🚣🚴🏇🏊 SPORTS
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1. PM Modi meets the women boxers Nikhat Zareen, Manisha Moun and Parveen Hooda who won medals in the World Boxing Championships.
Earlier this year, Zareen became the first Indian to win two gold medals at the Strandja Memorial. She won bronze during the 2019 Asian Championship.
2. Telangana Government on Wednesday announced a cash prize of Rs 2 crore each to boxer Nikhat Zareen for clinching the gold medal in the recently held Women’s World Boxing Championship in Turkey, and Esha Singh who won the gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup Shooting event in Germany.
Nikhat Zarren created history by winning a gold medal at the 12th edition of the Woman’s World Boxing Championship in Istanbul. Fighting in the 52kg final, the Nikhat Zareen vs Jutamas Jitpong ended in the Indian boxer’s favour with the scorecard reading 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28.l
Nikhat Zareen became the only fifth Indian woman to win a gold medal in the World Boxing Championships with previous winners being Mary Kom, Sarita Devi (2006), Jenny RL (2006) and Lekha KC (2006). However couple of years back both Mary Kom and Nikhat Zareen were engaged in a war of words over the Olympic selection trial.
3. India’s skating sensation Eklavya Jagal won gold in the 17th National Ice Skating Championships. This is the fifth successive year that Eklavya has become a National Short Track ice-skating Gold Medal holder. Eklayva Jagal, a class 10 student from Amity International School Noida, has secured pole position in the finals under the Junior B (15-17 Years) age group in the 17th National Short Track Speed Ice Skating Championships held from May 30-31, 2022 at iSkate, Gurugram, Haryana. This is the fifth successive year that Eklavya has become a National Short Track ice-skating Gold Medal holder.
4. French Open Day 12 Live Updates: After an action filled day 11 at the Roland Garros where 19-year-old Holger Rune was knocked out by Casper Ruud, we are set for another drama filled day. The likes of Iga Swiatek, who looks set for a Frech Open win will take court today. For the Indian watchers, veteran Rohan Bopanna is set to play in his first semi-final since 2015.
5. Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand posted his second win on the trot, defeating Bulgarian Veselin Topalov in the Classical section to take the lead at the Norwegian Chess tournament.
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