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MOTORSPORT
National Karting Championship 2023: Double for Rivaan; Abhay, Ishaan win finals
Chennai’s 10-year-old Rivaan Dev Preetham dominated the Micro Max class whereas Bengaluru’s Abhay M and Ishaan Madesh topped their respective classes within the third spherical of the Meco-Fmsci Rotax Max National Karting Championship 2023 which concluded on the Meco Kartopia circuit in Bengaluru on Saturday.
MSPORT’s Rivaan, bounced again after a forgettable Round 2, and dominated the third spherical, profitable each the pre-final and ultimate, and clocked the quickest laps in each races.
In the Junior Max class, championship chief Ishaan from Peregrine Racing, suffered a uncommon loss within the pre-finals, however got here again strongly to clinch the ultimate, beating Aarav Dewan (Gurugram) of Leapfrog Racing by a snug margin.
Last 12 months’s junior champion, Abhay from Birel Art, who might solely take a 3rd place within the Senior Max pre-final, gained the finals with ease. Pune’s Arjun Chheda (Crest Motorsport) got here second whereas Raiden Samarvel from Mumbai (Rayo Racing) accomplished the rostrum.
Round 4 of the five-round Karting Nationals can be held from October 20 to 22 on the identical venue.
Results
Senior Max – Final (16 laps): 1. Abhay M (Bengaluru, Birel Art India) (14mins, 51.497secs); 2. Arjun Chheda (Pune, Crest Motorsport) (14:53.072); 3. Raiden Samarvel (Mumbai, Rayo Racing) (14:58.639). Pre-Final (14 laps): 1. Arjun Chheda (12:53.488); 2. Veer Rajwade (Pune, Crest Motorsport) (12:58.030); 3. Abhay M (12:58.199).
Junior Max – Final (14 laps): 1. Ishaan Madesh (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (13:04.584); 2. Aarav Dewan (Gurugram, Leapfrog Racing) (13:06.267); 3. Hunner Singh (Gurugram, Birel Art India) (13:07.561). Pre-Final (11 laps): 1. Hunnder Singh (11:30.527); 2. Nikhilesh Raju (Bengaluru, Peregrine Racing) (11:31.066); 3. Aarav Dewan (11:31.296).
Micro Max – Final (12 laps): 1. Rivaan Dev Preetham (Chennai, MSPORT) (12:05.803); 2. Zephaan Ardeshir (Mumbai, Peregrine Racing) (12:10.589); 3. Danish Dalmiya (Mumbai, Rayo Racing) (12:13.488). Pre-Final (10 laps): Rivaan Preetham (10:11.977); 2. Zephaan Ardeshir (10:19.948); 3. Darsh Nawalgaria (Bengaluru, MSPORT) (10:20.364)
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TENNIS
Asian under-12 championship: Srishti Kiran helps India beat Chiese Taipei
The Indian women and boys groups with their trophies within the Asian under-12 tennis championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
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The Indian women and boys groups with their trophies within the Asian under-12 tennis championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
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Srishti Kiran gained each her singles and doubles matches to assist India beat Chinese Taipei 2-1 within the women ultimate of the Asian under-12 tennis championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
Srishti beat Pin Tsen Chou 6-4, 6-7(1), 6-4 within the opening singles. She partnered Karthika Padmakumar after the latter had misplaced the second singles in three units, to script a 7-6(9), 6-1 victory over Tsai Jung Chiang and Chen Yun Tsai.
The Indian boys, nevertheless, have been crushed 2-0 by Hong Kong within the ultimate and will acquire solely seven video games in all.
The Indian women had earlier crushed Thailand, Uzbekistan, Malaysia and Hong Kong within the knock-out and league phases.
The Indian boys had crushed Myanmar, Iran, Indonesia, Chinese Taipei and Turkmenistan earlier.
Results:
Boys (ultimate): Hong Kong bt India 2-0 (Chun Kiu Lok bt Smit Undre 6-2, 6-2; Fu Wang Choi bt Vivaan Mirdha 6-1, 6-2).
Girls (ultimate): India bt Chinese Taipei 2-1 (Srishti Kiran bt Pin Tsen Chou 6-4, 6-7(1), 6-4; Karthika Padmakumar misplaced to Tsai Jung Chiang 3-6, 6-2, 2-6; Srishti & Karthika bt Tsai Jung Chiang & Chen Yun Tsai 7-6(9), 6-1).
-Kamesh Srinivasan
Niki Poonacha loses doubles ultimate
Niki Poonacha in partnership with Antoine Escoffier was crushed 6-3, 6-2 within the doubles ultimate by second seeds Sander Arends and David Pel of the Netherlands within the €118,000 Challenger tennis event in Rennes, France, on Sunday.
The Indo-French pair, which had earlier crushed the highest seeds, collected 60 ATP factors and €4,050. The champion crew gained 100 factors and €6,845.
In the $15,000 ITF girls’s occasion in Monastir, Tunisia, Vaishnavi Adkar was crushed 7-6(6), 6-0 within the ultimate by third seed Aruzhan Sagandikova of Kazakhstan.
The outcomes:
€118,000 Challenger, Rennes, France
Doubles (ultimate): Sander Arends & David Pel (Ned) bt Antoine Escoffier (Fra) & Niki Poonacha 6-3, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF girls, Monastir, Tunisia
Singles (ultimate): Aruzhan Sagandikova (Kaz) bt Vaishnavi Adkar 7-6(6), 6-0.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
BASKETBALL
Khalsa School wins Junior NBA nationals
Khalsa School, Ludhiana, gained each the under-14 and under-12 titles within the Reliance Foundation Junior NBA inter-school nationwide finals on the Jaypee Greens, Greater Noida, on Sunday.
In the boys part, Chhotu Ram Modern Senior Secondary School, Delhi gained the under-14 trophy. Don Bosco High School, Matunga, Mumbai, bagged the under-12 title.
The 3×3 finals was performed among the many regional champions who had assembled from the 14 cities Chennai, Kottayam, Mumbai, Kochi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Delhi, Aizawl and Jamshedpur.
The tenth version of the competitors attracted participation from about 7000 kids from greater than 600 colleges throughout the nation.
The outcomes:
Under-14 boys: Chhotu Ram Modern Senior Secondary School, Delhi, bt Vibgyor High School, Malad, Mumbai, 21-9.
Under-12 boys: Don Bosco High School, Matunga, Mumbai, bt Vidyagyan School, Sitapur, Lucknow, 13-12.
Under-14 women: Khalsa School, Ludhiana bt Phoenix Greens School of Learning, Hyderabad, 13-8.
Under-12 women: Khalsa School, Ludhiana bt Sacred Heart School, Chandigarh, 9-8.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com