Sreeshankar shatters national record in long jump for season's world leading mark in U-20
September 27, 2018 23:17 ISTThe 19-year-old bettered the earlier national record of 8.19m which was in the name of Ankit Sharma made in Almaty in 2016.
The 19-year-old bettered the earlier national record of 8.19m which was in the name of Ankit Sharma made in Almaty in 2016.
Devadiga leads the 19-member squad of the UP Yoddha team, which consists of seven raiders , eight Defenders and four all-rounders.
Kumar has been instrumental in helping Saina achieve World No. 1 ranking in April 2015 and win a silver at the World Championship.
The 28-year-old thrashed her South Korean opponent 21-18, 21-18 in a clash that lasted 36 minutes.
In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister congratulated all the athletes and coaches who have been conferred with the awards.
Minister of State for Sports and Information and Broadcast Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore expressed his condolences at Jasdev Singh's demise.
From the past few years the love affair of Saina and Kashyap has been the talk of the town and the good news will surely bring a smile on the faces of their fans.
The National Awardees came together to reply to their fans in on a variety of subjects.
Saina, who had skipped the Japan Open earlier this month after winning a bronze at 18th Asian Games, will look to get over the disappointment of her first-round exit at China last week when she takes on Korean Kim Hyo Min.
One year ago, while recovering from a fourth back surgery, he still had no idea if he could come back to the highest level of golf.
The centenarian, who also throws a mean javelin, said she is not done yet and is hungry for more competitions and also more medals.
Teja had travelled to Jakarta for the Asian Games with the national compound team as head coach.
Snubbed for the country's highest sporting honour, Bajrang on Thursday met Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who had assured that his case will be considered.
It was Malkeet who saved the day twice, first by drawing parity against Mohammad Bilal in the second singles frame, going into the doubles at 1-1.
Srikanth had lost to Momota at the Malaysia Open and Indonesia Open in June and July respectively.
Bajrang Punia, who won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, has been snubbed for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award this year.
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was among 20 sportspersons picked for the Arjuna Awards.
Bajrang was nominated for the Khel Ratna by the Wrestling Federation of India following his twin gold medals at this year's CWG and Asian Games.
Third seed Sindhu bounced back after losing a close first game to record a 21-23, 21-13, 21-18 win in her second round women's singles match.
World No 25 Satwiksairaj and Ashwini, who had lost twice to the English combination in the past, executed their plan well to notch up a 21-13, 20-22, 21-17 win.
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