BOXING
14 Indian boxers in ultimate of Belt and Street Youth Boxing Gala
Fourteen Indian boxers certified for the finals of their respective weight classes within the third Belt and Street Worldwide Youth Boxing Gala being held at Xinjiang, China.
The occasion is an Below-17, Below-19, and Below-23 worldwide competitors.
India has despatched a 58-member contingent comprising 20 boys and as many women in solely the U17 class, accompanied by 12 coaches, 5 assist workers and one referee and choose.
Of those, 10 ladies and 4 boys produced sturdy performances towards their opponents from Kazakhstan, Iran, Korea, Uzbekistan, the Philippines, and China to guarantee India of a number of silver medals and a shot on the gold.
Dhruv Kharb (46kg), Falak (48kg), Piyush (50kg), and Udham Singh Raghav (54kg) overcame powerful opponents from China, Korea, and Iran to achieve the finals.
Aditya (52kg) and Ashish (54kg) fought arduous towards their opponents from Kazakhstan however bowed out after slender selections.
Uday Singh, Devendra Chaudhary, Jaideep Singh Hanjra, and Loven Gulia suffered an analogous destiny.
Amongst ladies, Laxmi (46kg), Khushi (46kg), Radhamani (60kg), Chandrika (54kg), Jyoti (75kg), and Anushka (+80kg) secured wins towards boxers from China and the Philippines, whereas Chahat (60kg), Himanshi (66kg), Harnoor (66kg), and Anshika (+80kg) triumphed in all-India clashes.
Bhakti (50kg) and Shivani (75kg) misplaced to their opponents from China.
-PTI
SQUASH
FISU World College Squash to be held in Mumbai subsequent yr
Gamers from greater than 20 nations will take part within the FISU World College Championship Squash scheduled in Mumbai subsequent yr from August 3-9.
The match, to be held on the Somaiya Vidyavihar College, shall be organised in collaboration with the Affiliation of Indian Universities (AIU) and held beneath the aegis of the Worldwide College Sports activities Federation (FISU).
FISU is the worldwide governing physique accountable for occasions such because the World College Video games and the World College Championships.
“Somaiya Vidyavihar College (svu) has actively contributed to India’s presence at FISU tournaments by sponsoring athletes and delegations by AIU-led initiatives,” SVU, which has organised the All India Inter-College Squash Championship for the final three years, mentioned in an announcement.
“In 2024, 4 out of six gamers who represented India have been SVU college students on the FISU World College Championship Squash in Johannesburg, securing bronze medals in each particular person and staff classes,” it added.
Samir Somaiya, SVU chancellor mentioned, “It is going to give our college students the chance to witness world-class competitors, volunteer at a world occasion, and be impressed to push their very own limits.”
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GOLF
Skilled Amandeep edges out Ananya to win twelfth leg of WPGT
Amandeep Drall pipped younger Ananya Garg for her second victory of the 2025 season, claiming the twelfth leg of the Girls’s Indian Open after carding one-under 71 on the ultimate day.
Amandeep, who performed on the Hills Open in Sweden after which rushed to India in time for the occasion in Hosur, held her nerves within the tense closing levels for an combination of two-under 214 for 3 days.
Ananya, who was the Rookie of the Yr on the Hero WPG Tour in 2024, performed fantastically and even held a one-shot lead with two holes to go.
Nevertheless, Ananya bogeyed the seventeenth after which dropped a double bogey on the tough Par-3 closing 18th. In distinction Amandeep bogeyed the seventeenth and stayed calm.
When Amandeep and Ananya walked to the 18th tee, they have been tied at 2-under. Ananya double bogeyed and Amandeep, utilizing all her expertise, ensured a protected par.
It was Amandeep’s second title of the season, and she or he turned the third participant to win greater than as soon as this yr. Vani Kapoor (4 occasions) and Sneha Singh (twice) have been the opposite a number of winners.
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Ahlawat recovers to 1-under after fog delay at Crans Montana
Veer Ahlawat made good use of the fog-enforced suspension of play to enhance his place from 2-over to 1-under within the opening spherical of the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Course in Crans Montana on the DP World Tour. The Indian was mendacity tied 51st.
Shubhankar Sharma, who couldn’t begin on the opening day, started his marketing campaign and was 1-over by 15 and can want a powerful second spherical to finish his streak of missed cuts.
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EQUESTRIAN
Younger rider Vaasvi Khaitan drags EFI to courtroom over choice standards for Youth Asian Video games
A recent dispute has erupted within the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) with rival factions submitting separate lengthy lists to the Indian Olympic Affiliation (IOA) for the upcoming Youth Asian Video games, and rider Vaasvi Khaitan approaching the Delhi Excessive Courtroom in search of instructions for honest choice.
Fearing that she might miss out on making the Indian squad for the Youth Asian Video games within the “absence of a transparent choice standards”, Vaasvi approached the courtroom on Thursday. The courtroom heard the matter on Friday and set September 1 (Monday) as the following listening to date.
Nevertheless, the final date for submitting the ultimate checklist to IOA is August 31. The third version of the Youth Asian Video games is ready to be held in Bahrain from October 22-31.
The faction led by Appearing EFI President Colonel Jagat Singh despatched the lengthy checklist of eight riders to the IOA and it doesn’t have Vaasvi’s identify. The chosen riders are: Avik Bhatia, Jaiveer Verma, M Krishna Sahiti, A Harshiyt, Bhuwan, Jaiveer Nagra, Shub Choudhary and Ranbir Dhillon.
Curiously, Secretary Basic Colonel Jaiveer Singh additionally despatched a protracted checklist of 19 athletes, together with Vaasvi, to the IOA on July 29.
– PTI
Printed on Aug 29, 2025