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Neeraj Chopra books spot in Diamond League 2025 final in Zurich
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Reigning world champion Neeraj Chopra has confirmed his place in the men's javelin throw event at the Diamond League 2025 Final in Zurich, Switzerland, as per the latest standings released after the Silesia leg on Saturday, as per two-time Olympic medallist did not feature in the Silesia Diamond League, but with 15 points from two DL appearances this season, Chopra has already sealed his qualification for the finale scheduled on August 27 and 28. The men's javelin final to decide the champion of the Diamond League will take place on August 27-year-old Indian star has been in fine form this year. He clinched victory at the Paris leg with a throw of 88.16m, after producing a national record-breaking 90.23m effort in Doha, where he finished second behind Germany's Julian Weber. Both Chopra and Weber are tied on 15 points in second place, while Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago, the London 2012 Olympic champion, leads the standings with 17 points from three events. Walcott finished second in Silesia with an effort of men's javelin line-up in Zurich is also expected to include two-time world champion Anderson Peters and Luiz Mauricio Da Silva of Brazil in the who lifted the Diamond League trophy in 2022 and finished runner-up in 2023 and 2024, has not yet officially confirmed his participation in the Zurich Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who won gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics, has skipped the Diamond League circuit this year. (ANI)
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Tanya Hemanth wins womens singles title at Saipan International 2025
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): India's Tanya Hemanth clinched the women's singles title at the Saipan International 2025 badminton tournament in the Northern Mariana Islands on 21-year-old Tanya Hemanth, 86th in the badminton rankings and the top-seeded player in the tournament, outplayed Japan's unseeded Kanae Sakai 15-10, 15-8 in the final at the Oleai Sports Complex, as per Saipan International 2025 badminton is a part of the BWF's 3×15 scoring system test events, where each game is played over 15 points instead of the conventional was Tanya Hemanth's fourth international series title. She won the India International 2022 tournament, the Iran Fajr International in 2023 and the Bendigo International in 2024. She also reached the final of the Azerbaijan International last year but lost to compatriot Malvika at the Saipan International 2025 badminton, Tanya Hemanth had to fight her way through testing encounters en route to the final, as per beat Japan's Ririna Hiramoto 15-10, 12-15, 15-8 in the semi-finals, Singapore's Lee Xin Yi Megan 14-16, 15-12, 15-9 in the quarter-finals and Japan's Nodoka Sunakawa 4-15, 15-9, 15-7 in the round of 16 after receiving a bye in the opening other Indian badminton players, Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye, Annanya Pravin and Tanishq Mamilla Palli bowed out in the women's singles round of 16, while Sravanth Sai Suri exited in the men's singles round of 32. (ANI)
