2024-01-31 20:20:00
The Olympics will be held in Paris, the capital of France, in July and August this year. Qualifiers for participation in various sports have been held since last year. In this case, Vishnu Saravanan (24) has qualified as the first Indian to participate in the Paris Olympic Boat Race. Vishnu got this opportunity by making it to the rankings of the ongoing ILCA-7 World Championships in Adelaide, Australia. Vishnu hails from Tamil Nadu and is now serving in the Indian Army. He won bronze in the Asian Games held in China. Vishnu, who has already participated in the Tokyo Olympics, is going to play in the Olympics for the second time in a row.
* Shankar Muthuswamy in Thailand Masters 2nd round
India’s Shankar Muthuswamy Subramanian (Tamil Nadu) advanced to the main round by winning both qualifying matches at the Thailand Masters Badminton Series in Bangkok. In the first round of the men’s singles held yesterday, Shankar advanced to the second round by winning 21-14, 21-17 in straight sets against Malaysia’s Leong Joon Ho. The match ended in 46 minutes. Leading players Kidambi Srikanth and Mithun Manjunath have also entered the 2nd round.
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