MINISTRY PANEL FINDS OP JAISHA ALLEGATIONS UNTRUE
NEW DELHI: India marathon runner OP Jaisha’s allegations of ill-treatment during the Rio Olympics race are false, a twomember sports ministry probe panel has found. The report said Jaisha admitted she didn’t ask for personalised drinks at water stations. Jaisha, who finished 89th in the heat and humidity, collapsed after finishing due to dehydration and was briefly hospitalised. She accused the Indian athletics officials of neglecting her.
KHANNA WITHDRAWS
NEW DELHI: Veteran sports administrator Anil Khanna decided to withdraw his candidature as president of All India Tennis Association (AITA), saying an acrimonious relationship with the government will only hurt the game. Khanna was elected president for a second term (2012-16) at AITA’s AGM in Indore on September 3 but he had refused the post, citing ambiguity on cooling off period as per the Sports Code.
RUTHVIKA CRASHES OUT SAARBRUCKEN: Shuttler Ruthvika Shivani Gadde suffered a 16-21 13-21 defeat at thehands of He Bingjiao of China in the prequarterfinals of the women’s singles event at the Bitburger Open GP Gold tournament here.
LAHIRI FALTERS
ANTALYA: Anirban Lahiri, who had a bout of food poisoning a day earlier, seemed to have recovered well as he started in style with three birdies in four holes before collapsing on the back nine at the Turkish Airlines Open golf tournament here on Thursday. Lahiri was four-under through the first nine holes, before crashing to four bogeys and a final double on 18th to finish at one-over 72. He was lying Tied-58th.