Afghan footballer Zaki Anwari dies after falling from US plane at Kabul airport
August 19, 2021 23:31 ISTYoung football player Zaki Anwari had climbed onto the USAF Boeing C-17 plane that took off from the Kabul International airport.
Young football player Zaki Anwari had climbed onto the USAF Boeing C-17 plane that took off from the Kabul International airport.
In the women's singles quarter-final, Manika beat Sreeja 3-2 with the scoreline reading 7-11, 11-1 8-11 13-11 11-6 in favour of the two-time Olympian.
Usha also won four gold medals in the 1986 Asian Games (in 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay) under the tutelage of Nambiar.
The money is for Milosz Malysa, an infant with a heart defect whose family has been raising funds for him to be operated on in the United States.
Chief Minister Adityanath also handed an additional cash reward of Rs 25 lakh each to 10 athletes from the state who participated in Tokyo Olympics.
Bindra believes that the road to 2024 Paris Olympics will be tricky due to a three-year cycle.
A tenacious Sanju Devi (62kg) and a confident Saneh (72kg) entered the semifinals of the junior wrestling world championships while Bhateri also joined them in the last-four stage.
In a video tweeted by Coe, the 64-year-old was seen interacting with the Indian athletes, including the medallists.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath will felicitate Tokyo Olympians at a function in Lucknow.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach is set to return to Tokyo to attend the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.
Chopra had created history by becoming the first Indian track and field athlete to win a medal at the Olympics, that too a gold, in the Tokyo Games earlier this month.
Modi had some light moments with the athletes, their coaches and family members over a breakfast meeting on Monday.
Bipasha emerged as a surprise finalist in the women's 76kg to keep India's gold medal hopes alive at the junior world wrestling championship.
Indian runners -- Priya Mohan, Barath Sridhar, Summy and Kapil -- clocked season-best of 3:20.60 seconds to finish third behind Nigeria (gold at 3:19.70 seconds) and Poland (3:19.80 secs).
Set to compete in her 19th Major, The Indian golfer will play alongside American Brittany Altomare and Korea's Sung Hyun Park when she tees up at the AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie.
Satish is now planning to start training for the World Championship scheduled to take place in October.
Khattar said Chopra, who won gold in javelin throw in Tokyo Olympics, has not only brought laurels for the country but also for his native village, family and Haryana.
The Indian duo entered the pre-quarterfinals of their respective events at the WTT Contender Budapest 2021 tournament.
In the men's free style competition, Yash (74kg) scored a confident 9-2 win over Armen Musikyan from Armenia to advance to the bronze play-off.
The Indian quartet of Abdul Razzaq, Priya Mohan, Summy and Kapil (in same order) entered the final as the second best team overall with a championship record timing of 3:23.36.
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