Hyderabad: Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) chairman Anjaneya Goud on Friday honoured the winners of the National Women’s Chess Championship – 2023.
The championship was held at Pollach, Tamil Nadu, and the Telangana women’s chess team won three bronze medals.
Speaking on the occasion, Goud congratulated the state team for excelling beyond its capacity and winning the medals.
Telangana State Women’s Chess Team led by Kirti Ganta (Captain), alongside teammates Sarayu Natura Beti, Sneha Bharathi, Yashvi Jain, and Shirisha won three bronze medals and placed fourth overall in the tournament.
He expressed jubilation that the athletes have achieved excellent results with the support of SATS.
He also informed that the Telangana State Women’s Chess Championship was also organized by ‘SATS’ to encourage women in chess.
The Swedish national team has rented an empty apartment for the World Ski Championships. Sportsmen call this the house of horrors.
Swedish The skiing World Cup team has prepared for cases of illness in a big way.
The team has rented an apartment in Villach, Austria, which is empty for sick athletes. If an athlete gets sick, he is sent to a separate house from the rest of the team to prevent others from getting infected.
The spare accommodation is located about a hundred meters from the main accommodation. The team officials would take, for example, food to the isolated competitors when necessary.
“Nobody wants to end up there. If you have to go there, you might as well go home,” the Swedish skier Calle Halfvarssontold Aftonbladet.
Maja Dahlqvist cheers to Halfvarsson:
“It would be a nightmare to end up there. No one wants to live in that house.”
The World Cup will take place in Slovenia’s Planica without restrictions, but the national teams have their own precautions to prevent infections.
Along with the strict rules of the Swedish national team, the athletes must take care of their hand hygiene, avoid shops, and they each live in their own rooms.
Finnish team members wear a face mask indoors and avoid close contact.
National teams will stay in several different places during the Planica World Championships. Sweden is on Austria’s side. The Finnish cross-country team stays in Tarvisio, Italy, as do the Norwegian skiers.
The Finnish combined and ski jumping teams stayed on the Slovenian side in Kranjska Gora.
Shopian, Feb 24: A 16-year-old girl from South Kashmir’s Shopian district has brought laurels to Jammu and Kashmir by bagging gold medal in Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Sqay National Championship held in Haryana.
Durdana Yousuf, daughter of Late Mohammad Yousuf resident of Bongam in Shopian town has been selected for Zone 2 of the championship.
Durdana while talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that she was happy to win the gold medal in martial arts once again as it gives her more confidence to perform well in upcoming events.
“I have been interested in martial arts and sketching since my childhood and started learning arts when I was just 5 or 6 year old,” she said.
For the last 10 years I have started from Zone level and then district level followed by state, national and international as well, she said.
“So far I have won three gold medals at National level and silver medal at international level recently in Nepal besides state level awards and medals,” she said.
“I had to defeat players from three states namely Orissa, Haryana and Maharashtra to win a gold medal and get entry in the second Zone,” she said, while adding that she is hopeful that she will perform well and win a gold medal there as well.
While asking about infrastructure in J&K, She said that sports infrastructure outside Kashmir is much better and Shopian has less infrastructure and interested youth are facing problems.
“I would like to give credit of success to our Coach Mr Ehsan and it was possible only because of his training”, she said, adding, in today’s era, learning self defense is a must for youth, especially girls.
She said that her aim is to play at mega international stages and perform well.
Youth facing any kind of depression must join sports as it will help them to remain mentally and physically fit and will keep them away from social evils like drugs, she said.
While playing different games, your mind gets fresh and it helps in education as well, she said, adding that she has been spending her spare time making sketches as well—(KNO)
Wasps have been given approval to take part in the Championship next season but there is no late reprieve for Worcester following their proposed rebranding as Sixways Rugby.
While Wasps have met the conditions required to take part in the second tier of English rugby, talks held on Monday between Worcester’s new owners Atlas, the Rugby Football Union and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport failed to break the deadlock.
Atlas said last Thursday that the RFU’s demands for inclusion in the Championship were too onerous, forcing them to instead pursue a merger with semi-professional Stourbridge in the hope of competing in the fourth tier.
Wasps and Worcester were placed into administration earlier this season after being pursued for unpaid tax by HM Revenue and Customs, resulting in their removal from the Gallagher Premiership.
Tuesday was the deadline for the clubs’ applications to join the Championship but while Wasps produced a signed solvency agreement and proof of funds, the RFU noted that Worcester’s course of action meant creditors would go unpaid.
The governing body also has misgivings over Atlas’s “transparency about ownership and funding structures”.
“Our goal has consistently been to see Wasps and Worcester in the Championship and preserve the clubs for their fans and the wider communities they serve,” said the RFU chief executive, Bill Sweeney.
“While we had hoped to see both clubs in the Championship next season, we are pleased that following months of work from all parties involved, Wasps will have a place. We know this will be very welcome news to all those connected with the club.
“We would like to thank all those involved with Wasps for the open and collaborative dialogue over recent months. We appreciate the disappointment felt by Worcester Warriors staff, players and fans following the Atlas decision will be very significant.
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“For a club to continue following insolvency, it is imperative that it has a sustainable and funded business plan, that there is transparency about ownership and funding structures, and that rugby creditors are paid. Payment of rugby creditors is an integral part of our insolvency regulations and we cannot approve the takeover of a club without agreement that rugby creditor payments will be made.
“Given Atlas’s withdrawal from the process, we remain concerned that there are insufficient funds to pay rugby creditors. We will continue to work with Atlas over the coming weeks to understand their vision for rugby at Sixways.
“While the RFU is the regulator of rugby union, we have worked tirelessly to ensure we are making decisions that are best for the sport.”
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( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )
Formula E world championship race thrills Hyderabad [Photo: Shaik Nizamuddin Laeeq]
Hyderabad: The city of Nizams is hosting the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, and passionate fans filled the grandstands as 22 drivers raced the fastest, lightest, most powerful and efficient electric race car ever built – the GEN3 – on a street track constructed around the scenic Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad.
The ABB FIA Formula E World is the world’s first all-electric FIA World Championship and the only sport certified net zero carbon since inception.
It is being organised in India for the first time with the 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix, and understandably the event is arousing curiosity among commoners and celebrities.
The race has attracted a number of famous names including global cricket icon, Sachin Tendulkar, and the Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan said: “This was my first time attending a Formula E race and I am thrilled to have been part of this historic event. I have an affinity for fast cars and seeing these GEN3 cars racing on the street track was really exciting. The fact that this is the first sport certified as net zero carbon makes it even more appealing.”
Earlier in the day, Dhawan experienced a hot lap of the track in the Porsche Taycan Safety Car, accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds and reaching a top speed of 260 km. Joining Shikhar was Deepak Chahar who said: “Everyone talks about carbon footprint and motorsport has a direct impact on it. With the way electric vehicles are get more popular, I think it’s a guilt-free and innovative version of the sport that will resonate with the audience and pave the way for the future.”
Fans attending the 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix will get to see home favourites Mahindra Racing and Jaguar TCS Racing compete against two iconic motorsport names – NEOM McLaren Formula E and Maserati MSG Racing – who join the Formula E grid for the first time from this season.
Hyderabad: Eight racing cars and their components weighing around 90 tonnes landed in Hyderabad on Thursday for the prestigious Formula E Championship scheduled to be held on February 11.
Hyderabad is all set to host the first-ever E-Prix in the country.
The GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC) team is playing a pivotal role in making this landmark event possible, officials said.
The cargo division of Hyderabad Airport handled around 90 tonnes of race car components and eight spectacular racing cars.
The first consignment of auto components arrived at the cargo terminal by a chartered flight, Boeing 747-400 from Riyadh.
The cargo consisting of 83 boxes of auto components was off-loaded from the aircraft parked at the dedicated parking slots.
The shipment was unloaded using specially designed cargo handling equipment and moved to an exclusive handling area in the GHAC terminal.
A dedicated green channel was established from the apron to the landside for quick and hassle-free cargo transfer.
Special regulatory permissions for an immediate onsite custom clearance ensured seamless movement of the shipment across various touch points.
A multi-stakeholder crack team has been formed to assist the E-formula team and ensure efficient handling and movement of the cargo throughout the entire process chain of the shipment.
The first global motorsport to be certified with net zero carbon emission, the Formula-E World Championship will see 11 teams race against each other and bring in the excitement with their all-electric amazing moto cars never seen before in the city.
“Hyderabad Airport is proud to play an integral part in providing an end-to-end seamless air cargo movement for the first ever Formula E Championship in the country. As a premier cargo hub in southern India, Hyderabad is equipped to handle the unbroken shipment of temperature-sensitive goods, heavy machinery, agro, marine products, livestock and various other goods that are safely and securely transported across national and international market,” said Pradeep Panicker, CEO, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL).
Shopian, Jan 27: A 19-year-old boy from Shopian has brought laurels to Jammu and Kashmir by bagging gold medal in 23rd National Sqay Championship 2023 held in Jammu
Faizan Ayoub Khan of Pinjoora village in Shopian who is pursuing BPE in Nagpur has won three gold medals in martial arts at international level so far.
Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), he said that he was happy to win the gold medal at the national level in martial arts once again as it gives him more confidence to perform at the international level as well.
He said that he has been interested in martial arts since his childhood and started his journey when he was just 13 year old and has been giving training to interested youth.
He said that it was a great learning experience and will work hard to perform well in upcoming events.
“I am very happy to win this medal and am trying to work hard and further excel and perform well at the mega stages. So far I have won three gold medals at international level and these tournaments were played in Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand. I have won 30 gold medals at national level and five times a grand Champion trophy winner as well,” he added.
He said that authorities have named a cricket stadium Faizan Ayoub Sports Stadium at Lanthoora for his achievements.
For winning gold medals at national level for consecutive years, the Sqay Federation of India has given him the title “Tiger of India”.
On being asked about sports infrastructure in J&K, he said, “J&K as of now lacks infrastructure and we have only some small stadiums available for cricket only. Neither there is any infrastructure nor do we get any financial support from the administration and even we have to buy equipment that are required ourselves, he said while requesting the government to provide a platform to the youth of J&K so that youth can be engaged in sports activities and keep them away from drug addiction.”
“I have started an academy as well where I am training both boys and girls who are interested in this field so that they can perform well wherever they will get opportunity and to keep them away from drug addiction,” he said.
He said that to stay away from drug and anti-social activities, there is a need to get involved in sports and martial arts as engaging in sports activities is a must for mental and physical development.
He said that our youth are very much talented and there is need to provide them platform and support them so that they won’t face any problem in reaching to mega stages and perform well there—(KNO)
Srinagar, Jan 21: Two youngsters from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district have shinned in the national Pencak Silat Championship held in Maharashtra after bagging the gold medal.
Two children, who have won gold medals in the Pencak Silat Championship, are Asgar Ali Dar (07) from Chattergam Malik Gund Budgam and Khateeba Arshid (06) from Eidgah, Srinagar.
Asgar Ali and Khateeba while talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that they are very much happy over winning gold medal at the national level.
They both claimed that they are interested in martial arts and want to represent India at International level.
Akhter Hussain Dar, father of Asgar, told KNO that his son is very much interested in martial arts and has been learning different art forms from last two years.
Asgar is learning different art forms at local stadium where trainer is training them and wants to go to international level besides that his aim is to become a police officer as well.
Humaira Jan, mother of Khateeba told KNO that her daughter has been getting training at Indoor sports stadium in Elahibagh, Srinagar from last two years.
She said Khateeba is very much interested in learning different art forms and has been practicing since last two years and her goal is to reach international level and bring laurels for Kashmir.
She requested that in this era every parent must support their children sports field as if child will be talented, he/she can make future in sports field.
Notably, the National Championship was held at Indoor Sports Complex, Swami Ramanand Teerth University Nanded Maharashtra, from January 13 to 16. Around 1400 players from 34 States participated in the event.
J&K teams emerged as overall champions with 29 Gold, 38 Silver and 35 bronze medals while Maharashtra emerged as the runners-up in the championship—(KNO)
