Two medals for Praveen, Ancy
Tamil Nadu’s C Praveen’s hopes of a golden double were pipped by Bhupender Singh of Haryana as he had to settle for a silver in the boy’s long jump at the first Khelo India School Games, on Thursday.
Bhupender produced the two best jumps of the day of 6.99m and 7.04m in his last two attempts, while Praveen was left stranded at 6.93m and had to be satisfied with the silver. A day earlier Praveen had won the triple jump competition. Javelin thrower Vikas Yadav of Maharashtra won a gold medal with 75.02m. Praveen joined sprinter-jumper Ancy Sojan and jumper Sandra Babu as double medallist. While Praveen won gold in triple and silver in long jump, Ancy Sojan won a gold in long jump and silver in 200m in a single day and Sandra won silver medals in long and triple jumps.
CAS OVERTURNS DOPING BANS ON 28 RUSSIANS
Russian athletes have had their Olympic doping bans overturned and their results from the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi reinstated after their appeals were upheld by sport’s highest tribunal on Thursday.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said in a statement that it had found insufficient evidence during last week’s hearing that the 28, banned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), were guilty of anti-doping violations.
However, it is not clear yet whether any of the 28 will be able to compete in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, starting Feb. 9.
“With respect to these 28 athletes, the appeals are upheld, the sanctions annulled and their individual results achieved in Sochi 2014 are reinstated,” said the Lausanne-based tribunal.
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