Indian wushu team win 5 medals
New Delhi: India wushu team has bagged an impressive five medals, including four silver and one bronze, in the eighth Sanda World Cup held at Xian, China from November 4 to 6. The event witnessed participation from 80 best Sanda players of 13th World Wushu Championship 2015. India were represented by five players, according to information received here. Arjuna Awardee and world silver medalist Y Sanathoi Devi won the silver for India after losing in the final of 52kg category against China's luan Zhang . The other silver medallist for India were Uchit Sharma who lost to Arnel Mandal of Philinpies in the 52kg finals, Suraya Bhanu Pratap Singh (60kg) and Monika (56kg). Pooja Kadian (75kg) secured the lone bronze medal.
HC restores selectors
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Monday lashed out at the DDCA for "crossing its limit" and undermining the authority of Justice Mukul Mudgal by sacking the selectors appointed by him and said the cricket body's move "attracts contempt of court". Restoring the selection panel appointed by Justice Mudgal, a bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Deepa Sharma suspended the decision of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) and castigated it for "misconduct" saying it was "testing everyone's patience here" and their action was akin to "contempt of court". Finding fault with the November 5 decision of the sports working committee of DDCA removing former Indian cricketers Maninder Singh, Atul Wassan and Nikhil Chopra from their respective panels as selectors appointed by Justice Mudgal, the bench said "DDCA should have informed the court about such a move when the order was reserved so that it could have taken preventive steps at that time only."
David wins Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race
New Delhi: The 26th International Himalayan Run & Trek Annual Events (Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race) went off successfully during end week of October in Darjeeling area, the North-East Himalayan ranges and participants' left Darjeeling area on October 29, 2016. Adventurers from 14 countries took part in this famous international annual event. David Fontaine from France won the 26th International Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race with an overall time of 18.08 hours got the privilege to receive the Sant Nagpal Baba Memorial Gold Award with the first prize. Among males, the second and third position won by Stuart Cox from Australia with a time of 19.07 hours and Jas Sanghera from UK with a time of 19.51 hours respectively. Among the females, the first position was won by Anna Petrakos from Australia with a time of 22.46 hours.