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Indian Sports LIVE Updates: March 15 — Manika Batra crashes out of the world qualifiers
Latest updates on Indian sports news and features - Manika Batra, Bhavani Devi, India's hockey world cup win
Manika Batra (Source: TTFI)
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- 15 March 2021 12:29 PM GMT
Annu Rani breaks own national record in Javelin throw
India's female javelin thrower Annu Rani betters her Personal Best and improves the National Record with a throw of 63.24m at the Federation Cup nationals happening in NIS Patiala. The previous best was 62.43m. - 15 March 2021 12:22 PM GMT
Manika Batra fails to qualify for Olympics in World Qualifiers
The only Indian paddler left in the race for Olympic qualification at World qualifiers couldn't make it as she went down 1-4 against Yang Xiaoxin of Monaco in the semifinals on Monday.
- 15 March 2021 8:24 AM GMT
Lost equipment in train fire — archers won 3 medals the next day
After escaping death from the burning coach of the New Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express, Madhya Pradesh archers win medals in Junior Nationals, despite the fact they lost all their equipment in the fire.
- 15 March 2021 6:17 AM GMT
On this day, India won Hockey World Cup
India won the Hockey World Cup in 1975More than four decades ago, in 1975, India had won the Hockey World Cup on this day. - 15 March 2021 6:13 AM GMT
Fencer Bhavani Devi qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
Bhavani Devi (Source: Twitter/@Mumbai2032)
Tamil Nadu's Chadalavada Anandha Bhavani Devi scripted history on Sunday as she became the first-ever fencer from India to quality for Olympic Games. secured a spot for the Tokyo Olympics at the World Cup in Hungary. The sabre fencer secured a spot in the World Cup in Hungary after the hosts lost in the quarterfinals of the team event, allowing South Korea to progress to the semi-final.
- 15 March 2021 6:06 AM GMT
Manika Batra 2 wins away from Olympic qualification
Indian paddler Manika Batra sails into the semifinals of the World Singles qualification event for the Tokyo Olympics. The 25-year-old beat Rimma Gufranova of Uzbekistan 12-10, 11-3, 11-6, 11-4 in the quarterfinals and is the only Indian remaining in the tournament who is in the fray to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
