India make winning start at youth world boxing championship
April 14, 2021 11:32 ISTWhile Poonam out-punched Colombia's Valeria Mendoza 5-0, Vinka edged past Russia's Daria Panteleeva 3-2 to make the last-16 stage on Tuesday.
While Poonam out-punched Colombia's Valeria Mendoza 5-0, Vinka edged past Russia's Daria Panteleeva 3-2 to make the last-16 stage on Tuesday.
Asian Games 1500m gold-medallist Jinson Johnson, long-distance runner Parul Chaudhary, steeplechaser Chinta Yadav and another race walker Eknath are among the five athletes who have been infected.
It came on the same day that the government said new coronavirus cases in Osaka hit 1,099, a single-day record for Japan's second largest metropolitan area.
Longjam is currently serving as joint secretary in the sports ministry and is also the CEO of the currently suspended National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL).
Olympic champion Carolina Marin and World No. 1 Kento Momota will headline a star-studded field of international badminton stars.
India registered a comprehensive 3-0 win over Argentina on Sunday in Buenos Aires in the second match of the FIH Pro League.
The 25-year-old Odisha sprinter is one of the key runners in national women's 4x100m relay squad shortlisted for next month's World Relays, an Olympic qualification competition, in Poland.
Haryana's 19-year-old wrestler Sonam who had won an Olympic quota earlier injured her knee during her semi-final win in the 62kg group in the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Almaty. Later, she withdrew from the finals.
All those who missed out have one last chance to make the cut for the Tokyo Games at the World Olympic Qualifiers, scheduled to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from May 6-9.
The rooms would be for athletes and staff who do not need to be hospitalized. The measures underline the risk of trying to hold the Olympics and Paralympics during a pandemic.
Shuttler B. Sai Praneeth says, "The drive can only be successful if we become part of It."
Lalit Upadhyay, Rupinder Pal Singh and Dilpreet Singh were on target in the shoot-out, while goalkeeping stalwart Sreejesh came up with some breath-taking saves to fetch India a bonus point.
A fortnight ago, 10 boxers, including men's chief coach CA Kuttappa, contacted the virus and were isolated.
Sonam Malik qualified for Tokyo Olympics by virtue of entering Final (62 kg) of the tournament.
The project will provide an experience of what it looks like to compete as a top-level athlete, covering all 55 disciplines on the Tokyo Olympics programme.
According to SAI, the government will arrange for the safe return of all NCOE athletes who are heading home.
After being stuck at their base at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru centre for the entire last year during the coronavirus outbreak, the Indians will finally get to play high-intensity international matches.
Japan's national vaccination drive has lagged and most people in the capital still have not been inoculated as infections have surged.
The virus upsurge in Tokyo underscores the difficulty of balancing anti-virus measures and the economy.
The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) was earlier forced to postpone the ACT for both men and women twice because of the pandemic.
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