Here are the significant updates, scores, and aftereffects of Indians in the realm of sports on July 19.
12 understudies from KIIT-DU effectively qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 starting July 26. KIIT is the principal college in the country to send the biggest group of competitors among all colleges in India.
The competitors who have procured their spots are — Amit Rohidas in Men’s Hockey, Kishore Kumar Jena in Lance Toss; Parul Chaudhary in 3000m Steeplechase and 5000m; Priyanka in 20 km Race Walk and Long distance Race Walk Blended Transfer; Annu Rani in Spear Toss; Jyothi Yarraji in 100m Obstacles; Tajinderpal Singh Toor in Shot Put; Abha Khatua in Shot Put; Prachi in the 4x400m Hand-off Group; Ankita in 5000m; Paramjeet Singh Bisht in 20km Race Walk and Suraj Panwar in the Long distance Race Walk Blended Hand-off Group.
The Organizer behind KIIT and KISS Dr Achyuta Samanta has declared Rs 7 lakh to every one of the competitors, empowering them to do everything they can in the field and carry magnificence to the country.
India made a triumphant beginning in the group occasion of the World Junior Squash Titles in Houston on Thursday, with the young men facilitating past Kuwait 3-0 in Gathering F and the young ladies getting it past Chinese Taipei by an indistinguishable edge in Gathering D.
On Friday, the young men play Brazil while the young ladies have two matches planned – against Brazil and Australia.
Indian golf player Shubhankar Sharma opened his mission at the 152nd Open with a deplorable five-north of 76, fighting through a consistent sprinkle and blustery circumstances, to be tied 101st in Troon, Scotland.
The presentation will make his errand of commending his 28th birthday celebration with a last round at Imperial Troon rather troublesome.
Two birdies against seven intruder implied he was far behind among the 156 starters. However, he was in front of any semblance of World No. 2 Rory McIlroy at seven-more than 78 and World No. 11 Indian-American Sahith Theegala at six-north of 77.
Yuki Bhambri and Albano Olivetti beat fifth seeds Sander Arends and Robin Haase 6-3, 7-6(4) in the duplicates elimination rounds of the €651,865 ATP tennis competition in Gstaad, Switzerland, on Friday.
In the €2,047,730 occasion in Hamburg, Germany, third seeds Sriram Balaji and Rohan Bopanna were beaten 6-1, 6-4 in the duplicates pre-quarterfinals by Jakob Schnaitter and Imprint Wallner.
In the $60,000 ITF ladies’ occasion in Evansville, USA, Sahaja Yamalapalli arrived at the singles quarterfinals and the duplicates elimination rounds.
Olympian Vishnu Vardhan did well to win three matches in the day, to arrive at the singles elimination rounds and the copies last with Adil Kalyanpur in the ITF men’s occasion in Thailand.