Indian Sports Wrap, May 29: India loses to Iran in CAVA Nations League opener
VOLLEYBALL
India begins CAVA Nations League campaign with loss
India lost to Iran 1-3 in its CAVA men’s Nations League campaign opener on Thursday in Fergana, Uzbekistan. The tournament is set to run till June 4th.
The score read 20-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-22 in favour of Iran.
India is placed in Pool A alongside host Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran. Pool B has Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.
– Team Sportstar
ESPORTS
eFootball, Street Fighter, & Rocket League join medal lineup at Asian Youth Games 2025
The 3rd Asian Youth Games (AYG) is set to feature eFootball, Street Fighter, and Rocket League as official medal events, each to be contested in both boys’ and girls’ categories.
Scheduled to be held in Bahrain from October 22 to 31, the tournament will include 24 sports disciplines, with esports making its debut as an official medal event. Open to athletes aged between 15 and 18 years as of December 31, 2025, the esports competitions will be governed by the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF).
The inclusion of these PC-based esports titles presents a promising opportunity for India to develop its esports ecosystem at the grassroots level. Earlier this year, esports made significant strides nationally when the Khelo India Youth Games featured titles such as BGMI, Street Fighter 6, eFootball, and chess as demonstration sports.
– Team Sportstar
GOLF
Riding on Ranveer’s back-to-back 69, India jumps to T-2
Delhi teenager Ranveer Mitroo registered a second consecutive card of two-under 69 to help India jump to tied second place in boys’ team competition along with compatriot Krish Chawla in the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) Junior Championship in Hong Kong.
With an overall total of one-under 283 after the second round, the Indian duo is six strokes behind the leaders Parin Sarasmut and Warut Boonrod of Thailand.
Individually, Ranveer maintained his fourth position in the individual boys competition. Krish improved his overnight tied 16th place after posting a two-over 73 to end the second round in sole 15th position with an overall total of three-over 145.
The Indian Golf Union had sent a four-member team to compete in the tournament organised by APGC.
– PTI