Indian sports wrap, April 18: Veer Chotrani enters semifinal of Squash World Championship Asia qualifiers
SQUASH
Indian squash player Veer Chotrani advanced to the semifinals of the World Championship Qualifying Event (Asia) after logging a come-from-behind win over home favourite Mohammad Syafiq Kamal on Friday.
The second seeded Chotrani prevailed 9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 against his sixth-seeded opponent to make the last-four stage.
However, Tanvi Khanna bowed out of the women’s singles competition after going down 5-11, 6-11, 12-10, 9-11 against Hong Kong’s Helen Tang in a quarterfinal game.
Khanna had upstaged top seed N Ching Cheng of Hong Kong in her previous match.
The winners of the tournament will qualify for the world championships scheduled in Chicago from May 9 to 17.
-PTI
BOXING
India Sends Strong Contingent to Asian U-15, U-17 Boxing Championships in Jordan
The team, accompanied by coaching staff and officials, travelled to Amman on April 17, with preliminaries beginning on April 19 following the draw on April 18.
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The team, accompanied by coaching staff and officials, travelled to Amman on April 17, with preliminaries beginning on April 19 following the draw on April 18.
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
India has fielded a 56-member youth boxing squad – 30 U-15 and 26 U-17 pugilists – for the Asian U-15 and U-17 Boxing Championships, which will be held in Amman, Jordan, from April 17 to May 1.
This is the first event organised by Asian Boxing, endorsed by both the Olympic Council of Asia and the newly formed World Boxing.
Standout names in the U-17 boys’ squad include Sahil Duhan and Devansh, who clinched silver and bronze, respectively, at the 2024 Asian Junior Championship, along with Tikam Singh, the SGFI 2024 gold medallist.
On the girls’ side, Samiksha Singh, Anshika, and Khushi Chand were among the medal winners at the 2024 Asian School Boys & Girls Boxing Championships in Al Ain.
The U-15 lineup features Ravi Sihag, a bronze medalist from the Asian School Boys Championship in Al Ain in 2024, as well as the 2024 sub-junior national girls boxing champion (64-67 kg), Trushna Mohite.
The team, accompanied by coaching staff and officials, travelled to Amman on April 17, with preliminaries beginning on April 19 following the draw on April 18.
Full Squad
Boys U-15:
Yash Nikam (33 KG), Sanskar Vinod Atram (35 KG), Harsil (37 KG), Prikshit Balahra (40 KG), Hardik (43 KG), Khaidem Rudraksh Singh (46 KG), Sanchit Jayani (49 KG), Ravi Sihag (52 KG), Nelson Khwairakpam (55 KG), Naman Saini (58 KG), Abhijeet (61 KG), Lakshay Phogat (64 KG), Arpit Bishnoi (67 KG), Parth (70 KG), Yamanveer Jawandha (+70 KG)
Girls U-15:
Komal (33 KG), Khushi (35 KG), Tamanna (37 KG), Svi (40 KG), Milky Meinam (43 KG), Yanshika (46 KG), S Linthoi Chanu (49 KG), Princi (52 KG), Samrudhhi Satish Shinde (55 KG), Navya (58 KG), Sunaina (61 KG), Kanishka Kumari Gorai (64 KG), Trushana Vinayak Mohite (67 KG), Manshi Malik (70 KG), Vanshika (+70 KG)
Boys U-17:
Kharb Dhruv (46 KG), Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei (48 KG), Dev Aman (50 KG), Singh Tikam (52 KG), Raghav Udham Singh (54 KG), Gariya Rahul (57 KG), Sahil (60 KG), Siwach Aman (63 KG), Deshmukh Anant Gaurishankar (66 KG), Khasa Anshul (70 KG), Sehrawat Priyansh (75 KG), Devansh (80 KG), Gulia Loven (+80 KG)
Girls U-17:
Khushi (44–46 KG), Jiya (46–48 KG), Ahaana Sharma (48–50 KG), Samiksha Singh (50–52 KG), Jannat (52–54 KG), L Radhamani (54–57 KG), Simranjeet Kaur (57–60 KG), Harsika (60–63 KG), Prachi (63–66 KG), Himanshi (66–70 KG), Sanvi (70–75 KG), Prachi Khatri (75–80 KG), Anshika (80–80+ KG)
-Team Sportstar