Haryana javelin thrower Amit Dahiya banned for 4 yrs

New Delhi
Haryana's Amit Dahiya has been banned for four years for evading dope sample collection by sending a proxy during the National Javelin Throw Open Championships last year. Dahiya had finished third with a best throw of 68.21m in the event held at Sonepat on April 16, 2019. After the event, the 21-year-old Dahiya was asked by the National Anti-Doping Doping officials to furnish his dope samples but he instead sent another person to the collection room. Realising that the plan failed, Dahiya's proxy fled from the collection room. Dahiya was handed provisional suspension on July 16, 2019 and the NADA presented the case to the ADDP on January 9, 2020.

New Delhi
Bhawana in team for Asian Race Walk Championships

Tokyo Olympics-bound Bhawana Jat was named in the 13-member Indian team for the Asian 20km Race Walk Championships, to be held in Nomi, Japan, on March 15. Priyanka Goswami, Karamjit Kaur, Ravina and Sonal Sukhwal are the other four race walkers named for the Asian Championships. The eight-member men’s team has Ranchi National Championships winner Sandeep Kumar, silver medallist Rahul and bronze winner Vikash Singh, besides Devender Singh, Ganapathi Krishnan, Chandan Singh, Ek Nath Turambekar and KT Irfan.

New Delhi
India win 5 silver, 6 bronze at Asian weightlifting

India claimed five silver and six bronze at the ongoing Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent. KVL Pavani Kumari (45kg) won the silver medals in both youth girls and junior women sections, while Sidhanta Gogoi (61kg) claimed silver in youth boys and junior men’s events after lifting a total of 145 and 269kg, respectively.

New Delhi
KXIP set to acquire St. Lucia franchise of CPL

Kings XI Punjab is set to acquire the St. Lucia franchise of the Caribbean Premier League, becoming the second IPL team to own a CPL outfit after Kolkata Knight Riders. The team is led by former West Indies captain Darren Sammy. The 2020 CPL will be held from August 19 to September 26.

Madrid
Iker Casillas to run for Spanish FA president

Spain’s World Cup winning captain Iker Casillas announced today he will run for president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF) when elections are called later this year. He has not played for Porto FC this season and the announcement all but confirms his retirement from professional football.

Santiago
Firework hits player, Chilean derby abandoned

Chilean football has been hit by its second serious incident in this month after supporter unrest caused the abandonment of the Santiago derby between Colo Colo and Universidad Catolica. Fans threw fireworks and missiles onto the pitch in Sunday’s game, and Colo Colo striker Nicholas Blandi went down clutching his ears after one explosive device exploded at his feet.

Dubai
Clijsters’ comeback finishes at starting line

Kim Clijsters lost 6-2 7-6(6) to Garbine Muguruza on her return after nearly eight years in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.  — Agencies

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