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Aug 17, 2021

Dream Over for Afghan Para-athletes

Zakia Khudadadi would have been the first woman to represent Afghanistan at a Paralympic Games when they start in Tokyo this month, but her dream has been shattered amid the country's turmoil.
The Afghanistan Paralympic Committee's London-based Chef de Mission Arian Sadiqi said that the country's two athletes would not be able to attend the Games that commence on August 24.

India's Pacers Script 151-run Win over England

India's world class pace attack pulled off an incredible heist with the bat and then a magnificent performance with the ball to decimate England by 151 runs in the second Test.
The fifth day at the hallowed Lord's was as good an exhibition of Test cricket with India bowling out England for 120 as they tried to bat it out without going for a chase of 272 in 60 overs.
It was a match where odds were in favour of England but Virat Kohli's men scripted another golden chapter in the history of Indian cricket.
This is India's third Test match win at Lord's having won earlier in 1986 and 2014 series and they now have six points in the World Test Championship.

Aug 16, 2021

Youth World Championships

Indian archers won all their matches in the recurve under-18 section to grab two gold and three bronze medals at the Youth World Championships.
The men's team defeated their French rivals 5-3, while the mixed pair followed suit with a 6-2 win over Japan to continue their winning run on the country's 75th Independence Day.
Overall in recurve and compound sections, India have won five gold, two silver and five bronze medals in their best-ever show in the tournament.

Alexander Donchenko Wins RTU Open Chess Tournament

S.L. Narayanan (7 points) finished runner-up after a draw with Israel's Ilia Smirin in the ninth and final round of the RTU Open chess tournament in Riga, Latvia.
A win with black over Igor Kovalenko in round 9 gave Alexander Donchenko tournament victory at the RTU Open in Riga. In the end, Donchenko was the only player to score 7½ points, so he did not even need to bother with tiebreak-criteria calculations. After losing in round 3 against a lower-rated opponent, Donchenko sensationally won six games in a row to win the event.

Unmukt Chand Inks Multi-year Deal with Major League Cricket

Former India U-19 World Cup-winning captain Unmukt Chand has signed a deal with Silicon Valley Strikers for the 2021 season of the Minor League Cricket (MLC) in the US.
Unmukt who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, will make his debut for the Strikers against the Socal Lashings at the Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Complex in a Toyota Minor League Cricket Championship.
Chand has relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and signed a multi-year agreement with Major League Cricket to support the development of the game in the United States by playing with and mentoring the next generation of American cricketers.

Aug 15, 2021

National Sports Awards Function Delayed

The National Sports Awards function, which is held on August 29 every year, has been pushed back since the government wants the selection panel to consider the performances of the para athletes competing in the Tokyo Paralympics. The Paralympics will held from August 24 and conclude on September 5.
The awards -- the Khel Ratna Award, the Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award and the Dhyan Chand Award -- are given away each year by the country's president on August 29, the National Sports Day which is also the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.

Aug 14, 2021

Indian Team for Tokyo Paralympics Accorded Warm Send-off

A 54-member Indian team for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics was accorded a warm send-off by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and the national governing body, with high hopes that the country will return with its best ever performance.
The team has some of the brightest medal prospects like Devendra Jhajharia, seeking his third Paralympics gold (after 2004 and 2016) in F-46 javelin throw, Mariyappan Thangavelu (T-63 high jump) and world champion Sandeep Choudhary (F-64 javelin throw).
India will compete in nine sports.
Badminton will be played for the first time in the Paralympics 2021.

Aug 13, 2021

Durand Cup to be Held in Kolkata

World's third oldest and Asia's oldest football tournament called Durand Cup, is all set to be held in Kolkata from September 5 to October 21, 2021.
Durand Cup will be held after a year due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Tournament will be organised with the support of All India Football Federation (AIFF), IFA (West Bengal) and Government of West Bengal.
Year 2021 will mark the 130th Edition of Durand Cup.
The Durand Cup is the prestigious football tournament. It was first held in 1888, at Dagshai in Himachal Pradesh. This tournament has been named after Mortimer Durand.

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