RIO OLYMPICS Excelsior Sports Correspondent Kour and Samiksha Parihar Made It to the Semi-Finals

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2016 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Rehana wins Squash Tourney title RIO OLYMPICS Excelsior Sports Correspondent Kour and Samiksha Parihar made it to the semi-finals. JAMMU, Aug 6: The first- The first semi-final between ever Squash Tournament for Rehana and Tabasum went in under-16 girls was held at KC favour of Rehana who ousted Sports Club today, in which 8 her opponent by 10-7 and 10-6. girls took part. In the second semi-final, Though new to the game, Samiksha won the match with a they played it with unusual score of 10-3 and 10-8. eagerness and interest. In the final fixture between After the initial elimination Rehana and Samiksha, former rounds, Rehana Batool, clinched the championship with Tabasum Hamid Khan, Bavleen a slim margin of 10-8 and 10-9. Players during ‘Horse Polo’ match at Leh. Exhibition ‘Horse Polo’ match held Perera bags six as Excelsior Sports Correspondent the LSRC riders for the people of Ladakh. Sri Lanka clinch series LEH, Aug 6: As a prelude to The exhibition match was GALLE, Aug 6: ures of 6-70, sent the visitors the 70th Independence Day cel- conducted to foster the national- packing in just 50.1 overs as the ebration, an exhibition “Horse Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera Sri Lankan players went into a ist spirit amongst the masses to bagged six wickets to fashion Sri Polo” match was played ensure populace remains an inte- celebratory huddle. between ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ team gral part of the national main- Athletes from India enter the stadium during opening ceremony of 2016 Rio Olympics at Maracana (left) Flagbearer Abhinav of Ladakh Scouts Regimental stream. Bindra of India leads his contingent during the opening ceremony of 2016 Rio Olympics (right). Centre (LSRC) at Civil Polo Horse Polo in Ladakh is a Ground, here. very popular sport and played in The match was organized many place besides Leh, espe- Games open with 'Samba', under the aegis of ‘Fire & Fury cially in Drass and Chushot. Corps’ and was witnessed by a A band display along with large number of local spectators weapon display will be conduct- and military personnel who ed by Army on August 15 at the global warming taking centerstage cheered the teams which played civil polo ground for the public. RIO DE JANERIO, Aug 6: emony to signal the opening of gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, Leander Paes was seen waving at the match in two “Chukkers” The Independence Day the 17-day extravaganza which who is in his swansong the crowd, while the spotlight Brazil showcased its rich his- will be competed by more than Olympics, as the flag bearer, the among the female members fell (halves). Celebration is an occasion when tory and cultural heritage, com- Both the teams displayed the Army further strengthen its 11,000 athletes from 209 coun- Indian contingent entered the sta- on the likes of shuttlers Jwala bined with Rio's famous 'Samba' tries, including India, and a dium as 95th country. Gutta, Ashwini Ponappa and exceptional horse riding skills connection with the people of dance, as the 31st Olympic and stick work during the polo Ladakh through the conduct of refugee Olympic team. Around 70 Indian athletes gymnast Dipa Karmakar. Games was officially launched (out of 118) and 24 officials took Among the officials who match. patriotic events showing “Indian Brazil's Acting President Sri Lankan fielders go up in appeal for Australia's Steven with a subtle yet powerful mes- were part of the march past were Army” and its commitment to A demonstration of ‘Tent Smith's wicket during 2nd Test at Galle. sage of global warming plaguing * Watch video on Excelsior Youtube Channel chef-de-mission Rakesh Gupta Pegging’ was also displayed by the people of nation. the world in a glittering opening part in the march past with the and his deputy Anandeswar Overnight batsmen David Michel Temer declared open the Lanka's historic series win over ceremony here. male athletes wearing navy blue Pandey. Warner and skipper Steven Smith Games, the first to be held in Australia today as the world num- Brazil organisers put their South America, in the presence of colour blazer and trousers and The men's hockey players offered some resistance with their ber one side suffered a humiliat- passion for football aside and International Olympic Committee their female counterparts don- skipped the parade as they have 51-run fourth wicket partnership ing 229-run loss inside three days made climate change and deple- chief Thomas Bach, who gave a ning blue blazer and traditional a match against Ireland. The but both of them fell to Perera's in the second Test in Galle. tion of natural resources as the lengthy speech, and United Saree. archery, table tennis and guile. Australia, chasing a challeng- central theme in a thought-pro- Nations head, Ban-Ki Moon. In his record seventh weightlifting teams also skipped Warner, who tried to counter ing 413 for victory, were bundled voking nearly four-hour long cer- Led by its only individual Olympic appearance, tennis ace the opening ceremony (PTI) out for 183 after lunch as Sri attack during his 31-ball 41, was Lanka, who won their last series trapped lbw off a straighter Perera against the visitors in 1999, took delivery that hit the batsman on Virginia Thrasher hits first gold Paes-Bopanna ousted as legend's an unassailable 2-0 lead in the the front pad. RIO DE JANERIO, Aug 6: of Friday's spectacular opening Smith (30), who used his feet ceremony. three-match rubber. US teenager Virginia Veteran spinner Rangana well against the spinners during An absorbing competition 2nd medal dream gets dashed Officials of Art for Cause interacting with media persons at his 58-ball stay, was the next to Thrasher claimed the first Rio was led briefly by Daria Vdovina, RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 6 : there was a distinct lack of on- Herath set up the win for the hosts Olympics gold medal with her Leh. with his maiden Test hat-trick go as he gave away a catch at one of the Russian contingent court chemistry between them. backward short leg. final shot in the shooting on competing in Rio in the shadow Leander Paes's dreams of win- Ironically, at 43 Paes has pos- which helped dismiss Australia Saturday. ning a second Olympic medal for a record low of 106 in their Perera, who also took two of the massive doping scandal sibly played his last Olympic Ladakh Dance Camp from tomorrow wickets on Friday, then bowled The 19-year-old won the that has dogged the Games build- went up in smoke as he and Rohan match and too bad that it ended in Excelsior Correspondent be selected to appear with them in first innings. women's 10m air rifle title at the Bopanna made an inglorious exit Australia faltered in their sec- Adam Voges for 28 to register his up. whimper within two days of his a music video. fourth five-wicket haul in 11 Test Deodoro shooting venue, holding She eventually slipped off the in the opening round of the men's arrival in the Brazilian city LEH, Aug 6: Art for Cause, a Ishu added that their purpose ond outing as well after Perera, her nerve to see off China's Du Li doubles competition, losing in charitable trust is organizing who registered his career-best fig- matches. (Agencies) pace to finish fifth. despite the bang that it created of organising this camp is to give on the final shot. Yi was bang in contention to straight sets to the Polish pair of due to the off-court events in the Ladakh Dance Camp from a platform to the Ladakhi children She finished with 208 points, Marcin Matkowski and Lukasz successfully defend her 2012 lead up to the quadrennial extrav- August 8, which will conclude to explore their dancing talents one clear of 2004 Athens champi- Kubot 4-6 6-7 (6-8) here today. on August 25 at Auditorium crown but sharp shooting saw aganza. and select and sponsor one or two on Du. Bronze medal went to Playing in his record seventh Questions being raised about Hall, CIBS. Thrasher and Du go head to head, best dancer representing face of China's defending champion Yi and probably his last Olympics, Paes' delay in joining the squad This was stated by Irshal with the American, displaying Ladakh for direct entry in DID, a Siling. Paes - a bronze medallist at the after playing World Team Tennis Ishu, President, Art for Cause maturity beyond her years, edg- dance based TV reality show. Olympic chief Thomas Bach 1996 Atlanta Games, saw his and subsequent reports of not get- ing it on the final shot. during a press conference here. He appealed to every parent looked on in the crowd as the first campaign get over in only 84 ting a bed in the earmarked Highly professional choreogra- to support it and motivate their of 12 gold medals in play on a Surprise absentees from the minutes as not for once did the appartment in the Games Village phers Ryan Martyr (finalist, So If children for participation in the crammed opening day was final were Serbian duo Andrea Indian pair look like having only made the matters worse. You Think You Can Dance) and camp which is more than just a awarded. There are more than Arsovic and Ivana Maksomovic, forged a winning combination. To top it, there was one prac- Sandeep Chhabra, International dance workshop. 300 titles on offer over the next both rated major threats but who The controversies leading tice session where the duo were Hip Hop trainer and performer, "We are looking forward to fortnight at the 2016 Olympics. misfired in qualifying. upto the first round match also hardly seen talking to each other. Incharge AD Information, make Ladakh Dance Camp a Thrasher claimed gold just 11 For New York native Thrasher did not do any good to the pair as (PTI) Sonam Nurboo, Deputy calendar event if they get posi- hours after Brazilian marathon this was a dream Olympic debut Registrar Cooperative were also tive response from corner of the runner Vanderlei Cordeiro lit the after only taking up the sport four present on the occasion. district and aspire to make it Yasir Shah celebrating after taking wicket. Olympic cauldron at the climax years ago. (Agencies) Two shot dead The organisers have selected huge with the support of district RIO DE JANERIO, Aug 6: said. around 500 students of 6th to 12th administration, Leh and Urban Hours earlier, an architect was Bairstow, Ali punish Pakistan in 3rd Test Police shot a mugger near the classes from different private and Dance Tour India", he added. BIRMINGHAM, Aug 6: wickets for no runs in nine balls. Rower Bhokanal in quarters, killed while driving by one of the Government schools of Leh dis- Stanzin Tsetan, President, stadium where the Rio Olympics main entrances to the Olympic Joe Root (62) and James opening ceremony took place and trict who will be trained in vari- Student Union, Leh said that it is Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Vince (42) stopped the rot during Boulevard, a redeveloped port ous dance forms by Ryan Martyr an effort to provide a platform to Ali both scored dashing fifties as women shooters flop a woman was killed close to area that now hosts the Olympic a third-wicket stand of 95. another Olympic site, police said and Sandeep Chhabra, Ishu said, Ladakhi students to boost their England wrested the initiative RIO DE JANERIO, Aug 6: to lag behind once the Mexican in flame and has become a major But their run-rate slowed to Saturday. adding that 10 best students will confidence. from Pakistan on the fourth day of lane 2 picked up the pace around tourist attraction. barely three an over, albeit in the India had a mixed morning on The violence on Friday high- the third Test at Edgbaston today. face of sometimes overly-defen- the 700 metres mark. The woman, 51, was attacked At stumps, England were day one of competitions in the Rio The well built Cuban and the lighted the task facing an by three armed muggers, police sive Pakistan field settings. Olympics here as rower Dattu unprecedented force of 85,000 414 for five in their second Leg-spinner Yasir Shah struck Mexican then increased their lead said. She tried to flee and was Baban Bhokanal entered the quar- soldiers and police deployed to shot in the head. The main focus innings, a lead of 311 runs. either side of tea to dismiss Root from the rest but Bhokanal main- terfinals in men's single sculls secure the Olympics. of security is Rio, a city where Bairstow was 82 not out and and Gary Ballance. tained his third position although while shooters Ayonika Paul and he was more than 13 seconds Rio police said in a statement drug traffickers control large parts Ali 60 not out. But the middle-order pair's Apurvi Chandela put up a flop behind the second placed Cabrera. that a man was mugging people of poor neighborhoods. England's sixth-wicket duo Yorkshire colleague Bairstow, in show to crash out of the 10m air Even as there was some rejoic- near the Maracana stadium when However, the deployment of had added an unbroken 132 runs at 257 for four, scored briskly, just rifle final. ing in the Indian camp over the he was intercepted by one of the troops and police -- double the inside 27 overs ahead of as opposing wicket-keeper The day's proceedings started army rower's performance, there police officers sent from another number used at the 2012 London Monday's final day. Sarfraz Ahmed had done in on a promising note when 25-year- were setbacks from the shooting area of Brazil to Rio as part of the Games -- also includes the cities Pakistan will now have to set Pakistan's first innings. old Pune-based armyman range, which provided the country huge reinforcements. of Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, a new record for the Bairstow received excellent Bhokanal ended up third in the with two medals in the 2012 "The man was carrying out Manaus, Salvador and Sao Paulo, Shivam Sharma of Model Academy posing for photograph Birmingham ground if they are support from Ali, who played sev- first heat of the day by finishing London Games, with the elimina- assaults when a military police where football matches are being with Pramod Srivastava, Principal, Rupa Gupta, Management to go 2-1 up in the four-match eral fine shots of his own against a the 2000m race in 7 minutes, tion of the two women shooters. officer... Shot him," the statement played. (Agencies) Representative, Usha Gadoo, Vice Principal, Manjari Sehgal, series, as the most any side have tiring Pakistan attack featuring 21.67 seconds behind Angel Chandela shot an overall 411.6 Manager Academic and Manju Wali, Convener Co-curricular made in the fourth innings to just four frontline bowlers. Fournier Rodriguez of Cuba to finish 34th out 51 competitors Activity after securing the "The Best Entertainer Award" for pre- win a Test at Edgbaston is South Play resumed Saturday with (7:06.89) and Mexico's Juan Controlled explosion at while Paul finished further down senting a speech of a famous personality, during a programme at Africa's 283 for five in 2008. England captain Cook 64 not out Carlos Cabrera (7:08.27). in 47th place with a total score of KC International School. England had been well-placed and Hales 50 not out after they Bhokanal, who had qualified 403 in the 10m air rifle event in cycling finish line at 120 without loss overnight. had erased a first-innings deficit for the Games with a silver medal which China's Li Du set a new RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 6: experts were at the scene of the of 103 with their maiden century finish in the Asia-Oceania qualifi- But openers Alastair Cook and Olympic record of 420.7 to top the explosion and kept crowds away Alex Hales both went early on stand in 18 innings as a Test- er, was in second place for the first Rio Olympics got off to a 500 metres of the race but started qualification stage. (PTI) with police. Saturday as Pakistan took two match opening pair. (Agencies) troubled start today as a loud blast The explosion stunned erupted near the cycling race's crowds gathering for the end of Jodhamal students win Rupinder, Raghunath hand finish line and a bullet ripped the race. The race leaders were through the media tent at the about 100 kilometers (60 miles) equestrian venue. away at the time. IAYP Gold Awards India win in opener Long queues also formed out- Elsewhere at the Deodoro RIO DE JANERIO, Aug 6: gold medallist started on expected Excelsior Correspondent These awards were earlier side venues -- as competition venue, onlookers were shocked note by dominating the first two known as Duke of Edinburgh Rupinder Pal Singh struck went on inside -- as volunteers when a bullet pierced the tempo- JAMMU, Aug 6: The Gold quarters. Awards. twice as drag-flickers ruled the and security staff struggled to rary venue housing media, leav- Award Ceremony of the From the word go, the Indians Climbers Shivani Charka, Aman Dogra, Mrityunjay Sharma Four students from Jodhamal roost to help India register a fight- cope with a sudden influx of fans. ing visible holes in the fabric roof International Award for Young started on an attacking note and and wall. and Asma Gul posing for photograph with Arti Sharma and School, were the only students ing 3-2 win over Ireland in their Brazilian military carried out People (IAYP) was held recently put pressure on the Ireland citadel It made for an unsettling day Rahul Sharma, both Directors of Sprawling Buds School, from J&K State to win the Gold opening match of the men's hock- a controlled explosion near the at India International Centre, with relentless raids. Copacabana finish line of Rio one of the Rio Games, which Jammu before leaving to participate in the final coaching camp Award and they are Arpita ey competition at the Olympics, New Delhi. The Irish, on the other hand, Olympics men's road cycling race were launched in a blaze of at Indian Mountaineering Foundation complex prior to the Salgotra, Ullas Mahajan, here today. were happy to fall back and The ceremony was preceded Drag-flickers VR Raghunath on Saturday, witnesses said. colour by yesterday's flamboyant selection for India team, which will participate in the Asian Shivani Verma and Mayank defend in numbers, depending by an interactive session with (15th minute) and Rupinder Military bomb disposal opening ceremony. (Agencies) Youth Championship to be held at Tehran, Iran from September Mahajan. mainly on counter attacks to Himmat Kalsia, Chairman, Jodhamal School Teachers (27th, 49th) converted three out 27 to October 1. The coaching camp is being sponsored by J&K stun their opponents. Deepika struggles Mouma, Manika bow Award Programme Foundation Shallu Sharma and Deepta of seven penalty corners India State Sports Council. Secretary, Mountaineering Association of India's domination can be and Dr Sanat Kaul, Managing Khushoo were given awards for earned in the match to secure to figure out reason out after preliminary J&K, Ram Khajuria and Joint Secretary Shawetica Khajuria gauged from the fact that they Trustee, Award Programme their meritorious services. their first win in an opening clash were also present on the occasion. earned as many as six penalty Foundation. Director IAYP Kapil Bhalla, at the Olympics since Sydney for poor show round defeats corners in the first two quarters Programme Manager Bivujit Games 2000. as against Ireland's two. RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 6: RIO DE JANERIO, Aug 6: Mukhoti, National Director Ireland gave India a run for India's first real scoring Kapil Bhalla and many other their money, especially in the sec- Archer Deepika Kumari Indian women paddlers chance came in the last minute prominent persons were present ond half, finding the net twice expressed bewilderment after a Mouma Das and Manika Batra of the first quarter when they on the occasion. through Jermyn John (45th) and dismal show during the women's made their exit from the Rio Conor Harte (56th) at the earned their first penalty corner team event where the Indian team Olympics after losing their pre- Jasmeet Kour, D/o Dr HS Olympic Hockey Centre. but their variation didn't work finished a dejecting seventh in the liminary round singles matches to Raina and Gurmeet Kour, W/o Going by world rankings, and from the resultant build-up qualification round of the Rio higher-ranked rivals in the Table Hemdeep Singh India (5th) were the favourites in Ramandeep Singh's effort was Olympics Games, here. Tennis competition here today. Ishar, R/o Mast the Pool B encounter against saved an alert by David Harte in All Deepika managed was World no 150 Mouma's chal- Garh, Jammu, Ireland (12th) and the eight-time front of Irish goal. (PTI) 640 out of 720 which was good lenge was lukewarm and short- who has been enough for a 20th position while lived as the Indian veteran, in declared quali- experienced Bombayla Devi her second Olympics, lost to fied for the Jitu Rai qualifies for air pistol Laishram shot 638 to finish 24th world No 58 Daniela Dodean Award of Degree and Laxmirani Majhi finished Monteiro of Romania 2-11, 7- of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) final; Gurpreet crashes out 43rd with 614 points. 11, 7-11, 3-11. in Life Sciences by University of RIO DE JANERIO, Aug 6: The other Indian in the fray The wayward performance Debutant Manika, on the Jammu. She worked on the Gurpreet Singh crashed out fin- will affect India's medal prospects other hand, put up a good fight topic "Exploration of Amplified Leading medal hope in ishing 20th with a score of 576. as a top four-finish would have before going down to her 60th- DNA Sequences in a Novel shooting, army's Jitu Rai, quali- Jitu fired his way to 580 given them a bye to the quarters ranked Polish rival Katarzyna Chromosome of Plantago fied for the men's 10 m air pistol points with sequence of 96 in the but the team, which logged 1892 Franc-Grzybowska 2-4 (12-10 6- Lagopus L. for Genetic by finishing sixth out of 46 com- first two series followed by 98, points together, will now begin 11 12-14 11-8 4-11 12-14 in 48 Engineering", under the super- petitors in the Olympic Games 96, 96 and 98. He shot 22 X. the elimination stage from the minutes in another preliminary vision of Prof MK Dhar. here today. (PTI) first round of 16 tomorrow.(PTI) round clash. (PTI)