Commonwealth
14-year-old Anahat named in India's squash squad for 2022 CWG
The 14-year-old is the youngest-ever squash player to represent India in any major Games. She would be one of the youngest in the entire Indian contingent through all disciplines.
Harmanpreet to lead 15-member Indian women's squad in Commonwealth Games
India is in Group A with Australia, Barbados, and Pakistan. Sri Lanka, England, New Zealand, and South Africa are placed in Group B. The top two teams from the respective pools will progress to the semifinals. India is scheduled to play three games in the league stage of the tournament starting July 29, the release said.
Commonwealth Esports Championships 2022: Indian teams seal berth in DOTA2, Rocket League
Led by captain Hargun Singh, India's Rocket League team, which included Nirjhar Mehta and Rushil Reddy Yarram, won all three matches in the regional qualifiers to claim the top spot. The qualifiers happened virtually. On the other hand, the Indian DOTA2 team, comprising captain Moin Ejaz, Ketan Goyal, Abhishek Yadav, Shubham Goli, and Vishal Vernekar, finished second behind Pakistan to make the cut for the Commonwealth Esports Championships.
Spanish Para Badminton: Pramod Bhagat bags 2 silver, one bronze
World No 1 Pramod Bhagat has won two silver and a bronze medal at the recently concluded Iberdrola Spanish Para Badminton International 2022. World No 2 Sukant Kadam also ended up with a bronze. The Padma Shree Awardee went down to World No 2 England's Daniel Bethell in straight sets, the score line read 9-21, 13-21. The match seemed much closer than what the score line reads and lasted for 39 minutes.
Mary Kom to skip World Championships, Asian Games; to focus on CWG
Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom has decided against participating in the trials for the upcoming IBA Elite Women's World Boxing Championships and the 2022 Asian Games, scheduled to start on Monday. However, the senior boxer added on Sunday that she will now focus on her preparations for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Inaugural Commonwealth esports championships to be held at Birmingham 2022
The esports event at Birmingham 2022 will be held independently and will have its own round of medals and titles. It will be held at the International Convention Centre on August 6 and 7. Meanwhile, the Commonwealth esports forum will also be conducted at the same venue on August 5, olympics.com reported.
Haryana's Olympian Chopra, Paralympic winner Antil named for Padma Shri
Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra and Paralympic gold medalist Sumit Antil, both belonging to Haryana, were on Tuesday awarded the Padma Shri. Also, the state's Om Prakash Gandhi will be awarded the Padma Shri for social work, Moti Lal Madan for science and engineering, and Raghuvendra Tanwar for literature and education.
National wrestling: Geeta Phogat wins silver on return; Sakshi, Seema make early exits
A former World Championship bronze medallist Geeta, who returned to competitive wrestling for the first time since becoming a mother in 2018, had to be satisfied with a silver in the women's 59 kg category on Friday. She had cruised to the final with ease where she found Railways' Sarita Mor, also a bronze medallist at the World Championship, a tough nut to crack and lost.
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