Maharashtra
Category: Sports
** Former Hyderabad cricketer Ashwin Yadav dies aged 33
He played 14 first-class matches and captured 34 wickets after making his Ranji Trophy debut in 2007 against Punjab in Mohali.
Yadav returned best figures of 6 for 52 against Delhi at Uppal Stadium in 2008-09 season.
** Former national selector Kishan Rungta dies of COVID-19
Rungta served as a national selector from Central Zone in 1998. He played 59 first class games between 1953 to 1970, scoring 2717 runs.
Former BCCI selector and Rajasthan captain Kishan Rungta died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Jaipur.
** Delhi’s veteran football administrator and Hindustan FC owner DK Bose dead
** Indo-Canadian MMA fighter KB Bhullar on being part of UFC: ‘It’s a dream come true’
The 29-year-old Bhullar takes on Andreas Michailidis in UFC’s upcoming Fight Night
KB Bhullar is “as prepared as one can be” ahead of his matchup against the Greek MMA talent Andreas ‘The Spartan’ Michailidis. The Canadian national of Indian descent takes on Andreas inside the Octagon in UFC’s upcoming Fight Night scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, US.
** ‘Shooter Dadi’ Chandro Tomar dies due to COVID-19
Tomar was already 60-plus when she picked up a gun for the first time but went on to win many national competitions, even inspiring a Bollywood movie on her life
Octogenarian shooter Chandro Tomar, nicknamed ‘Shooter Dadi’, died on Friday after battling COVID-19. She was 89.
Navjeet Dhillon – Winner Commonwealth Medal – ‘Discuss Throw’ : 2018
Navjeet Kaur Dhillon – India’s track and field athlete.
Records:
- Bronze medal – Discuss. Commonwealth Games 2018. / First Senior International medal – 2018 (International)
- National Topper – Discuss – 2014, 2015
- Bronze medal – Discuss. Junior Championships, Athletics – 2014
- 3rd in Shortput / 2nd in Discuss – Asian Athletics Championship – 2013
- Silver medal – Asian Junior Athletics Championships, / Subenrat Inshenj – 2012 (International)
- Winner – Shortput – Discuss Double. Indian Junior Championship – 2012
- Bronze medal – Winner – First International medal – Commonwealth Youth Championship – 2011 (International)
- National Discuss Title – 2011
- Winner – Indian Junior Title – Discuss – 2010
India’s Chitharesh Natesan, Crowned ‘ Mr.Universe 2019’, South Korea : November 2019. First time for an Indian to be Crowned.
Chitharesh Natesan, known as the ‘Indian Monster’ was crowned as ‘Mr.Universe ‘ at the ’11th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship (WBPS) 2019’ event in South Korea, held during 05-11th, November 2019.
First time an Indian to be crowned Mr. Universe 2019
Awards :
- Mr. World 2019 – 90 Kg Category
- Mr. India
- Mr. Delhi – 4 times (2015- 2018)
Reetinder Sodhi – 1st Indian to score Century in U19 World Cup Cricket : 1998
Reetinder Singh Sodhi scored 126 runs against Kenya in the U19 World Cup 1998 and became the first Indian cricketer to score a century in U19 World Cup Cricket.
Right hand batsman and all-rounder.
Highlights:
- Captain – India’s U-15 World Cup team
- Vice-Captain – India’s U-19 World Cup team
- Played for India – One Day International Squad
- India’s Youngest Match Referee
Sania Mirza First Indian Tennis Player to Win ‘ Fed Cup Heart Award’ – May 2020
Sania Mirza is the First Indian Tennis Player to Win the International ‘Fed Cup Heart Award’ in the Asia/Oceanic group category.
The Award is an initiative of ‘International Tennis Federation’.
She has donated the prize money to the Telangana Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.