Indian Sports Highlights, December 15: Ashwini-Tanisha moves to semifinal at Odisha Masters
Catch the live updates of Indian athletes' performances in various events happening across the world on December 15.
Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto (Source: BAI)
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The Indian Men’s Hockey Team lost 0-1 in their first match of the 5 Nations Tournament Valencia 2023 against Spain on Friday. Spain’s Alvaro Iglesias (29') scored the only goal of the match.
Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto win against Sung Shuo Yun and Yu Chien Hui 22-20, 20-22, 21-14 in a 73 minute long decider to secure their place in the semifinals at Odisha Masters.
The Indian Women’s Hockey Team started their campaign in the 5 Nations Tournament Valencia 2023 with a 2-3 loss against the hosts, Spain, on Friday. Gurjit Kaur (13’) and Sangita Kumari (14’) each scored a goal for India, while Sara Barrios Navarro (2’), Patricia Alvarez Nardiz (30’), and Julia Strappato Garreta (53’) were on target for Spain.
Unnati Hooda defeated Anupama Upadhyaya 16-21,21-7,21-15 at Odisha Masters to qualify for semifinals and will face Nozomi Okuhara tommorrow.
Olympians Anjum Moudgil and Manavjit Singh Sandhu returned to the national squad as a 20-member rifle and pistol and a 12-member shotgun squad have been announced for the upcoming Asian Olympic qualifiers, scheduled next month in Indonesia and Kuwait respectively. A total of 16 Paris 2024 Olympic Games quotas will be available in Jakarta, Indonesia, where the Asian Olympic Qualification Rifle and Pistol event is scheduled between January 5-18, 2024, while as many as eight Paris spots will be up for grabs in the Asia Olympic Qualification Shotgun, scheduled in Kuwait City, Kuwait, between January 12-22, 2024.
Mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto defeat Indonesian pair of Marwan Faza and Jessica Maya Rismawardani 21-16, 21-11 to enter the semifinals of the Odisha Masters.
Born with severe polio leading to disability in both legs, Swaroop has been a fighter ever since his birth. Between the age of 2 months and 10 years, he had to undergo multiple operations because of his severe condition. "I never let my condition deter me from achieving my dreams," Swaroop says at the Karni Singh Shooting Range during Khelo India Para Games 2023.
Paralympics medalist and Commonwealth Champion, Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel wants to better her performance at the Tokyo Paralympics in the next edition of the games in Paris 2024. Speaking to The Bridge after the first day of the Para-Table Tennis event at the ongoing Khelo India Para Games, Bhavina emphasised that she wants to work on her mistakes to get better results in future.
India bagged four gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the Asian Youth Rapid Championship in Al Ain, UAE. Bhagyashree Patil (U-18, girls), Sapariya Ghosh (U-14 girls), Muhammad Shyan Naushae Ibrahim (U-8 boys) and Sharvannica (U-8 girls) clinched gold medals for India.
In Odisha Masters Super 100 badminton action continues on 4th day with Indian players Ayush Shetty, Kiran George, Unnati Hooda, Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto, Sumeeth Reddy-Sikki Reddy and many more in action.
In ISL, Mohun Bagan is up against NorthEast United.
In PKL, U Mumba faces Patna Pirates and Puneri Paltan challenges Haryana Steelers.
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