Goa's 14-year-old Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th Grandmaster
December 31, 2020 14:06 ISTMendonca, who achieved the feat at 14 years, 9 months and 17 days, is the second GM from the coastal state.
Mendonca, who achieved the feat at 14 years, 9 months and 17 days, is the second GM from the coastal state.
Krishan is one of a record nine boxers who sealed qualification to the Olympics at the Asian boxing qualifiers in the year, and five of whom are men.
Sindhu and Saina didn't participate in Denmark Open Super 750 and SaarLorLux Super 100 -- the only two events which could be conducted since BWF was forced to suspend the calendar.
Sports, which resumed in the latter half of this year, witnessed quite a few of its usage across various activities and we have enlisted a few.
The ministry said that the spectator management will be done in accordance to the Ministry of Home Affairs' guidelines issued on November 25.
The news of his death was revealed by his wife Amanda on Instagram, where she claimed Huber died of a non-covid related lung issue.
India last won a hockey gold medal in hockey at 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Since then, the men's team has participated in eight Olympic Games without making it to the podium. In Rio, the men's team finished a dismal eighth.
The camp will take place from December 28 to January 24 at the Vasas Sports Club in Budapest, Hungary and from January 24 to February 5 at the Olympic Training Centre in Szczryk in Poland.
The BFI elections, to be held in September originally, were postponed to December because of the pandemic before being suspended further.
The committee also voiced concern over large number of vacancies of coaches, saying they should be filled up in a time-bound manner so that Olympic preparations do not suffer.
At stake in a second CAS hearing would be the star Olympian's chance to compete at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics now set for July 2021.
Decisions about fans and preventive measures for the pandemic are expected to be rolled out in 2021.
Sindhu last competed in March when she participated in the All England Championship, following which all tournaments were either cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Olympic qualification period will last till the Indian Open 2021 to be held from May 11-16 in New Delhi.
India finished the competition at the second spot overall after claiming three gold, two silver and four bronze medals.
Russia was banned from competing in international competitions for the next two years, including the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Panghal was given a walkover by Germany's Argishti Terteryan. Satish, who made the final after beating France's Djamili Dini Moindze in the semifinal last night
The event features boxers from the host country, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport halved a proposed four-year ban to two and left Russia in full control of its roster while also scrapping a plan to exclude athletes suspected of benefiting from past doping cover-ups.
She last played competitively at the All England Championships in March this year before the Covid-19 pandemic brought sport to a halt.
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