Surya Aditya in action. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Surya Aditya in action. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
EQUESTRIAN
India’s Surya Aditya wins silver in AEF Cup CSIY-B
India secured a silver medal in Round 1 of the Asian Equestrian Federation Cup- Youth (AEF Cup CSIY-B), with Chennai’s 18-year-old Surya Aditya delivering an outstanding performance. Aditya completed the 11-obstacle, 1.15m show jumping course in a remarkable 71.42 seconds, without incurring any penalty points. He finished just 6.22 seconds behind Iran’s Mollaafzal, who took the gold medal. Fabiola Chong claimed the bronze, clocking a time of 79.99 seconds.
Out of the 12 riders competing, only eight successfully completed the demanding course. India’s Avik Bhatia finished in 74.40 seconds with eight penalty points.
“We are incredibly proud of Surya Aditya and all the participants for their excellent display of skill and determination. Hosting the AEF Cup CSIY-B in India after 14 years is a significant milestone, and it demonstrates the growing strength of equestrian sports in our country. We look forward to more thrilling performances in the upcoming rounds,” said EFI Secretary General Col. Jaiveer Singh.
The event runs from October 11 to 13, showcasing top-level equestrian talent from across the globe.
-Team Sportstar
TENNIS
National sub-junior tennis championship: Aahan clinches under-16 and 14 girls titles
(left to right) Champions Raghav Sarode, Aahan and Samarth Sahita with the CEO of Fenesta, Saket Jain, in the National sub-junior tennis championship in Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan
(left to right) Champions Raghav Sarode, Aahan and Samarth Sahita with the CEO of Fenesta, Saket Jain, in the National sub-junior tennis championship in Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan
When grit and patience combine with technical fluency and tactical acumen, it is a winning combination, as Aahan showed by clinching both the under-16 and 14 girls titles in the Fenesta National sub-junior tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Saturday.
A trainee of coach Santosh Kumar Mallik at the Gurukul Academy in Bhubaneswar, the 14-year-old Aahan won the under-16 girls title, beating Aishwarya Jadhav 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 in a marathon final that lasted more than three and a half hour.
Later, Aahan had enough energy in her legs and lungs to outwit the wiry Parthsarthi Mundhe 6-4, 6-3 for the under-14 title. Aahan dropped only 14 games in all in six matches for the under-14 crown.
The little powerhouse, Aahan had won three matches in the qualifying event, and six matches in the main draw for the under-16 crown.
Aishwarya was the only player to take a set off her in the whole tournament.
“Aahan is a gem. A born fighter, she has tremendous potential. We are working on her serve and trying to add more power to her forehand,” said coach Santosh Mallik.
Samarth Sahita, a trainee of coach Shrimal Bhatt at the Altevol Academy in Ahmedabad, was a class act in winning the under-16 boys title, as he beat the athletic Karan Thapa in straight sets.
Raghav Sarode won the under-14 boys by beating the top seed Aaradhya Mhasde in three sets.
The results:
Under-16 boys (final): Samarth Sahita bt Karan Thapa 6-3, 6-4; Semifinals: Samarth bt Prateek Sheoran 6-3, 6-1; Karan bt Aashravya Mehra 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles (final): Aditya Mor & Samarth Sahita bt Hruthik Katakam & Prakaash Sarran 5-7, 6-4, [10-5].
Under-16 girls (final): Aahan bt Aishwarya Jadhav 7-5, 2-6, 6-1; Semifinals: Aahan bt Angel Patel 7-5, 6-0; Aishwarya bt Yashika Shokeen 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles (final): Savitha Bhuvneshwaran & snigdha Kanta bt Akanksha Ghosh & Prachi Malik 6-3, 6-2.
Under-14 boys (final): Raghav Sarode bt Aaradhya Mhasde 7-5, 2-6, 6-4; Semifinals: Aaradhya bt Fazal Ali Meer 6-1, 6-3; Raghav bt Vivaan Bidasaria 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles (final): Aaradhya Mhasde & Daksh Patil bt Vivaan Bidasaria & Yashwin Dahiya 6-3, 6-3.
Under-14 girls (final): Aahan bt Parthsarthi Mundhe 6-4, 6-3; Semifinals: Aahan bt Avipsha Dehury 6-1, 6-0; Parthsarthi bt Deepshika Vinayagamurthy 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles (final): Khushi Kadian & Jensi Khanabar bt ASR Bawyasri & Aahida Singh 6-0, 3-6, [10-7].
-Kamesh Srinivasan
ITF women’s tennis tournament: Sahaja Yamalapalli beats USA’s Amelia Honer in quarters
Sahaja Yamalapalli was beaten 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-2 by Amelia Honer of USA in the quarterfinals of the $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Bakersfield, USA.
The results:
€148,625 Challenger, Valencia, Spain
Doubles (semifinals): Karol Drzewiecki & Piotr Matuszewski (Pol) bt Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & Vijay Sundar Prashanth 6-4, 6-2; Quarterfinals: Jeevan & Vijay bt Alexandru Jecan & Ivan Liutarevich (Rou) 6-0, 6-2.
€120,950 Challenger, Roanne, France
Doubles (semifinals): Jakub Paul (Sui) & Matej Vocel (Cze) bt Sriram Balaji & Aleksandr Nedovyesov (Kaz) 6-2, 6-4.
$25,000 ITF men, Kampala, Uganda
Singles (quarterfinals): Corentin Denolly (Fra) bt Dev Javia 6-4, 6-4 Doubles (final): Guy Iradukunda (Bdi) & Aziz Ouakaa (Tun) bt Noah Schachter (USA) & Niitn Kumar Sinha 3-6, 6-4, [10-7]; Semifinals: Noah & Nitin bt Juan Bianchi & Brnadon Perez (Ven) 6-7(4), 6-3, [10-7].
$15,000 ITF men, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Doubles (semifinals): Egor Agafonov & Ilia Simakin bt Yurii Dzhavakian (Ukr) & Sidharth Rawat 7-6(6), 6-3.
$25,000 ITF women, Bakersfield, USA
Singles (quarterfinals): Amelia Honer (USA) bt Sahaja Yamalapalli 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-2; Pre-quarterfinals: Sahaja bt Makenna Jones (USA) 7-6(8), 3-6, 6-2; Solymar Colling (USA) bt Rutuja 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
Doubles (semifinals): Eryn Cayetano & India Houghton (USA) bt Rutuja Bhosale & Ema Burgic (USA) 6-3, 6-1; Quarterfinals: Rutuja & Ema bt Michaela Bayerlova (Cze) & Jessica Gomez (Mex) 6-3, 6-3.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
HOCKEY
Nehru sub-junior hockey tournament: Siddharth, Hitesh score seven goals to help Ghumanhera Risers Academy beat Government Middle School
Siddharth and Hitesh Kataria scored seven goals between them in helping Ghumanhera Risers Academy, Delhi, to a 9-2 victory over Government Middle School, Kawnpui, Mizoram, in a superleague match of the Steelbird 41st Nehru sub-junior hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on Saturday.
The results (superleague):
Ghumanhera Risers Academy, Delhi, 9 (Siddharth 4, Hitesh Kataria 3, Yash, Sushant) bt Government Middle School, Kawnpui, Mizoram, 2 (Lalhmangaihzuala, RM Lalremsanga).
St. Mary’s High School, Samtoli, Simdega, Jharkhand, 8 (Sumray Soreng 4, Tarun Kullu 2, Nishit Dang, Anurag Surin) bt Don Bosco High School, Matunda, Mumbai, 0.
Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow, 11 (Rayyan Khan 4, Mohammad Danish 2, Abhishek Kumar, Ajay Yadav, Dhiraj Pal, Krishna Venvanshi, Vijay Rajbhar) bt Government Senior Secondary School, Nirwal, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, 1 (Vipin Swami).
-Kamesh Srinivasan