and Vijay win doubles title in Belgium
The highest seeded pair of Anirudh Chandrasekar and Vijay Sundar Prashanth beat second seeds Constantin Frantzen and Tim Sandkaulen 7-6(5), 6-4 within the doubles closing of the $25,000 ITF males’s tennis match in Belgium.
Whereas it was the fifth doubles title for Anirudh, it was the twenty second for Vijay.
Within the $25,000 girls’s occasion in Serbia, Prarthana Thombare and Zhibek Kulambayeva received the doubles title with a walkover within the closing.
| The outcomes: $25,000 ITF males, Arlon, Belgium $25,000 ITF girls, Prokuplje, Serbia |
- Kamesh Srinivasan
GOLF
Aditi Ashok lies Forty seventh at KPMG Championship
India's Aditi Ashok was saved by three birdies within the latter half of the again 9 as she carded an eventful even par 72 within the third spherical of the Girls's PGA Championship right here.
The Bengaluru golfer, who made the lower on the road, is now 3-over for 3 rounds and Tied-Forty seventh.
Aditi, who has performed essentially the most Majors for any Indian, males or girls, has been having modest outcomes this season up to now and is searching for a robust end on the LPGA.
She is at present eightieth on Race to CME, the order of advantage for LPGA.
In the meantime, Korea’s In Gee Chun shot 3-over 75 and noticed her lead getting lower and is now three pictures forward going into the ultimate spherical at Congressional Nation Membership.
On a day when lots of the leaders have been in bother, Chun appeared superb until she made a double bogey on the par-5 sixteenth gap. She carded 75.
An 8-iron from there went over the inexperienced, however Chun did handle to rise up and down for a 7, a double bogey. The 2-time main champion from South Korea led by 5 pictures after the primary spherical and 6 on the midway level. After the third spherical, she had an 8-under 208 complete.
Lydia Ko (76) and Jennifer Kupcho (74) — Chun's taking part in companions — had their very own struggles, however Lexi Thompson and Hye-Jin Choi each shot 70 and have been tied for second with Sei Younger Kim (71) at 5 beneath.
Hannah Inexperienced (72) was fifth at 4-under, a stroke forward of Atthaya Thitikul (68). Brooke Henderson (73), Kupcho and Jennifer Chang (73) have been tied for sixth with Thitikul.
-PTI
Neha Tripathi finishes T-36 in Prague; Diksha, Vani T-43
Neha Tripathi completed Tied-Thirty sixth on the Tipsport Czech Girls Open right here on Sunday.
Neha, who has been working laborious to get on to the bandwagon on the Girls European Tour, endured a grinding day with 4 birdies, two of them within the final three holes, in opposition to three bogeys for 73 and a complete of 3-under for 54 holes.
The opposite two Indians, Diksha Dagar (71) and Vani Kapoor have been Tied-Forty third. Amandeep Drall and Ridhima Dilawari missed the lower.
Czech beginner Jana Melichova (69) and professional Klara Spilkova (70) completed 1-2 in a superb end result for the host nation. Melichova, who zoomed up the leaderboard with a second spherical 65, began the ultimate spherical one shot behind the in a single day chief, Nicole Broch of Denmark.
Melchova performed the entrance 9 in 4-under and a birdie on tenth took her to 16-under and manner forward of the sphere. Broch and Spilkova have been now three behind, however rigidity obtained Melchova, and she or he gave away three bogeys in a row from twelfth to 14th however a late birdie on Par-3 seventeenth gave her some cushion.
Spilkova fought again with closing birdies on 17 and 18 however fell one brief. Broch birdied 16 and 18 and was additionally one shy of Melchova.
Subsequent week on the German Masters Diksha, Vani, Amandeep Drall and Ridhima Dilawari will be part of beginner Avani Prashanth, who has an invitation for the occasion, and Tvesa Malik, who shall be again after per week’s break.
Neha Tripathi is a reserve and if she makes it to the primary draw, that can make it an enormous seven Indians within the discipline.
-PTI
VOLLEYBALL - India beats Malaysia
The Indian senior girls’s volleyball staff defeated Malaysia 3-0 in its preliminary third league match of the twenty first Princess Cup in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
India received 25-17, 25-16, 25-22.
The match, which began on June 24, will conclude on June 30.
From the Indian facet, attacker Anushree Okay. P. and blocker Soorya shone with objectives.
Achyuta Samanta, president of Volleyball Federation of India (VFI), congratulated the staff for its third successive win within the championship.
- PTI
SWIMMING - Mihir, Aneesh proceed golden run
Mihir Ambre and Aneesh Sunilkumar Gowda continued their good run within the Singapore Nationwide swimming championships in Singapore on Sunday.
Mihir emerged because the quickest swimmer of the championship, profitable the 50m freestyle gold, whereas Aneesh took the 1500m freestyle title so as to add to the golds they'd received earlier within the occasion.
Outcomes (Indian medallists solely): Males: 50m freestyle: 1. Mihir Ambre (23.26s). 1500m freestyle: 1. Aneesh Sunilkumar Gowda (16:01.72s). 200m particular person medley: 3. Siva Sridhar (2:06.69s). 4x100m medley relay: 2. Dolphin Aquatics (3:51.73s). |
- Stan Rayan
