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Test cricketer dies of malaria Sampras
targets fifth straight Wimbledon title Doping
reports at French Open denied Second
successive award for Mukesh Kumar Shooting duo impresses Mixed
luck for UT players Bhiwani boys, Ambala girls corner
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London, June 12 England’s last seven wickets tumbled for 44 as they collapsed from 196 for three to 240 all out in pursuit of a victory target of 243. Needing nine runs with two wickets left in the 50th and final over, England scored six with the aid of two wides but lost both wickets, including Marcus Trescothick for an outstanding 137. With three wanted off the last ball, Andrew Caddick was stumped by Rashid Latif off Saqlain Mushtaq, sending England to their eighth consecutive defeat in one-day internationals. Earlier, Yousuf Youhana held Pakistan together with an accomplished 81 as they made 242 for eight off their 50 overs. Youhana’s innings, off 119 balls with just four fours, lacked flamboyance but kept the score ticking to a competitive if not daunting target for England, who are seeking to end a run of seven consecutive defeats in one-day internationals. England, who put Pakistan in to bat, restricted them to 100 for three after 25 overs with Darren Gough and Andy Caddick, returning to the side after an absence with a back strain, commanding respect. Salim Elahi opened in place of Saeed Anwar and made a slow 15 before Gough had him lbw for 15 in the eighth over. The first boundary of the match had come just the ball before from an on-drive. Shahid Afridi was joined Youhana and the pair continued to battle with tight bowling, even after Alan Mullally replaced Gough. In the 12th over Afridi made an attempt to take the attack to England, skipping three paces down the pitch to thump a Mullally ball over the long-on boundary for six. But three overs later he edged Caddick to Marcus Trescothick at first slip. Afridi had scored 30 from 45 balls in just over an hour. Two balls later Caddick’s slower ball yorked Inzamam-ul-Haq who completely misread it and was bowled round his legs without scoring. It was Inzamum’s second successive duck after he fell for nought to Australia on Saturday, though he made 79 against England in their first encounter at Edgbaston last Thursday. Youhana and Younis Khan built a partnership quietly, picking up ones and twos and reaching their combined 50 in 73 balls. It was Dominic Cork who broke the stand in the 35th over when Khan sliced a drive to Nick Knight at cover after scoring 41. Cork proved an expensive bowling option, however, with 50 runs coming off his seven overs.
Pakistan Elahi lbw b Gough 15 Afridi c Trescothick b Caddick 30 Youhana c Shah b Mullally 81 Inzamam b Caddick 0 Younis Khan c Knight b Cork 41 Rashid Latif b Ealham 23 Razzaq c Gough b Mullally 3 Mahmood not out 27 Shoaib Malik b Gough 9 Waqar Younis not out 1 Extras:
(b-1 lb-2 w-3 nb-6) 12 Total: (for eight wickets, 50
overs) 242 Bowling: Gough 10-1-37-2 (nb1 w1), Caddick 10-1-37-2 (nb4), Mullally 10-0-47-2 (w2), Cork 7-0-50-1 (nb1), Ealham 7-0-32-1, Hollioake 6-0-36-0.
England Trescothick c Afridi b Saqlain 137 Knight run out 1 Stewart c Younis Khan b Razzaq 4 Vaughan c Azar b Waqar Younis 0 Shah run out 62 Hollioake b Waqar Younis 0 Cork run out 3 Ealham lbw b Afridi 0 Gough lbw b Abdur Razzaq 6 Caddick st Rashid b Saqlain 10 Mullally not out 1 Extras: (lb-5 w-5 nb-6) 16 Total:
(all out 50 overs) 240 Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-19, 3-26, 4-196, 5-197, 6-201, 7-205, 8-218, 9-237. Bowling: Waqar Younis 10-2-20-2, Abdur Razzaq 10-0-41-2 (nb1 w1), Azhar Mahmood 10-0-50-0 (w2), Saqlain Mushtaq 9-0-50-2 (nb3 w2), Shoaib Malik 4-0-39-0, Shahid Afridi 7-0-35-1.
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New Delhi, June 12 “The Indian team won the Prime Minister’s Cup in Dhaka defeating Pakistan in the finals, under-16 and under-18 Asia Cup and Asian Schools Championship, but we got no congratulatory messages,’’ Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) president K.P.S. Gill said last night. “The triumph in the Prime Minister’s Cup was no less than the French Open win of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi but no one cared to even congratulate us, “he said at a function organised to felicitate the Indian team that won the under-18 Asia Cup. “We are on the way up but there is no support forthcoming from any quarters for the national game,’’ Mr Gill said. He was critical of the Indian corporate sector’s failure to support sports. “All big sponsors of sports in India are multinational companies,’’ Mr Gill said. But the lack of support would not come in the way of building a strong team for the future, he said. “Money is not the sole motivator.’’ “Good times are ahead for hockey. After decades we have again started producing players,’’ Mr Gill said. “We are now getting talent from all parts of India. For the first time we have a player from Kashmir in the junior team and he has shown tremendous promise. Three of our players - Jugraj Singh, Suraj Khantha and Rajpal Singh - made it to the Asia XI team,’’ Mr Gill said. Some more players could have joined the Asia XI but the Asian Hockey Federation wanted representation of all major hockey playing nations of Asia, he added. Jugraj Singh, who scored 14 goals in the tournament in five matches, was adjudged the top scorer of the under-18 Asia Cup, while Rajpal Singh was adjudged the best player of the tournament. The team would now be groomed for some future tournaments, beginning with the eight nation tournament at Poznan in Poland in August, coach of the victorious team Rajinder Singh said. A three to four week camp would be held at Chennai to prepare the team for this tournament, he said. On the win in the under-18 tournament, the coach said it was a good victory achieved through team work. “We scored early and kept the rivals under pressure.’’ The coach was also happy with the team’s penalty corner conversion rate. He said for the first time the team’s penalty corner conversion was 80 per cent. “We, however, have to work on our forward line which was a bit weak in converting the scoring chances into goals.’’
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New Delhi, June 12 With the victory in the eight-nation tournament that concluded in Ipoh, Malaysia on Sunday, India are now Asian champions in under-16 and under-18 categories and also at the school level. Experts and officials have already set their sights on the coming under-21 World Cup. “We have probably the best back-up programme in the world,” Indian Hockey Federation chief K.P.S. Gill claimed yesterday at a function to felicitate the victorious under-18 team. The Indians totally dominated the tournament pumping in as many as 54 goals in six matches with captain Jugraj Singh top-scoring with 14 goals. India also walked away with a majority of individual awards with Rajpal Singh being declared the player of the tournament and Tushar Khandekar the best player of the final. Coach Rajinder Singh was naturally ecstatic with the team’s performance. “The boys played really well. They deserved to win,” he said. While he insisted that the victory was a result of team effort, he did pick up a few players for special mention. “Jugraj is a very good prospect. He has attended senior camps too and is a very effective full-back. Amarjeet Singh has improved very well and he too is one of the players for the future,” he said. Amarjeet, whose father was killed in anti-militancy operations in Punjab, is one of the only two players who were part of the team that won the under-16 tournament at Singapore last year, Tushar being the other. Rajinder Singh was not too worried that most of the good players at the junior level do not stay long enough to make a mark at the senior level. “One of the reasons is that junior players get jobs early and then they quit the game. But there are many players who keep coming,” he said. Some of the players wear out by the time they reach the senior level and Gill said the selections are done strictly on the basis of current performance. “However, there are a number of lateral entries and we have no dearth of talent,” he said. From this team, Rajpal, Jugraj and goalkeeper Suraj Kant were picked for the Asia XI, making India the only team that contributed three players, Gill said. Rajinder said he expected at least 7 to 8 players from this team to be included in the under-21 team for the World Cup.
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Wright happy with India’s fielding Harare, June 12 Wright, who has always stressed on improving the fielding and the fitness of the players, was very contented with the team’s performance in the first Test. “Only when you are fielding you can see if there is team spirit in a unit,” Wright said. The Indians had a lot to cheer about in terms of their fielding performance in the Bulawayo Test. They took some outstanding catches and were generally very agile in the field. Sadgopan Ramesh had a hand in two such dismissals, the critical wickets of Guy Whittall and Andy Flower. Both were brilliant catches. Here was a man who is fighting for his Test place and only a couple of hours before was down on the bench in the dressing room getting treatment for diarrhoea. He didn’t brood or clutch his stomach in pain. He wanted to contribute badly and did so in a rousing fashion. Similar was the case with Rahul Dravid. The vice-captain went into the match with his dislocated finger not quite fully mended. He made 44 attractive runs and effected the run-out of Grant Flower besides taking a catch. The run-out, made, all the difference to the target set for the Indians. It was a smart pick up and direct throw at the striker’s end which brought Grant Flower’s frustrating innings of 71 to an end.
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Kumble writes An overseas victory at last! Fifteen years is a long wait, and we did come close to winning abroad on a couple of occasions but just couldn’t make it. Albeit it was a comfortable victory in the end, the team had to work hard for the win. I have always believed that the first inning of a Test match is very important and Zimbabwe didn’t do any justice after winning the toss and taking first strike on a good batting strip. Our bowlers bowled a probing line but the approach of the Zimbabwe batsmen was shocking to say the least. Ashish Nehra was the pick of the bowlers and it is really creditable coming back after an injury. He needs to quickly sort out his problem of running on the pitch, as the umpires will be even stricter from now on. Although Javagal Srinath was not at his best in the first innings, he came back strongly in the second. He will have to play a leading role, along with John Wright, in helping Nehra and Zaheer sort out their follow-through and treading on the danger area. It was rather surprising that there were no century makers in the Test. Andy Flower was the best on view with his consecutive half centuries. We will have to come up with a strategy against him, as he seems to be the stumbling block. I think he is probably the best player of spin bowling and the only chance is for the seamers to let him come at the ball rather than bowling at him. It was a total team effort with the lower order contributing with the bat. Samir Dighe and Harbhajan Singh showed a lot of character and grit in getting us to a sizeable lead in the first inning, which proved decisive. Sachin looked all set for another ton before Stuart Carlisle took a blinder of a catch. The only worry for the Indians in the batting department seem to be the top order not going on to get bigger scores. Das has all the qualities of an opening batsman — technique, temperament and he really applied himself in the second inning to win the man of the match award. It is a very healthy sign when younger players contribute to a team’s victory and I am sure the captain and the coach must be happy. Coming to Sourav’s form with the bat, he is too good a player to miss out on the runs for so long and it is only a matter of time before he comes good with the bat. The fielding was exceptional with Ramesh and Das’ catches being outstanding. The ground fielding was excellent with Rahul’s effort in running Grant Flower out being the highlight. There has been a talk of Hemang Badani being drafted as an opener but I think a senior player, perhaps Rahul with his technique and temperament should shoulder the responsibility. Also, Rahul’s success against Zimbabwe is terrific. Wright has been emphasising on the process rather than the result; while India winning a Test match abroad has broken the jinx and a new chapter in Indian cricket has begun. Zimbabwe probably will go into the second Test in Harare without the services of their experienced bowlers Heath Streak and Henry Olonga. The wicket at Harare is very similar to the one in Bulawayo except that the outfield was dreadfully slow when Zimbabwe played against Bangladesh earlier in the year. India will have to guard against complacency and I foresee a 2-0 triumph if we play to our potential. It has been a great week for Indian sport with Mahesh and Leander winning the French Open doubles, Vishwanathan Anand winning his third successive crown and of course, India breaking a 15-year drought in Bulawayo.
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India for triangular series in England Dubai, June 12 “We have confirmed to play in the triangular cricket tournament against Sri Lanka and England in June 2002. The triangular has been planned along with Indian team’s tour of England. The one day matches will be played immediately on the team’s arrival in England”, he was today quoted as telling The Gulf News on phone from
Vadodara. “India will play four Test matches against England after the triangular matches”, he said. The triangular has been organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board
(ECB) as Sri Lanka is also arriving in England for a full tour before the Indian team”. Triangular series will have 10 matches and the final is slated for July 13 at the Lords. Before that Sri Lanka will play three Tests in England.
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Test cricketer dies of malaria Harare, June 12 Madondo, (24) was the first black batsman to be selected for the national team after bowlers Henry Olonga, Mpumelelo Mbangwa and Everton Matambanadzo. He played three Tests for Zimbabwe, scoring 90 runs with a top score of 74 not out in the drawn one-off test against New Zealand last December. “Trevor didn’t look that bad and all of this has come as a shock to us,’’ his father Ben told The Chronicle newspaper today. “We were expecting him home in Mutare but he did not come as expected”. “It was only when we came to Harare to find out what had happened to him that he told us he was not feeling well.’’
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Sampras targets fifth straight Wimbledon title London, June 12 Just two months short of his 30th birthday and without a tournament title since last year’s Wimbledon, the player who has won a record 13 Grand Slam titles appeared to be a spent force. But the grass-court season is here again, and Sampras feels like a new man. Twelve days after his second-round humiliation to Galo Blanco on the red clay in Paris, Sampras is thrilled to be back on grass as he prepares to chase his fifth straight Wimbledon title and eighth in nine years. “There’s a Wimbledon coming up, my juices get going and hopefully it will happen,” Sampras said yesterday in London, where he is playing in the Wimbledon warmup event at Queen’s Club. “You still have that pressure of being the man to beat and, at Wimbledon, I am the man to beat,” he said. “But it’s still a one-on-one sport, still my ability against his ability and on grass, when my serve’s there and everything’s clicking, I’m tough to beat.” The bookmakers agree. Ladbrokes lists Sampras as 7-4 favourite, ahead of Andre Agassi at 7-2 and Patrick Rafter at 10-1. Wimbledon begins June 25. Since his victory at Wimbledon last year, Sampras has gotten married and, because of his inability to win any titles since, has continually fielded questions about retirement. So far, the answer has been no. “There’s still a lot of pride out there,” Sampras said. “It’s been a tough year because I’ve lost more than I’m used to so it’s not sitting well with me. “I feel like, when I’m playing well, I’m still up there — maybe not week in week out — there’s no reason to think about retirement. It’s a great job. I play sport for a living and a lot of people, maybe working in an office they would love to do that.” Sampras held the year-end No 1 ranking for six straight years until 1999. He finished last year at No 3, and is currently No 4 on the ATP entry system list. “You have to appreciate what I’ve been able to do and the fact that I’ve got many years left,” he said. “And that’s my attitude. There’s no reason to think about retirement. I still have the focus and the passion to be the best.” Sampras, however, has reduced his playing commitments considerably and admits it’s tougher to compete week after week. “It’s tough to get motivated,” he said. “Being No 1 isn’t really a focus like it used to be. I’ve kind of let that go. I’m just trying to get myself on schedule for the majors and hopefully win another one or two. I feel like I’m still reasonably young and that I can still hopefully do it. “Quitting is a final word,” he said. “I still enjoy playing, I till enjoy competing and even though I’ve achieved a lot. I still want to go out there and win and play well.” New seeding system In a move to stop the top clay-court players from boycotting the only Grand Slam event played on grass, Wimbledon yesterday announced that the number of seeds for both the men’s and women’s singles will be doubled from 16 to 32. While the seeded players will be the top 32 in the ATP entry list rankings, organisers will re-arrange the men’s order based on their grass-court credentials. Sampras, who will be seeking his eighth Wimbledon title and fifth in a row, said the move benefits all. “It makes sense,” he said. “You’d think that 32 seeds would in order for a 128-player draw. I like it. Otherwise you could be a top seed and play someone 17 in the world. That’s the beauty of a Grand Slam, you’re gonna get upsets. But it brings some fairness may be to the game. They obviously did it because of the complaints last year.” Wimbledon organisers usually deviate from the ATP rankings to reflect players’ ability on grass. Top clay-court players, including French Open titlist Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil and runner-up Alex Corretja, have claimed the system is unfair. Kuerten, who won at Roland Garros for the third time on Sunday, has pulled out of Wimbledon anyway, citing a sore groin. It’s unclear whether the new system will satisfy Corretja and other top clay courters who have threatened to boycott Wimbledon. Sampras said he understands Kuerten’s gripe but suggested he should played Wimbledon if fit. “I understand what he’s saying,” the American said. “But I’d like to see him play because he can play well. He’s a baseline player who can maybe not win Wimbledon but certainly be a threat. You like to see everyone play, the top player in the world, the guy who’s just won the French Open. “But he puts a lot into his clay court season, he’s been playing a lot for the past six or seven weeks and he needs a break I’m sure, Sampras said. “But, on the other hand, you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do and when it comes to majors, and especially the biggest major, you do it.” While the move to increase the number of seeds to 32 starts with Wimbledon, the same will happen at the other three Grand Slams — the US, Australian and French Opens. The ATP welcomed the decision to seed 32 players but said it was opposed to determining the order based on a surface-based system. “We have viewed it as both unnecessary and a potentially confusing addition to the game,” ATP Chief Executive Officer Mark Miles said in a statement.
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at French Open denied Paris, June 12 In an interview with France Inter, Sports Minister Marie-George Buffet had vaguely referred to a “positive case” in tennis without giving further details about the player. Shortly after, the Sports Ministry issued a strong denial acknowledging Buffet had “mentioned” a case in the interview but was referring to an incident that happened before this year’s French Open. “An unfortunate summary of her remarks led people to believe that it was an event concerning the 2001 French Open,” the Sports Ministry said in a statement.
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Greene’s quest for new mark continues Athens, June 12 Greene, who set his world record time of 9.79 in the same Tsiklitiria competition two years ago, shaved 0.05 of a second from this season’s previous best set a month ago. Greene had a late departure from the blocks and was under pressure from training partner Ato Boldon of Trinidad, who clocked 9.97. Bernard Williams of the USA was third in 10.07. “I am satisfied with the result although I was expecting something better,” Greene said after the race. Greece’s Costas Kenderis thrilled the crowd of 10,000 spectators in the 200 m with a 2001 world best, clocking 20.10. It was the first major race for Kenderis since his surprise victory in the Sydney Olympics last summer. American Floyd Heard came second, with Francis Obikwel of Nigeria third. In total, 10 seasonal world best marks were registered. So was a new European women’s pole vault record, by Russian Svetlana Feofanova who soared to 4.57 m to beat second-place finisher Ukrainain Anzhela Balakhonova’s record of 4.56, set last year. Tatiana Grigorieva of Australia came third in 4.47 m. Britain’s Katharine Merry set a competition record in the 400 m with a 49.49 seconds performance that was just off the UK national record. Finishing second in the event was South Africa’s Heide Seyerling at 50.36 followed by Jadjina Kaltouma of Chad in 50.59. The women’s 100 m sprint was won by Ukrainian Zhana Pintusevich in a season's world best of 10.93, just ahead of Cameroon’s Leonie Myriam Mani in 10.98. In the men’s 1500 m Ali Sief saidi of Algeria took the lead on the final bend to beat Kenya’s Noah Ngeny in 3 minutes 30.78 seconds. Cuban Olympic champion Anier Garcia stylishly staved off the challenge from Britain’s Colin Jackson to capture the 110 m hurdles title for men in a season’s best of 13.30 seconds. Chris Phillips of the USA was second in 13.3 seconds with Jackson taking third in the same time. The best men’s 5000 m time so far this season was clocked by Kenya’s Sammy Kipketer in 12:59.34, ahead of team-mates Benjamin Limo and John Kibowen in third. In the 3000 m steeplechase, Kenya also swept the podium places with John Kosgei first in 8:16.28 followed by Abraham Cherono, and Stanley Kibiwott in third. Russian Tatyana Lebedeva won the women’s triple jump in a season’s best leap of 14.91m, with Cuban Magdelin Martinez in second far off at 14.50 and Bulgarian Tereza Marinova third at 14.48. In the women’s discus, Romania’s Nicoletta Grasu threw 68.31m for a season’s best, with Russian Natalya Sadova in second followed by Franka Dietzsch of Germany. Zulia Calatyud of Cuba fought off a late challenge by Brazil’s Fabiane Dos Santos to win the women’s 800 m race in 1:59.00. Dos Santos was second at 1:59.07, with her team-mate Luciana Mendes third in 1:59.46.
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successive award for Mukesh Kumar New Delhi, June 12 Leading by 12 points at the start of the Bangalore event, Vijay lost by an identical margin after four days of tantalising shoot-outs. When the smoke had cleared on the 72nd hole of the par-68 course, the four under, which Mukesh fired on the third day, proved crucial. Mukesh, who won Rs 13 lakh in prize money, totalled a cash gathering of Rs 21.5 lakh to make him the first double millionaire in a single season. He played 22 events, made the cut in all 22, won four and finished at the top 10 in 19 events. Troubled by an ailing shoulder and let down by an errant putter, Vijay Kumar missed out on his third Mahindra award, though he too made a handsome packet of Rs 12.9 lakh from the tour. Twentyone-year-old Rahul Ganapathi of Mysore won the ‘Mahindra Rookie Golfer of the Year’ award. He shot into the lead in his very second event of the season, and hung on to it tenaciously till the very end to amass a prize money collection of Rs 4.5 lakh to grab the Rs 1.25 lakh Mahindra award. Indrajit Bhalotia, with a putting average of 1,753, won the putter of the year award. The prize money of the Mahindra award will be raised to Rs 1 million from the 2001-02 PGA tour, starting in mid-August. The rookie and the best putter will get Rs 1.5 lakh each. |
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New Delhi, June 12 Bindra shot 597/600 in the air rifle event, and then shot 103.5 in the finals to win the bronze medal. Bindra also created a new world record in junior air rifle event by scoring 597/600 shattering the record of Graff Cyril of France according to the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). Anjali displayed her true grit in the air rifle event recording a score of 397/400. In the finals she shot 100.9 and stood fifth which was a marked improvement over her eighth position at the Sydney Olympics. Speaking at a press conference here this evening, Mr Baljit Singh Sethi, general secretary, NRAI said: “The duo (Abhinav and Anjali) have a bright future ahead of them and no effort would be spared in assisting them in improving their performances.’’ “Foreign coaches are in the offering. For Abhinav the Central Government has given permission that he be sent to Germany for further training. Also the Ministry of Youth and Sports has cleared our proposal to send a junior team of shooting hopefuls for a competition in the Czeck Republic later this month,’’ Mr Singh said. Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Uma Bharati, in her message to the duo, congratulated them on their achievement and hoped that they would continue to improve their performance in other major international tournaments in the future. Abhinav Bindra for his part thanked his well wishers for their support and encouragement. “I would continue to work hard and improve. At the World Cups things went well at the right time and their is scope for much more,’’ Bindra said. Bindra also revealed his preference for a team coach rather than personal individual coaches as it improves the allround performance of the team. Speaking to UNI Anjali Vedpathak stressed that there was scope for improvement in her performance and she was totally committed to it with he family’s support.
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Mixed luck for UT players New Delhi, June 12 In the boys u-16 section, Chandigarh’s Ardhaman Sidhu accounted for fifth seed Devesh Shukla (UP) 6-4, 6-3, while local player Vivek Shooken defeated sixth seed Parikisht Pandey (UP) 6-4, 6-3 on their way to quarterfinals. In the girls u-14 section, Chandigarh’s Taskeen Bains staged a fine rally after losing the first set to beat fifth seed Anukriti Prasad (Delhi) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the second round. Other seeded players in all the sections made it to the quarterfinals. In boys u-16, top seed Tushar Liberhan recorded a fluent 6-1, 6-2 over Honey Rana. Second Seed Wirk Ganguly survived a first set scare to overpower Raghav Nanda 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
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glory Ambala, June 12 In the three-day championship, 250
gymnasts from different districts of Haryana are participating. The
championship has been divided into senior, junior and sub-junior
levels. The opening ceremony was lackluster, with most of the audience
seats being empty. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Ahlawat said for a
healthy life, children must take part in sports. He said the aim of
sports was not just to win medal, but also for physical and mental
growth. “Hard work and training are necessary for coming at a par
with the international level,” he said. Mr Ahlawat said sports
nurseries were being established to encourage sports in the state. He
said the Haryana Government had allotted land to the Haryana Olympic
Association for construction of a building and a sports stadium was
also coming up at Panchkula. He pointed out that astro-turf was going
to be established in Ambala and Gurgaon. The Deputy Commissioner,
Ambala, Mr D.D. Gautam, said latest equipment worth Rs 50 lakh was
going to be set up in the gymnasium hall. He stated that a sports
hostel was started for the benefit of the sportspersons and a
gymnastics nursery was being run here. In the boys under-14 section,
the team championship was won by Bhiwani with Yamunanagar second and
Gurgaon third. The individual championship was won by Naveen of
Bhiwani, with Mandeep of Gurgaon second and Sanjeev of Yamunanagar
third. In the floor exercises event, Manish was first, Amit second
and Naveen third. In the v horse, Sonu was first, Naveen second and
Harjinder third. In the side horse, Sonu was first, Sanjeev was second
and Manish third. In the p bar, Manish was first, Mandeep second and
Naveen third. In roman rings, Naveen was first, Manbir second and
Manish third. In the h bar, Mandeep was first, Harish second and Amit
third. In girls under-12 section, team championship was bagged by
Ambala, while Rai was second and Bhiwani third. In the individual
championship, Swati of Ambala was first, Nidhi of Ambala second and
Gunjan of Rai third. In vaulting horse, Swati was first and Nidhi was
second. In uneven bars, Swati was first, Saloni was second and Gunjan
was third. In balance beam, Swati was first, Nidhi was second and
Saloni was third. In floor exercises, Swati was first, Gunjan was
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