SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2019 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU India begin life after World Indian men’s 20km race walk team Rankireddy-Shetty enter semifinals, wins bronze after seven years Cup with T20s in Florida NEW DELHI, Aug 2: The performances of three Sai Praneeth crashes out best finishers in the 20km indi- BANGKOK, Aug 2: take on another Korean combo match, we knew if we stay pos- LAUDERHILL (USA), Aug 2: opportunity to make their case in the future of Mahendra Singh Seven years after India vidual event was counted to of Ko Sung Hyun and Shin itive and confident till the end the coming six games. Dhoni. missed a podium place at the India's Satwiksairaj Back on the road following decide the team rankings and Baek Cheol in the semifinals on we can win and we really played Both Pandey and Iyer, who India will be expected to beat IAAF World Race Walking Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty their unfulfilled World Cup cam- India collected 68 points to fin- Saturday. well in the last two points in the were part of the recently-con- the West Indies though they are Cup in Russia, the country was qualified for the men's doubles paign, India will begin their cluded A series in the Caribbean, most dangerous in the shortest ish fourth originally. Rankireddy and Shetty kept end. today handed a bronze medal semifinals but B Sai Praneeth preparations for the T20 show- come into the senior team with format. After the annulment of a steady lead against their South "Both of us are making upgrade following disqualifica- crashed out of the men's singles piece event next year with a three- runs under their belt. The explosive Dmytrenko's result, India and tion of a member of the second- event at the Thailand Open here match series against the West Spin all-rounder Washington and spinner are back Ukraine were tied on points. But placed Ukrainian team for dope today. Indies beginning here today. Sundar and pacers Khaleel in the side though India has a higher position finish violation. While Rankireddy and As Virat Kohli point- Ahmed and Deepak Chahar are will only be seen in the ODIs. of the last (third) walker (29th as ed out before leaving for the The Indian team of K T Shetty registered a hard-fought also back in the T20 squad while The West Indies suffered a blow against 51st of Ukraine) to break Caribbean tour, the main objec- speedster Navdeep Saini and Infra, Babubhai Panucha and win qualifiers Choi Solgyu as swashbuckling all-rounder the tie and got the bronze. tive of the T20s and the subse- Deepak's brother Rahul are in has been ruled out Surinder Singh had finished and Seo Seung Jae of Korea, Sai quent ODI series against the West Dmytrenko had won a line to make their India debut. due to an injury, being replaced fourth in the men's 20km team Praneeth suffered a straight Indies is to try out the fringe play- bronze in the individual event With Rohit Sharma and a fit- by Jason Mohammed for the first event behind China, Ukraine game defeat against seventh ers who are on selectors' mind. and he will be stripped off that again Shikhar Dhawan set to two matches. and Australia in May 2012 at seed Kenta Tsuneyama of Kohli was expected to be rest- medal as well. open, the number four spot The 32-year-old Mohammed, Saransk. Japan. ed for the limited-overs leg of the seems likely to be occupied by K But Ukrainian race walker "Men's 20km Race Walking After posing some challenge tour but a full strength squad has who has captained West Indies in L Rahul, who has fond memories both limited-overs formats, is Ruslan Dmytrenko was disqual- Team is elevated to Bronze in the first game, Sai Praneeth, been picked barring the absence of the Central Broward Regional returning to the international fold ified after seven years on the Medal position after 7 years at who reached the semifinals of of star pacer Jasprit Bumrah who Park Stadium, having scored an for the first time in more than a basis of his biological passport IAAF Race Walking World Cup last week's Japan Open, surren- will join the side ahead of the Test unbeaten 110 in his last innings year. analysis, and that led to the held at Saransk #Russia in dered 18-21 12-21 in the men's The unseeded Indian combination fought valiantly for exact- series beginning August 22. All- here almost three years ago. Indian team's result being 2012," the Athletics Federation singles quarterfinals. ly an hour to get the better of their Korean rivals in a quarterfi- rounder Hardik Pandya has been Rohit was top-scorer in the The regional side will be With Sai Praneeth's exit, nal duel. rested for the entire tour. World Cup, with a record five aiming to get over the disap- upgraded to bronze. of India tweeted. (PTI) Indian challenge has ended in It will be a crucial couple of hundreds, and would be keen to pointment of World Cup with a Korean opponents to take the strategies for every point on weeks for Shreyas Iyer and carry that form amid the off-field good result against India. the men's singles event. MP Namgyal bats for recognition of Ice first game with ease. court and this has helped us to Manish Pandey, who are back in drama of a speculated rift with Coach expects However, the unseeded the mix after being sidelined Kohli, who has categorically the series to be high on entertain- Indian combination of The second game, however, win crucial points, which other- from India's 50-over World Cup denied any differences with his ment. Hockey; establishment of IHA in Ladakh Rankireddy and Shetty fought saw the South Koreans change wise we have been losing. Also plans. deputy. "The team is young, and we valiantly for exactly an hour to their strategy. Choi-Seo started staying calm and positive has Pandey last played for India Excelsior Sports not to talk of Ladakh only. The get past the Korean rivals 21-17 playing lot straighter and flatter really worked in our favour." From this tour onwards, like to mix the experienced play- Correspondent youths of Ladakh have lot of in November 2018 and Iyer in Rishabh Pant will have more 17-21 21-19 in a quarterfinal as they made a strong comeback However, it was curtains for ers with the youth. We have a interest in Ice Hockey, since its February 2018. responsibility on his shoulders duel. to take the second game 21-17 Rankireddy in the quarterfinals very good blend. We are looking NEW DELHI, Aug 2: inception in 1970s. From 2009, With India looking to solidify with the selectors backing him as The win was Rankireddy and draw parity. of mixed doubles event as he their brittle middle-order in forward to the matches here in During the 'Zero Hour', India's Men National Team is the number one wicketkeeper in Florida. It should be a very excit- Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, and Shetty's maiden victory But the Indians got their act and Ashwini Ponnappa lost in ODIs, both batsmen have a good participating in Asian together soon and pocketed the straight games to bow out of the all formats amid little clarity over ing weekend, we lots of enter- Member of Parliament from over the Korean pair to enter the Challenge Cup which is annual decider with sharp anticipation tournament. tainment for the fans," Reifer Ladakh Lok Sabha semifinal, their first in 2019 on International event held by IHF skills at the net and brilliant Rankireddy and Ponnappa said ahead of the series. Constituency raised his voice the BWF World Tour circuit. (International Ice Hockey steep smashes. were no match for third seeds Squads: with a matter of urgent public They had earlier won the Brazil Federation). In International Challenge and Speaking after the match, Yuta Watanabe and Arisa West Indies: John Campbell, 2017 Indian's reached the semifinals of Rankireddy said, "With every Higashino of Japan, losing 13- , , Men Team won Denmark Challenge. tournament we can see our 21 15-21 in a lopsided encounter Nicolas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, the Silver Medal The 16th ranked Indians will game is improving. In today's that lasted just 28 minutes. (PTI) Rovman Powell, Carlos in the Tournament Brathwaite (c), Keemo Paul, of Asian Sunil Narine, , Challenge Cup , Anthony which was held at Bramble, Jason Mohammed, Kuwait and the Khary Pierre. players from India: Virat Kohli (captain), Ladakh made Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, importance in Parliament and Players in action during National U-25 Chess Championship India proud at international KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish demanded recognition of Ice in Jammu on Friday. level", MP JTN said. Pandey, Rishabh Pant, Krunal Hockey Game as National However, these players have National U-25 Chess Championship Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Sports in India through Council been left in the lurch because Washington Sundar, Rahul of India by Ministry of Youth the sport is not recognised in 19 players leading at 2 points Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Affairs and Sports, Govt of India. Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, India and support from The MP demanded immedi- Navdeep Saini. National Ice Hockey ate recognition of Ice Hockey each after Round-2 Match starts 8 PM IST. (PTI) Association of India (IHAI) for sport for benefit of the ace Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sports Council. The event is Gaurav, Govind enter semis; providing needed facilities as sportspersons. Players posing along with dignitaries and officials during inaugural ceremony of Inter-Zonal being played under FIDE Laws equal recognition like other He also advocated for the tournaments in Jammu. JAMMU, Aug 2: Nineteen of chess under Swiss system in confirm 2 more medals at recognised games and sports. financial support of the players are leading at 2 points which total 9 rounds will be The MP also advocated for Tournament organisers like District Level Inter Zonal Dube, Warrier lead each after the conclusion of played. Umakhanov boxing opening of full- fledged Ice Ladakh Winter Sports Club Round-2 in the ongoing The event was allotted by NEW DELHI, Aug 2: Hockey Academy (IHA) in and other such organisers, who India A fightback National Under-25 Chess AICF to J&K on the request of Ladakh. Speaking on the issue hold training camps and send competitions get underway Championship at International Atul Kumar Gupta, President Commonwealth Games gold MP JTN said, "Being one of the teams for participating in after collapse Delhi Public School (IDPS), All J&K Chess Association, medallist Gaurav Solanki and the young Member of this the international tournaments. Excelsior Sports Correspondent while in Kabaddi Under-19 PORT OF SPAIN, Aug 2: Bathindi, here. while Raj Kumar DySP 2019 India Open silver medallist august house, I want to catch "A full-fledged Ice Hockey boys, Zone Jammu/Dansal Govind Sahani assured two more JAMMU, Aug 2: District Shivam Dube led India A's Harshal Shahi, Bharadia Prosecution is the Organizing the very attention of the Academy should be estab- drubbed Zone Jourian/Khour Yash, Kumar S.Trivedi Karan medals for India by entering the lished in Ladakh by Govt of Level Inter-Zonal competitions spirited comeback from 20 for Secretary of this event. Government towards Ice by 30-17 points to win the title. five with an aggressive knock R, Aditya P Melani, Chudasama semi-finals of the Magomed India," JTN strongly demand- in the disciplines of Kho-Kho, Prominent among others present Hockey, which has a great sig- Sahil Sharma of before pacer Sandeep Warrier Ankit, Vivekananda L, Mohit Salam Umakhanov Memorial ed. Kabaddi, Volleyball and on the occasion were Baldev nificance all over the world, ZoneDansal, Vishal Singh of struck thrice to leave West Indies Kumar Soni, Sibi Visal R, International Boxing Tournament Wrestling Under-19 boys Raj, Taranvir Singh Gujral, Zone Satwari, Vishal Manhas A reeling in their second innings Sparsh Khandelwal, Sanjay S in Kaspiysk, Russia. began at three venues of Govt Kuljeet Singh Jamwal, Vikas of Zone RS Pura, Mukhtiar on day two of the second unoffi- Pillai, Dutta Sarthak, Patil Rohit Gaurav, a bronze medallist at Sainik School Nagrota stages High School Jammu Nanda, Dr AS Bhatia, Rakesh Ali of Zone Bishnah, Vikas cial Test here. R, Ashish Raj, Shahab Ahmad this year's India Open, defeated Cantonment, Dogra Ground Kumar Gupta and Madhu Abrol. Singh of Zone Khour, Dube (79 off 85) and opener Farooqui, Gahan M G, Vikash Russia's Maksim Chernyshev 3-2 Shastri Nagar and MA Stadium Priyank Panchal (58 off 125) Nitin Shenvi and Pranesh SPICMACAY Kathak performance Balwinder Singh of Zone RS Nishad,Shivam Verma and in a split verdict to enter the last- Jammu, here. shared a 124-run stand for the Yadav are Chief and Deputy Excelsior Correspondent nuances of Kathak. Raghav Juneja were all at 2 four round of 56kg category on The competitions are being Pura and Jagdish Singh of Zone sixth after the batting col- Chief Arbiters appointed by the Thursday. She also made the event Dansal claimed gold medals points each after 2 rounds. NAGROTA, Aug 2: With an organized by the Department of lapse, taking India A to 190 all out Federation for this event. Gaurav initially played very educative and interesting Seven more rounds are still Youth Services & Sports, in Under-19 boys Wrestling. in their first innings. Other supporting Arbiters patiently against his Russian aim to create awareness and a by involving the cadets during to be played in this event. Zone Bhalwal/Marh defeat- Pacer Chemar Holder was the opponent before increasing the deep sense of appreciation for the presentation. She was District Jammu, under the After the exit of 4 players, are Anil Kotwal and Bindu ed Zone Bishnah/Arnia by 2-0 stand out bowler for the hosts, tempo with a flurry of punches to the rich cultural heritage of accompanied by Shakeel Patronage of Dr Saleem-ur- 109 players from 22 States are Pathania, while the technical sets in Under-19 boys taking five for 54 runs in secure the win. India, Sainik School Nagrota Ahmed on Tabla, Saeed-ur- Rehman, Director General, participating in this event. help is also being provided by Volleyball. 12.5 overs and helping his team Later, Govind, a silver medal- institutionalized SPICMACAY Rahman on Sarangi and on Youth Services & Sports J&K gain a healthy 128-run lead. The event is being organized Ravi Sharma and Sunil Sharma. The matches were officiated among others. list at the GeeBee Boxing earlier (Society for the Promotion of Vocal by Shuheb Hasan. and under the Chairmanship of However, West Indies squandered by Crown Trust under the ban- this year, outboxed Tajikistan's Indian Classical Music and Expressing deep apprecia- Madan lal, Joint Director, by a panel of experts of the the advantage by losing their four ner of All J&K Chess This is the record 14th All Department of Youth Services India level event by AJKCA. Shermukhammad Rustamov in Culture Amongst Youth) in tion for the performance, Capt while Chanchal Kour, DYSSO wickets for 12 runs in the second Association and J&K State the 49kg category to earn the first 2018 and has been organizing A Muthuraman, Principal urged Jammu is the Organizing & Sports, District Jammu. innings. (PTI) RSC win of the tournament. music and dance programmes the cadets to develop a strong Secretary of the tournament. Govind dominated the pro- for the cadets to imbibe the penchant for art in order to All the conveners and tech- ceedings from the word go and essence of classical art forms. imbibe qualities that would nical officials of concerned Telugu Titans, UP Yoddha showed great display of his Vidushi Rani Khanam, a make them gentlemen in future. events were present during the attacking prowess. He continued Kathak artist of international He also expressed his grati- opening ceremony. settle for a ‘tie’ in PKL the onslaught throughout the repute presented a classical tude to Dr Sapna Sangra, State In Kho-Kho Under-19 boys match, forcing the referee to stop dance performance amidst Chairperson, SPIC MACAY final, Zone Akhnoor/Chowki MUMBAI, Aug 2: a neck and neck battle, even as the contest in the third round. great cheer and applause from and to Shahbaz Alam TGT for Telugu inched ahead to 9-7. Choura beat Zone Gandhi The Telugu Titans and UP However, it was curtains for the young cadets of the school the successful conduct of the But with some good tackles Ashish Insha in the quarterfinals event. Nagar/Satwari by 10-08 points, Yoddha Pro Kabaddi League and raids, UP made it 11-11 going on the other day. match today ended in a tie with of the 52kg division, losing 1-4 to During her presentation that into the break. both teams at 20-20. Telugu began the second half Russia's Islamitdin Alisoltanov. lasted for one hour, Mrs JKFA Annual League Football Tournament The match was in the balance TT players of APS Damana posing for a group photograph Khanam explained to the after wining Command Level Trophy. till the last round before Ashish conceded a few clear punches in cadets about the origin, gha- Lonestar KFC holds the dying minutes of the tie to suf- ranas, details of various classi- APS Damana wins Command fer the defeat. (PTI) cal dance forms and other SFA XI to 1-1 draw Excelsior Sports Correspondent However, Lonestar KFC Level Trophy in TT Tournament consolidated their position and SRINAGAR, Aug 2: State Excelsior Sports Correspondent ry (boys & girls). in the 35th minute of 1st half Football Academy held In the boys' singles, APS Rayees of Lonestar equalized JAMMU, Aug 2: Army Lonestar Kashmir Football Club Damana won all the matches in the margin. Halftime score was Public School (APS) Damana straight sets by 3-0 against all to a draw in the ongoing Annual League Football Tournament, 1-1. The second half started takes extreme pride in winning the four participating teams, being organised by the Jammu with an aggressive play. the glorious Inter APS while in boys doubles category, Command Level Table Tennis and Kashmir Football Lonestar KFC made certain won all the matches in straight The two sides were locked at Association (JKFA) at Synthetic good attempts at the SFA goal, Tournament 2019 held at APS, sets by 3-0 except APS Noida by 19-19 with 30 seconds left for the with a successful tackle to go 12- Turf, TRC, here. but the goalkeeper saved some 11 ahead, but UP pulled back one Tibri in Gurdaspur, under the 3-2. match when Telugu's star raider In the first match, Al-bilal sure shot goals. The match was to make it 12-12. aegis of HQ 11 Corps. In boys singles final, APS Siddharth Desai attempted the FC Sports defeated Young evenly balanced and both the UP raider Shrikant Jadhav The participating schools Damana beat APS Noida in final raid. Maharaja by two goals to nil (2- teams played exceptionally failed under pressure as Telugu were APS Patiala, APS straight sets by 3-0 while in boys UP player Sumit went out of Students after receiving stationery items from HISI. 0). picked up a point to make it 13-12. Madhopur, APS Noida, APS doubles final;, APS Damana the mat and thus Telugu got a cru- Tibri and APS Damana. The second cial point and had almost won the But even Telugu star raider defeated APS Tibri by 3-0, this NGO distributes notebooks, stationery match of Siddharth faltered again as UP col- The tournament was played clinched the overall champi- game on 20-19 before an unex- on league basis and each team Premier pected thing happened. lected a point to make it 13-13. onship trophy and a cash prize With just 9 minutes to go, the had four players in each catego- Division was Desai's teammates entered the of Rs 4,000. items among students played between mat before the final whistle was two sides were locked at 15-15. Gurpreet Kour, D/o S. Jeet APS Damana team was rep- However, a couple of success- Excelsior Correspondent Computers; Cutting & Tailoring State Football blown, resulting in UP being given Singh Khajuria resented by a group of talented Academy (SFA a "technical point" by match offi- ful tackles and with Siddharth and Hardip players namely Akshit Kapoor, Classes; Beautician Course and picking up a point, Telugu moved JAMMU, Aug 2: Chairman, Music & Dance Training as well XI) and cials, leading to the match ending Kaur Deepak, Aman Singh, Praret Singh, as a tie. 18-15 ahead. NGO Healthy India Stronger as Free Library for the students. Lonestar KFC. W/o Dr Keshav Choudhary, Naina Earlier, raider Siddharth Desai But a timely Super Tackle by India, Hira Lal Abrol along with HISI equips its students with The SFA boys Rangeet Singh Sharma, Shimani Choudhary, other members of the NGO dis- collected two points as Telugu UPYoddha followed by a success- moral values and life skills. The dominated in Raina, R/o Lovishka Rajput and Vanshika tributed notebooks and sta- were 2-1 ahead. ful raid helped UP Yoddha again students are motivated to live a the beginning 75/6 Nanak Chib. tionery items to nearly 120 stu- But in the sixth minute, UP level the scores at 18 -18. healthy life and to stay away of the 1st half, Officials and players ready to go at Synthetic Nagar, Jammu, who has been Brig KK Singh, Chairman dents of the school in a pro- removed Siddharth as he went in Both the teams successfully from tobacco and drugs. HISI made some Turf TRC in Srinagar. for an unsuccessful raid to reduce declared qualified for the APS Damana congratulated the gramme organized at St Peter's good moves. tackled their opponent player as has the vision to uplift the place the gap to 3-5. award of the degree of Doctor entire Table Tennis Team for stu- Nursery School, Prem Nagar, They tried to penetrate many a well and the spectators cher- the scores were levelled at 19-19 of Philosophy (PhD) in pendous performance. of women in the society and ished the tactical play of both But within seconds, Siddharth before the drama unfolded. here. time but could not succeed in was back on the field, after UP Chemistry by HNB Gharwal Pushpinder Kaur, Principal Healthy India Stronger India make them self-reliant. scoring goals. Lonestar KFC the teams. The match ended in In the second match of the day, Abrol also interacted with raider was successfully tackled by U Mumba registered a comfort- Central University, APS Damana has also lauded (HISI) is an NGO founded by its regained their rhythm and start- 1-1 draw. Telugu Titans even as the southern able 32-20 win over Gujarat Uttarakhand. She worked on the participants for good show. Chairman, which is running a the students and blessed them ed counter attacking. It was in The tournament is being team surged 7-3 ahead. the topic, "Green Synthesis of Shallu Kapoor, Vice 'Free Training Centre' for skill for their better future. Sr. Leena the 20th minute of the 1st half organized by District Football A successful raid by Monu Fortunegiants. This was Gujarat's Mental Nano Particles from Principal of APS Damana and development of needy and poor Therese and staff members of St. SFA boys made a spectacular Association Srinagar, Medical Goyat and two successful tackles first defeat in their fourth game as Some Selective Plants of Varinder Singh, PGT (PHE) also children from BPL families. Peter's Nursery School, Prem move and scored a nice goal. Partner Rahim Green & helped UP to reduce the deficit to their raiders and defenders put a Moraceae," under the supervi- appreciated the players for their The training centre offers 3 Nagar Jammu were also present The goal was scored by Football Sponsor Sports 6-7 in the 12th minute. sub-par show and were no match- sion of Dr SC Sati. performance. months, free courses in Basic on the occasion. Towseef. International (VECTOR). The two teams were locked in to Mumbai. (PTI)