Hindustan Times (Jalandhar)

Saurabh’s pistol now part of IOC Museum

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NEW DELHI: Shooting sensation Saurabh Chaudhary has donated the pistol with which he had shot down a gold in the just-concluded Youth Olympics in Argentina to be a part of Olympic Museum in Switzerlan­d, coach Jaspal Rana said. Rana, who is the national coach for the junior shooters, said Saurabh donated the pistol on the request of the Internatio­nal Olympic Committee. “He was more than happy if his pistol becomes a part of Olympic Museum,” Rana said. The 16-year-old Saurabh clinched the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event on October 10.

PUNIA LEADS CHARGE

BUDAPEST:Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia will be India’s best bet for a medal in the World Wrestling Championsh­ip as a 30-member team seeks a strong performanc­e in the flagship event beginning Saturday. Already a bronze winner at the rang has come a long way in last the five years in the 65kg category. The only Indian to be seeded at this championsh­ip, Bajrang will compete on the second day of the championsh­ip on Sunday.

TELUGU TITANS WIN

PUNE: Telugu Titans rode on a solid defensive performanc­e by Vishal Bhardwaj and Abozar Mighani to beat defending champions Patna Pirates 35-31 in a Pro Kabaddi Season VI match. Both the defenders combined to score 11 tackle points and kept Patna’s star man Pardeep Narwal to ensure the Titans’ third win of the

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HT PHOTO Saurabh Chaudhary.

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