1. Ace Indian skier Aanchal Thakur has bagged Bronze medal at the FIS Alpine Skiing Competition in Montenegro.
She finished 3rd with an overall timing of 1:54:30. Georgia Epiphaniou, who won Silver medal was just 2 seconds ahead of Anchal.
With this, Aanchal has become the first Indian Ski athlete to win two medals at international level. She has previously won a bronze medal in the 2018 FIS Alpine 3200 Cup held in Turkey.
2. Shoes to have uniform sole thickness from November 2024: World Athletics
The sole thicknesses for all athletic shoes in track and field events will be simplified to a stack height of 20mm from November 1, 2024, World Athletics said.
Track spikes can currently measure from 20-25mm in stack height, while the mark is 40mm for road shoes. The sport’s governing body said manufacturers have “sufficient time” to make adjustments to products.
3. The Ashes: England ring in changes to playing XI for Boxing Day Test, Jonny Bairstow, Zak Crawley to feature. England have dropped struggling batters Rory Burns and Ollie Pope and brought in Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow. Fast bowler Mark Wood has been recalled alongwith spinner Jack Leach for Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes. Australia to hand Scott Boland debut, Pat Cummins returns in place of Jhye Richardson.
4. Watching Virat Kohli grow has been fascinating, look forward to supporting him: Rahul Dravid
South Africa vs India: India head coach Rahul Dravid, who was part of the team when current captain Virat Kohli made his Test debut in 2011, said that it has been “phenomenal” to see how he has grown over the course of 10 years.
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