Indian sports wrap, October 16: Sukant Kadam to compete in Inclusive Games in Madrid
PARA BADMINTON
Sukant Kadam to compete in Inclusive Games in Madrid
World No 1 Indian para badminton player Sukant Kadam will participate in the second edition of the Inclusive Games titled ‘II Juegos Inclusivos’ in Madrid on Thursday.
Kadam will team up with Spanish badminton player Clara Azurmendi and will face Italy’s Gianna Stiglich and Spain’s para-badminton medallist Iván Segura in a contest featuring Olympics and Paralympics players.
The II Juegos Inclusivos is held under the honorary presidency of HM King Felipe VI in which the athletes with and without disabilities compete side by side.
“It’s an honour to be part of the II Juegos Inclusivos. This event not only celebrates athletic excellence but also highlights the importance of equality and inclusion in sports,” Kadam said in a release.
-PTI
CHESS
Kulkarni, Kherdekar share lead in All India FIDE Chess Rating tournament
Mumbai challengers IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni and Arnav Kherdekar won their respective seventh-round matches to share lead in All India FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament here on Wednesday.
The top-ranked Kulkarni (2185), playing with the black pieces, opted for the Nizmo Indian Classic opening against Delhi’s Saikat Nath (1829) on the top board.
Under pressure, Nath made a mistake on the 29th move which allowed his opponent to force a win.
Playing with white piece, Kherdekar (1846) started with the Philidor defence opening against Yash Kapadi (1818) and was in control throughout on the third board.
An error on the 47th move from Kapadi proved costly as Kherdekar went on to record his victory.
Pune’s Yash Watarkar (1963) was forced to share honours with Thane’s Arharv Soni (1968) in another seventh-round contest.
Both Watarkar and Soni are jointly placed in the second position with five other players all with six points each.
Results (top 10):
Round 7: AIM Saikat Nath (5.5) lost to IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni (6.5) 0-1; Atharv Soni (6) drew with Yash Watarkar (6) 0.5-0.5; Arnav Kherdekar (6.5) beat Yash Kapadi (5); Udupi Acharya (5) lost to Sanjeev Mishra (6); Darsh Shetty (6) beat Atish Laddad (5) 1-0; Deepak Soni (5) lost to Guruprasad Kulkarni (6) 0-1; Tarun N (5) lost to Kshaunish Jaiswal (6) 0-1; Shubh Patel (5) lost to Kartik Kumbhar (6) 0-1; Yuti Patel (6) beat Prisha Margai (5) 1-0; Shraddha Padvekar (4.5) lost to Om Gada (5.5) 0-1.
-PTI