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India finish fifth with 64 Medals

  • The CWG incidents took some of the sheen off the impressive 64 medal haul — 15 gold, 30 silver and 19 bronze — that ensured a fifth place finish in the leaderboard for India after England, Australia, Canada and
    hosts Scotland.
  • It was India’s third best showing in the Commonwealth Games after the 100 plus bounty at home in Delhi four years back and the 69 medals they picked up at Manchester in 2002.

Kapil to head Arjuna Awards Selection Committee

  • Former India cricket captain Kapil Dev will head the Arjuna Awards selection committee for choosing this year’s outstanding sportspersons of the country while former hockey skipper Ajitpal Singh is likely to be in charge of selecting the Dronacharya awardees.
  • While Kapil, who bagged 434 wickets in 131 Tests in his 16- year-long career, got the Arjuna award in 1980, former Olympian Ajitpal was conferred the award in 1970, and awarded it in 1972.
  • A source in the sports ministry said the government had issued a notification in writing to all persons concerned. The awards will be conferred on National Sports Day which is August 29.

Kabaddi goes International with World Kabaddi League

  • It’s quintessentially Indian but Kabaddi is all set to make waves across three continents with the first-of-its-kind World Kabaddi League kickstarting in London .
  • Featuring eight teams, including one from Pakistan, the tournament will be played for four months in USA, England, Canada, UAE and India.
  • The venues for the league include eight international (London, Birmingham, Dubai, New York, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Vancouver, Toronto) and six Indian (New Delhi, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Bhatinda, Amritsar, Mohali) cities.
  • The tournament will follow the double round robin format with a total of 94 matches — 90 league games and four playoffs — and has 144 international players on its roster.
  • Every team will play the other seven thrice before the top four qualify for the play-offs. The final will be played in Mohali on December 14.

Indian Boxers in CWGs

  • Led by Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh, Indian pugilists stole the limelight on the ninth day of the competitions with four of them assuring silver medals for India while paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal and Anthony Amalraj bagged a silver in the men’s doubles event of the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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