The ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun begins in Delhi with 208 shooters from 18 countries. India leads with 69 athletes. Notable participants include Raiza Dhillon, Abhinav Shaw, Shambhavi Kshirsagar, and international medalists from Italy and Croatia
Hyderabad’s 11-year-old Anvith Athapu won silver in the 333m and bronze in the 500m at the Asian Open Short Track Speed Skating Championship, adding to his 40-plus medals since age eight
India registered its best-ever performance at the Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, winning 50 gold medals to top the tally. The senior and junior shooters both impressed with historic results across Olympic and non-Olympic events
The Maxwell Trevor Cycling Welfare Association will host the fifth Kids Talent Identification Championship, India’s biggest cycling event for ages 6–16, on September 14 at RRC Ground, with free online registrations until August 24
Seventeen-year-old Shiva Prasad remained unbeaten to win the Level 4 title at the Inspire Series 3rd Non-medallist men’s singles carrom tournament, with S Sagar, Anwar, and others triumphing in their respective categories
Abhinava defeated K. Aniketh Reddy (GBA) 15-6, 16-14 in the singles final and then combined with Aditya Gupta to clinch the doubles title, also defeating Nalin and Pranav of Hyderabad 15-7, 15-10.
Viraj Madappa of Kolkata upstaged in the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and bagged the Rs 60 lakh PGTI Players Championship played at the Classic Golf & Country Club
Parmeet smashed an unbeaten 102 (13x4, 3x6) in Ameerpet’s 13-run win over SK Blues in the HCA C Division One-Day League Championship on Thursday. Aditya (4/46) was the standout bowler for SK Blues, who fell short in the chase by 13 runs, finishing at 237/8 in 40 overs.
The local MLA T Venkat Rao and ITDA project officer B Rahul congratulated the team for their success in the event. They said that the team’s collective efforts, the support, advice and guidance provided by the PDs, PETs and coaches led to such a big success
The principal difference on the field would be the reduction of the Premier League from 20 to 18 teams with the overall number of clubs in the top four English divisions shrinking from 92 to 90.
