linch all the 12 medals on offer on the final day
The Indian shooters swept all the 12 medals on offer on the final day to provide themselves a golden climax for the Junior World Championship shooting here.
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Category: RECORDS, ALL OTHER excl. Asia & India
** Anshu secures silver, Sarita bags bronze at Wrestling World Championship
** ISSF Junior World Championship: India wins gold in women’s 25m pistol team event
The Indian women’s team of Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan and Naamya Kapoor clinched a gold medal in the 25m pistol event to continue the country’s domination at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship here.
** Doha: Indian Cultural Centre holds beach cleaning event at Al Shamal Faraiha
On the 152nd birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) organized a beach cleaning at Faraiha under Al Shamal municipality which is nearly 120 km from Doha.
Several Indian Community members represented various affiliated organizations and the ICC youth wing actively participated. ICC MC under the leadership of PN Babu Rajan led the entire preparation, planning, organizing, and executing the task in the most successful way. Dr Deepak Mittal, ambassador of India to Qatar and ICC coordinating officers Xavier Dhanraj, other embassy officers along with their families’ members actively participated in the process.
** Mysuru Lad Emerges Canadian National Champion – 2021
Vancouver:
Mysuru-boy Mustafa M. Raja, who won the Provincial Championships in British Columbia last month and was selected for the Nationals to be held in Montreal, Quebec, did well and emerged National Doubles Champion. Mustafa also came third in Singles.
The 14-year-old played consistent tennis all week at the 14-and-under Nationals held at the Carrefour Tennis Centre from Sept. 20 to 26. Tournament was held outdoors on clay courts.
Mustafa was awarded a trophy for the National Doubles Champion, trophy for the third place in Singles and a silver medal for the provincial standings. With this performance, Mustafa will break into top 5 Singles rankings in Canada. Mustafa trains at the Tennis Centre in Vancouver and goes to Sullivan Heights Secondary School.
Mustafa, son of Murtuza Raja and Farida Raja, earlier train at the Nagaraj Tennis Centre in Mysuru for seven years and attended Excel Public School in Mysuru.
** Srinivas University’s Charles K C creates world record in largest patriotic portrait by screw art
Charles K C, an undergraduate student pursuing BBA Port, Shipping Management & Logistics at Srinivas University Pandeshwar, has created a world record as largest patriotic portrait by screw art.
Charles, a creative artist, set the new record on June 17, 2021.
He made a portrait of Swami Vivekananda measuring 4 ft × 3 ft size on wooden cardboard using 2,768 half-inche iron screws and acrylic paints.
** Sania Mirza wins first title of 2021 season in Ostrava
Star Indian tennis player Sania Mirza won her first title of the season as she and her Chinese partner Shuai Zhang beat the pair of Kaitlyn Christian and Erin Routliffe in the women’s doubles final of the Ostrava Open here on Sunday.
** Kerala sisters from Australia recite national anthems of 193 countries, win hearts, world record
Standing at the St John’s Cathedral in Australia’s Brisbane on World Peace Day (September 21), Teresa, 21, and Augnes, 18, set a world record.
The sisters, hailing from Thycattussery village of Cherthala taluk in Kerala, entered the Australian Book of Records and won a certificate from the Universal Records Forum by performing an incredible feat — they recited the national anthems of 193 countries, one after another, all from memory.
** Fahadh Faasil-starrer ‘Joji’ wins top honour at Swedish International film fest
“Joji”, which released on Amazon Prime Video, is inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy “Macbeth” and presents a “twisted version” of the plot.
** 17 Indians triumph in Canada’s snap elections as Trudeau fails to win majority
Seventeen Indo-Canadians, including NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, won Canada’s parliamentary elections on Tuesday with Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returning to power in the snap polls.