Indian sports activities wrap, July 11: Doordarshan keen to share telecast income with sports activities federations

HANDBALL

DD indicators MoU with handball affiliation

Nationwide broadcaster Doordarshan is keen to share the income generated by way of the telecast of sporting occasions with sports activities federations after deducting the manufacturing value, stated Prasar Bharati chairman Navneet Kumar Sehgal on Friday.

Producing income is without doubt one of the most troublesome duties for Nationwide Sports activities Federations (NSFs) of lesser-known sports activities in India, and Prasar Bharati’s initiative to telecast their occasions and share the proceeds may assist the federations grow to be self-sufficient to an extent.

“Our income mannequin is like, no matter we earn out of exhibiting these sports activities actions, we’ll first deduct our manufacturing value. After which (we’ll) share the income with the sports activities affiliation.

“On this case, we’ll share the additional income with the Handball Affiliation of India,” stated Sehgal after signing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Handball Affiliation of India (HAI) to telecast their occasions on Doordarshan.

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“So, this manner the sports activities affiliation additionally get some income. In any other case, usually, what used to occur was that, apart from just a few sports activities, others was ignored. However now (we) have a dedication that no matter we earn out of that (telecast), we’ll first deduct our manufacturing value and the remaining we’ll share with them (NSFs).”

“However the factor is, the visibility of those (lesser-known) sports activities just isn’t there within the rural areas, significantly rural and semi-urban areas. And Doordarshan has a really massive presence in these areas.

“And to make these sports activities (widespread), we’ve already signed an settlement with Hockey India and we’re masking their nationwide championships… and their (Hockey India) League additionally,” added Sehgal.

He added that Prasar Bharati can also be in talks with the Badminton Affiliation of India (BAI) and the Skilled Golf Tour of India (PGTI) to telecast their occasions.

– PTI

WRESTLING

India wins group crown in Asian U-20 championships

Indian ladies wrestlers bagged seven gold medals and a bronze on the Asian Beneath-20 Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Friday.

Saarika (53kg), Reena (55kg), Neha Sharma (57kg), Anjili (62kg), Muskan (65kg), Harshita (72kg) and Kajal (76kg) claimed the titles of their respective weight courses.

Ashlesha Bagade (59kg) picked up a bronze to contribute to India’s general success because the nation medalled in eight out of 10 classes and received the group crown.

– YB Sarangi

Motorsport

Nationwide Rotax Max karting set to kick off

The primary spherical of the MECO – FMSCI Nationwide karting championship for the Rotax Max courses will start on the CoASTT circuit in Coimbatore on Saturday.

The championship contains six rounds with the grand finale slated for November 8 and 9. The 4 Nationwide champions within the Senior Max, Junior Max, Mini Max and Micro Max classes on the finish of the championship will characterize India within the Rotax Max Problem grand finals in Bahrain from November 29 to December 6.

The present season will witness the introduction of the Mini Max class, for racers beneath 11 years of age. The Senior Max has attracted 34 entries, and Bengaluru boys Rishon Rajeev (Birtel Artwork India) and brothers from Peregrine Racing Rohaan Madesh and Ishaan Madesh, are anticipated to dominate.

ALL SET TO GO: Karting stars from throughout the nation able to race within the Nationwide Rotax Max karting on the CoASTT circuit in Coimbatore this weekend.
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The Junior Max class can be headlined by final yr’s champion Pune’s Arafath Sheikh (Crest Motorsport) and Chennai’s Eshanth Vengatesan (MSport).

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Shut competitors is predicted within the Mini Max class which has a bunch of racers who’ve moved up from Micro Max. Rivaan Dev Preetham (MSport), together with Hamza Balasinorwala (Crest Motorsports), Rehan Khan Rasheed (MSport)), Yatharth Gaur (Leapfrog Racing) and Danish Dalmiya (Rayo Racing), who had been constantly claiming podiums within the Micro Max class final yr, have all moved to the brand new Mini class.

The departure of the highest 5 leaves the Micro Max area open. The official observe, qualifying rounds and Heats can be held ons Saturday adopted by the pre-final and closing on Sunday.

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– Rayan Rozario

Levitas Cup vehicles to roar in JK Tyre Nationwide racing

After the late legendary S. Karivardhan’s introduction of FISSME (Components India Single Seater Maruti Engine) and B. Vijayakumar’s FLGB 1300, Coimbatore has produced one other successful mixture of ‘Arrive and Drive’ Levitas Cup vehicles.

The Levitas Cup is an modern one-make racing collection based and run by Shravanthika Lakshmi, a 21-year-old racing driver from Coimbatore. The collection can be a part of the broader JK Tyre Nationwide Racing Championship ecosystem, representing a contemporary strategy to touring racing automotive in India with deal with creating new expertise and selling inclusive motorsport.

Shravanthika, a eager pupil of music who later modified gears to motorsport, is eager on doing one thing particular. “This certainly is a superb alternative for me to take off,” stated the younger lady who represented India on the World Motorsports Video games in Rome, Italy, in 2019.

Levitas Cup is an modern one-make racing collection based and run by Shravanthika Lakshmi (in pic).
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Her thought is to uplift grassroot motorsports. “Now we have 16 vehicles of which we initially deliberate for eight rookies and eight professionals. Now with the rookies extra thinking about getting in, we considered doing the adjustment by growing the quantity to 10,” she stated.

Nevertheless, Shravanthika needs extra drivers from Coimbatore to participate. “That’s my concern however I firmly imagine in a turnaround.”

A number of nationwide racing champion Arjun Narendran who did the preliminary testing was happy with the efficiency. “For a newcomer it’s actually good and a well-balanced automotive. I used to be shocked as a result of it was very constant all through testing.”

“That is the primary time a Touring Automobile is coming from Coimbatore after a really very long time. Additionally, it’s an excellent class as a result of there’s no Arrive and Drive programme now.” he added.

The Levitas Cup, which options 16 equally-matched vehicles guaranteeing shut, aggressive racing, can be a part of the three rounds of the JK Nationwide Racing Championship and there can be eight races in whole.

– Rayan Rozario

HOCKEY

Semifinalists determined for Hockey India Sub Junior Ladies Nationwide Championship 2025

The quarterfinals of the fifteenth Hockey India Sub Junior Ladies Nationwide Championship 2025 on the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi noticed Haryana, Odisha, Mizoram, and Jharkhand safe their spots within the closing 4.

Haryana will tackle Odisha, whereas Mizoram will lock horns with Jharkhand within the semifinals.

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ARCHERY

Jyothi, Parneet in semis; compound combined group to struggle for bronze in Archery World Cup Stage 4

Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Parneet Kaur stormed into their respective semifinals, whereas the combined group stayed in competition for a bronze medal as India’s compound archers saved their marketing campaign alive on the Archery World Cup Stage 4 in Madrid.

Reigning Asian Video games champion Jyothi, the highest seed, defeated Hazal Burun of Turkey 147-144, whereas seventh seed Parneet edged previous Oznur Treatment Girdi, additionally of Turkey, 142-141 to make the final 4. Each will face completely different opponents within the semifinals, giving India an opportunity to safe a double podium end within the ladies’s particular person compound occasion.

Nevertheless, the lads’s compound archers dissatisfied within the particular person class. High seed Rishabh Yadav exited within the second spherical, shedding 141-143 to Italy’s Michea Godano. Aman Saini and Priyansh additionally bowed out early.

Within the combined group occasion, the top-seeded Indian pair of Jyothi and Yadav, who had shattered the qualifying world file with a complete of 1431 factors on the opening day, fell in need of expectations, shedding to Twelfth-seeded Netherlands 152-155 within the semifinals.

They are going to now face El Salvador for the bronze medal on Saturday.

In the meantime, the recurve archers continued to disappoint. The combined group pair of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara crashed out after a 1-5 lose to Switzerland within the opening spherical, producing a dismal present with simply two 10s from 12 arrows.

– PTI

GOLF

Strong begin for Aditi Ashok in France, lies T-7 after first spherical

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok obtained off to one among her most interesting begins in a Main, carding a 4-under 67 within the opening spherical of the Amundi Evian Championship.

Enjoying her thirty fifth Main — essentially the most by any Indian golfer, male or feminine — Aditi was simply two pictures off the lead at T-Seventh She birdied the primary, seventh and the ninth to show in 3-under after which added a fourth birdie on the eleventh. She had another birdie on the 14th however earlier than that dropped her lone bogey of the day on the thirteenth.

Aditi had recorded her best-ever end in a Main at Evian-les-Bains final yr, ending tied-Seventeenth. With a powerful opening spherical, she has put herself in competition for a fair higher outcome this time.

Diksha Dagar simply missed making the draw however will play on the AIG Ladies’s Open later this month.

– PTI

TENNIS

Sumit Nagal enters qualifier of Trieste Challenger event

Qualifier Sumit Nagal sustained his robust recreation to get previous fellow qualifier Maxim Mrva of the Czech Republic 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 within the quarterfinals of the €145,250 Challenger tennis event in Trieste, Italy, on Friday.

Sumit, who had crushed the highest seed within the first spherical, had sailed previous wild card and former world No.16 Marco Cecchinato in straight units within the second spherical.

– Kamesh Srinivasan

SHOOTING

Shotgun World Cup: Zoravar Singh Sandhu eyes spot in closing

The skilled Zoravar Singh Sandhu asserted his experience by capturing a collection of 24, 25, 24 for the third-best rating of 73 after three rounds of entice within the Shotgun World Cup in Lonato, Italy, on Friday.

With two extra rounds of qualification on Saturday, Zoravar may aspire for a closing berth with a powerful efficiency, in a extremely aggressive area of 183 shooters. As compared, Lakshay Sheoran (70) and Jaswinder Singh (69) might discover it arduous to make the lower.

Competing within the RPO part, nationwide champion Shardul Vihan shot 72 out of 75.

Within the ladies’s part, Aashima Ahlawat shot 68 out of 74, nevertheless it was within the RPO part. Preeti Rajak (66), Neeru (66) and Pragati Dubey (57) had been removed from the main pack in a area of 101 shooters.

– Kamesh Srinivasan