Indian sports activities wrap, February 27: Sports activities Minister focuses on strengthening sports activities ecosystem

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Sports activities Minister focuses on strengthening sports activities ecosystem

In an try to strengthen the sports activities ecosystem within the nation, the Sports activities Authority of India (SAI) has launched the Particular Capability Constructing Course for athletes turned coaches on the Netaji Subhash Nationwide Institute of Sports activities in Patiala.

Giving particulars concerning the challenge, the Union Sports activities Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya mentioned that the main focus was to assist the workers in central authorities and central public sector undertakings who’ve primarily been employed in sports activities quota.

“We’d like a number of good coaches,” mentioned the Minister.

The course could be open to a variety of athletes from nationwide medal winners to Olympic medallists, with a minimal instructional qualification of commencement from any recognised College within the nation.

The course can have 4 certification ranges – basis, main, intermediate and superior. There will likely be a flexibility of studying choices permitting a candidate to finish every degree inside two years whereas being occupied with their job.

The six-week course at every degree could be taken in hybrid mode of two weeks on-line plus 4 weeks of bodily presence on the centre, or totally offline. The course will handle trendy teaching, sports activities science, yogasana, management, and many others. to equip the aspiring coaches with a variety {of professional} expertise. It’s going to additionally look to the touch the subjects of, finest practices, administration, expertise growth and competitors administration.

“We are going to additional improve the information of the deserving coaches by sending them for worldwide programs overseas,” the Sports activities minister mentioned.

Trying on the instant job, Dr. Mandaviya introduced that there could be a three-day session to plan the preparation for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, on the Kanha Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad, from March 7.

The State Sports activities Ministers, State Sports activities Secretaries, IOA members, aside from specialists and eminent sports activities personalities are scheduled to be a part of the brainstorming session.

– Kamesh Srinivasan

GOLF

Chhattisgarh Open: Shaurya Bhattacharya fires 61 to maneuver 5 photographs clear on the prime on day three

Shaurya Bhattacharya, the chief after three rounds of the Chhattisgarh Open golf championship in Naya Raipur on Thursday
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Delhi golfer Shaurya Bhattacharya fired an outstanding eight-under 61, which moved him 5 photographs clear on the prime on day three of the Rs one crore Chhattisgarh Open in Naya Raipur on Thursday.

Bhattacharya (64-61-61), winner on the PGTI in his rookie season final yr, has a complete of 21-under 186 over three days and moved one spot from his in a single day tied-second place.

Sri Lankan N Thangaraja (66-63-62) shot a 62 that propelled him 13 spots to tied-second place at 16-under 291.

Khalin Joshi (64-60-67), the midway chief, returned a 3rd spherical of 67 to remain in rivalry as he shared the second place with Thangaraja.

Sixteen-year-old rookie S. Manoj (65) of Bengaluru, enjoying solely his third skilled occasion, was tied fourth at 15-under 192 together with Faridabad-based Abhinav Lohan (64) and Bengaluru’s M Dharma (66) on the Fairway Golf & Lake Resort.

Bhattacharya, 22, the 2024 PGTI Rising Participant of the 12 months, had a quiet front-nine the place he sank three birdies in alternate for a bogey.

Nevertheless, the Delhi golfer hit his stride on the back-nine the place he collected six birdies.

– Kamesh Srinivasan

Girls’s Professional Golf Tour: Vani beats Anuradha by a shot within the fourth leg

Champion Vani Kapoor (in blue) receives the cheque from the captain of the Bombay Presidency Golf Membership, Sanjeev Vaz, in Mumbai on Thursday.
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Vani Kapoor got here up with a birdie on the fifteenth gap to beat novice Anuradha Chaudhuri by a shot within the fourth leg of the Hero Girls’s Professional Golf Tour on the Bombay Presidency Golf Membership on Thursday.

Vani’s one-under 69 took her total rating over three rounds to one-over 211. After having completed runner-up to Sneha Singh within the final two legs in Kolkata and Pune, it was a welcome title for Vani who had gained the twelfth leg final season on the DLF Course in Gurugram.

After birdies on the primary two holes, Vani seemed to have undone her good work with bogeys on the eleventh and thirteenth, however was capable of play her finest within the climax to drag by means of. Sneha Singh (66), Ridhima Dilawari (67) and novice Saanvi Somu completed joint third with 3-over 213. Sneha Singh continued to steer the Order of Advantage with earnings of Rs.5,76,900 whereas Vani Kapoor jumped to the second place with Rs.4,54,000.

Jasmine Shekar discovered herself third on the record with Rs.3,26,500. It was an excellent week for the amateurs as 4 completed within the top-10. Two of them, Saanvi and Mannat Brar will compete within the Girls’s Beginner Asia Pacific Championship in Vietnam subsequent week.

– Kamesh Srinivasan

TENNIS

Vaidehi Chaudhari beats qualifier Akanksha Nitture at ITF ladies’s tennis event in Ahmedabad

Two-time nationwide champion Vaidehi Chaudhari stopped the high-quality run of qualifier Akanksha Nitture with a 6-3, 6-2 victory within the third spherical of the $40,000 ITF ladies’s tennis event on the Abmedabad Tennis Basis courts on Thursday.

In doing so, Vaidehi emerged the one Indian to achieve the singles quarterfinals, as Ankita Raina was overwhelmed 7-5, 6-4 by Sohyun Park of Korea, and Shrivalli Bhamidipaty was pipped 7-6(5), 6-4 by the fifth seed Haruka Kaji of Japan.

Vaidehi will face Haruka within the quarterfinals. There was some cheer in doubles for the Indian camp, as Vaishnavi Adkar and Ankita Raina beat the highest seeds Riya Bhatia and Ekaterina Yashina in straight units within the quarterfinals.

The Indian pair will play Zeel Desai and Rinon Okuwaki of Japan within the semifinals. The third-seeded Indian pair of Shrivalli and Vaidehi bought overwhelmed by the Thai duo of Thasaporn Naklo and Bunyawi Thamchaiwat in straight units.

– Kamesh Srinivasan

Dubai Tennis Championship 2025: Yuki Bhambri and Alexei Popyrin in semifinals

Yuki Bhambri in partnership with Alexei Popyrin of Australia beat Julian Money and Lloyd Glasspool of Britain 5-7, 7-6(5), [10-5] within the doubles quarterfinals of the $3,415,700 ATP tennis event in Dubai on Thursday.

The Indo-Aussie pair will play Jamie Murray of Britain and John Friends of Australia within the semifinals.

– Kamesh Srinivasan

WTT Youth Contender Vadodara Day 2: Taniksha Kalbhairav, Prateek Talsani, Punit Biswas, and Divyanshi Bhowmick emerge champions in U-17 and U-13 classes

Punit Biswas triumphed within the U/17 boys’ class, defeating seed-toppler Sahil Rawat 3-2 within the finals. All through the match, each gamers appeared on the verge of victory however quickly discovered themselves chasing one another because the match reached a decent decider. Divyanshi Bhowmick confirmed true character by turning round a shaky begin to win the U/17 women’ class. She seemed unsure within the preliminary rounds however discovered her type precisely when it mattered, beating Jennifer Varghese 3-1 to assert the highest honor.

Tanishka Kalbhairav was stable from the primary match and maintained that momentum to win the U/13 women’ class, defeating the higher-ranked Aradhya Dhingra. Prateek Talsani had a flawless run to the title, changing into the U/13 boys’ champion with out shedding a single set all through the principle draw.

The semifinal levels for all classes noticed some upsets and runaway matches. Sahil Rawat defeated prime seed Abhinandh Pradhivadhi 3-1 within the semifinals to safe the primary spot within the finals, whereas Punit Biswas overcame Rupam Sardar 3-1. Rupam Sardar had been in nice type, beating second seed Priyanuj Bhattacharya 3-1, however fell brief towards Punit Biswas. Divyanshi Bhowmick discovered her type within the semifinals, defeating Kavya Bhatt 3-0. Nandini Saha had a dream run to the semifinals, defeating second seed Ananya Muralidharan within the Spherical of 16, however was defeated 1-3 by Jennifer Varghese within the semifinals.

Earlier within the day, the U/19 and U/15 blended doubles pairs started their campaigns, with the highest pairs cruising by means of the draw. The largest upset of the day got here within the U/19 blended doubles semifinals, the place Taneesha Kotecha and Preyesh Suresh surprised favorites Ankur Bhattacharya and Pritha Vartikar with a commanding victory. In the meantime, Jennifer Varghese and Balamurugan Rajakesaran secured a stable win to guide their place in tomorrow’s remaining.

– Staff Sportstar