National Anti-Doping Bill gets parliament nod
The National Anti-Doping Bill, 2022 was passed by a voice vote in Rajya Sabha. It was cleared by Lok Sabha last week along with certain official amendments.
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"Ladies Have Bowled India Over": Twitter Hails Historic Lawn Bowls Gold In CWG 2022
The Indian women's fours team of lawn bowls made history on Tuesday by bagging a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022, being played in Birmingham. It came as an unprecedented feat as this was the first time India secured a medal in the lawn bowls event. Team India that comprised of Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey defeated South Africa 17-10 in the summit clash. Earlier, they had defeated New Zealand in a thrilling semi-final match.
'Unable to express my feelings': Mumbai Indians' Kumar Kartikeya meets his family after 9 years
Mumbai Indians's cricketer Kumar Kartikeya on Wednesday revealed that he has met his family after nine years and three months and can't express his feeling on being with his dear ones after a long time. The 24-year-old took to twitter to post a picture along with his mother to express his joy. "Met my family and mumma after 9 years and 3 months. Unable to express my feelings," wrote Kartikeya along with the picture.
Watch: Moment That Sealed Historic Gold For India In Women's Fours Lawn Bowls Event In CWG 2022
India won a historic gold medal in the women's fours lawn bowls event after the Indian team comprising Lovely Choubey, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki and Nayanmoni Saikia defeated South Africa 17-10 in the final on Tuesday. This is India's first-ever medal in the sport and the team showed great composure and held their nerves under pressure to seal the gold medal. This victory helped India achieve its fourth gold at the ongoing event.
Commonwealth Games: Indian Women Register 3-2 Win Over Canada, Enter Semifinals
The Indian women's hockey team survived some anxious moments before beating lower-ranked Canada 3-2 in its must-win Pool A match to qualify for the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. The Indians looked in control of the match till the 22nd minute, having taken a 2-0 lead over their world no.15 opponents through goals from Salima Tete (3rd minute) and Navneet Kaur (22nd). But the Canadians, then, produced a lion-hearted performance to level the scores through goals from Brienne Stairs (23rd) and Hannah Haughn (39th).
National Anti-Doping Bill Introduced In Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha on Wednesday took up a bill that seeks to provide an independent mechanism for anti-doping adjudication and legal sanctity to anti-doping agencies. The National Anti-Doping Bill, which was passed by Lok Sabha last week, seeks to provide a statutory framework in the form of legislation for the prohibition of doping in sports in the country. Introducing the bill for discussion and passage in the Upper House, Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur said it intends to accomplish building institutional capabilities in anti-doping, enable the hosting of major sporting events, protect rights of all sportspersons, ensure time-bound justice to athletes and enhance cooperation among agencies in fighting doping in sports.
"Yet To Open Our Eyes To Doping In The Country": PT Usha In Rajya Sabha
Legendary athlete PT Usha on Wednesday batted for bringing all competitions under National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and sought more focus on the field of sports medicine and science to help players recover from injuries. In her maiden speech in Rajya Sabha, Usha, who was participating in the discussion on the National Anti-Doping Bill, said the country ranks third in the number of individuals who tested positive for steroids and were punished for doping.
Commonwealth Games: Boxers Nitu Ghanghas, Hussamuddin Mohammed Enter Semifinals, Medals Assured
Indian pugilists Hussamuddin Mohammed and Nitu Ganghas progressed to the semifinals of men's 57kg and women's 48kg respectively to assure the country of two more medals at the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday. Hussamuddin, the 28-year-old from Nizamabad, kept his calm to notch up a 4-1 win over Tryagain Morning of Namibia and join fellow Indian boxer Nitu in the last four.