BOXING

Asian Games 2023: Indian boxing contingent to attend 17-day camp forward of Asiad

The Indian boxing Contingent for the Asian Games left for Wuyishan metropolis, China on Sunday for a 17 day lengthy International boxing coaching camp forward of the Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China. The contingent contains 13 boxers and 11 help workers members. The coaching camp, is scheduled from September 3 to September 20, 2023, Post that, the staff will depart for Hangzhou to take part within the Asian Games, which is scheduled to be held from September 23 to October 8.

Indian Squad for the Asian Games 2023:

Men: Deepak (51 Kg), Sachin (57 Kg), Shiva Thapa (63.5 Kg), Nishant Dev (71 Kg), Lakshya Chahar (80 Kg), Sanjeet (92 Kg) and Narender (+92 Kg)

Women: Nikhat Zareen (50 Kg), Preeti (54 Kg), Parveen (57 Kg), Jaismine (60 Kg), Arundhati Choudhary (66 Kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75 Kg)

-Team Sportstar

GOLF

Diksha finishes seventh in Irish Open, rises to third on Order of Merit

Indian golfer Diksha Dagar squandered a promising begin to the event as she shot a 2-under 70 within the ultimate spherical to log out at sole seventh place on the KPMG Women’s Irish Open.

It was the 22-year-old’s sixth Top-10 end of the yr.

In a event the place the leaderboard was extraordinarily tight, Diksha had a complete of 13-under and misplaced by three pictures.

The seventh place end additionally pushed Diksha up into the third on the Race to Costa Del Sol, the Order of Merit for the Ladies European Tour. She overtook compatriot Aditi Ashok, who has been dividing her time between the LET and the Ladies PGA within the US. The Top-4 on the finish of the season will earn a card into the Ladies PGA Tour.

Diksha, who led the sector after the primary and second days, had slipped to T-3 after the third spherical.

Smilla Tarning Soenderby fired the spherical of her life, a 10-under 62, to put up the clubhouse lead and was later joined by Sweden’s Lisa Pettersson and Anne Van Dam of the Netherlands. Soenderby then secured a dramatic playoff victory.

Diksha missed a couple of quick putts and her two bogeys on the 18th, on the third and the ultimate day, proved pricey as she got here near victory however couldn't shut it.

- PTI