HEALTH

Excessive menstrual bleeding need not weigh heavy on women’s mind
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 20
There is good news for women who suffer from excessive menstrual bleeding. Thanks to the US FDA approved Thermachoice Uterine Balloon therapy, women can now bid goodbye to painful heavy periods.

According to a recent survey, over three crore women in India suffer from excessive menstrual bleeding, which causes anemia and weakness in them. “This simple and effective therapy can be offered if the first line of drug therapy fails, avoiding the need to go in for surgery,” said Dr P. M. Gopinath, a leading gynecologist at Sooriya Hospital, Chennai.

According to another gynecologist in Delhi, Dr Sharda Jain, “it is the most frequently encountered gynecological problem in India,” adding that the therapy requires eight minutes and could be performed in the outpatient procedures with local anesthesia. Even the recovery was fast as the patient could leave within an hour and get back to routine work without any bed rest.

Gynecologist Urvashi Sehgal observed, “young women prefer this treatment as they do not want to loose their uterus. They tend to feel they have become less feminine and less desirable after a hysterectomy. Their husbands think that after the uterus removal, women loose their sexual desire.”

More than two lakh women have used this procedure worldwide and as many as 5,000 women have availed this technique in India, which is available in over 160 centres across the country.

SPORTS

Malhotra hopes to hit the bull’s eye
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 20
Archery Association of India (AAI) president Prof Vijay Kumar Malhotra, who is also the president of the All-India Council of Sports (AICS), was delighted at the brilliant performances of the Indian archers, both men and women, at the Van Cortland Park in New York. The men’s and women’s archery teams have qualified for the Athen Olympic Games in 2004, and Prof Malhotra felt that all the efforts put in by the AAI was finally paying rich dividends.

It may be recalled that the Indian men’s team, comprising Satyadev Prasad, Tarundeep Rai and Achalya Ved Kumar won their 1/16 match against the Russian team by scoring 249/242 out of a possible 270. They extended the lead against Ukrain and finally clinched victory at 247/232 to secure a berth in the semi-final of the 42nd World Outdoor Target Archery Championship, to join Korea, Sweden and Italy. India also ensured, in the process, a place in the Athens Olympics.

Prof Malhotra was also satisfied with the performance of `the women archers comprising Dola Banerjee, Reena Kumari and C Swuro.

He stated that it was a moment of glory as this was the first time in the history of Indian archery that both the men and women teams confirmed their berths for the Olympic Games. He said the display of the archers in New York will give a big boost to the sport in the country.

Prof Malhotra congratulated the archers on behalf of the Archery Association of India for their fine show. He advised the men’s team to maintain their momentum through mental concentration to hit the bull’s eye. He said the India archers should not let down their guard as they would have to tackle stronger challenges in the coming days.

The Indian team is expected to return to New Delhi on July 22.

The Indian archers’ performances have come as a pleasant surprise as the AAI has been making a lot of effort to improve the quality of performances by providing them with world class equipment and improved facilities at coaching camps.

Most of the archers are now gainfully employed as Prof Malhotra has been sparing no effort to get them employment in Government, public sector and private organisations. It was therefore no surprise that he felt vindicated when the archers qualified for the Olympic Games.

Ashoka Club drub Glorious
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 20
Ashoka Club produced a pleasing performance to drub Glorious Club by three goals to one in a Group A preliminary league match of the Delhi Soccer Association-SAIL A Division Football League Championship at the Ambedkar Stadium on Sunday.

Inside-right Sarat Chandra slotted in a brace of goals to star in Ashoka Club’s victory. He first struck home in the 13th minute, and then enhanced the lead four minutes into the second half. A minute later Chean Rawat reduced the margin for Glorious while Jamsher completed the tally for Ashoka in the 56th minute. Ashoka and Glorious have earned three points each from two matches.

In another Group A match played at the Ambedkar Stadium, Uttranchal Heroes sneaked past Cosmos Club with a solitary-goal victory. Striker Rajesh Kanojia scored the match-winner in the 54th minute, after both the teams put up a close fight.

The Cosmos forwards were guilty of squandering away at least three golden chances to score as they failed to control the ball in slippery underfoot conditions following rains.

Indian Air Force, Palam scored a fluent 4-0 victory against Delhi Veterans in a Group A match at the Nehru Stadium ground. The Airmen led by three goals at the interval. Inside-right C H Jerom put the Airmen in the lead in the sixth minute while striker Kalyan Pal made it 2-0 in the 18th minute. Outside-left T. K. Agnihotri increased the lead to 3-0 two minutes before the breather. Kalyan Pal completed the tally in the 58th minute.

Air Force have earned six points from two matches while Veterans have collected three points from two matches.

Monday’s fixtures: South India vs Goodwill (3.45 p m); Uttrakhand vs Young Boys (5 p m)—Ambedkar Stadium. Nivia vs Shakti Club (3.45 pm)— Nehru Stadium.

Manav Sethi upsets Ankit Chawla in Manav Sthali TT tourney
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, July 20
Manav Sethi upset Ankit Chawla after a hard-fought five-game tussle at 11-3, 11-1, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5 in the boys singles (under-17) second round match of the Chandravati Bhatnagar Manav Sthali Open Table Tennis Tournament at the Talkatora indoor stadium on Sunday.

In another well-contested match, Piyush Dwivedi managed to beat Varun Anand at 11-7, 11-1, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5. Varun Jaidka downed Mayank Gandhi after a protracted battle at 12-10, 6-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8 in a cadet boys third round match. Sajal Khandelwal beat Atul Mahajan at 11-5, 11-0, 11-3.

Following are the complete results: Sub-Junior Boys second round: Tushar Chopra b Nitish Chopra 11-9, 11-5, 11-6; Rishab Aggarwal b Karan Malhotra 11-3, 11-6, 14-12; Lovkesh Chawla b Rajat Pathak 11-9, 11-7, 11-6; Suman b Karan Nayyar 10-12, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8; Dhruv Kapania b Jasmeet Singh 11-9, 13-11, 9-11, 11-8; Sarthak Mahajan b Rishab Bhalla 11-4, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7; Anurag Saini b Pratik Ajmani 8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8; Sahil Verma b Sihant Dogra 11-2, 12-10, 6-11, 11-5; Sarabjeet Singh b Harsimranjeet 11-5, 11-6, 11-9; Rajat b Shailendra Rawat 5-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5; Chahal b Piyush Kalra 11-8, 5-11, 11-8, 11-6;

Sidhharth Negi b Prahil Ghai 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5; Ashmit Khaneja b Rishabh Bhalla 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7; Dhruv Arya b Hitesh Dhingra 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4; Ronak Bhatia b Sahil Wadhwan 11-7, 10-12, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8.

Kids (girls first round): Palak Rawat b Sanah Chaudhary 11-6, 11-9, 5-11, 12-14, 11-8; Tanvi Manchanda b Uprisha Kapoor 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 11-3; Gunjan Kharbanda b Gursimran Kaur 11-2, 11-4, 11-3; Reedham Dutta b Sukkiti Anand 11-2, 11-4, 11-7; Shiani Sehgal b Bhumika Popli 11-6, 11-4, 11-4; Saadhvi b Hemani Mahajan 12-10, 10-12, 6-11, 12-10, 11-7; Arushi Gupta b Shrishtu Sachdeva 5-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5; Trishna Bhawhan b Aishwary Mishra 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 11-5; Anushka Teotia b Parul Razdan 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7; Nigati Jain b Bhayau Batra 11-0, 11-1, 11-4.

Boys singles second round: Rajesh Goel b Kalpesh Oswal 9-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5; Lovekesh Chawla b Raghav Taneja 11-3, 11-5, 11-3; Abhinav Sharawat b Mayank Yadav 11-5, 11-6, 11-6; Pranav Khurana b Chander Moha Nakul 11-6, 12-14, 11-3, 9-11, 11-6; Hemant b Pankaj Bajaj 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5; Aman Ahuja b Karan Sachdeva 11-8, 11-8, 11-8; Parv Manini b Shiv Mehta 11-3, 11-3, 11-9; Siddhart Khurana b Arjun Batra 11-3, 11-7, 11-5; Rachit Maheshwari b Ankush Sikka 11-3, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7; Atul Manbwana b Siddharth Chabra 11-5, 11-4, 11-4; Sanam Bhatheja b Abhishek Chakraborthy 11-5, 11-9, 11-9; Gaganpreet Singh b Saurabh 11-3, 11-4, 11-5; Suvidha Vohra b Dhruv Arya 11-6, 11-6, 11-6; Tushar Chopra b Parit Jain 11-6, 11-8, 14-12; Piyush Dwivedi b Varun Anand 5-11, 11-5, 11-9, 10-12, 12-10; Vikram Kumar b Paras Nagpal 11-4, 11-4, 11-4; Samrath Gandhi b Lohit Virmani 11-8, 11-4, 11-5; Gautam Aggarwal b Sidhant Trehan 11-9, 12-10, 11-8; Navprut Singh b Vaibhav Batra 11-4, 11-8, 11-7; Salil Gupta b Bhrighu Bajaj 11-6, 11-5, 11-6; Rohit Manchanda b Saransh Goila 11-1, 11-0, 11-7; Gunjit Arora b Rijul Jain 12-14, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7; Sarthak Gandhi b Nikhil 11-2, 11-6, 11-2; Tanmay Gupta b Shailendra Rawat 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 8-11,11-7; Nitin Garg b Love Sachdeva 11-8, 11-5, 11-8; Marigank Malhotra b Deepanshu 11-5, 11-7, 11-9; Arun Khosla b Naman Sharma 11-7, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8; Amul Gupta b Rahul Nigam 11-5, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7; Amul Gupta b Rahul Nigam 11-5, 11-6, 10-11, 11-7; Ashray Gupta b Deepak Saraf 11-4, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7; Manav Sethi b Ankit Chawla 11-7, 11-1, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5; Kartik Kukreja b Dhruv Goel 11-5, 11-5, 11-4; Rajat Walecha b Dilshad 11-9, 11-2, 11-4; Akabh Verma b Siddharth Gaur 11-3, 11-0, 11-0; Amit Kathuria b Anubhav Jain 11-3, 11-5, 11-8; Aman Kathuria b Arjun Beri 11-9, 11-13, 8-11, 11-2, 13-11; Akshay b Rohan Kala 11-9, 11-9, 11-9.

Cadet boys third round: R Pramod b Sahil Gulati 11-1, 11-7, 11-6; Sanchit Jain b Deepak Rishi 11-7, 11-8, 11-7; Sanyam Bajaj b Sahil Aggarwal 11-9, 11-2, 11-5; Varun Jaidka b Mayank Goswami 12-10, 6-11, 11-4, 6-11, 11-8; Mohit Chugh b Shashank Puri 11-2, 11-0, 11-5; Neeraj Kukreja b Rishab Thapar 11-4, 11-2, 11-3; Niman Sood b Nikhil Mittal 11-3, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5; Sahil Singhal b Rishu Gupta 5-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 11-9; Raunaq Bhatia b Raghav Sachdeva 11-7, 11-6, 11-5; Rishab Saini b Ishaan Dhingra 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8; Dhruv Shorey b Rohan Gaur 11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9; Lovekesh Chawla b Udit Jain 11-6, 11-9, 11-1; Kartik Sharma b Raghav Verma 11-8, 11-4, 11-3; Anurag Sharma b Ajay Wadhwa 11-1, 11-3, 11-5; Yatin Chauhan b Manshu Kapoor 11-3, 11-4, 11-6;

Sidharth Negi b Sarthak Mahajan 11-4, 11-4, 11-1; Hardik Sethi b Kshitij Budhraja 11-6, 11-5, 11-4; Dipesh Teckchandani b Abhi Panchal 11-2, 11-1, 11-3; Piyush Dwivedi b Tarun Gupta 11-5, 11-6, 11-7; Sajil Kahndelwal b Atul Mahajan 11-5, 11-10, 11-3; Himesh Bassi b Mohit Singhal 12-10, 12-10, 6-11, 11-2.