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India Gazette
13 hours ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
Dream League of India backed Federation Cup to be played from June 4 to June 6 in Panipat
Panipat (Haryana) [India], June 1 (ANI): Dream League of India (DLI) backed sixth Tennis Cricket Federation Cup will be played from June 4 to June 6, here in Panipat. 12 Teams from across the country will be participating in the Federation Cup from June 4 to June 6, in a day-night set-up. The Federation Cup is being organised by the TCAI, a member body of the International Tennis Cricket Federation( ITCF). Players for the Indian team slated to feature in the International Tennis Cricket series (against Russia and Poland) will be picked from the Federation Cup. Speaking about the same, Kanhiya Gurjar, president Tennis Cricket Association of India (TCAI), said, as quoted by the Dream League of India press release, 'We are thankful to the Dream League of India for sponsoring our tournament and backing us. Their support will be pivotal in shaping the future of tennis cricket. With their backing, we aim to add more professionalism and recognition to this exciting format, providing players with greater opportunities and exposure.' The 12 participating teams are from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Goa, Bihar, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, Haryana, Rajasthan, Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh. Speaking about the Federation Cup, Chetanya Nanda, Chief Strategist, Dream League of India, said, 'We are happy to sponsor the Federation Cup and look forward to witnessing the talent that will be unearthed. We believe in the future of tennis cricket, and this Federation Cup is a step towards nurturing and developing the next generation.' 'We will keep sponsoring grassroots tournaments like these in future to promote and give exposure to players from small districts. Keep an eye on our website for our upcoming Dream League of India tournament,' he added. Players featuring in the Dream League of India will get the chance to represent India in the Tennis Cricket Ball World Cup and the Asia Cup. Scouts will keep a close eye on the Dream League of India as the tournament will be played across the country and will form a basis for the selection of players to represent India in the Tennis Cricket Ball World Cup and the Asia Cup. The Dream League of India will be for both juniors (13-18) and seniors (18+), with six franchises participating across both categories. For Dream League of India, 860 junior and 860 senior players will be shortlisted for the auction, where six franchises per category will select their squads. Players shortlisted from the fair trials will enter the Dream League of India auction. Top performers stand a chance to be scouted by International Tennis Cricket Federation (ITCF) selectors to represent Team India in tennis cricket at the big stage Moreover, unsold players in the Dream League India (DLI) auction will compete in the country's biggest Inter-Zonal Tournament(best performers will get the platinum card to qualify for season 2 of DLI), with zonal champions advancing to an All-Zonal Championship. The winning team will face the Season 1 Franchise Champion in the Season 2 opener, ensuring every player gets a pathway to recognition and national glory. Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been appointed as the League Commissioner for the Dream League of India. Joining the league as one of the 6 celebrity faces is acclaimed music icon Salim Merchant. (ani)
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
‘Outstanding' Animesh Kujur dazzles with 200m national record at Asian Athletics Championships
Breaking records is becoming habitual for Animesh Kujur. On Saturday at the Asian Athletics Championships, the 21-year-old lowered the national record in the 200 metres for the second time in just over a month. At the Federation Cup in Kochi, in April, he clocked 20.40 seconds to break Amlan Borgohain's mark of 20.52. In Gumi, South Korea, the stakes were high when Animesh lined up in a field that included Japan's Towa Uzawa, the defending champion. At the Fed Cup, he was expected to win, but performance in Gumi would tell if he was cut out for the big stage. Blazing start isn't the lanky sprinter's strength but he tamed the bend and finished strongly to become India's first medal winner in the 200 metres at the Asian Championships in a decade. Animesh didn't allow a false start by China's Shi Junao to distract him. A bronze clinched with a time of 20.32 seconds and a new national record. Defending champion Uzawa won the gold (20.12S) and Saudi Arabia's Abdulaziz Abdul Atafi saw off a later surge from Animesh to take the silver (20.31S). 'I knew there was a 20.05 sprinter and a 20.14 second sprinter, so I would get a good push. Every time before a race I start thinking that my start won't be good. But this time I kept the negativity aside. When the curve ended I felt like I was ahead,' Animesh said. However, when he stood on the podium, Animesh was a bit dejected. Only the national anthem of the winner's country is played. 'Standing on the podium and hearing the Indian national anthem play is a different feeling. This medal is a motivation as it was my first at an international level for me,' Animesh said. Adille Sumariwalla, a vice president of World Athletics and former 100 metre national champion rated Animesh as 'amongst the best sprinters he has seen in India. 'I think he is an outstanding athlete. If he can improve his start a little more he will be impossible to beat,' Sumariwalla said. After winning gold at the Federation Cup, Animesh had set his target. 'I want to become the first athlete (from India) to run below 20 seconds,' Animesh had said. Martin Owens, head coach of the Odisha-Reliance Foundation High Performance Centre, said he was 'stressed' till Animesh won the medal. Owens didn't travel to Gumi, so caught the action on YouTube. The coach was also worried because Animesh was under the weather. 'He has had a fever for two days, had a bit of congestion, could not breathe properly, he was a bit snorty. He was in bed for two days and only got up to race. He was probably worse yesterday (during the heats) than today,' Owens said. Owens coaches Animesh at the high performance centre in Bhubaneswar. He believes there is a sureshot way for Animesh to get faster: Compete regularly with faster sprinters. 'We knew he had to go abroad to race. And this (Asian Championships) gave us the first opportunity to race against people who are very fast. This is an outstanding achievement for someone who ran his first major international championships. Remember, he hasn't done age-group championships. He's taken two-tenths off the national record in the last month, which is a big step forward,' Owens said. Animesh, however, is still work-in-progress, the coach said. He needs to start better, improve his speed when on the bend and then can take full advantage of his strong finish. Though Animesh has been putting in the hours to gain a faster start, Owens said he didn't want it to come at the expense of his strengths. 'We worked on his start but we didn't want to sacrifice his top-end speed and his speed-endurance. You can't neglect anything. But he is very strong in that part (home straight) of the race, we don't want to ruin that by fixing something else. We want a strong race all around.' Next stop for Animesh is a competition in Taiwan before stopovers for races in Geneva, Athens and Monte Carlo. Owens predicts that Animesh will break the national record again this season. 'I think he will break the record again this summer. Given the right race and the right conditions he can blow that (record) out of the water. I am hopeful of some very fast times this season.'
India Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- India Today
Asian Athletics: Animesh Kujur shatters national record to win 200m bronze
Animesh Kujur added another medal to India's tally at the Asian Athletics Championship 2025 as he won a bronze in the men's 200m on Saturday, May 31 in Gumi, South Korea. Kujur shattered the national record as he finished third, completing the race in 20.32 seconds behind Japan's Towa Uzawa (1st) and Saudi Arabia's Abdulaziz Abdu Atafi (2nd).He broke his own national record of 20.40 seconds, set earlier this year during the Federation Cup. Kujur became just the second Indian to win a medal in 200m at the Asian Championships after Dharambir Singh, who achieved the feat in added 19th medal to the India's overall tally in the competition as they're placed second behind China with eight gold, seven silver, and four bronze medals to their name. Meanwhile, in women's 200m Jyoti Yarraji (23.47 seconds) and Nithya Gandhe (23.90 seconds) missed the podium finish finishing fifth and seventh respectively. China's Chen Yujie won gold completing the race in 22.97 seconds while Singapore's Veronica Shanti Pereira (22.98) and China's Li Yuting (23.23) won silver and bronze respectively.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Animesh Kujur breaks national record to win bronze in men's 200m at Asian Athletics Championships
Animesh Kujur broke the men's 200m national record with a 20.32s run to win bronze at the Asian Athletics Championships on Saturday in Gumi, South Korea. Earlier this year, he set the national record at 20.40s during the Federation Cup. With this medal, Animesh matched Dharambir Singh's 2015 feat as India's second-ever 200m medalist at the Asian Championships. In Gumi, Towa Uzawa of Japan won gold with a meet record timing of 20.12. Saudi Arabia's Abdulaziz Atafi bagged bronze with a personal best time of 20.31. This was India's 19th medal in the ongoing competition. The country stands second behind China, with eight gold, seven silver, and four bronze medals.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Animesh qualifies as second fastest for 200m final
Animesh Kujur qualified as the second fastest athlete for the 200m final of the Asian Athletics Championships to be held on the last day of the competition on Saturday and is looking in good shape to finish on the podium. The 200m national record holder crossed the finish line in 20.81 seconds in the second semifinal behind Japan's Towa Uzawa, who came first with a timing of 20.67 seconds. Uzawa had competed in 200m at the Paris Olympics last year and is the defending champion here having won the gold with a time of 20.23 seconds. He also has a season best of 20.13 seconds and will be the man to beat on Saturday. As for Kujur, his timing in the semifinals wasn't near his PB and NR of 20.40 seconds — achieved during the Federation Cup in Kochi early this year — but one needs to understand that he took his foot off the gas during the last part of the race and still came second quite comfortably. This was after he also finished second in the opening heats with a timing of 20.98 seconds. Speaking of his runs on Friday, Martin Owens, his coach at Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics High-Performance Centre (HPC) at Kalinga Stadium, sounded impressed with the way he managed the two races. "The first round was just about getting through, and I just told him to qualify, all you have to do is be in the first three. We just get through being a competitor. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo When that guy cruised past him, he wanted to respond. And then a little sound in his head said, 'Ease off. You don't have to work so hard on this one'," Owens told TOI. "But championship racing is about getting faster through the rounds, so hopefully we'll get a faster run in the final. In the semis though, he worked the bend fairly hard, switched off 50 metres out. (He) looked better when he switched off than when he was working. But that's just Animesh looking forward to the final." Taking into account the two races on Friday, it was his ninth sub-21 seconds run in the year so far. Only during the final of the Indian Open Athletics meeting in Chennai did he have a timing of 21.14 seconds and coach Martins is certain that his pupil will not let him down on the day. "It's his first major international championships. So whatever he does, he's done himself proud to get to the final and work on. I'm sure he'll do his best. He always does his best. Never lets us down," the coach added. The coach, however, isn't thinking about whether Kujur will break any records or not. He just wants him "to step off that track with no regrets".
