Indian sports activities wrap, June 22: Six Indians to go for gold at Seychelles Nationwide Day Boxing Match

BOXING

Six Indians within the fray for gold at Seychelles Nationwide Day Boxing Match

Six Indian boxers will compete for gold on the Seychelles Nationwide Day Boxing Match 2025 on Sunday, following a collection of sturdy semifinal performances on the Paradise Enviornment in Mahe.

Aditya Pratap (65kg) of Uttar Pradesh, who has beforehand represented India on the Elorda Cup in Kazakhstan and holds a silver from the Nationwide Mixed Finals, impressed with an RSC win within the third spherical over residence favorite Jovanie Bouzin.

Neeraj (75kg), one other silver medallist on the Nationwide Mixed, mirrored that effort with an RSC second spherical victory over his opponent.

Himanshu Sharma (50kg) of Haryana, a former Belgrade Boxing Champion and bronze medallist on the sixth Elite Nationals, secured a assured 4:1 win on factors in opposition to Mathieu Soupprayen of Mauritius.

Within the 55kg bout, Ashish Mudshaniya of Uttar Pradesh, the reigning Nationwide Mixed champion, continued his advantageous kind with a stable 4:1 victory over Guillaume Francis, additionally from Mauritius.

Haryana’s Anmol (60kg), a Nationwide Mixed silver medallist, earned a composed 4:1 break up determination win in opposition to Dario Gaberiel of Seychelles.

Kartik Dalal (70kg) confirmed coronary heart in a intently contested bout however misplaced 1:4 on factors to South Africa’s Blessing Nziyana.

Rounding off the Indian contingent competing for gold is Gaurav Chauhan (90+kg) from Companies, a seasoned heavyweight who received gold on the thirty seventh Nationwide Video games and bronze on the 2024 Elorda Cup.

Gaurav acquired a direct entry into the ultimate and can look so as to add one other medal to his title.

-Staff Sportstar

TENNIS

Vijay Sundar Prashanth wins doubles title at Poznan Challenger

Vijay Sundar Prashanth, in partnership with Sergio Gorens, beat Alexandru Jecan and Bogdan Pavel 2-6, 7-5, [10-8] within the doubles last of the €145,250 Challenger tennis match in Poznan, Poland.

It was the twenty eighth profession doubles title for the 38-year-old Vijay, and the second of the season after the one in Pune with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan.

For the 30-year-old Gorens, it was the thirty seventh doubles title of his profession and the primary of the season.

The champion pair collected 100 ATP factors and €7,220. The runner-up pocketed 60 factors and €4,180.

Within the $30,000 ITF ladies’s occasion in Wichita, USA, Sahaja Yamalapalli went down preventing within the semifinals to Fiona Crawley of USA in three units.

-Staff Sportstar

WRESTLING

Males’s freestyle wresters additionally win crew title at U23 Asian championship

The Indian males’s freestyle crew produced its best-ever present on the U23 Asian Asian Wrestling Championship, profitable six gold and a silver to clinch the crew title at Vung Tau in Vietnam.

In an unprecedented success for India, each males’s and ladies’s groups received the crew championships. The ladies crew had received medal in every of the ten classes.

Profitable the gold have been Nikhil (61kg), Sujeet Kalkal (65kg), Jaideep (74kg), Chander Mohan (79kg), Sachin (92kg) and Vicky (97kg).

Jaspooran Singh received the silver in 125kg weight class..

The Greco Roman crew received three medals, together with a gold, within the match.

-PTI

SNOOKER

Kamal Chawla off to blazing begin at Asian Snooker Championship

Kamal Chawla, the reigning IBSF World 6-Purple snooker champion, was essentially the most spectacular of the three Indians within the fray, scoring a lopsided 4-1 win over Wai Ip Lam of Macao China on the opening day of the ACBS Asian 6-Purple Snooker Championship in Colombo on Sunday.

After getting his eye in, the 45-year-old Chawla rifled in a superb 66 clearance within the second body of the Group ‘C’ match. Chawla adopted that up with a scorching 67 clearance to take a vice-like grip over the proceedings.

An error whereas going for an extended crimson pot gave his rival a gap.

Lam made an important break of 40 to tug one again. However earlier than a lot harm could possibly be carried out, Chawla closed out the match within the subsequent body to start his marketing campaign within the continental showpiece in splendid vogue.

Later, nationwide champion Paras Gupta prevailed over (4-3) Mohamed Mubeen of Sri Lanka on the ultimate black ball in a Group ‘D’ match.

-PTI

GOLF

Amandeep, 4 different Indians make reduce in Czech Girls Open

India’s Amandeep Drall birdied her last two holes as she rallied to an even-par second spherical and be tied in twelfth place after two rounds of the Tipsport Czech Girls Open right here.

Amandeep, who had an outstanding 8-under 64 within the opening spherical, added a 72 in spherical two to make the reduce together with 4 different Indians.

The following finest Indian was Hitaashee Bakshi (68-70) at 6-under and in T-32 place. Diksha Dagar (71), Tvesa Malik (69) and Sneha Singh (68) additionally fought exhausting to make the reduce on the road at T-61. A complete of 71 gamers, together with two amateurs, made the reduce.

-PTI

Bhatia picks one other eagle, lies thirty seventh as Fleetwood leads Vacationers

Akshay Bhatia landed his second eagle in as many days throughout his regular spherical of 2-under 68 on the Vacationers Championship right here to be positioned on tied thirty seventh spot.

Bhatia, an outdoor contender for a Ryder Cup place, is now down two locations from in a single day T-35.

Whereas the Indian-American Hero golfer, Bhatia, had an eagle and three birdies in opposition to three bogeys, one other golfer with an Indian connection, Aaron Rai shot an outstanding 7-under 63, together with 4 birdies within the final 5 holes.

Rai is Tied-14th and had rounds 68-73 on the primary two days.

Bhatia, thirty fourth in world rankings, is attempting to safe a spot in Prime-30 to play the Tour Championship for the second straight yr.

-PTI

Saptak Talwar holds it collectively on third day to maneuver to tied sixth

India’s Saptak Talwar performed a good par third spherical at Golf Bluegreen de Pléneuf Val Andre within the Blot Play9 to maneuver into tied sixth place within the standings regardless of troublesome circumstances with excessive winds right here.

His three-day rating was two below par and was 4 behind the chief, Max Kennedy (68), who completed with a double bogey.

The 26-year-old Talwar began his spherical on the primary tee and made par for the primary 4 holes earlier than dropping a shot on the fifth.

He instantly picked up a shot on the sixth. On the again 9, he began with a bogey and adopted it up with a birdie. On the 14th gap, he would choose up a shot, however a bogey on the sixteenth resulted in Talwar having to accept a good par spherical.

-PTI

CHESS

5 within the lead after Spherical six; Aansh, Madhesh lead juniors

In a single day leaders, GM Lalit Babu (India) and IM Arsen Davtyan (Armenia) might acquire no supremacy over the opposite and ended their match in a balanced draw, leaving the door open for others to climb into the lead after Spherical 6 of the Rs 40 lakh prize cash Aurionpro Worldwide Grandmaster and Junior Chess Match on the World Commerce Centre.

After six rounds, 5 gamers are tied at 5.5/6, organising an exciting race to the end.

In one of many largest upsets of the match, IM Nayaka Buddhidharma (Indonesia), held prime seed GM Levan Pantsulaia (Georgia) to a well-earned draw.

Within the Below-13 part, each FM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar and CM Madhesh Kumar maintained their unbeaten data after a hard-fought draw on the highest board. They proceed to share the lead with 5.5/6 factors apiece.

POWERLIFTING

India luggage 4 medals on opening day of Para Powerlifting World Cup

India made a powerful assertion on the opening day of the Para Powerlifting World Cup in Beijing by profitable 4 medals, together with a gold, silver, and two bronze.

Gulfam Ahmed opened India’s account with a bronze within the extremely aggressive males’s elite 59kg class. He lifted 145kg in his opening try and adopted it up with a finest raise of 151kg in his second.

Within the males’s elite 72kg class, Ramubhai Bambhava added one other bronze to India’s tally with a profitable raise of 151kg in his first try.

Veteran lifter Joby Mathew delivered a standout efficiency within the masters class, securing gold within the complete raise and silver for the perfect raise. After an unsuccessful opening raise of 140kg, he bounced again with assured lifts of 145kg and 150kg.

The match options prime para powerlifters from over 40 nations and serves as a qualification occasion for the 2026 World Championships and the 2028 Paralympic Video games.

– PTI

SWIMMING

Rohit units Indian finest time in males’s 100m butterfly at Nationwide Aquatics Championships

Armed together with his newfound psychological power, B. Benediction Rohit set the brand new Indian finest time on his solution to declare the lads’s 100m butterfly gold on the opening day of the Nationwide Aquatics Championships on the Kalinga Stadium Aquatic Centre in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

Rohit, who was born with a damaged proper thigh bone and took to swimming for bodily health, clocked 52.50 to attain his goal of erasing Virdhawal Khade’s India finest mark of 52.79 and co-competitor Sajan Prakash, who got here second with 53.51, a four-year-old meet document of 53.24.

“I targeted alone race. Overthinking and the stress of competitors affected my efficiency prior to now. My coach Nihar Ameen labored extra on the psychological facet of my sport,” mentioned Rohit, who timed 54.4 within the final version and 53.8 within the Nationwide Video games, about his regular progress.

Rohit achieved ‘B’ qualification time for the upcoming World championships in Singapore.

Whilst she missed the meet document by 0.37 seconds, Harshitha Jayram lowered her private finest by almost three seconds to 2:37.72 and clinched the ladies’s 200m breaststroke gold.

Bhavya Sachdeva overcame a forgettable efficiency a yr in the past to match her private finest (4:26.66) for the 400m freestyle crown.

House favourites Shristi Upadhaya and Astha Choudhury clocked an an identical 1:03.50 to share the 100m butterfly gold. Paris Olympian Dhinidhi Desinghu took bronze with 1:03.52.

Karnataka, comprising Vihitha Nayana Loganathan, Meenakshi Menon, Trisha Sindhu S. and Dhinidhi, received the ladies’s 4x200m freestyle relay title with a brand new meet document.

-Y. B. Sarangi

RUGBY

Chennai Bulls and Bengaluru Bravehearts Win, Kaling Black Tigers salvage tie with Mumbai Dreamers

Chennai Bulls is again on the prime of the factors desk, and the Hyderabad Heroes’ juggernaut was dropped at a halt by the dynamic Bengaluru Bravehearts.

And within the last sport of the day, the Mumbai Dreamers, which had a powerful lead at one stage, squandered its place and needed to share the spoils with the Kalinga Black Tigers in Mumbai, on the Shahaji Raje Bhosale Sports activities Advanced on Sunday.

Within the first sport of the day, the Bengaluru Bravehearts introduced the Hyderabad Heroes’ profitable streak to a halt, defeating it 26-21. Worldwide stars Akuila Rokolisoa and Philip Wokorach have been combining nicely collectively, giving the Bravehearts a 12-0 lead. For the Heroes, Wolfram Hacker responded with a attempt, and Manuel Moreno additionally transformed his kick.

The Heroes, who started the day on the prime of the factors desk, stormed again into the competition with a flurry of factors, courtesy of Terio Tamani, who bagged two tries and one conversion. With 4 minutes left, the Heroes led 21-19.

The Bravehearts although weren’t giving up, and Pol Pla added 5 factors to the combo, while Rokolisoa added two extra, flip the competition on its head. That although was sufficient on the evening for the Bravehearts, who snatched an important win.

Recreation two noticed Chennai Bulls soar again to the highest of the factors desk after a complete 24-7 win in opposition to the Delhi Redz. The Delhi Redz, who’ve had a latest uptick of their fortunes, began off the sport in stable vogue.

Nevertheless, the Bulls started to point out glimpses of their previous kind once more, as Vaafauese Maliko scored a few tries, to place his facet in a slender 3-point lead on the half-time break. After the break, the Bulls determined to undergo the gears, and Maliko accomplished a hat-trick of tries. Filipe Sauturaga backed him up with medical conversion, to provide the Bulls a 10-point lead.

Haakon Oess then added 5 extra to the tally, and had Sauturaga scoring his conversion too, which helped the Bulls register a giant win and return to the highest of the factors desk.

Within the last sport on the Sunday, the Kalinga Black Tigers got here from behind to clinch a 17-17 draw. The consequence offers the Mumbai Dreamers their first factors of the season.

The Kalinga Black Tigers had the higher of the early exchanges on the evening, as Asis Sabar scored a attempt to put them within the lead. Nevertheless, the Mumbai Dreamers, which was nonetheless searching for their first factors within the season, first equalised by means of Elias Hancock’s attempt, after which Waisea Nacuqu made the conversion depend. The 2 sides broke for half-time, with two factors separating them.

Vuiviawa Naduvalo and Henry Hutchison scored two sensible tries for the Dreamers within the subsequent quarter, which prolonged their result in 12 factors. The Tigers had their job reduce out, and so they responded with a attempt to conversion from Ethan Turner. Within the last minutes, Perry Baker equalised with a attempt for the Tigers, who snatched a tie from the jaws of defeat.

-Staff Sportstar