Asian indoor athletic championship: Seven TN athletes in national team
CHENNAI: Seven athletes from Tamil Nadu (4 men and 3 women) will represent the country in the 10th Asian indoor athletic championship to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan from Feburary 10 to 12. Tamil Nadu Athletic Association secretary C Latha will accompany the Indian team as manager. Elakiya Dasan, Jeswin A, Praveen Chitravel, Siva Subramanium, Archana S, Rosy Meena, Pavithra V are the TN players selected in the team.
Abhay in final
Top seed Abhay Singh of India beat Matthew Lai of Hong Kong 11-4, 11-6, 11-8 to storm into the men’s final of the HCL-SRFI Indian tour PSA event in Delhi. Results (semifinals): Men: Abhay Singh (IND) bt Matthew Lai (HKG)11-4, 11-6, 11-8; Tomotaka Endo (JPN) lost to Yassin Elshafei (EGY) 5-11, 5-11, 11-6, 7-11; Women: Nour Ramy (EGY) lost to Tanvi Khanna (IND) 5-11, 9-11, 5-11; Amina Orfi (EGY) bt Menna Walid (EGY) 11-2, 11-4, 11-7.
TNCA Under-14 tourney
The TNCA City schools U-14 tournament for B Somasundaram Trophy will be held from February 15. It is open only to full-time regular schools in Chennai city. Boys born on or after September 1, 2008 are eligible to participate in the tournament. Only 32 entries will be accepted and a school can enter only one team. The forms can be downloaded from the TNCA website (www.tnca.in). The forms with entry fees should be submitted on or before February 9.
Abhay in final
Top seed Abhay Singh of India beat Matthew Lai of Hong Kong 11-4, 11-6, 11-8 to storm into the men’s final of the HCL-SRFI Indian tour PSA event in Delhi. Results (semifinals): Men: Abhay Singh (IND) bt Matthew Lai (HKG)11-4, 11-6, 11-8; Tomotaka Endo (JPN) lost to Yassin Elshafei (EGY) 5-11, 5-11, 11-6, 7-11; Women: Nour Ramy (EGY) lost to Tanvi Khanna (IND) 5-11, 9-11, 5-11; Amina Orfi (EGY) bt Menna Walid (EGY) 11-2, 11-4, 11-7.
TNCA Under-14 tourney
The TNCA City schools U-14 tournament for B Somasundaram Trophy will be held from February 15. It is open only to full-time regular schools in Chennai city. Boys born on or after September 1, 2008 are eligible to participate in the tournament. Only 32 entries will be accepted and a school can enter only one team. The forms can be downloaded from the TNCA website (www.tnca.in). The forms with entry fees should be submitted on or before February 9.
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