Srikanth Aims to Regain Place in Top 10 a Few Good Finishes Can Get Me Back to Top 8, Says the Shuttler New Delhi, Nov
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SATURDAY | 12 NOVEMBER 2016 AURANGABAD PAGE 11 Former Asiad gold-medallist Dingko Singh SPORTS www.epaper.lokmat.com/lokmattimes/ being treated at AIIMS SHORT SINGLES Srikanth aims to regain place in top 10 A few good finishes can get me back to top 8, says the shuttler New Delhi, Nov. 11: Eyeing a comeback at “It is tough to be at the because of the ranking so had to play Macau Open following an injury lay-off, many events. After the Olympics I have shuttler Kidambi Srikanth says the initial highest level consistently so we been choosing but then I had this tournaments would be crucial to get the have to keep working hard and injury. Next year I have so many confidence back as he aims to regain his I have been able to play well options of choosing tournaments." place in the top 10. but sometimes I could not Srikanth also feels the top 20 in men's A former World No. 3, Srikanth slipped singles are almost at the same level. Padmini beats out of the top 10 in March this year. He finish matches the way I want "In men's singles, I think all the top 20 reached the quarterfinals at the Rio to. If I play a few events and do are playing well. If you see the last top Vijayalakshmi to Olympics and then played at the Japan well then I have a good chance four tournaments there are different Super Series where he injured his right winners, I think it is equally stay on top ankle. of coming back balanced. It is just how well you "It was a small injury.It's okay now. I will into the top 8” play on that particular day. New Delhi: Defending be playing the Macau Open. I'm skipping Everyone is almost there," champion and International China and Hong Kong. I have started Srikanth said. Master Padmini Rout of PSPB — KIDAMBI SRIKANTH training this week, I have to step up the Indian shuttler The Badminton World remained on course for her training gradually. I don't want to push Federation (BWF) is testing second straight title with a myself too much, don't want to do things because I had lost at a close margin. So I an 11-point best of five finely crafted victory over hurriedly, " said Srikanth, who had didn't talk to anybody then, I wanted to format in the scoring GM-elect S Vijayalakshmi of clinched the 2014 China Open and 2015 take some time off. system. Air India in the eighth round India Open. "But anyways, that's how the sport goes. "I of 43rd National Women "I have to keep working. It is tough to be We can't expect to win all the time. One haven't Premier Chess at the highest level consistently so we have has to win and one has to loss. What is Championship, here today. to keep working hard and I have been able important is to come back hard. If you lose With just three rounds to go to play well but sometimes I could not against a particular opponent, you really in the Rs 6,00,000 prize finish matches the way I want to. I have to want to money championship, work much more harder and I hope the win played the 11-point Padmini took her tally to 6.5 comeback will be better. the format. So can't really say the points out of a possible eight "I am not thinking about the ranking. I next difference much. But I guess it is upto and remained a full point just want to come back strong and perform time. them. If they really implement it ahead of her teammates well. The initial tournaments are really You then nobody can do anything about Soumya Swaminathan and important to get back the confidence. If I need to it. But that's how it was when the top seed Eesha Karavade. play a few events and do well then I have a train mind to format was shifted from 15 to 21 While Soumya and Eesha good chance of coming back into the top comeback really hard. I was happy with format. Every one has to get have 5.5 points apiece, none 8," said the Indian, currently ranked the way I played at Japan but then there adjusted to it," he said. of the other competitors are World No. 13th. was some injury and it aggravated," he Srikanth emerged as the in any position to challenge Playing his maiden Olympics, Srikanth said. costliest Indian buy at the recent Padmini's supremacy and had conjured up hopes of reaching the The 23-year-old from Guntur said he has Player's auction when he barring a debacle the Odisha semifinals before losing narrowly to to plan his schedule better from next year bought for Rs 51 lakhs by the girl is likely to clinch the title Chinese legend Lin Dan at Rio. so that he can maintain a balance between Awadhe Warriors for the from here. Asked if he has got over the loss, training and competing at the circuit. second edition of the Premier Starting with the close Ruy Srikanth, who had beaten Lin Dan at 2014 "It is always very tricky when to take a Badminton League. Lopez as white, Padmini China Open final, said: "Ya, kind off." break. The timing is crucial because you "It will be different. The level seized the initiative in the "We play 12 super series events in a year can't really skip tournaments where you will be high this time. There ensuing middle game. and if you lose early in one, you still know have played well in them last year. May be are 16 Olympains participating that there is another tournament but for next year I can plan a little more keeping this year. We will have more Olympics, it comes every four years and everything in mind, with all the tough matches than the last you give your heart out in the tournament, experience that I got this year," he said. time. I hope we do well as a so it was really hard for me to take the loss "Before the Olympics I had to rush team," he said. (PTI) ABB gears up for Aurangabad Aurangabad boys reach semis OUR SPORTS REPORTER Kolhapur and Nagpur have Heritage Half Marathon made it to the semis. AURANGABAD, NOV. 11 Aurangabad boys stormed into The top players would represent Maharashtra squads Sindhu hails move OUR SPORTS REPORTER marshals along the route. A team Hyderabad and Mumbai semifinals of the Under-14 State- for the National Schools meet, to AURANGABAD, NOV. 11 of doctors, physiotherapists and Marathons, is bullish about the level Schools Hockey to demonetise Rs other medical professionals will Heritage Marathon becoming a tournament, organised by the be held at Rohtak. The Aurangabad Black Bucks Earlier, municipal 1K, 500 notes (ABB) is gearing up for the also provide medical aid to huge hit. When the Hyderabad District Sports Office under the runners during and after the Marathon was first launched a aegis of Hockey Association of commissioner Omprakash Aurangabad Heritage Half Bakoria inaugurated the Bhopal: Ace shuttler and Rio race,” said Bhogle. few years ago, there were hardly Aurangabad, here today. Marathon, which commences on tournament in the presence of Olympic silver medallist P V November 27. The runners will be ‘tested’ in 10 500 runners, but one saw over In their league match today, Sindhu today welcomed km, 21 kms and 25 kms categories. 20,000 runners this year. I’m sure Aurangabad rode on Swapnil the deputy director of sports Addressing local scribes today, Rajkumar Mahadwad, vice- Centre's move of scrapping industrialist Mukund Bhogle, who Bhogle said 10 and 21 kms races the Aurangabad Heritage Borade’s brace to beat Latur 2-0. high denomination notes and president of Hockey is one of the founder members of Marathon would also become a Aurangabad boys now join Pune, Mumbai termed it as a good decision. The main objective of national-level event in the years and Kolhapur in the last four stage. Maharashtra Pankaj Bharsakhale and "I think (Prime Minister the ABB, said the event has evoked district Sports officer Urmila Morale. very good response with over 1500 holding an event of this to come,” added the affable In the girls group, Pune, Mumbai, Narendra) Modiji has taken a Bhogle, who also had a word of good decision... That now runners already confirming their magnitude is to create an participation. “We expect 2000 awareness about the city's praise for marathoners Dr. Ajit the new Rs 2000 notes have Ghule, Mayuresh, Bhupesh come out. It was a good entries for the Aurangabad heritage and to promote Heritage Half Marathon, which Mishra, Dr. Saoji, Mrs S. Joshi decision, nothing apart," running culture, and Akshay Rathi (to name a Sindhu told reporters when would cover the scenic route from particularly among few). asked about the Daulatabad fort to Ellora caves. young runners government's decision to The idea is to create awareness Aurangabad Black Bucks is a demonetise Rs 1,000 and Rs about the city's heritage and to group of marathon runners and 500 notes. promote running culture, would be mainly for Indian is a non-profit charitable She said she will be happy if particularly among the young runners, while the 25 kms organization devoted to a biopic on her and her runners. Aurangabad, being a category would see the endurance sports like running, acclaimed coach P.