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Hans India
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Jr shooting World Cup: Tejaswini wins gold
New Delhi: In a stunning result, Tejaswini of India bagged gold in the women's 25m pistol event, on the final day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Suhl, to help India clinch the top spot in the medal standings ahead of fellow powerhouses China. It was the 20-year-old from Haryana's first individual world cup medal, India's 11th of the campaign and their third gold, to go with four silver and bronze medals each. China also won three golds but have just an additional bronze in their tally. The Indian shot 31 in the final as Alina Nestsiarovich of the Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) shot 29 for silver and Hungary's Miriam Jako, 23, for the bronze medal. It was a memorable effort from Tejaswini, who began the day 24th on the grid, after day one of qualification had yielded 282 out of a possible 300 points. In the second rapid-fire round today, she shot a strong 293, which gave her a total of 575 and fourth place overall in the 50-strong field. She would be the only Indian among four to make the top-eight, as Riya Shirish Thatte, the best placed overnight, shot a 92 in her final rapid-fire series to total 569, thereby missing out by four points, as Miriam, a double junior European Champion, took the eighth spot. As the 10-series of five rapid-fire shots final began, Tejawini blasted off the blocks with two successive scores of four and had 16-year-old Chinese qualification topper Zhao Taotao for company.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Tejaswini wins gold in women's 25m pistol as India top medals tally
In a memorable show, India's Tejaswini claimed the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol event to help the country pip China and finish on top of the standings in the ISSF Junior World Cup here on Monday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This was the 20-year-old from Haryana's first individual World Cup medal, India's 11th of the campaign and their third gold, to go with four silver and bronze each. China also won three gold but have just an additional bronze in their tally. The Indian shot 31 in the final as Alina Nestsiarovich of the Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) shot 29 for silver and Hungary's Miriam Jako, 23, for the bronze medal. Tejaswini, who began the day 24th on the grid, after day one of qualification had yielded 282 out of a possible 300 points. In the second rapid-fire round on Monday, she shot a strong 293, which gave her a total of 575 and fourth place overall in the 50-strong field. She would be the only Indian among four participants to make the top-eight, as Riya Shirish Thatte, the best-placed overnight, shot a 92 in her final rapid-fire series to total 569, thereby missing out by four points, while Miriam, a double junior European Champion, took the eighth spot. As the 10 series of five rapid-fire shots final began, Tejawini blasted off the blocks with two successive scores of four and had 16-year-old Chinese qualification topper Zhao Taotao for company. That neck-and-neck fight lasted till the fifth series when the Indian shot another four to Zhao's one, effectively putting an end to her challenge. Tejaswini tackled the other challengers with remarkable calmness and consistency. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now It came from Chinese Taipei's Cheng Yen-Ching and Miriam and finally from Alina, but none could come close as Tejaswini closed out clinically. Among other Indians, Naamya Kapoor too shot well to rise up to 18th spot with 289 on the day for a total of 568. Divanshi, the reigning world champion in the event, shot 564 to finish 24th and Riya settled for 15th spot overall. India have now topped four of the last five ISSF Junior competitions including the previous combined World Cup in Suhl in 2023 and the combined Junior World Championships in Lima, Peru last year.
The Hindu
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indian Sports Wrap, May 26: India pips China to top medals tally at ISSF Junior World Championships
SHOOTING Tejaswini wins gold in women's 25m pistol as India top medals tally In a memorable show, India's Tejaswini claimed the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol event to help the country pip China and finish on top of the standings in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl on Monday. This was the 20-year-old from Haryana's first individual World Cup medal, India's 11th of the campaign and its third gold, to go with four silver and bronze each. China also won three gold but has just an additional bronze in its tally. The Indian shot 31 in the final as Alina Nestsiarovich of the Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) shot 29 for silver and Hungary's Miriam Jako, 23, for the bronze medal. Tejaswini, who began the day 24th on the grid, after day one of qualification had yielded 282 out of a possible 300 points. In the second rapid-fire round on Monday, she shot a strong 293, which gave her a total of 575 and fourth place overall in the 50-strong field. She would be the only Indian among four participants to make the top-eight, as Riya Shirish Thatte, the best-placed overnight, shot a 92 in her final rapid-fire series to total 569, thereby missing out by four points, while Miriam, a double junior European Champion, took the eighth spot. As the 10 series of five rapid-fire shots final began, Tejawini blasted off the blocks with two successive scores of four and had 16-year-old Chinese qualification topper Zhao Taotao for company. That neck-and-neck fight lasted till the fifth series when the Indian shot another four to Zhao's one, effectively putting an end to her challenge. Tejaswini tackled the other challengers with remarkable calmness and consistency. It came from Chinese Taipei's Cheng Yen-Ching and Miriam and finally from Alina, but none could come close as Tejaswini closed out clinically. Among other Indians, Naamya Kapoor too shot well to rise up to 18th spot with 289 on the day for a total of 568. Divanshi, the reigning world champion in the event, shot 564 to finish 24th and Riya settled for the 15th spot overall. India has now topped four of the last five ISSF Junior competitions, including the previous combined World Cup in Suhl in 2023 and the combined Junior World Championships in Lima, Peru last year. -PTI GOLF Akshay Bhatia slips on final day to finish tied 22nd Indian-American golfer Akshay Bhatia slipped down the leaderboard on the final day to finish tied 22nd as he played his first over par round of the week at the Charles Schwab here. It was a day when the conditions were tough and the scoring was not easy. Bhatia shot 4-over 74 and ended -22, after being tied 4th a day earlier. He had three strong rounds to put himself in contention for a solid finish. He started his final round with a birdie on the first hole, followed by four pars and after that he began dropping shots. He had a bogey on the sixth and more followed on the seventh and the ninth. The back nine was also a struggle as Bhatia had a double bogey on the 11th and then dropped another shot on the 13th hole. The birdie on the 16th hole was a small consolation after the struggles. Having started the day with a total score of eight under par Bhatia finished the tournament with a total of four under. Ben Griffin finally beat his closest rival for the event Matti Schmid. In windy conditions that tested the field, Griffin was able to secure the title with a hard-earned round of one over par. This win marks Griffin's second PGA win and first individual title. - PTI Aditi makes last round push to finish in top 10 in Mexico Playa Del Carmen (Mexico), May 26 (PTI) Indian golfer Aditi Ashok played three under on the final day to secure her first top 10 finish of the season at the MEXICO Riviera Maya Open, here. With a final round 69, Aditi was Tied-ninth, her best this season. Starting her final round on the front nine, Aditi picked up shots on the third and fifth holes. On the back nine she started with consecutive birdies on the 10th and 11th holes before she dropped those shots on the 12th with a double bogey. The double bogey would be her only rough patch during the round. She closed off her round with her fifth birdie on the 16th hole. Chisato Iwai played the best round of the day to win her first LPGA title. Iwai opened her final day on the front nine with five birdies in the first six holes. The back nine looked to be a similar story as she birdied the 10th and 13th holes. After her sole bogey of the round on the 14th hole Iwai slowed down and kept a clean sheet on the final four holes to finish the round with a score of 66 six under and closed the campaign six shots ahead of Jenny Bae. Her total score for the tournament was 12 under par for a six-shot win. LPGA rookie and day three leader Jenny Bae had a poor start to her final day that was in direct contrast to Iwai. Bae opened the day with bogeys on the first and second holes and went on to finish with 73 to be second at a distant 6-under. Haeji Kang (71) was third at 5-under. - PTI
Forbes
25-03-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Suspended Russian Gymnasts Approved To Compete Under Neutral Status
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 27: Angelina Melnikova of ROC performs her routine on the Floor which secured ... More the gold medal for her team during the Team final for Women at Ariake Gymnastics Centre during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games on July 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images) After serving suspensions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many of Russia's top gymnasts can return to international competition this spring as Authorized Neutral Athletes (AIN). The approvals come as a significant development for Russian gymnastics. In 2022, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) banned all Russian and Belarussian gymnasts from competition due to the war. Among the approved athletes is Olympic gold medalist and World All-Around Champion Angelina Melnikova. The third most decorated Russian gymnast of all time, Melnikova made headlines at the Tokyo Olympics, where she led the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to gold over Simone Biles and Team USA. Later that year, she became the World All-Around Champion. However, fans were quick to flag that Melnikova's Olympic teammate, Viktoria Listunova, was absent from the approved list. The 2021 European All-Around Champion, Listunova was excluded from the list due to her overt support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In a motion published in 2023, the Ukrainian Ministry isolated Listunova's name due to her presence at a political concert 'in honour of the eighth anniversary of the illegal occupation of Crimea" in March 2022. TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 27: Viktoria Listunova of the ROC team on the floor during the Women's Artistic ... More Gymnastics Team Final on Day 4 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Pete Dovgan/Speed Media/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Melnikova and her teammates' return to competition comes under significant scrutiny. Interestingly, many of the athletes' approvals contradict the International Gymnastics Federation's (FIG) neutrality conditions detailed in their ad-hoc guidelines. According to the FIG, neutrality should be determined using the following criteria: An athlete seeking neutral status must have: Though Melnikova has not been singled-out by Ukraine for openly supporting the Russian invasion, she and many of the approved athletes compete for Central Sports Club of the Army (CSKA), a Russian military club. Under the FIG's guidelines, Melnikova and her CSKA teammates should have been denied neutral status. Nonetheless, the athletes have been approved to return to the competitive stage. However, as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), the gymnasts must adhere to neutrality conditions. Instead of competing under their respective flags, 'a flag of a solid light blue colour shall be used for Individual Neutral Athletes.' If a national anthem were needed (in the case of a medal ceremony or opening ceremony), 'a neutral music (to be determined by the FIG) shall be used to represent Individual Neutral Athlete at an official ceremony.' The FIG maintains that violations of these rules will carry immediate consequences. In 2022, Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak received a one-year ban for displaying the pro-war 'Z' symbol at a World Cup event. A symbol often seen on Russian military tanks, Kuliak displayed the symbol during the medal ceremony for the men's parallel bars. The gesture was considered especially egregious, with Kuliak sharing the podium with Ukrainian Olympian Illia Kovtun. Though Kuliak was ultimately stripped of his bronze medal by the FIG, he defended his actions. 'If there was a second chance and I would again have to choose whether to go out with the letter 'Z' on my chest or not, I would do exactly the same,' Kuliak told Russia-controlled media after the event. Kuliak has not appeared on the Authorized Neutral Athletes (AIN) list since. Moving forward, Authorized Neutral Athletes (AIN) can now apply to compete at approved international events. Though multiple athletes are now eligible, they are ineligible to participate as a 'delegation—" therefore, there will be no team finals for Russia or Belarus. For the gymnastics community, this restriction is significant. Since 2009, Russia has remained the only delegation to defeat the U.S. Women's gymnastics team at a World Championship or Olympics (2020 Olympics, 2010 Worlds). At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Russian Olympic Committee claimed gold in both the men's and women's team finals. In short, Russia's gymnastics teams are among the world's best. However, until the government's illegal invasion of Ukraine is peacefully resolved, their collective participation in international events will remain limited. TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26: David Belyavskiy, Nikita Nagornyy, Artur Dalaloyan and Denis Abliazin of ... More Team ROC pose with the gold medal after winning the Men's Team Final on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by)
