India’s Hansini Mathan Rajan beats Tokyo Olympics’ youngest athlete to win ITTF title
3 years ago

India’s Hansini Mathan Rajan beats Tokyo Olympics’ youngest athlete to win ITTF title

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India’s Hansini Mathan Rajan defeated Syria’s Hend Zaza, the youngest athlete of this year’s Tokyo Olympics, to win the girls singles event at the 2021 ITTF Hopes and Challenge table tennis tournament in Amman. In October, Hansini had secured her second ITTF World Youth Series title with a win the U-13 girls category in Muscat. Hansini, who is based in Chennai, is coached by India great Sharath Kamal’s father Shriniwas Rao and uncle Muralidhar Rao. “Ever since she started playing the game as a seven year old, she has looked up to Sharath Kamal,” said her mother Pratibha, referring to India’s finest-ever paddler.

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Under-17 World Wrestling Championships 2024: India wins four gold medals in women’s freestyle
4 months ago

Under-17 World Wrestling Championships 2024: India wins four gold medals in women’s freestyle

The Hindu  

Indian women wrestlers Aditi Kumari, Neha, Pulkit, and Mansi on Thursday became the Under-17 World champions in their respective categories, stamping their class in the prestigious Cadets event, here. Frolova made a desperate attempt to get the winning move but Pulkit defended well in the final 20 seconds to claim the title. Mansi Lather clinched the top podium spot after …

At 14, Dhinidhi readies for an experience called Olympics
5 months, 3 weeks ago

At 14, Dhinidhi readies for an experience called Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: As a kid not even in her teens yet, Dhinidhi Desinghu remembers watching India’s top swimmer Srihari Nataraj compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 on television. Dhinidhi plans to make handwritten gift cards and deliver them hopefully in person to her “childhood swim hero” and reigning 200m freestyle Olympic champion, Katie Ledecky of USA. “She happens to be …

National Youth Athletics Championships: Neeru breaks girls’ 400m national record
6 months, 1 week ago

National Youth Athletics Championships: Neeru breaks girls’ 400m national record

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Neeru Pathak broke the girls’ 400m under-18 National record of former Asian junior champion Rezoana Mallick Heena while winning the gold at the 19th National youth athletics championships in Bilaspur on Sunday. Meanwhile, Odisha’s Bapi Hansda, who had missed the recent under-20 Asians in Dubai, bettered the boys’ 400m meet record clocking 47.12s and also made the cut for the …

Indian sports wrap, February 26
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, February 26

The Hindu  

BADMINTON Indian shuttler Raksha Kandasamy wins Italian Junior singles title Indian shuttler Raksha Kandasamy maintained her dominant run to clinch the Italian Junior singles title, defeating compatriot Ananya Agrawal in the final 21-14, 21-12. -PTI Aakarshi Kashyap wins women’s singles title in Uganda International Challenge Indian shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap beat compatriot Shruti Mundada in the final to clinch the women’s …

National Games: Swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu Bags Seven Gold, Karnataka Tops Aquatic Competitions
1 year, 1 month ago

National Games: Swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu Bags Seven Gold, Karnataka Tops Aquatic Competitions

News 18  

Teenager Dhinidhi Desinghu became the youngest woman swimmer to win seven gold medals at the National Games while Srihari Nataraj finished with 10 medals, including eight gold, as Karnataka topped the charts in aquatic competitions at the National Games on Saturday. Haryana’s gold medals came through Sanjana Sood in women’s skeet and the pair of Sarabjot Singh and Palak Gulia …

Indian sports news wrap, October 14
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, October 14

The Hindu  

TENNIS Fenesta National sub-junior c’ship: Shanker, Rishitha win U-16 titles; Prisha bags U-24 crown Shanker Heisnam played a crafty all-court game to outwit V Thirumurugan 6-1, 6-2 in the under-16 boys final of the Fenesta National sub-junior tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Saturday. - Kamesh Srinivasan $15,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament: Second seed Florent beats Ishaque to lift …

Indian men’s team assured of bronze medal at Asian Table Tennis Championships
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian men’s team assured of bronze medal at Asian Table Tennis Championships

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The Indian men’s table tennis team assured itself of a bronze medal at the Asian Championships by defeating Singapore 3-0 in the quarterfinals held on Monday. The opening singles match between veteran Sharath Kamal and Izaac Quek was a closely fought battle, with the 41-year-old Indian ultimately winning 11-1, 10-12, 11-8, 11-13, 14-12. The seasoned G Sathiyan then blanked Yew …

Future looks bright for India’s under-14 No. 1 tennis player K Hruthik
1 year, 5 months ago

Future looks bright for India’s under-14 No. 1 tennis player K Hruthik

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Davis Cupper J. Vishnuvardhan believes that the 13-year-old K Hruthik, who is now India’s No. Vishnu, who is donning the role of a mentor to Hruthik, a native of Saduvelly village in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana and training at Trinity Challengers Tennis Academy under Henry Praveen and Ramakrishna, said given the abundance of talent, he wanted to target the Junior …

Indian sports news wrap, April 12
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, April 12

The Hindu  

TENNIS Maaya Rajeshwaran enters Asian U-14 semifinals Shivtej Shirfule beat Dharma Pantaratorn of Thailand 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the boys quarterfinals of the Asian under-14 tennis tournament at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. In the girls section, Maaya Rajeshwaran sailed into the semifinals, but Harithashree Venkatesh was beaten by Eva Korysheva of Kazakhstan 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. …

Can teen sensation Jennifer Varghese join Manika Batra at the head table?
1 year, 9 months ago

Can teen sensation Jennifer Varghese join Manika Batra at the head table?

The Hindu  

March 04, 2023 10:11 am | Updated 12:40 pm IST As a little girl in Nagpur, Jennifer Varghese used to accompany her parents to the Titans Table Tennis Academy near her home to pick up or drop her elder sister. In the Asian Cup, she won the bronze medal after losing the semifinal.” Former eight-time national champion Kamlesh Mehta, now …

Asian Wrestling Championship: India's Greco Roman Wrestlers Win 3 Bronze on Opening Day
2 years, 8 months ago

Asian Wrestling Championship: India's Greco Roman Wrestlers Win 3 Bronze on Opening Day

News 18  

On a memorable day for India at the Asian Wrestling Championship, three of the five Greco Roman grapplers in action, including Sunil Kumar, won bronze medals, on Tuesday. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP | POINTS TABLE This is the second time that Sunil has earned a podium finish at the …

ITF Asian junior championship: Suhitha Maruri fights her way through to quarterfinals
3 years ago

ITF Asian junior championship: Suhitha Maruri fights her way through to quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Eighth seed Suhitha Maruri fought her way past Erkezhan Arystanbekova of Kazakhstan 7-6, 2-6, 6-3 in the girls pre-quarterfinals of the Aryan Pumps ITF Asian junior tennis championship at the Deccan Gymkhana on Wednesday. In the boys section, seventh seed Denim Yadav fought his way past Daniil Felker of Kazahstan 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals. Results : Boys: …

Karan and Shruti shine at National junior tennis championships
3 years, 2 months ago

Karan and Shruti shine at National junior tennis championships

The Hindu  

Karan Singh established himself as the best junior in the country as he played the big game to outgun second seed Aman Dahiya 6-4, 6-2 in the boys final of the National junior tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Saturday. The last time he played a junior tournament, Karan was beaten in the ITF grade-4 final by Aman in …

Wrestling World Championships: Anshu Malik brings home silver; Sarita Mor bags bronze medal
3 years, 2 months ago

Wrestling World Championships: Anshu Malik brings home silver; Sarita Mor bags bronze medal

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With her silver medal at Oslo, Anshu Malik became only the sixth Indian woman to win a World Championships medal. Oslo: India will have to wait for its first woman world champion in wrestling as Anshu Malik settled for a silver medal after losing her 57kg final to 2016 Olympic champion Helen Maroulis on Thursday. Meanwhile, Sarita Mor grabbed her …

World Table Tennis Contender | Sathiyan and Manika bag mixed doubles crown
3 years, 4 months ago

World Table Tennis Contender | Sathiyan and Manika bag mixed doubles crown

The Hindu  

G. Sathiyan and Manika Batra couldn’t have asked for a better beginning to their preparations for the next Olympic cycle. After announcing that they would compete as a duo till the 2024 Paris Olympics, Sathiyan and Manika made it a memorable outing at the World Table Tennis Contender, Budapest, on Friday, by clinching the mixed doubles crown, with a resounding …

Tokyo 2020: Neeraj Chopra Creates History; Becomes 2nd Indian to Win an Individual Olympic Gold
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Neeraj Chopra Creates History; Becomes 2nd Indian to Win an Individual Olympic Gold

News 18  

History has been made. Neeraj Chopra has become the first ever Indian to win an Olympic gold in the track and field events at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Games. Neeraj, with a best throw of 87.58 in the men’s javelin throw final on Saturday to finish at the top and thus became the second ever athlete from his country after …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India women’s hockey team miss bronze by a whisker as Aditi Ashok stays in hunt for historic medal
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India women’s hockey team miss bronze by a whisker as Aditi Ashok stays in hunt for historic medal

Firstpost  

Up against 2016 Games gold-medallists Great Britain in the bronze play-off, India ended 3-4 but managed to give the more fancied team quite a run for its money and in the process earning some more appreciation from the country as well as their opponents. Tokyo: The medal proved elusive but the Indian women’s hockey team earned plenty of respect with …

Tokyo Olympics: Indian results on Day 14; Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins silver
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Indian results on Day 14; Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins silver

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Indian men’s hockey team beat Germany 5-4 in the bronze medal match to clinch its first Olympic medal in 41 years. Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya settled for silver medal after Russian Olympic Committee’s Zavur Uguev beat him 7-4 in the men’s 57kg freestyle final. Hockey: Men’s Bronze Medal Match – India beat Germany 5-4 Wrestling – Men’s Freestyle 57kg final …

Tokyo 2020: You're a true warrior - Bajrang Punia leads wishes for Ravi Kumar after wrestling Silver
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020: You're a true warrior - Bajrang Punia leads wishes for Ravi Kumar after wrestling Silver

India Today  

On his Olympic debut, Ravi Kumar Dahiya came up with a fine effort, finishing on the podium at the Tokyo Games. He went down to Russia's 2-time world champion Russian Olympic Committee's Uguev in the Men's 57kg Freestyle Gold medal match on Thursday but did not go down with a fight. Ravi Kumar went under the radar in the lead …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sharath Kamal enters third round; Sutirtha Mukherjee, Manika Batra exit
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sharath Kamal enters third round; Sutirtha Mukherjee, Manika Batra exit

Firstpost  

The 39-year-old Sharath struggled in the first game but pulled himself up just in time to win 2-11 11-8 11-5 9-11 11-6 11-9 in the 49-minute second-round contest. Tokyo: India’s leading player Sharath Kamal overcame a sluggish start to beat Portugal’s Tiago Apolonia in the men’s singles second round while the women challenge ended with Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee …

Tokyo 2020: Sharath Kamal to face Ma Long; Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee bow out
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Sharath Kamal to face Ma Long; Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee bow out

The Hindu  

A. Sharath Kamal, the flag-bearer of Indian table tennis, entered the round of 32 in men’s singles, while India’s campaign in women’s singles ended in Tokyo on Monday. Sharath overcame stiff resistance from Portugal's Tiago Apolonia to enter the men’s singles third round. While 10th seed Sofia Polcanova of Austria proved too hot to handle for Manika Batra in the …

India at Tokyo 2020: Women's hockey team loses to Germany, Ashish, Manika Batra, Sumit Nagal lose
3 years, 4 months ago

India at Tokyo 2020: Women's hockey team loses to Germany, Ashish, Manika Batra, Sumit Nagal lose

India Today  

Hello and welcome to our Live Coverage of India events from Tokyo Olympics. Fencing: CA Bhavani Devi's dream Olympic debut comes to an end in Round of 32. Archery: Men's archery team lost to Gold Medal winner South Korea in the quarter-final Table Tennis: Star table tennis player Sharath Kamal begins 4th Olympic appearance on a winning note Table Tennis: …

Table Tennis: Manika Batra makes incredible comeback to enter third round in Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Table Tennis: Manika Batra makes incredible comeback to enter third round in Tokyo Olympics

India TV News  

Indian paddler Manika Batra made a stunning comeback in the second round of the women's singles in Tokyo Olympics to defeat World No.20 Margaryta Pesotska of Ukraine. Batra, who lost the first two games of the match 4-11, 4-11, came back to win two games on a trot and eventually seal a 4-3 victory to enter the third round of …

Tokyo Olympics: Know Your Olympian
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Know Your Olympian

News 18  

1 ranked Table Tennis player in India in 2015 to missing out on the 2016 Rio Olympics due to being suspended by the Table Tennis Federation of India for fudging age records, Sutirtha Mukherjee has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and ensures that she will not come back empty-handed. Age – 27 Sports/Discipline – Table Tennis Working Ranking – …

Tokyo Olympics, Archery: Deepika, Atanu, Tarundeep, Pravin carry India's hopes
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics, Archery: Deepika, Atanu, Tarundeep, Pravin carry India's hopes

The Hindu  

Here is the lowdown on four archers who will lead India's challenge in archery at Tokyo Olympics. Women: Deepika Kumari Ranking: 1 Form guide: 2021: Gold in women’s individual and team event in World Cup-I, Guatemala; Gold in women’s individual, team and mixed team events in World Cup-III, Paris; 2019: Bronze in women’s team event and Bronze in mixed team …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Indian women's hockey team - player profiles
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Indian women's hockey team - player profiles

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s team has been grouped with Germany, Ireland, South Africa, Netherlands and Britain in Pool A. Rani Rampal The 26-year old captain is the face of Indian women’s hockey, its seniormost player and also its most talismanic. She was largely responsible for India qualifying for both the Rio and Tokyo Olympics and has been part of the 2014 …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: In pandemic-affected year, Sharath Kamal confident of realising 17-year-old dream
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: In pandemic-affected year, Sharath Kamal confident of realising 17-year-old dream

Firstpost  

Sharath Kamal has been dreaming about winning a medal at the Olympics for 17 years now. Sharath was the senior-most member of the Indian men’s table tennis team which won a historic bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games. I’ve been in the top 40s for over two years now in singles.” The Asian Games bronze medal with Batra, Sharath …

Sutirtha Mukherjee Qualifies for Tokyo Olympics after Sharath Kamal Makes Cut
3 years, 9 months ago

Sutirtha Mukherjee Qualifies for Tokyo Olympics after Sharath Kamal Makes Cut

News 18  

Sutirtha Mukherjee became the second Indian paddler to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Earlier seasoned Achanta Sharath Kamal booked his ticket to Tokyo after a dominant win over Pakistan’s Muhammad Rameez at the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in Doha. The veteran Indian thrashed Rameez 11-4, 11-1, 11-5, 11-4 in little over 22 minutes in the second men’s singles round-robin match …

Sharath Kamal Becomes First Indian Table Tennis Player to Qualify for Tokyo Games
3 years, 9 months ago

Sharath Kamal Becomes First Indian Table Tennis Player to Qualify for Tokyo Games

News 18  

Indian Table Tennis great Achanta Sharath Kamal became the first Indian paddler to book a spot at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games after he defeated Pakistani opponent Muhammad Rameez in the second men’s singles round-robin match in the South Asia group at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Doha on Thursday. The veteran suffered an initial defeat against fellow countryman …

India’s Satish Kumar moves into World Cup final - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years ago

India’s Satish Kumar moves into World Cup final - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Satish Kumar advanced to the final of the Cologne World Cup in Germany, beating France’s Djamili Dini Moindze in the semifinals. While Manisha defeated two-time world championship silver medallist Sonia Lather 5-0, Sakshi got the better of Germany’s Ramona Graff 4-1. RELATED | India assured of four medals at World Cup Asian Games bronze-medallist Pooja Rani won …

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