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Harendra Singh Frontrunner To Replace Janneke Schopman As Women's Hockey Coach
Harendra Singh is the frontrunner to replace Janneke Schopman as the Indian women's hockey team coach after he recently appeared for an interview, with the national body suggesting that he is the best person to lift the side following its failure to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Harendra has served at the same position in the past before being appointed as the United States men's team coach in 2021. "Yes, Harendra is in line to replace Janneke. Hockey India is keen to appoint him. He knows the structure of Indian hockey having coached both the men's and women's teams in the past. He is the best person to take the women's side to where it belongs," a source in the national federation told PTI.
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Set For Spain Masters Challenge
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and ace men's shuttler Kidambi Srikanth will continue their European grind at the Madrid Spain Masters tournament, beginning on Tuesday. Last year's finalist Sindhu, seeded second here, will square off against Wen Yu Zhang of Canada in the round-of-32 contest, while seventh seed Srikanth will take on a qualifier. Sindhu will hope to go the distance after having suffered a heartbreaking loss to Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the previous edition of the tournament. Srikanth, whose run in the recently-concluded Swiss Open Super 300 tournament came to an end after a semifinal defeat to Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi, will hope to make an impact after bowing out of the race for the Paris Olympics.
Singaporean world champion kitefoiler Max Maeder wins European title
SINGAPORE: Formula Kite world champion Maximilian Maeder clinched another famous victory on Sunday (Mar 24), this time winning the Formula Kite European Championships in Spain.
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Set For Spain Masters Challenge
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and ace men's shuttler Kidambi Srikanth will continue their European grind at the Madrid Spain Masters tournament, beginning on Tuesday. Last year's finalist Sindhu, seeded second here, will square off against Wen Yu Zhang of Canada in the round-of-32 contest, while seventh seed Srikanth will take on a qualifier. Sindhu will hope to go the distance after having suffered a heartbreaking loss to Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the previous edition of the tournament. Srikanth, whose run in the recently-concluded Swiss Open Super 300 tournament came to an end after a semifinal defeat to Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi, will hope to make an impact after bowing out of the race for the Paris Olympics.
Harendra Singh Frontrunner To Replace Janneke Schopman As Women's Hockey Coach
Harendra Singh is the frontrunner to replace Janneke Schopman as the Indian women's hockey team coach after he recently appeared for an interview, with the national body suggesting that he is the best person to lift the side following its failure to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Harendra has served at the same position in the past before being appointed as the United States men's team coach in 2021. "Yes, Harendra is in line to replace Janneke. Hockey India is keen to appoint him. He knows the structure of Indian hockey having coached both the men's and women's teams in the past. He is the best person to take the women's side to where it belongs," a source in the national federation told PTI.
Paris-bound Antim Panghal Wants To Emulate Sushil Kumar's Olympics Wrestling Feat
Vinesh Phogat, Indian wrestling's poster girl, has competition. Nineteen-year-old Antim Panghal, the nation's first-ever under-20 world wrestling champion, wants to set the bar so high that "no one (in India) can ever break my records." Both Vinesh and Antim are from Haryana but their commonality ends there. In a fresh episode of the 'Fit India Champions Podcast' released on Saturday, Antim talks about her resolution to 'not touch jalebis at least for a year' and why she wants to emulate her idol, the two-time Olympic medalist, Sushil Kumar.
Sharlene Mawdsley: 'A lot of people wouldn’t have been disqualified for what I did'
In a successful Indoor World Championships for Ireland, it was quite the dramatic few days for Sharlene Mawdsley.