F1 driver Grosjean escapes after horror crash at Bahrain GP
Sakhir, Nov 29: Formula One driver Romain Grosjean appears to have escaped without serious injury after his car crashed and burst into flames moments after the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. The 34-year-old French driver slid off track on the first lap and his Haas car burst into flames after being sliced in two by a barrier. Grosjean clambered out with the fire roaring behind him and his race helmet singed. Moments later, Grosjean was shown on television chatting with the race doctor in the medical car. Grosjean was then helped out of the car and into an ambulance. He appeared to be shaken but did not immediately seem injured other than a slight limp. Drivers and team members stood and applauded as they saw the images of Grosjean climbing over the barrier to safety and being sprayed with a fire extinguisher. It appeared an extraordinary escape after his car was sliced in half upon impact with the barrier. The accident happened when Grosjean lost grip and slid to the right, where his back wheel clipped the front of Daniil Kvyat’s Alpha-Tauri and flew off into the barrier. (AP)
Dutee Chand in TOPS Core group
New Delhi, Nov 29: Eight Track and Field Athletes were included in the core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) at the 50th Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) meeting held on November 26. Also, seven Track and Field Athletes were included in the TOPS developmental group.The Sports Authority of India (SAI), in a press release, said the decision to include athletes in the TOPS core group was based on their performance progression and their “qualification or high probability of qualification for the Tokyo Olympics scheduled next year.”The following athletes have been inducted into the TOPS scheme: Shivpal Singh (Men’s Javelin Throw and qualified for Olympics), Annu Rani (Women’s Javelin Throw), KT Irfan (Men’s 20km walk and qualified for Olympics), Arokia Rajiv (Men’s 400m and 4x400m relay), Noah Nirmal Tom (Men’s 400m and 4x400m relay), Alex Anthony (Men’s 400m and 4x400m relay), MR Poovamma (Women’s 400m and 4x400m relay) and Dutee Chand (Women’s 100m and 200m). (ANI)