June 18, Indian sports news wrap of the day: Tvesa Malik makes the cut at Aramco Series London

Kushagra Rawat finishes 33rd in 400m freestyle heats, fails to qualify for finals

India’s Kushagra Rawat was placed 33rd overall in the 400m freestyle heats at the FINA World Championships in Budapest on Saturday. Rawat finished with a timing of 3:59.69s and failed to qualify for the finals, with only the top eight placed swimmers making the cut.

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Tvesa Malik makes the cut at Aramco Series London

A fighting Tvesa Malik recovered from a disastrous start to make the cut with a final hole birdie in the second round of the Aramco Team Series – London.

Tvesa seemed set for an early exit as she was six-over through her first seven holes but she refused to give up and eventually birdied the 18th hole for the second day running with a tense eight footer to make the cut on the line.

“We live to fight to another day,” she said with a laugh. “I was so angry with myself, but I just did not want to give up. After being 6-over for first seven, three birdies on back nine against two bogeys meant I had a chance to squeeze in.”

Tvesa missed at least three birdies inside eight feet, the distance she negotiated for her final crucial putt on 18th. With 78 in the second to follow up on her first round 74.

At six-over she was Tied-59th as 62 players made the cut.

The other Indian in the field, Diksha Dagar, missed out on weekend action with 78-80.

In the two-day team competition, Team Pelaez, of which Diksha was a part, finished Tied-sixth, while Team Tvesa Malik was tied 27th.

(With inputs from PTI)

Udayan Mane finishes Tied 42nd in Jakarta

Udayan Mane posted a final round of two-under 70 to sign off at T-42 in the Indo Masters Golf Invitational at Imperial Klub Golf in Jakarta on Saturday.

Mane had four birdies against two bogeys in a week that was patchy at times with rounds of 73-71-78-70.

It was the second event of the eight-event series in Indonesia on the Asian Development Tour.

(With inputs from PTI)

SHOOTING – Kumar Surendra Singh Championship

Esha Singh was in fine form as she beat a strong field to win the women’s 25-metre sports pistol gold in the 20th Kumar Surendra Singh shooting championship at the Madhya Pradesh Academy in Bhopal on Saturday.

Esha Singh, the women’s sports pistol champion in the Kumar Surendra Singh Shooting championship in Bhopal on Saturday. – SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

After qualifying at the top with 585, two points better than the eventual junior champion Manu Bhaker, the 17-year-old Esha beat Vibhuti Bhatia 30-23 for the gold.

Former World No.1 and World Cup gold medallist Chinki Yadav bagged the bronze ahead of Neeraj Kaur, multiple World Cup gold medallist Rahi Sarnobat, Abhidnya Patil, Manu  and Anisa Sayyed.

Manu Bhaker was irrepressible in the junior women medal round and beat Payal 32-23 for the gold. Junior World Champion Naamya Kapoor won the bronze ahead of Vibhuti Bhatia, Tejaswani and Divanshi.

In the 50-metre free pistol, Arjun Das won the men’s gold with a score of 562. Omkar Singh and Ravinder Singh took the silver and bronze, respectively, ahead of Arjun Singh Cheema and Saurabh Chaudhary.

Saurabh, with a score of 554, was not at his best, but managed to clinch the junior gold, comfortably ahead of Harsh Gupta and Naved Chaudhary.

The results

25m sports pistol

Women: 1. Esha Singh 30 (14) 585; 2. Vibhuti Bhatia 23 (14) 574; 3. Chinki Yadav 17 (13) 577; 4. Neeraj Kaur 8 (11) 576.

Juniors: 1. Manu Bhaker 32 (12) 583; 2. Payal 23 (9) 565; 3. Naamya Kapoor 16 (10) 567; 4. Vibhuti Bhatia 7 (10) 574.

50m free pistol

Men: 1. Arjun Das 562; 2. Omkar Singh 559; 3. Ravinder Singh 556.

Juniors: 1. Saurabh Chaudhary 554; 2. Harsh Gupta 542; 3. Naved Chaudhary 540.

– Kamesh Srinivasan