Osijek (Croatia): Para-shooters Rudransh Khandelwal and Nihal Singh won the gold and silver, respectively, in the P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1 category at the World Cup. The 16-year-old Rudransh scored 231.1 to break the world record of Tokyo Games gold medallist Manish Narwal.
Pebble Beach (USA):
Aditi finishes 33rd as Corpuz wins US Women’s Open
India’s Aditi Ashok enjoyed her best round of the week, an even-par 72 with one birdie and one bogey, to finish tied-33rd in the US Women’s Open. Allisen Corpuz claimed her first Major title, sinking six birdies in a final round of 3-under 69 to finish three shots clear of the field.
Indian team loses in quarters at badminton Jr Asia C’ships
India suffered a 1-3 loss to hosts Indonesia to sign off their mixed team event campaign at the quarterfinal stage of the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Yogyakarta.
Zagreb
Grand Chess Tour: Gukesh finishes 5th, Anand 7th
Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh finished fifth while Viswanathan Anand could only manage a tied-seventh place in the third leg of the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz chess tournament. World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen won the top prize.
Ganemat begins well in Shotgun World Cup
India’s top woman skeet shooter Ganemat Sekhon made a good start at the year’s sixth Shotgun World Cup in Lonato, Italy, to lie 14th with three more rounds remaining. The top six make it to the finals.
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