Vinesh Phogat's hopes of making a comeback and representing India at the Asian Games later this year came to an end after she was knocked out in the women's 53kg category at the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) selection trials held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here on Saturday.
Frustrated with the delay in the announcement of the National Sports awards, Asian Games silver medallist decathlon athlete Tejaswin Shankar has voiced strong criticism of the Sports Ministry, describing the situation as both “demotivating” and a “sign of disrespect” towards athletes and coaches.
A former international Jujutsu player, who represented India in the Asian Games, allegedly committed suicide by hanging at her house at Dewas near Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.
The third seed was at her clinical best, stunning second seed Ella Gibson of Britain 150-145 in a one-sided bronze medal match, shooting a perfect 15 tens in 15 arrows.
Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath became the first Indian runner to break the 1:45 barrier in men's 800m, clocking 1:44.93 and smashing his own national record in the Memoriał Czesława Cybulskiego in Poznań, Poland on Saturday.
The IOA chief wrote to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) president Randhir Singh on June 26, to consider the proposal to include Yoga as a sport in Asian Games.
Both Palak, in the first qualification relay, and Sainyam, in the second, shot identical scores of 578 to take the sixth and seventh qualification spots, giving India a boost in their endeavour to grab one of the two available quota places.
Jena, who recently returned to India from a 35-day training stint in Gold Coast in Australia, is now training at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala, and said he has no further plans for foreign training before heading to Paris for the Olympics.
Prof. Dr. Satyajit Chakrabarti, chancellor, UEM, Kolkata was also present and this felicitation ceremony was done under his active guidance.
The Welcome address was given by Prof. Debashis Majumder, UEM Kolkata who welcomed all and mentioned the great achievement of the sports personalities present in achieving their glory at the International Level. Jahar Das, secretary, Bengal Olympic Association mentioned about the importance of the growth in support system for such achievements.
