Indian sports wrap, July 19: Winning start for India in World Squash Junior Team Championship

Here are all the major updates, scores, and results of Indians in the world of sports on July 19.

Indian girls beat Chinese Taipei 3-0 in World Squash Junior Team Championships in Houston on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

OLYMPICS

Twelve Students from KIIT-DU Qualify for Paris Olympics

12 students from KIIT-DU successfully qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 beginning July 26. KIIT is the first university in the country to be sending the largest contingent of athletes among all universities in India.

The athletes who have earned their spots are — Amit Rohidas in Men’s Hockey, Kishore Kumar Jena in Javelin Throw; Parul Chaudhary in 3000m Steeplechase & 5000m; Priyanka in 20 km Race Walk & Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay; Annu Rani in Javelin Throw; Jyothi Yarraji in 100m Hurdles; Tajinderpal Singh Toor in Shot Put; Abha Khatua in Shot Put; Prachi in the 4x400m Relay Team; Ankita in 5000m; Paramjeet Singh Bisht in 20km Race Walk and Suraj Panwar in the Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay Team. 

The Founder of KIIT and KISS Dr Achyuta Samanta has announced Rs 7 lakh to each of the athletes, encouraging them to give their best in the field and bring glory to the country.  

- Team Sportstar

SQUASH

World Squash Junior Team Championship: Indian boys, girls begin with 3-0 wins

India made a winning start in the team event of the World Junior Squash Championships in Houston on Thursday, with the boys easing past Kuwait 3-0 in Group F and the girls putting it past Chinese Taipei by an identical margin in Group D.

On Friday, the boys play Brazil while the girls have two matches scheduled – against Brazil and Australia.

RESULTS

Boys (Group F): India bt Kuwait 3-0 (Arihant KS bt Abdullah Ali 11-9,11-8,11-6; Ayaan Vaziralli bt Khaled Walead Al Fouzain 11-6, 5-11,11-8, 11-4; Yuvraj Wadhwani bt Jassim Adel Al Ghareeb 11-4, 10-12,11-5,11-0).

Girls (Group D): India bt Chinese Taipei 3-0 (Nirupama Dubey bt Shu-Yu Lee 11-1, 11-2, 11-1; Shameena Riaz bt Shaw Jen-Ju Pearl 11-3, 11-3, 11-5; Anahat Singh bt Cheng Yu-Chen 11-1,11-1,11-4).

- Team Sportstar

GOLF

The 152nd Open Championship: Shubhankar Sharma shoots 76 on tough opening day

Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma opened his campaign at the 152nd Open with a disastrous five-over 76, battling through a steady drizzle and windy conditions, to be tied 101st in Troon, Scotland.

The performance will make his task of celebrating his 28th birthday with a final round at Royal Troon rather difficult.

Two birdies against seven bogeys meant he was way behind among the 156 starters. Yet, he was ahead of the likes of World No. 2 Rory McIlroy at seven-over 78 and World No. 11 Indian-American Sahith Theegala at six-over 77.

- PTI

TENNIS

Yuki Bhambri, Olivetti win doubles semifinals in Gstaad

Yuki Bhambri and Albano Olivetti beat fifth seeds Sander Arends and Robin Haase 6-3, 7-6(4) in the doubles semifinals of the €651,865 ATP tennis tournament in Gstaad, Switzerland, on Friday.

In the €2,047,730 event in Hamburg, Germany, third seeds Sriram Balaji and Rohan Bopanna were beaten 6-1, 6-4 in the doubles pre-quarterfinals by Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner.

In the $60,000 ITF women’s event in Evansville, USA, Sahaja Yamalapalli reached the singles quarterfinals and the doubles semifinals.

Olympian Vishnu Vardhan did well to win three matches in the day, to reach the singles semifinals and the doubles final with Adil Kalyanpur in the ITF men’s event in Thailand.

The results:

€2,047,730 ATP, Hamburg, Germany

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Jakob Schnaitter & Mark Wallner (Ger) bt Sriram Balaji & Rohan Bopnna 6-1, 6-4.

€651,865 ATP, Gstaad, Switzerland

Doubles (semifinals): Yuki Bhambri & Albano Olivetti (Fra) bt Sander Arends & Robin Haase (Ned) 6-3, 7-6(4).

$742,350 ATP, Newport, USA

Doubles (quarterfinals): Anirudh Chandrasekar & Arjun Kadhe bt Christian Harrison & Vasil Kirkov (USA) 6-4, 1-6, [10-7].

€36,900 Challenger, Pozoblanco, Spain

Doubles (quarterfinals): Liam Hignett & James Mackinlay (GBR) bt Thoms Fancutt (Aus) & Divij Sharan 6-3, 2-6, [10-7].

$15,000 ITF men, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

Singles (quarterfinals): Vishnu Vardhan bt Amit Vales (Isr) 6-4, 7-6(5).

Doubles (semifinals): Vishnu Vardhan & Adil Kalyanpur bt Ajeet Rai & James Watt (Nzl) 6-3, 7-6(6); Quarterfinals: Vishnu & Adil bt Yuta Kawahashi & Daisuke Sumizawa (Jpn) 6-4, 3-6, [10-6].

$100,000 ITF women, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Doubles (quarterfinals): Maria Ramirez (Mex) & Noelia Melgar (Bol) bt Rutuja Bhosale & Yulia Strodubtseva (Ukr) 6-4, 6-4.

$60,000 ITF women, Porto, Portugal

Doubles (quarterfinals): Anna Rogers (USA) & Kateryna Volodko (Ukr) bt Karola Bejenaru (Rou) & Riya Bhatia 6-1, 6-4; Arianne Hartono (Ned) & Prarthana Thombare w.o. Maja Chwalinska (Pol) & Gabriela Knutson (Cze).

$60,000 ITF women, Evansville, USA

Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Sahaja Yamalapalli bt Elizabeth Mandlik (USA) 6-3, 7-6(5).

Doubles (quarterfinals): Hiroko Kuwata (Jpn) & Sahaja Yamalapalli w.o. Chase Boyer & Marina Fuduric (USA).

$40,000 ITF women, Nottingham, Britain

Singles (quarterfinals): Mingge Xu (GBR) bt Ankita Raina 7-6(4), 6-0.

Doubles (quarterfinals): Victoria Allen & Amelia Bissett (GBR) bt Viktoria Hrunckova (Svk) & Ankita Raina 6-4, 7-6(9).

$15,000 ITF women, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

Singles (quarterfinals): Hikaru Sato (Jpn) bt Akanksha Nitture 6-3, 6-4; Pre-quarterfinals: Akanksha bt Dang Yiming (Chn) 6-4, 6-2.

- Team Sportstar