Steady Chawrasia slips to end tied 7th
HONG KONG: After playing some amazing and steady golf for 62 holes, SSP Chawrasia faltered over the last 10 and dropped from sole lead to a disappointing T-7th at the Hong Kong Open.
The Indian, starting the day at 10-under, had moved to 13-under and seemed to be in total control, although Alexander Bjork made the big charge on the front nine.
But it was Wade Ormsby, quite over the front nine, and purposeful on the back nine, who won the title in the end.
GILL CLINCHES TITLE
CHIKKAMAGALURU: Veteran Indian racer Gaurav Gill came up with another mature drive to retain the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) title, his third since 2013, as he led another 1-2 Team MRF sweep in the Coffee Day India Rally 2017 ahead of teammate Ole Christian Veiby from Norway by 17 minutes and 38.4 seconds here on Sunday.
Going into the rally, which doubled up as the fifth and concluding round of the 2017 APRC, the 35-year-old Gill and Belgian co-driver Stephane Prevot led Veiby (Stig Rune Skjarmoen) by six points with both requiring a win to clinch the title. With the 21-year-old Norwegian suffering mechanical problems on Friday and losing time, Gill cruised to another fine win.
ASIAN GOLD FOR GOPI
DONGGUAN(CHINA): Gopi Thonakal became the first Indian man to win Asian Marathon Championship after he achieved the feat in the 16th edition of the prestigious event. Thonakal clocked 2 hours, 15 minutes and 48 seconds to clinch the gold. Andrey Petrov of Uzbekistan bagged the silver with a timing of 2:15:51s, while Byambalev Tseveenravdan of Mongolia won bronze by clocking 2:16:14s. The 29-year-old from Wayanad district of Kerala had won the New Delhi Marathon in 2.15.37 earlier this year.