England made it to the summit clash of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 on August 16, Wednesday. Indian archery put up a brilliant show at the ongoing Archery World Cup 2023 by securing berths in the finale of both men’s and women’s compound team events. Apart from that there was a lot more which made it to top headlines across different sporting disciplines.
Let’s have a look
England beat co-hosts to reach FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
The England football team defeated the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 co-hosting nation Australia to reach the final of the tournament. The Lionesses beat Australia 3-1 in Sydney on August 16, Wednesday, to make it to their first-ever finale of the top-tier event. In the finale, England will lock horns with Spain on August 20, Sunday.
Mohun Bagan defeat Machhindra to reach AFC Cup 2023 play-offs
Mohun Bagan took down Nepal’s Machhindra in the second preliminary round of the AFC Cup 2023 on Wednesday, August 16. The Indian football club took down their Nepali rivals 3-1 to reach play-offs of the tournament at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. In the next game, the ISL club will take on Bangladesh’s Dhaka Abahani to make it to the group stage of the tournament.
Indian men’s and women’s compound teams reach final of Archery World Cup 2023
The Indian men and women compound teams made it to the final of Archery World Cup 2023 on August 16, Wednesday. The Indian women’s team consists of names like Parneet Kaur, Jyothi Surekha Vennam and world champion Aditi Swami. The star trio took down Great Britain 234-233 to secure their berth in the final summit of the World Cup Stage 4.
On the other hand, the Indian men’s team consisting of Ojas Deotale, Prathamesh Jawakar, and Abhishek Verma defeated their South Korean counterparts 235-235 (30*-30) to make it to the finale.
Neeraj Chopra urges MEA to resolve visa issues of athlete Kishore Jena
Indian Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra urged the Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to resolve the visa issues of athlete Kishore Jena. The Indian star javelin thrower has requested the minister to resolve the issues to enable Jena to participate in the World Athletics Championship 2023. Notably, the tournament will be held in Budapest, Hungary, from August 19 to 27. Jena is a rising Indian javelin thrower who won gold at the 101st Sri Lankan Championships 2023.
It’s definitely nice to be back: Novak Djokovic on returning to USA
Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic said that he missed playing in the biggest tournament in the USA, and is excited to be back. Djokovic, who started his Cincinnati Open 2023 singles’ open with a win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, expressed his excitement at being back in the tournament after so long.
The 23-time Grand Slam winner said, “Time flies. Four years seems like it was yesterday. So, it’s definitely nice to be back. “I’ve had some really nice memories from this tournament. Winning it in 2018 obviously is a highlight for me, because it was the only Masters I hadn’t won for years.
People close to Brij Bhushan are contesting elections; government must keep its words: Bajrang Punia
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia said that the government must keep its word of not allowing close associates of Brij Bhushan to contest the WFI elections. Punia added that if Bhushan’s close people contest for the elections, there is no chance that women wrestlers would feel safe.
In an interview with The Indian Express, the Tokyo Olympic medalist said, “Those close to Brij Bhushan are in the fray for the elections. Sanjay Kumar Singh is contesting for the post of WFI president. If Sanjay Kumar wins, it is equal to Brij Bhushan winning the elections.”
The government had promised us that those close to Brij Bhushan and his family members won’t contest. But that doesn’t seem to be the case now. The government must fulfil its promise, otherwise, women wrestlers won’t be safe. How long will women wrestlers live in fear?”
