Indian sports wrap, October 7: Linthoi Chanambam wins India’s first-ever medal at Junior Judo World C’ships

JUDO

Linthoi Chanambam became the first Indian to secure a medal at the Junior Judo World Championships, clinching bronze in Lima, Peru, on Tuesday.

She beat the Netherlands’ Joni Geilen in the women’s 63kg bronze medal match. She secured her spot in the tie after coming up through the repechage route after earlier losing to Japan’s So Morichika in the group stage.

After receiving an early penalty for blocking her opponent, Chanambam struck first with a strong tomoe-nage attempt that put Geilen on the defensive.

The contest stayed balanced until, right at the end, the Indian judoka secured a hold-down for ippon, claiming a historic bronze for India.

-Team Sportstar

SQUASH

Indian trio bow out in New York pre-quarters

India’s Velavan Senthilkumar, Veer Chotrani and Ramit Tandon bowed out in the pre-quarterfinals of the Open Squash Classic, a USD 74,000 PSA Bronze event, in New York on Monday.

Reigning National champion and world No 45 Senthilkumar lost to Mexican fourth seed Leonel Cardenas 7-11, 6-11, 4-11; eighth seed Tandon went down to Adrian Waller, the Briton winning 6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7; and Chotrani fell to French second seed Victor Crouin 1-11, 8-11, 5-11.

-Team Sportstar

BOXING

Services boxers reaffirm dominance to strike gold in men’s finals of BFI Cup 2025

Services boxers reaffirmed their dominance on the national circuit as the men’s competition of the inaugural BFI Cup 2025 concluded in Chennai on Tuesday, as notable names including Vishwanath, Husamuddin, Vanshaj, Sachin and Ankush picked up gold medals.

Asian U-22 champion S. Vishwanath (Services) opened the day with a commanding 5:0 win over Ashish (Haryana) in the (47–50kg) category, while Ashish (Services) edged Navraj (AIP) 3:2 in a thrilling (50–55kg) final.

World Championships bronze medallist Mohammad Husamuddin (Services) continued his fine run, defeating Sagar Jakhar (SAI) 5:0 in the (55–60kg) bout. In the (60–65kg) category, Vanshaj (Services) prevailed over teammate Preet Malik (Services) in a close 3:2 contest, while Sumit Kumar (SAI) displayed complete control in the (65–70kg) final with a 5:0 win over Rajat (Services).

Sachin (Services) maintained the team’s dominance with a 5:0 victory against Neeraj (Haryana) in the (70–75kg) bout, before Ankush (Services) recorded another one-sided 5:0 win over Aman (Chandigarh) in the (75–80kg) final.

-Team Sportstar

MORE SPORTS

Basketball steals spotlight on Day 6 of CM’s Trophy 2025

The sixth day of the Chief Minister’s Trophy Games 2025 saw the medal tally continue to be a three-way contest, with Chennai leading from Coimbatore and Salem.

In the basketball school boys’ division, Coimbatore emerged victorious with a gold medal, beating Thiruvallur in the decider, while Theni secured bronze. In the school girls’ division, Thoothukudi claimed gold, while Chennai and Coimbatore secured silver and bronze, respectively.

Chengalpattu hosted badminton for the general public and athletics and throwball for differently-abled athletes, alongside Silambam medal events for college girls. In Chennai, multiple venues buzzed with action—from gymnastics, boxing, kabaddi, and cricket to verification rounds in weightlifting, judo, fencing, squash, and volleyball across school and college categories.

-Team Sportstar

Published on Oct 07, 2025