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Indian Sports LIVE Updates: March 16 — Sreehsankar Murali qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
Latest updates on Indian sports news and features - India at All England Open Badminton C'ships, Bhavani Devi's journey and more
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- 16 March 2021 12:04 PM GMT
Sreeshankar Murali qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
Sreeshankar Murali is going to Tokyo Olympics! The youngster took a 8.26 m long jump at the Federation Cup in Patiala breaching the Olympics qualifying mark of 8.22. This is also a national record.
- 16 March 2021 10:57 AM GMT
Dhana Lakshmi beats Dutee, Hima in 100m final
Dhana Lakshmi continues her form after the getting the better of Hima Das and Dutee Chand in the final of 100m at the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships held in National Institute of Sports (NIS) Patiala.
The sprinter from Tamil Nadu clocked 11.39 seconds while Dutee finished second with 11.58 seconds.
The Olympic qualification timing was 11.15 seconds. - 16 March 2021 10:21 AM GMT
Tennis: Fed Cup team announced
The Indian team for the Billie Jean King Cup World Group play-off tie against Latvia on April 16-17 announced. Ankita Raina, Sania Mirza, Karman Kaur Thandi, Rutuja Bhosale, and Zeel Desai. Riya Bhatia will be the reserve player.
- 16 March 2021 9:03 AM GMT
ISL 2020-21: Team of the Season
With the Indian Super League coming to a spectacular end, here are The Bridge's picks for the team of the 2020-21 season.
- 16 March 2021 9:00 AM GMT
Why should we cherish Bhavani Devi's historic Olympics entry?
The 27-year-old Bhavani Devi shot to fame earlier this week, when she became the first-ever Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics. She might have got the well-deserved, attention from the country just recently, but what she has achieved is undoubtedly the result of years of constant hard work and struggle.
- 16 March 2021 8:58 AM GMT
Indian shuttlers gear up for All England Open Badminton C'ships
P V Sindhu will aim to shrug off her demoralising Swiss Open final defeat when she spearheads India's challenge at the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships, beginning on Wednesday.
