EQUESTRIAN
ARC rider wins bronze at National Equestrian Championship
ARC Rider Stasya Pandya secured third place at the National Equestrian Championship (Children II & Junior) 2024, held in New Delhi.
Stasya competed in the Children II Jumping (Team) category, riding her horse, Madeleine. Along with her teammates Kapilesh on Chikku, Arshad on Tara and Aizah on Delano W, they finished third with a score of just four penalties in 159.38 seconds.
After the victory, Stasya said, “I am thrilled with this win, which reflects a year of hard work and countless hours of training at ARC. Despite the challenges of a long daily commute and tough weather conditions during the competition, the support from Bob Sir, my parents, and my trainers kept me focused and determined. Their guidance has been invaluable, and I am deeply grateful.”
Adding to it she said, “This win is a tremendous confidence booster, and I’m eager to build on this momentum. My focus remains on continuous improvement, with the goal of competing in more EFI and FEI-affiliated.”
-Team Sportstar
TENNIS
Sumit Nagal loses first round of Canberra Challenger
Qualifier Patrick Kypson of USA beat fifth seed Sumit Nagal 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in the first round of the $200,000 Challenger tennis tournament in Canberra, Australia, on Tuesday.
In the $766,290 ATP event in Hong Kong, Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev pipped Yuki Bhambri and Albano Olivetti 6-4, 7-6(5) in the doubles quarterfinals.
The Indo-French team collected 45 ATP points and $6,270.
The Results:
$766,290 ATP, Hong Kong Doubles (quarterfinals):
Karen Khachanov & Andrey Rublev bt Yuki Bhambri & Albano Olivetti (Fra) 6-4, 7-6(5).
$766,290 ATP, Brisbane, Australia Doubles (pre-quarterfinals):
Manuel Guinard & Arthur Rinderknech (Fra) bt Sriram Balaji & Miguel Reyes-Varela (Mex) 6-4, 6-2; Rithvik Bollipalli & Robin Haase (Ned) bt Gonzalo Escobar (Ecu) & John-Patrick Smith (Aus) 7-6(4), 3-6, [10-6].
$200,000 Challenger, Canberra, Australia Singles (first round):
Patrick Kypson (USA) bt Sumit Nagal 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.
$100,000 Challenger, Nonthaburi, Thailand Doubles (pre-quarterfinals):
Ray Ho (Tpe) & Niki Poonacha bt Yuttana Charoenphon & Kasidit Samrej (Tha) 6-0, 6-3.
$60,000 ITF women, Nonthaburi, Thailand Doubles (pre-quarterfinals):
Ines Ibbou (Alg) & Naima Karamoko (Sui) bt Darya Astakhova & Sahaja Yamalapalli 6-3, 6-3; Saki Imamura & Naho Sato (Jpn) bt Alicia Barnett (GBR) & Prarthana Thombare 6-4, 6-2.
$30,000 ITF women, Nairobi, Kenya Doubles (pre-quarterfinals):
Sada Nahimana (Bdi) & Rinon Okuwaki (Jpn) bt Priyanshi Bhandari & Laalitya Kalluri 6-1, 6-4; Sina Hermann & Lorena Schaedel (Ger) bt Abhilasha Bista (Nep) & Yashaswini Panwar 6-2, 7-5; Ashmitha Easwaramurthi & Lexue Xiao (Chn) bt Ksenia Laskutova & Darja Suvirdjonkova (Srb) 6-4, 6-4; Cynthia Wanjala (Ken) & Ekua Youri (Bot) bt Sravya Shivnai & Elena Jamshidi (Den) 6-1, 7-6(5).
– Team Sportstar
Somani- Dhakshineswar knocks out top seed Agafonov- Lomakin in Indore
Parikshit Somani combined with Dhakshineswar Suresh to knock out the top seeds Egor Agafonov and Grigoriy Lomakin 6-3, 6-4 in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $25,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament at the Indore Tennis Club on Tuesday.
The singles first round will start on Wednesday, and Dhakshineswar will play Lomakin in the first round.
The results:
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Parikshit Somani & Dhakshineswar Suresh bt Egor Agafonov & Grigoriy Lomakin (Kaz) 6-3, 6-4; Yuichiro Inui (Jpn) & Sidharth Rawat bt Raghav Jaisinghani & Madhwin Kamath 6-1, 6-4; Sai Karteek Reddy & Eric Vanshelboim (Ukr) bt Nitin Kumar Sinha & Manish Sureshkumar 6-4, 6-4; Chirag Duhan & Dev Javia bt Arthav Neema & Yash Yadav 6-2, 6-2; Sergey Fomin (Uzb) & Maxim Zhukov bt Siddhant Banthia & Vishnu Vardhan 6-0 (retired); Ishaque Eqbal & Aryan Shah bt Florent Bax (Fra) & Vladyslav Orlov (Ukr) 6-3, 6-4; Yurii Dzhavakian (Ukr) & Aryan Lakshmanan bt Yash Chaurasia & Jagmeet Singh 3-6, 7-6(4), [10-8]; Mathys Erhard (Fra) & Alastair Gray (GBR) bt S.D. Prajwal Dev & Adil Kalyanpur 6-4, 3-6, [10-6].
-Team Sportstar
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