Hockey: India announce squad for Belgium tour, Manpreet Singh to lead
September 20, 2019 15:27 ISTMidfielder Manpreet Singh will continue to lead the side of Indian Hockey team for the tour to Belgium, which begins on September 26.
Midfielder Manpreet Singh will continue to lead the side of Indian Hockey team for the tour to Belgium, which begins on September 26.
Almost a month after dispatching the Indonesian en route his historic world championships bronze at Basel, world no.15 Praneeth went down to the same opponent 21-16, 6-21, 16-21 in 55 minutes to end his campaign.
The Azerbaijan's wrestler beat Sushil Kumar 11-9 to enter the next round of World Wrestling Championship.
Punia was a victim of multiple fouls as Niyazbekov was warned but to no avail as he trailed 2-9 following a four-point move by Niyazbekov which was reviewed by the Indian grappler.
Maninder Singh was the star of the night for Bengal Warriors as they registered an emphatic 48-36 win over Haryana Steelers in a Pro Kabaddi League game.
Ace Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu narrowly missed out on a podium finish, as she finished fourth in the 49kg event at the World Weightlifting Championship.
Muhammed Anas will not run in the 400m individual event at the World Championships, and will only take part in the 4x400m men's and mixed events.
Hima Das was ruled out of the 4x400m mixed relay event, but AFI remains positive about India's show at the World Championships.
Ace Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar secured two Olympic berths during the ongoing World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan.
Bajrang Punia lost the semifinal in a controversial manner at the World Wrestling Championships, but secured a berth in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
PV Sindhu faced an unlikely defeat in the second round of the China Open, as she was defeated by Thailand's 15th seed Pornpawee Chochuwong.
The Olympic bronze medallist was slow to get off the blocks and conceded a 0-6 lead before scoring her first takedown.
Amit Panghal will take on Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov while Manish Kaushik will take on Cuban top seed Andy Gomez Cruz.
Panghal and Kaushik have entered the semis, making it the first time when India have more than one boxer left in fray for the medal rounds of the boxing world championships.
Ahead of her world championships' Olympic qualifying bout, the precise tactics suggested by coach Woller Akos were to "stay away from Sarah Ann Hildebrandt, block her right arm and protect the legs".
Satwik and Chirag, ranked 15th in the world, ran out of steam after a decent start against their fourth-seeded opponents and went down 19-21 8-21 in the second-round match.
Hima Das, who was initially included in the Indian team for the mixed relay event in the World Championships, is now ruled out with a back issue.
Vinesh Phogat won by a 4-1 margin over the Greek. The wrestler from Haryana proved far too superior for her opponent and pinned her down to win her first medal at the Worlds.
Amit Panghal defeated Carlo Paalam in the 52kg category to reach the semifinal of the World Boxing Championships, securing India of a medal.
PV Sindhu beat China's Xuerui Li 21-18, 21-12 in the first round of the China Open World Tour Super 1000.
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