Mary Kom to lead 14-strong Indian boxing team in Boxam International tourney
February 28, 2021 18:48 ISTBesides Mary Kom, the team also has Commonwealth Games silver medallist Manish Kaushik (63kg).
Besides Mary Kom, the team also has Commonwealth Games silver medallist Manish Kaushik (63kg).
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat won the gold medal in the women’s 53 kg at the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers And Coaches Memorial event after beating 2017 World Champion Vanesa Kaladzinskaya 10-8 in the final.
Rakesh defeated compatriot Shyam Sunder 143-135 in the final after his 143-138 semifinal win over Turkey's Agyan.
The unnamed coach is asymptomatic and is in quarantine at the moment; other members of the Indian contingent returned negative.
Pia Maertens (10', 14'), Lena Micheel (20'), Pauline Heinz (28') and Lisa Altenburg (41') found the back of the net for the hosts.
Vinesh will play world No.7 and 2017 world champion Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus on Sunday.
Deepak, an Asian silver-winner, was up against Bulgaria's Daniel Asenov, a two-time European championships gold-medallist.
The AC Milan striker and former LA Galaxy star criticized James and other socially conscious athletes Thursday in an interview.
The Indian shooters gave a good account of themselves in the skeet team event to win bronze in the season's first international competition.
Deepak clinched one of the most memorable wins of his career with a 4-1 win over more fancied Zoirov.
The decision to appoint Hima as DSP was taken in an Assam cabinet meeting chaired by the CM Sarbananda Sonowal in Dispur earlier last week.
Athletes from 27 states and Union Territories are competing in the Games which will conclude on March 2.
Hima's performance of 23.31 seconds in 200m fell short of the Olympic qualification timing of 22.80 secs; Dutee clocks 11.44 seconds to take 100m gold.
On Wednesday, both the men's and women's three-member teams ended the first three qualification rounds in medal-winning positions.
The Indian men's team is set to play two international friendlies -- against Oman on March 25 and the United Arab Emirates on March 29 in Dubai.
Golf wasn't ready Wednesday to contemplate the future of its biggest star after the 10th and most complicated surgery on the 45-year-old Woods. There was more relief that he was alive.
The teams that finish in the top two will compete at the World Cup scheduled to be held in South Africa in 2023.
On his way to a TV shoot, the SUV which Woods was driving suffered a serious accident and the star golfer had to be pulled out through the car's windshield.
The 45-year-old Woods was hospitalised after being extracted by firefighters and paramedics at the accident site.
The 2021 All England Open will be the second tournament this year to offer ranking points to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, after the Swiss Open.
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