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The Hindu
21-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indian sports wrap, July 21: India loses to Japan in Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team Championships quarterfinals
BADMINTON Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team Championships: India goes down fighting by six points to Japan India's junior badminton team put up a strong fight before going down 110-104 to former champion Japan in the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team Championships in Solo, Indonesia. In a closely contested tie under the relay scoring system, India came out strong after a narrow 11-9 loss in the opening match. The boys' doubles duo of Bhargav Ram Arigela and Viswa Tej Gobburu got India on the board, followed by a composed win from the girls' pair of Vennala Kalagotla and Reshika Uthayasooriyan to put India ahead 33-26. Reshika then combined with Bhavya Chhabra to maintain the lead at 44-35, and Rounak Chouhan extended the cushion with another solid performance. India led for a major part of the tie, but Japan, the 2023 champion, pulled ahead in the final stretch, winning the last five matches in a row. Despite the narrow exit, India had a strong tournament. It topped Group D with wins over Hong Kong China, the United Arab Emirates, and Sri Lanka, showing depth and balance across singles and doubles. The Bhargav-Viswa Tej and Reshika-Vennala pairings were consistently impressive, while C Lalramsanga also stood out in his doubles outings, paired up with Bhavya for men's doubles and Taarini Suri for the mixed doubles. In singles, Rounak upset world junior No. 5 Lam Ka To, and Rujula Ramu registered wins over two top-20 players. The focus now shifts to the individual championships starting July 23. -Team Sportstar EQUESTRIAN Anush Agarwalla wins dressage event in Germany India's Anush Agarwalla won the the dressage event of the Jubilaumsturnier Hofgeismar Open to record his maiden victory with his mare Floriana. Agarwalla, who represented the country at the Paris Olympics, recorded an impressive 69.891 per cent points to finish atop in the six-member field with each of the other competitors being from Germany. Pia Piotrowski and Katharina Hemmer finished second and third, respectively. The win marked the first triumph for the pair at the S level as it also was only the second time Agarwalla and his seven-year-old mare were competing in an event. 'I'm incredibly proud of Floriana, this was only her second S competition and she handled it with maturity beyond her years,' Agarwalla said in a release. 'Winning here is a special moment for both of us. I want to sincerely thank Anna Scholermann for her constant guidance, training, and belief in us. This is just the beginning for Floriana, and I'm excited about what the future holds,' he added. -PTI WRESTLING Sumit, Anil win medals in Budapest Sumit (60kg) took a silver, while Anil Mor (55kg) claimed a bronze medal in Greco Roman competitions at the Ranking Series wrestling event in Budapest. Asian under-23 champion Sumit got past Worlds bronze medallist Sadyk Lalaev 9-3 before pinning Korean Dahyun Kim and Kazakh Galym Kabdunassarov to enter the final. He lost to 63kg World champion and 60kg European champion Nihat Zahid Mammadali 5-1 in the title clash to settle for the silver. After losing 6-1 to World and European champion Emin Sefershaev in his first bout, Ulaanbaatar Open champion Anil bounced back to beat two-time European medallist Moldovan Artium Deleanu 7-0 in repechage and Asian bronze medallist Uzbek Ikhtiyor Botirov 7-4 in the bronze medal contest. -Team Sportstar SWIMMING Srihari exits in semis Top Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj's journey in men's 100m freestyle and 50m backstroke events ended at the semifinal stage after he clocked 49.56 and 25.39, respectively, at the World University Games in Berlin. Both times were below his personal best of 49.46 (freestyle) and 25.11 (backstroke). -Team Sportstar Related Topics Badminton / Anush Agarwalla
The Hindu
21-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Ranking Series wrestling event: Sumit and Anil Mor win medals
Sumit (60kg) took a silver, while Anil Mor (55kg) claimed a bronze medal in Greco Roman competitions at the Ranking Series wrestling event in Budapest. Asian under-23 champion Sumit got past Worlds bronze medallist Sadyk Lalaev 9-3 before pinning Korean Dahyun Kim and Kazakh Galym Kabdunassarov to enter the final. He lost to 63kg World champion and 60kg European champion Nihat Zahid Mammadali 5-1 in the title clash to settle for the silver. After losing 6-1 to World and European champion Emin Sefershaev in his first bout, Ulaanbaatar Open champion Anil bounced back to beat two-time European medallist Moldovan Artium Deleanu 7-0 in repechage and Asian bronze medallist Uzbek Ikhtiyor Botirov 7-4 in the bronze medal contest.
The Hindu
20-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Ranking series wrestling event: Priya Malik gets silver, Manisha clinches bronze
Priya Malik picked up a silver medal after being beaten 4-3 by Brazil's Pan-American silver medallist Thamires Machado in the women's 76kg final at the Ranking Series wrestling event in Budapest. The 20-year-old Indian, a former World under-20 champion and a two-time Asian under-23 champion, performed well to upset 2016 Olympics bronze medallist Elmira Syzdykova of Kazakhstan 7-2 and World under-23 bronze medallist Valeriia Trifonova 11-1 to book a place in the final. Asian champion Manisha Bhanwala (62kg) bagged a bronze medal. India topped the women's team ranking with two gold, two silver and two bronze.
News18
19-07-2025
- Sport
- News18
Hugary Ranking Series: India's Antim Panghal Takes Gold With Win Over Natalia Malysheva
Last Updated: The 20-year-old from Haryana posted a resounding 7-4 win over her Russian opponent Malysheva to clinch the yellow metal. Indian wrestler Antim Panghal bagged the women's 53kg title at the Hungary Ranking Series with a hard-fought triumph over Russia's Natalia Malysheva. The 20-year-old from Haryana posted a resounding 7-4 win over her Russian opponent Malysheva to clinch the yellow metal. The victory proved to be the Indian grappler's second gold at a Ranking Series on the bounce as the wrestler enjoys a purple patch at the end of a hard-fought campaign. Panghal posted a rousing 10-0 win over three-time European medallist, Zeynep Yetgil, in the quarterfinal before the Indian posted another thumping win in the semis over American Felicity Taylor 10-0 enroute to the final. Neelam fought to a win over Kseniya Stankevich in a fixture that ended 6-3 in favour of the Indian to clinch bronze at the Women's 50 kg event. She made her way to the bronze-medal bout thanks to her 18-7 repechage win over Nadezhda Sokolova. First Published: July 19, 2025, 08:41 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Hindu
18-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Ranking series wrestling: Asian U-23 champion Sujeet Kalkal secures gold
Asian under-23 champion Sujeet Kalkal toppled some established names on his way to secure the 65kg freestyle gold medal at the Ranking Series wrestling event in Budapest. Sujeet, also a Worlds under-23 bronze medallist in 70kg, defeated Paris Olympics bronze medallist Albanian Islam Dudaev 11-0 in the first round, European silver medallist Frenchman Khamzat Arsamerzouev 11-0 in the quarterfinals and two-time Olympian and 2023 World championships bronze medallist Armenian Vazgen Tevanyan 6-1 in the semifinals. In the final, the 22-year-old Indian — who had picked up a Grade-3 ligament tear in his knee during the senior Asian championships in March — beat European bronze medallist Azerbaijan's Ali Rahimzade 5-1 to secure his second gold medal, after winning the Asian under-23 title about three weeks ago. This was Sujeet's second Ranking Series gold after the one he won in Tunisia three years ago. Rahul (57kg) defeated 2023 European under-23 champion German Niklas Stechele 4-0 for the bronze.
