Gurvindervir to lead strong Indian contingent at Asian Relays
NEW DELHI, June 3: National record holder in men’s 100m, Gurindervir Singh, will lead a 29-member strong Indian contingent at the second Asian Relays Championships, to be held in the Chinese city of Shangyu on June 20 and 21.The Indian contingent, selected by the Athletics Federation of India will compete in all six relay events in China, says AFI president Bahadur Singh.“The competition in China will be a good opportunity for athletes to showcase their potential at the continental level,” he added.The third edition of the Asian Relays Championships will be held in Chandigarh.The continental competition was recently allotted to India at the Asian Athletics Association Council Meeting held in Hong Kong.The competition in China will be held in the men’s 4x100m and 4x400m relay, women’s 4x100m and 4x400m relay. The Indian team will also compete in mixed 4x100m and 4x400m relay.
INDIAN TEAM
Men (4x400m and mixed 4x400m relay): Theerthesh P Shetty, Avinash Kumar, Setu Mishra, Nihal Wiliam, S Santhosh, Rince Joseph, Suraj Alagar Raja, Mohit Kumar, Barath Sridhar (4x400m and mixed 4x400m relay.Men (4x100m and mixed 4x100m relay): Animesh Kujur, Gurindervir Singh, Harsh Santosh Raut, Pranav Pramod Gaurav, Ragul Kumar Ganesh Kumar, Senthil Kumar Tamilarasu.Women (4x400m and mixed 4x00m relay): Rashdeep Kaur, Poovamma MR, Ansa Babu, Vijaykumari GK, Saloni Nagar, Neeru Pathak, Subha V, Gowrinandana. (4x400m and mixed 4x00m relay).Women (4x100m and mixed 4x100m relay): Nithya Gandhe, Tamanna, Sneha SS, Sudeshna Shivankar, Abinaya Rajarajan (4x100m and mixed 4x100m relay). (PTI)
Charles Leclerc signs new multiyear deal with Ferrari in F1
MARANELLO (Italy), June 3: Charles Leclerc has signed a new contract with Ferrari “for the coming seasons,” the Formula 1 team announced Wednesday The 28-year-old Leclerc has driven for Ferrari since 2019, having joined its academy in 2016.Only Michael Schumacher has had more F1 races for Ferrari than Leclerc, who also ranks second for most pole positions for the team. He is yet to win a drivers’ title, though.Leclerc said he “couldn’t be happier to continue this journey” with Ferrari.“Together we’ve shared incredible moments and some tougher ones,” he said in a statement, “but I believe in this team more than ever, and I’m deeply grateful that we will keep pushing side by side toward our shared goal of bringing the world championship back to Maranello.” The announcement comes ahead of his home grand prix at Monaco this weekend. (AP)
Bhullar, Pukhraj among top Indian challengers at Bharath Classic El
EL JADIDA (Morocco), June 3: Gaganjeet Bhullar, winner of most Asian Tour titles among all active players on the Tour, will be a strong contenders when he tees at this week’s IGPL Bharath Classic.Apart from Bhullar, the other leading Indian challengers will be Pukhraj Gill, Karandeep Kochhar, Udayan Mane, young Kartik Singh, who was T-12 last week on the ADT, Shaurya Bhattacharya, Aman Raj, Sachin Baisoya and Aryan Roopa Anand.The USD 500,000 flagship event on the IGPL Tour is being held in Morocco this season, after the successful first edition at Kensville Golf Resort in India last year.A win this week will earn the player a full card to the region’s main Tour and good performances here will also open doors to the International Series.More than 40 players from the IGPL Tour have gained entry into the half a million dollar event.“Getting to an event like this what IGPL has provided for us, plus there are opportunities on the International Series,” said Pukhraj Singh Gill, winner of the AM Green IGPL Order of Merit 2025.Bhullar’s last Asian Tour win came in November 2023 but he has won four times on the IGPL, the latest being in March in Chandigarh. (PTI)
