2nd M’laya Rifle & Shooting Championship concludes
SHILLONG: The 2nd Meghalaya Rifle & Shooting Championship was held at 58 Gorkha Training Centre (GTC) Indoor Shooting Hall and Long Range on Tuesday and concluded on Wednesday, here in Shillong. The events included Air Rifle, Pistol, .22 Rifle and Trap Shooting. A total of 17 teams participated in the Championships from all over Meghalaya. Mawlynrei Shooting Association an affiliated member of MRSA emerged champions of the Womens and Mens teams and also bagged the overall Championship trophy with 6 Gold and 4 Silver Medals. The best mens shooter with 2 Gold went to Rajesh Rana of Mawlynrie Shooting Association and the best shooter for womens went to Miss Evarisha M Marboh with 2 Gold and 01 Silver, also from Mawlynrei. Most Promising shooter girls was bagged by Miss Sanjana Marboh 15 years of age and for boys by Master Starly Warlarpih 14 Years of age. The NCC Shooters bagged 7 Medals.
Maradona accuses girlfriend of theft after video leaked
Buenos Aires: Former Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona filed a theft complaint against his girlfriend, Rocio Oliva, after a video was released that allegedly shows him hitting her. Oliva, 22, has a turbulent relationship with 53-year-old Maradona. He lives in Dubai and has a sports promotion contract. Argentine television channels have released a short video supposedly shot by Oliva in a room in Maradona’s home. In the blurry footage, Oliva can be heard saying “Stop, stop” as if she is trying to stop an attack. Maradona has said he had knocked the phone from her hands but denies hitting Oliva, a female footballer. Oliva said she was not responsible for the video being released and instead blamed an unnamed “nephew” of Maradona. Maradona in March accused Oliva in Dubai of stealing jewelry and other valuable items. The couple are a staple of Argentina’s tabloid and celebrity press. (AFP)
Indian Army wins gold in Exercise Cambrian Patrol
Bhopal: Displaying the mettle that they are renowned for, the Indian Army’s 8 Garhwal (the Eighth Battalion of The Garhwal Rifles Regiment) has bagged the gold medal in Exercise Cambrian Patrol conducted in the United Kingdom. More than 140 teams from all over the world took part in the event from October 17-26, a release said. Cambrian Patrol is an annual international military exercise that makes participating units cover an 80-km course in less than 48 hrs while performing numerous types of tasks throughout the rugged Cambrian Mountains and swamplands of mid-Wales. The aim is to test leadership, self-discipline, courage, physical endurance and determination. The competition consists of teams of eight men each patrolling across some of the most unforgiving terrain. The Indian Army team of 4/9 Gorkha Rifles (the Fourth Battalion of the Nine Gorkha Rifles Regiment) won the gold in 2010. (UNI)
Bindra elected chairman of ISSF Athletes Committee
New Delhi: The country’s only individual Olympic gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra, has been elected chairman of International Shooting Sport Federation’s (ISSF) Athletes Committee, becoming the first Indian to receive the honour. The ISSF, which is the world body representing the sport of shooting, confirmed this on Thursday in a letter, a copy of which was marked to the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the representative body of the sport in India. Bindra said, “It is a great honour, not only for me personally but also for the country as a whole. Athletes make the sport come alive”.The 32-year-old Bindra is the first Indian shooter to be bestowed with the honour. By virtue of being chairman of the Athletes Committee, Bindra will also become a member of the Administrative Council of the ISSF. It may be recalled that Bindra was re-elected member of the ISSF Athletes Committee in elections held last month in Granada, Spain for a second time. (PTI)