Bindra reveals neurological issue
India’s lone individual Olympic gold medal winner Abhinav Bindra today disclosed that in 2014 he suffered from a serious neurological-medical condition, the after effects of which left his hands in complete tremors.
“It’s in 2014, I was diagnosed by somewhat serious neurological-medical condition, the after effects of which left my hand in complete tremors. So my hand just keeps shacking, I pursued a sport which required my hands to be stable, but my system and my condition just, it was kind of difficult,” said Bindra at the India Today Conclave.
10-MAN RAILWAY BEAT MAHARASHTRA
An own goal in the first half by Abhishek Ambekar proved costly for Maharashtra as they lost 0-1 to Railways in a Group B final round league encounter of the Santosh Trophy football tournament.
The all important goal came kar’s clearance off a Phoo Chand Hembram cross turned suicidal. Maharashtra put up better performance in the second half but didn’t make any gains from the numerical advantage.
GOVT ALLOTS ~30CR FOR ‘MISSION XI MILLION’
The Union govern ment has allocated Rs 30 crore during the current financial year for effective implementa tion of the ‘Mission XI Million programme, Sports Minister Vijay Goel has said in the Lok Sabha. The ‘Mission 11 million’ a football initiative aimed at tak ing the game to 12,000 schools in 30 cities across the country was set rolling by Goel and AIFF president Praful Patel.
SAINA TO DONATE ~6 LAKH TO CRPF CAUSE
London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwa has decided to donate ~6 lakh — ~50,000 each — to the families of the 12 Central Reserve Police Force jawans killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh last week Saina who turned 27 on