SATURDAY 25-5-2019 3 Indian Open Boxing Mary, Sarita lead hosts’ gold rush on final day English and Our Politicians..! How our politicians love to say asked him, a little abruptly. amount. I knew these small sums they hate English, yet if you see “I listened to my political leader!” would be collected from di�erent Guwahati, May 25: where their children go, it is to the said the man simply. households and would go towards S i x - t i m e w o r l d best English schools. A few days �ere are many who can’t �gure uniforms and books and other champion MC Mary ago I was having a chat with my out why our politicians are not to school needs. Kom and the seasoned L accountant, a man who has worked keen on children getting the best He brought his son home the other Sarita Devi spearheaded education; the reason is simple; the for me for nigh over twenty-five day and smiled from ear to ear as the India’s gold rush at years. more you are educated the more the second India Open “How’s the family?” I asked him. you will be able to discern and little fellow talked con�dently to me boxing tournament, which “Doing well sir, though my son decipher and question their lies and in excellent English. I then spoke to concluded on Friday. can’t get a job!” untruths. Secondly keeping their his daughters and found they were Asian Games gold “Tell him to meet me,” I told him, voters in a state of illiteracy makes as pro�cient as their brother. medalist Amit Panghal “I’ll see what I can do!” the voter dependent on the leader, The politician obviously hadn’t thwarted a spirited “I’ll come with him,” said my for everything. Yet they send their got to him. challenge from giant killer accountant. own children to the best of schools. My cook has sent her daughter Sachin Siwach with a “Why?” I asked, “Doesn’t he know In the colony I live in, the poor to medical school. My driver has well-calculated display to how to travel alone?” man who operates the water-pump started asking me about the best clinch the gold by a split “Yes sir,” said my accountant, “But has sent all three of his children to coaching class for his son. A painter 4-1 verdict in the highly- he can’t speak English!” English schools. I was thrilled to who worked for me now has his two I was shocked. I remembered discover that all three come within competitive 52kg men’s daughters working in a banking Call the number of times many years the first three ranks in all their Center. �ese children will li� their category. ago, when his son was a toddler, exams. Overall, India swept families up, and out of poverty just Sarita Devi (left) and Mary Kom. encouraging the father to put his And the pump operator cannot the medals in four men’s son into a good English school, even sign his name. because they were allowed to study categories (52kg, 81kg, English whereas my accountant, who passed away last year’s semifinal defeat range. o�ering to compensate some cost He came home this morning; he 91kg and +91kg) and of the fees, but he had never come wanted two hundred rupees from poor fellow, listened to our political year. to defending champion National champion P L three in women’s (51kg, back to me. me, for tying the dogs up everyday. leaders..! Manish Kaushik to grab Prasad and Commonwealth 57kg and 75kg) to “This gold belongs to “Why didn’t you listen to me?” I I smiled as I gave him the small [email protected] conclude their campaign my mother. I lost my the 60kg gold in front of Games gold medallist with 12 of the 18 gold dad early and my mother a boisterous crowd at the Solanki took the bronze All-India Junior Badminton tournament medals up for grabs. made me the boxer that Karmabir Nabin Chandra in the 52kg category India, who had bagged I’m now. This gold has Bordoloi Indoor Stadium. with another India clean six golds in the inaugural come after a long time. Thapa began with a sweep. Top seed Gayatri struggles, edition in New Delhi I’m missing her very tight vigil and was seen in India had a setback in last year, thus doubled much at this moment,” his aggressive best from the 64kg, when national their gold count in the Sarita got emotional as second round onwards en champion Rohit Tokas 3rd seed Malvika eases into quarters continental meet that she spoke about her route to get an unanimous suffered a knee twist witnessed a depleted field mother, who died after verdict from the five in the first round and Chennai, May 25: unseeded Tanya Hemanth with a no-show from suffering from cancer. judges. forfeited the bout to Top seed P Gayatri (Karnataka), losing the Uzbekistan. Sarita Devi, who won Having moved to the former Olympian Richarno Gopichand of Telangana second game 15-21. The World championship a bronze at the Asian new weight earlier this Colin, a bronze medallist faced her first tough fight final game too was tight medallist Sarita Devi won Championship earlier year, Panghal, who had at the New Delhi 2010 in the Microplex Global but she survived the her first gold in three this year en route to won the Asiad gold in Commonwealth Games. and Yonex Sunrise All- scare for a 21-10 15-21 years beating Simranjit her eighth medal in the 49kg, had a tough first Tokas, who won a India Junior Ranking 21-18 win. Kaur 3-2 by virtue of a continental meet, last won round with the former bronze at the Makran Cup Badminton Tournament, Unnati Bisht (No. split decision. a gold at the 2016 South world youth champion earlier this year, thus had before prevailing 2-0 and 4, UTR) and Samiya Making her debut in Asian Games in Shillong. Siwach using his height to settle for the silver, entering the quarterfinals Imad Farooqui (No. 5, 60kg category, Simranjit, O l y m p i c b r o n z e advantage to full credit. bettering his bronze medal here on Friday night. TS) joined the duo by a World Championship medallist Mary Kom saw Taller by six inches, feat at the last edition of The daughter of India taming Likhita Srivastava bronze medallist and off a valiant fight by Siwach who ousted world India Open. coach Pullela Gopichand of Delhi 21-16 21-8 and Asian Championship former national champion championship bronze India also could not add was stretched all the Treesa Jolly of Kerala silver medallist, impressed Vanlal Duati of Mizoram medallist Rogen Ladon their gold count in the way by the unseeded 21-16 21-10. in the first round with to emerge winner by a n d C o m m o n w e a l t h men’s 75kg final where Khushi Gupta of Delhi Amolika Singh (No. some telling blows. unanimous decision. Games champion Gaurav Ashish Kumar pulled out in the Under-19 Girls 6, Uttar Pradesh) and But Sarita Devi did not Nikhat Zareen and Jyoti Solanki in the previous against Filipino Eumir Singles clash for a Tasnim Mir (No. 13, lose ground and fought took the bronze medals rounds, was full of energy Felix Delos Santos. place in the Last 8. It Gujarat) were the only back with a counter- for an all-Indian finish and confidence. The Asian Championship took the 16-year-old’s two seeds in girls’ attacking display as she in the podium. To negate this, Panghal silver medalist suffered a cool temperament and category to tumble out celebrated the win looking Home favourite and opted the waiting game forehead injury in his superior skill to eke out of the competition. They upwards, dedicating the world championship strategy, ducking most of semifinal win against a 22-20 win in the first lost to Aadya Variyath of gold to her mother bronze medalist Shiva his opponent’s punches Aphisit Khankhokkruea game. The second game Kerala 22-20 16-21 21- was equally close with Laishram Khomthonbi, Thapa avenged his last and staying out of his of Thailand on Thursday. 16 and Himanshi Rawat Khushi determined to of Uttarakhand 22-20 battle for every fight. Afghanistan stun Pakistan in 7-21 21-15. But in the end Gayatri No. 2 seed Maisnam lived up to her ranking, Meiraba of Manipur closing it at 21-16. World Cup warm-up No. 3 seed Malvika drove the top seeds in the Bansod of Airports Under-19 Boys Singles, Authority of India and carrying as many as 11 Bristol, May 25: target, Afghanistan looked while Andile Phehlukwayo figures coming from Isuru C h e n n a i’ s A k s h a y a more into the next round. Afghanistan rode on an confident since the start produce an all-round Udana (1/42 in 10 overs). A r u m u g a m h a d Maisnam beat Bharat unbeaten knock of 74 runs of the innings. Even effort as South Africa S r i L a n k a f o u g h t comparatively easier Raghav of Haryana (21-8 by Hashmatullah Shahidi though wicket-keeper outplayed Sri Lanka by till skipper Dimuth 23-21) to set up a clash to pull off a three-wicket batsman Mohammad 87 runs in an ICC World Karunaratne (87 off 92 rounds, getting the better of No.