1. Mary Kom (51 Kg category) has entered the finals of the Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai.
She defeated Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg of Mongolia 4-1 in the semi-final today. In another Semifinal, *Boxer Sakshi (54 Kg category) beat top seed Dina Z of Kazakasthan by split decision of 3-2. The two wins have ensured at least two silver medals for India in the series.
2. Indian weightlifter Achinta Sheuli ended with the silver medal in the men’s 73 kilogram category at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2021 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
3. Olympic champion Sushil Kumar attacking wrestler with stick in Delhi, photo goes viral
A photo of two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar, who is currently under Delhi Police’s custody for his alleged involvement in the murder of a 23-year-old Sagar Rana, is doing rounds on the internet.
4. Delhi High Court to hear plea on media trial in Sushil Kumar case on May 28 in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old wrestler.
5. The postponed Indian Premier League will resume tentatively on September 18 or 19 in the UAE with as many as 10 double-headers expected to be played during a three-week window,*: The final might be held on October 9 or 10. The three-week window will be enough for the league to complete its remaining 31 games for the season, a win-win scenario for all the primary stakeholders including the BCCI, franchises and broadcasters.
6. IPL side Punjab Kings have joined forces with private entity Round Table India (RTI) and crowd funding platform ketto.org to help provide oxygen concentrators to COVID-19-affected patients.
7. Former World Champion Tejaswini Sawant, topped the Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) section of the 50M Rifle Prone event, at the on-going European Shooting Championship in Osijek, Croatia.
The Maharashtra Rifle shooter will be representing India in the Women’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions event at the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics in July, which will also be her maiden Olympics.
 |
Ch. Naveen Kumar |
