Indian Sports Wrap, March 2: Diksha Dagar finishes T-20 at NSW Open
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Diksha Dagar, the lone Indian to make the cut, finished with yet another solid round to pick up a top-20 finish at the Women’s NSW Open in Wollongong, Australia.
Diksha, who began the week with a 6-over 77 and was in danger of missing the cut, finished the week with a round of 68 on Sunday that gave her an 8-under total of 276 for a T-20 finish.
Agathe Laisne was crowned the Ladies European Tour (LET) winner after overcoming a crowded leaderboard on a dramatic final day.
The other three Indians in the field, Hitaashee Bakshi, Pranavi Urs and Avani Prashanth missed the cut in the weather-hit event.
-PTI
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Atiqa becomes first racer from country to bag podium finish in COTFA European series
Racing prodigy Atiqa Mir has created history by becoming the first Indian to secure a podium finish in the highly competitive European leg of the COTFA karting series.
The 11-year-old finished third in the final of the opening round in the Champions of the Future Academy (COTFA) series. The result over the weekend was also Atiqa’s biggest success since moving from the Mini to the OKNJ (Junior) category.
Atiqa is the first Indian to be supported by F1 Academy. Throughout the weekend, Atiqa was in top form and also recorded the fastest lap in the final.
She was on course for pole position but encountered a slow driver in the last corner of her flying lap, dropping her to ninth on the grid. Determined to get back to the front, Atiqa stormed to P3 in Race 1 and P2 in Race 2, setting herself up for a third-place start in the final race.
The 15-lap race in the final was a true test of strength and stamina on the super-fast Lucas Guerrero Circuit. Atiqa held second place at the start and had a long battle with the leading pack.
On the final lap, Atiqa made an audacious move on the second-placed driver around the outside of the infamous chicane at the last corner. She held off the challenge to secure second place on track, a record finish for an Indian in the European leg of the series.
A post-race penalty dropped her to third on the podium.
-PTI
Published on Mar 02, 2026