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Shikha keeps India in hunt for third place
Sania uncertain for French Open
Ferrero, Nadal march into semis
Narain 17th in first qualifying session
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Harbhajan comes to Ganguly’s defence
Cairns defends ICC ban on Ganguly
Ponting’s bat yet to be cleared, says ICC
Sachin still good enough: Gillespie
Indian challenge in U-21 snooker ends
Sasikiran stuns top seed Nakamura
Churchill scrape past Mahindras
London club honours Balbir Sr
DAV School triumph
223 students participate in skating competition
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Shikha keeps India in hunt for third place
New Delhi, April 23 After Ankita Bhambri lost the first singles 1-6, 3-6 to a higher ranked Ye-Ra Lee, Shikha beat Jin-Hee Kim 6-3, 6-1 to draw parity. With both the teams locked in a 1-1 draw, the outcome of the doubles match -- where Shikha partners Rushmi Chakravarthi to take on Kyung-Mi Chang and Jin-A Lee will decide which team finishes third. With India trailing 0-1, Shikha, leading the Indian challenge in the tournament in absence of Sania Mirza, had to live up to the expectation of the vociferous partisan crowd, which cheered its heart out for the Boca Raton-based Indian. Despite more than 150 places separating her from the lowly Korean in the WTA rankings, Shikha looked patchy against Kim in the first set and was broken in the third game before she responded by breaking the Korean. From there, she did not look back and broke Kim again in the eighth game before clinching the first set 6-3 in 31 minutes. The second set saw Kim struggling in the hot and humid condition and spurred by the presence of Union Sports Minister Sunil Dutt and All India Tennis Association (AITA) President Yashwant Sinha, Shikha made Kim toil in the middle. She broke her Korean opponent in the first and third games and held her serves to race to a 6-3, 6-1 win, the second set taking merely 25 minutes. Shikha's was not an error-free display but she made up for her double faults with occasional aces to wrap up the match. Earlier, in the first singles, Ankita Bhambri could not reproduce her last year's form and went down meekly to Ye-Ra Lee in straight sets. Lee looked in devastating form as she raced to a 5-0 lead in the first set before Ankita managed to hold her serve in the next but that was the only consolation for the Indian as Lee pocketed the set 6-1. Ankita tried her best in the second set but her Korean rival, who is 182 places up in the WTA rankings, but could not pose any serious threat to Lee. The Indian held her serves in the first and third games and managed to break Lee in the fourth but that was all she could do as the Korean went on to complete a 6-1, 6-3 win without much ado. Meanwhile, in the World Group play-off final, China took a 1-0 lead over Australia while Singapore had an identical lead over New Zealand in the fifth-sixth position play-off. Chinese Taipei too led 1-0 over Kazakhstan in the seventh-eighth position play-off matches. China beat Australia China outplayed Australia to win both the singles and qualify for the World Group play-off in the Fed Cup women's team tennis competition here today. The Chinese domination was complete as the Asian giant, playing without their number one player Na Li, routed Australia for an unbeatable 2-0 lead and emerge the top team of the Asia-Oceania Zone Group 1 tie at the R K Khanna stadium. Tian Tian Sun, Athens women's doubles gold medallist playing her first singles game, put out a late challenge from Evie Dominikovic to win 6-3 7-5 in an hour and six minutes. Jie Zheng then overcame a few stuttering moments in the second set to coast to a 6-3 6-4 victory over Samantha Stosur.
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Sania uncertain for French Open
New Delhi, April 23 Sania said here today that she would be undergoing a "born scan" at Dr K J Reddy's clinic in Hyderabad on April 30 before deciding on her future course of action. "Everything depends on the born scan", she emphasised. She wants to avoid surgery, but if nothing else works, she would be left with no other option. If she recovers well in time, she may play in a tournament before the French Open. Sania said the strain of playing 13 years of non-stop tennis, eight hours a day, had taken a heavy toll on her ankle which had been twisted and rolled over at least 12 times, largely because of the pot-holed hard courts on which she had sharpened her skills in the infancy of her career. "Not much I can do (about the injury) except strengthen my ankle", she noted. Sania said she was deeply disappointed at not playing in the on-going Federation Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Women's Tennis Championship at the R K Khanna Sadium in New Delhi due to the injury. She said she had a knee problem first, and now the ankle injury was dogging her. Ranked 73rd in the world, Sania said her aim was to break into a first 50 by the year end, reach a ranking of 20-25 in the next two years, and stay there for a few years. "I would know where I stand in the game in the next two years", she said. Sania has begun fully focussing on tennis after giving her college education a two-year break, as she hopes to pursue a degree after watching how her tennis career shapes up. Mahesh Bhupathi, who heads Globo Sports, Sania's marketing agents, is checking out a few foreign coaches to hire the most suitable one for her. Sania's father Imran Mirza said Rs 50 lakh was being spent, on an average, for Sania's tennis in a year without a foreign coach, and an additional Rs 50 lakh would be needed if a coach is engaged, as the foreigner would be charging $3,000 or thereabout per week. Sania has set a very tough physical regimen for herself to be in peak physical shape as she admits that the Indian players lack the kind of stamia and fitness levels possessed by the European and American players, to last the tough pro circuit. "We have to work harder to be in top fitness level", she said. She has also charted out a special diet for herself, cutting out fried foods, red meat and rice from her menu, to keep the body and mind fit and agile. Sania said she preferred a coach who could motivate her, push her to the limits, who would be comfortable working with her and vice versa, and who would also take care of all other aspects of her tennis tours, leaving her to fully focus on her game. She said modelling and commercial endorsements were just a means to serve an end. "I am a tennis player and I will remain so for the rest of my life", she asserted. She also made it clear that she would never ever settle down outside the country. "I just cannot imagine living outside India", she asserted. Sania's progress into the third round of the Australian Open Tennis Championship at Melbourne in January, and her famous defeat at the hands of Serena Williams, had earned her instant stardom, making her a darling of the media. Everyone is now talking about her specs and ear tops as "style statements", though she says she has been wearing them for the past three years. After the Australian Open, Sania's life has become busier and busier. She receives 50-60 calls on her mobile on an average, and fans besiege her home in Hyderabad at all hours of the day. Some unpleasant incidents involving intrusive fans at her residence recently has made Imran Mirza think of hiring security guards to protect the privacy of the family. But Sania says she has come to terms with the troubles that come with her celebrity status. Sania said if she played in the French Open, her first move would be to cross the first-round hurdle "as my game does not suit the clay surface, though I am not that bad on clay either". She is comfortable playing on hard court and grass. She said her current priority was to concentrate on her singles though she wants to improve her doubles ranking too. Sania praised the tennis system in the country, but conceded that it would take quite some time for the emergence of players like her. "We are never satisfied with what we achieve. We need a bit more patience before we produce so many more Sanias", said the WTA tour title winner at Hyderabad. Sania, whose role model is Steffi Graf, said she also admired great male players like Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Marat Safin and Andre Agassi as they exuded class and total professionalism. |
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Ferrero, Nadal march
into semis
Barcelona, April 23 That marathon effort was counter-balanced by a quickfire 6-2,
3-0 win from 18-year-old Monte Carlo champion Nadal as Argentine Agustin
Calleri quit with back trouble after 53 minutes. Nadal would face off
against Czech 11th seed Radek Stepanek, who ended the run of Swiss
qualifier Stanislas Wawrinka 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. The struggle between
Ferrero and Gaudio was short on aces — five in total — but the
see-saw affair did not skimp on unconverted break points. Ferrero was
successful on just four of 13 chances. Gaudio converted a mere three of
his 18. Ferrero would play for a place in the final against Russian
seventh seed Nikolay Davydenko, who knocked out Max Mirnyi of Belarus
6-4, 6-4. Agassi ousted
SALVO, NORTH CAROLINA: Top seed Andy Roddick
blasted his way into the last four of the US Men’s Clay Court
championships on Friday with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Peru’s Luis Horna. The
American sent down four straight aces to close out the match and line up
a semifinal against Austria’s Jurgen Melzer, who battled from a set
down to oust defending champion Tommy Haas 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. While Roddick
remained on course for his third title, crowd favourite Andre Agassi was
knocked out by sixth-seeded Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean in three
sets. After surrendering the opening set to the two-time champion,
Grosjean eased his way to a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 quarterfinal victory, his
third in seven matches against the 34-year-old second seed. Grosjean
would next face Ecuadorean qualifier Nicolas Lapentti, who battled past
American James Blake 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 in a night match. — AFP, Reuters |
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Narain 17th in first qualifying session
Imola (Italy), April 23 Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren-Mercedes took the provisional pole with a timing of 1 minute 19.886 seconds while championship leader Fernando Alonso of Renault was a close second. Defending champion Michael Schumacher of Ferrari was third with a timing of 1 minute 20.260 seconds. Karthikeyan, who had finished 17th in the final practice session as well, was a bit slower than his practice session timings but his Jordan team-mate Tiago Monteiro as well as the two Minardi drivers, Patrick Friesacher and Christijan Albers, who hit the track with their new PSO5 cars, failed to better Karthikeyan’s timing. There were two damage-free incidents in the morning practice session when Karthikeyan went off at the turn 8 and Monteiro did likewise in turn 12. Meanwhile, Raikkonen put his team on top after Schumacher, who had just two points from three races so far, led the field for most of the qualifying period. The German, who went out early, looked like he would remain in the first row till the last two cars of Raikkonen and Alonso hit the track. The McLaren driver first improved on Schumacher’s timing by 0.374 seconds and then Alonso fell short by 0.003 seconds from the leader. Karthikeyan said the track was tricky but added that he was pretty positive for the rest of the weekend. “The track here at Imola is quite tricky as you need to use the kerbs a lot if you want to make a quick lap. I have lost a bit of time in the first sector but otherwise, I think I did a decent lap.” “We have made some progress and if we keep making similar steps, we will improve. I am pretty positive for the rest of the weekend and I am looking forward for tomorrow,” he added. Jordan sporting director Trevor Carlin said he was disappointed with today’s performance. “Today was a bit diasppointing after yesterday’s sessions. We expected to be slightly closer to the pace. Tiago struggled to get heat into his tyres; so he is not very happy with his performance. We will have to work hard for the race set-up tomorrow and try to bring the car home again.” This morning, however, Karthikeyan lost the car, as he was trying to optimise the chassis performance over the kerbs, a major characteristic of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit. “This scared me slightly this morning. I pushed too hard and the car spun. Luckily, without damaging the car nor the set-up,” he said. The qualifying session started with the announcement by Ferrari that they had reached an agreement with Red Bull Racing Bull to supply them with engines in 2006 and 2007. The weather conditions were warming up with 20°C air temperature and 32°C track temperature. Giancarlo Fisichella (Mild Seven Renault F1 Team) went slightly wide and finished 1.21.708.
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Smith, De Villiers
hit tons
Bridgetown, April 23 De Villiers was undefeated on 122 and Smith was dismissed for 104 to lead South Africa to 253 for one, replying to the West Indies’ first innings total of 296, when stumps were drawn on the second day yesterday. A few overs after scoring his 10th Test hundred, Smith was caught in the deep trying to clear mid-on with one of Chris Gayle’s off-spin darts. He hit 12 fours and one six from 203 balls in a little over four and a half hours. When he departed, De Villiers was within reach of his milestone and finally achieved his second Test hundred when he drove a delivery from Reon King to mid-off for a single. Scoreboard West Indies (1st innings) Hinds c Smith b Ntini 1 Gayle c Boucher b Nel 0 Sarwan c Prince b Nel 10 Lara b Nel 176 Chanderpaul c Boucher Hinds c Boucher b Kallis 10 Bravo c Smith b Zondeki 26 Browne c Zondeki b Nel 5 Powell c Boucher Edwards c Dippenaar King not out 0 Extras: (b-1, lb-3, w-1, nb-5)10 Total:
(all out, 92.2 overs) 296 Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-12, 3-12, 4-150, 5-171, 6-286, 7-288, 8-292, 9-296. Bowling:
Nel 21.2-3-56-4, Ntini 17-2-61-1, Kallis 14-6-37-1, Zondeki 16-1-50-4, Smith 8-1-23-0, Boje 16-2-65-0. South Africa (1st innings) Smith c W Hinds De Villiers batting 122 Dippenaar batting 23 Extras:
(nb-4) 4 Total: (1 wkt, 84 overs) 253 Fall of wicket:
1-191. Bowling: Edwards 16-2-46-0, King 14-1-40-0, Powell 12-0-41-0, Bravo 15-3-30-0, Ryan Hinds 6-0-31-0, Gayle 14-2-41-1, Wavell Hinds 6-0-17-0, Sarwan 1-0-7-0. —
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Harbhajan comes to Ganguly’s defence
Jalandhar, April 23 “Sourav is the best captain India has produced, which is evident from the fact that India have registered maximum number of victories in Tests and one-dayers under his captaincy. Besides, he is the man under whose leadership India had defeated Pakistan in their own backyard. He is a good leader, who always encourages young colleagues by giving tips for better performance,” said Harbhajan. “Like any other player, he is out of form right now. Of course, Sourav is under pressure, but not because of media criticism but due to his bad luck in some recent matches,” he said, adding that players were always under pressure to perform better, particularly in a home series due to media hype and expectations of the people. Regarding the six-match ban on Sourav, Harbhajan said it was unjustified since the captain alone could not be held responsible for the slow over rate. Seemingly very upset over India’s defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the one-day series, Harbhajan said, “We did not play up to the mark and as a result lost the series. It is always easy to point out one reason or the other to save face in such circumstances, but the plain fact is that we did not perform to our potential.” Despite the loss to Pakistan, Harbhajan backed the team to do well in the triangular series in Sri Lanka. “This team has proved its mettle in the past few years. After tasting defeat in the one-day series, we will definitely work hard and regain confidence before the Sri Lanka tour in July,” he said. The spinner, whose bowling action came under the scanner for the second time in the past four months, said he was confident that the BCCI would strongly take up his case with the ICC to resolve the issue once and for all. “It is very strange that the umpire objected to my bowling action by watching it with the naked eye. I don’t know what’s happening” he said. “The cricket Board had already written to the ICC and raised its objections on my undergoing one more test to clear my bowling action. A similar test had earlier been conducted in Australia in this regard. What is the need for such a test again?” asks Harbhajan, admitting that such controversies did affect his performance. |
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Cairns defends ICC ban on Ganguly
Bangalore, April 23 Talking to newspersons here, he said, “It is the rule, you cannot ignore it.” Asked whether it was justified, he said, “If you want to argue, you should have done it when the rules were framed. The rules were agreed upon by all captains when it was placed before them during a meeting. Since they have agreed they should adhere to it. So it is correct to hold the captain alone responsible for it,” he added. On the controversial doosra delivery, the Kiwi allrounder said, “It is pretty difficult to monitor the bowling action through the naked eye. Harbhajan Singh is under scrutiny and even Shoaib Malik has been booked. However, the action of Daniel Vettori was never brought under the scanner. So he (Vettori) has not bowled doosra. It answers your question.” Asked to comment on the present Indian team, Cairns said, “it is badly in need of pace bowlers. The team is finding it difficult to fill the vacuum created by speedster Javagal Srinath’s retirement. However, the batting line-up is okay, with Sachin, Sehwag, Rahul, Mongia and Ganguly.” “Srinath was a wonderful bowler, he was a wicket-taker. Of course there are bowlers like Irfan Pathan and Zaheer Khan, but it takes time for them to gain experience,” he added. On the present New Zealand team, he said, “Injury is a cause for great concern. More than six players are on the injured list. Once they recover, the team will be in good form.” He said he was concentrating only on one-dayers, with an eye on the World Cup. Cairns had announced that he would be retiring from first-class cricket after the World Cup.
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Ponting’s bat yet to be cleared, says ICC
London, April 23 Dismissing media reports that the bat had been given clearance, the ICC said Ponting could use the bat pending the advice of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the ICC Cricket Committee, chaired by former Indian captain Sunil
Gavaskar. The ICC, in a press note, said the matter would be raised at its Cricket Committee meeting on May 16 and 17 in Dubai. The MCC was concerned that Ponting’s bat had been strengthened by a thin strip of carbon graphite, which it felt gave the player an unfair power advantage. In a letter to the manufacturer of the bat, the ICC had advised: “As you are aware, the MCC has been considering the issue of whether your reinforced bats comply with Laws 6.1 and 6.2.” “The ICC has determined that, pending the completion of this review, it will allow the bats to be used in international cricket,” the ICC said in the press note. “In the meantime, while reserving and without prejudice to its rights to determine that the reinforced bats do not comply with the laws, the ICC is prepared to continue to allow the use of the bats in international cricket, pending the outcome of the ICC Cricket Committee’s deliberations.” The ICC Chief Executive, Malcolm Speed, confirmed that the game’s governing body was closely examining a number of issues relating to the manufacture of bats.
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Sachin still good enough: Gillespie
JAIPUR: Disagreeing with critics that Sachin Tendulkar’s reflexes had become weak, Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie said the batting maestro was still very good. The Australian pacer was also full of praise for swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag against whom he said he would like to bowl more. Replying to a question, he said the Pakistanis bowled very well against the strong Indian batting line-up in the recently concluded series.
— UNI
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Indian challenge in U-21 snooker ends
New Delhi, April 23 Mehta, who was the lone Indian to qualify for the knock out stage, led the tie for the majority of the period but failed to pack in the final punch as he went down 23-58, 87-13, 67-14, 9-61, 71-60, 55-79, 59-11, 46-75, 21-75 in the match played last night, according to information received here today. The Indian looked like he would clinch a final four berth when he led 4-3 and 46-10 in the eighth frame but Palajin came up with breaks of 65 to level scores and then registered a break of 75 in the final frames to put an end to the Indian challenge. The other two Indian contenders — Ayush Kumar and Rishabh Thakkar — failed to move beyond the group stage. While Thakkar finished third with two wins and two loses, Ayush failed to register a single win.
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Sasikiran stuns top seed Nakamura
Copenhagen, April 23 With his third win in seven games, Sasikiran took his tally to five points out of a possible seven and was just half a point behind tournament leader Jan Timman of the Netherlands, who drew his game with Grandmaster Sune Berg Hansen of Denmark. With just two rounds remaining, Sasikiran threw the tournament wide open just when it appeared that Timman was running away with the top prize. After the seventh round, Nakamura and Dane Curt Hansen occupied the third spot jointly on 4.5 points each and in the next round, the American was slated to play Timman. For Sasikiran, things might just work out fine if he could capitalise on his white pieces against an off-colour Swede Tiger Hillarp Persson in the penultimate round game as in the last round he was also to play Timman. The seventh round produced three decisive games out of five and coming closer to his final Grandmaster norm was International Master Davor Palo of Denmark, who gave an inspired performance to beat Viorel Iordachescu of Moldova. The victory also helped Palo to catch up with Iordachescu and they both now had 3.5 points apiece for the shared fifth spot. It turned out to be a day full of surprises for Sasikiran though the Indian deserved all the credit for keeping his poise and delivering the goods when it mattered the most. Moving his queen out first and then the bishop in tandem, Nakamura threatened the ‘foold mate’. Sasikiran effectively tackled it, but he still had a reasonable position in the middle game. Once the game took shape in a tense middle game, the Indian had the dynamic balance, that started titlting in his favour when he had his pieces firmly posted on both flanks. Winning a sacrificed pawn on the 43rd move, Sasikiran displayed his technical prowess in the remaining part of the game with timely exchanges leading to a pawn plus endgame. Nakamura still did not give up and banked his hopes on a piece sacrifice, but an alert Sasikiran gave no chance once on top. The marathon lasted 87 moves. Timman drew with Sune Berg Hansen in quick time, Arising out of a Berlin defence, the middle game did not pose much problem for Hansen as black. Timman also did not press too hard and signed peace after just 20 moves.
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Churchill scrape past Mahindras
Margao, April 23 Churchill started with a flourish and took the lead in the 10th minute through Yusuf Yakubu. But the jeepmen fought back after the deficit and restored parity in the 21st minute through their Brazilian recruit Marcos M. R. da Silva. Dominating the major part of the match, Churchill scored the winner through man-of-the-match Marcos Pereira who powerfully headed in substitute Roque Barreto’s lob off free kick from the right. Mahindras tried hard in the closing stage but could not find the equaliser as they failed to beat alert goalkeeper Marc Mascarenhas. Churchill, who are fighting to avoid relegation, now moved to the eighth place with 20 points from 19 matches, putting pressure on Mohun Bagan who are two points behind them with one match less. Mahindras remained on the fifth place with 29 points from 19 matches.
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London club honours Balbir Sr
Chandigarh, April 23 Balbir rose to fame at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he spearheaded India’s attack in the final against Great Britain, which his side won 4-0 to win gold. He went on to win further gold medals for India in 1952 (Helsinki) and 1956 (Melbourne). Although his active playing participation ended after the Melbourne Games, he continued to remain closely associated with the game. He coached the Indian side that won the World Cup in Kuala Lumpur in 1975. His autobiography in 1977 ‘The Golden Hat Trick — My Hockey Days’ gives a simple but deep insight into the life of a great hockey legend from his early days. Today Balbir shares his time between Vancouver and Chandigarh, but is still extremely interested and well versed in the game in which in the past he thrilled so many. In London to celebrate the achievement of Sikh Olympians, the presentation was made to him by officers from the Hockey Writers Club led by chairman Patrick Rowley and secretary Dil Bahra at the Southgate Hockey Club. |
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DAV School triumph
New Delhi, April 23 Brief scores: DAV School, Chandigarh: 249 (Karan Sharma 64, Turkirat Singh 45, Abheejit Singh 36; Vishal Sharma 3 for 56, Dwarka Nath 2 for 7). Wesley, Hyderabad: 207 (Aniket Rao 57, Azmath Khan 37, Dwarkanath 26; Naresh 4 for 20, Abhishek Ghai 3 for 47). Karan Sharma was declared the man of the match. In another match, Salwan Boys, Delhi, defeated Anjuman-i-Islam, Mumbai, by eight wickets. Brief scores: Anjuman-i-Islam: 89 (Gurpreet Singh 3 for 3, Manoj Lohia 3 for 17). Salwan Boys: 91 for 2. |
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223 students participate in skating competition Ambala, April 23 Deputy Commissioner J.P. Kaushik was the chief guest. He gave away the prizes to the winners. The school Principal, Ms Punita Nehru, presented a vote of thanks. In below-6 years boys’ adjustable category, Akshay was first, Gurdeep Singh second and Jashkirat Sidhu third. In boys’ speed skaters category, Sachin Singh was first and Ashish Verma second. In girls’ adjustable category, Muskan Bindra was first and Diya second. In girls’ speed skaters category, Sakshi was first, Urishti second and Muskan third. In 6-8 years boys’ adjustable category, Sahil Dhall of GMN was first, Sahil of Convent of Sacred Heart second and Tarun Pathania third. In boys’ speed skaters category, Arpit was first, Shubham second and Kulpreet Singh third. In girls’ adjustable category, Mehak Sindhwani was first, Ramneek Kaur second and Dilpreet Kaur third. In girls’ speed skaters category, Sanchali Vashist was first, Pawan Windlas second and Gazal third. In 8-10 years boys’ adjustable category, Mrinal Sharma was first, Abhishek second and Pranav Rakhra third. In boys’ speed skaters category, Gurpreet Singh was first, Manik Garg second and Devender Sharma third. In girls’ adjustable category, Purnima was first, Shrada Saini second and Chandni third. In girls’ speed skaters category, Anjali Dhiman was first, Mohini Panchal second and Sakshi Yadav third. Devanshu of Army School was first in `in-line’ skates. In 10-12 years boys’ adjustable category, Tushar was first, Sandeep Dhiman second and Gurman third. In boys’ speed skaters category, Ekansh Gupta was first, Surya Goel second and Akul Bajaj third. In girls’ adjustable category, Payal Dhall was first, Kritika Dhillon second and Pinkasha Thapper third. In girls’ speed skaters category, Anjali Singh was first and Diksha second. In 12-14 years boys’ adjustable category Ankit Wasan was first, Vaneet second and Arpan third. In boys’ speed skaters category, Ankit Wasan was first, Vaneet second and Arpan third. In girls’ adjustable category, Ravneet Kaur first, Sukhpreet second and Aastha Dang third. In girls’ speed skaters category, Nidhi Kumari was first, Bhavya Gupta second and Mohini third. In 14-16 years boys’ adjustable category, Jaspreet was first. In boys’ speed skaters category, Arvind was first and Kashish Sindhwani second. In girls, speed skaters category, Jayati Ahuja first, Nitika Morya was second and Harshleen Kaur third.
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Manhas shines
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