Sushil Kumar back in TOPS, 11 dropped
NEW DElhi: Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar was on Wednesday included in the the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for the first time in two years while 11 sportspersons across archery, wrestling and athletics were dropped from the government-backed program after not being picked for the Asian Games. Champion wrestler Sushil was earlier excluded from TOPS as he was out of action. He is back to his best and after a third Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games (CWG), is eyeing a maiden Asian Games title. Also included in the scheme is 24 year-old woman wrestler Pooja Dhanda, who had won the Silver medal in the 57 kg category at the 2018 CWG. Sumit Malik, Gold medal winner in the 125 kg category at the Gold Coast Games, has received an extension under TOPS, having originally been included only till the completion of CWG.
Manu shoots Gold, Bronze for Anish
new delhi: Teen sensation Manu Bhaker fired her way to an individual Gold medal with a world record score while Anish Bhanwala bagged a bronze as India continued their dominance at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany on Wednesday. The 16-year-old Manu shot 242.5 to win the top prize in 10m air pistol event and Anish added to India's tally by finishing third in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol. This was the year's seventh individual Gold in an International Shooting Sport Federation competition for Manu and the third with a world record. Their efforts took India's tally in the competition to an impressive haul of 17 medals so far. Manu shot 242.5 in the 24-shot final, to claim yet another junior world record. While, Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Anish claimed his fourth international medal of the year when he shot 24 in the Junior Men's final of the 25m rapid fire event.
lahiri ready for more; Tiger back in action
maryland: Indian golfer Anirban lahiri would look to continue the form that fetched him a top-10 finish last week when he tees off at the Quicken loans National as the PGA Tour settles into the final stretch of the season. lahiri was tied ninth after being tied third at the end of 54 holes in the Travelers Championships, which was won by Bubba Watson. lahiri, after falling to as much as 112th is now 101st in world rankings, would be aiming to get back in the top-50 once again. He has been paired with JJ Henry and Rory Sabbatini for the first two rounds and will tee off from the first in the morning wave. Also the focus returns to Tiger Woods, who will be playing at the Quicken loans for the first time since 2015, when he was tied 18th. He has won the event twice in the past in 2009 and 2012. Woods plays with Marc leishman and Bill Haas in the first two rounds .