Budapest, June 7 (Ians) India's Jasleen Singh Saini on Monday lost in first round of the men's 66kg category and crashed out of the World Judo Championships here. He lost to Radu Izvoreanu of Moldova.
On Sunday, India's top ranked woman judoka Sushila Devi had lost her first-round match of the 48kg category.
Susila, however, could still qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games through the continental quota. She will, however, have to wait until June 28 to know her fate.
Going into the World Championships, Sushila with 989 points was the top ranked Indian while Saini had 920 points approximately. Both Sushila and Saini will be awarded 20 points each for competing in the World Judo Championships.
Since Sushila has better aggregate points, she still has a chance to qualify for the Olympic Games through continental quota place, to be announced by the International Judo Federation on June 28.
Saini managed to hold on Izvoreanu in the stipulated four minutes,...
On Sunday, India's top ranked woman judoka Sushila Devi had lost her first-round match of the 48kg category.
Susila, however, could still qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games through the continental quota. She will, however, have to wait until June 28 to know her fate.
Going into the World Championships, Sushila with 989 points was the top ranked Indian while Saini had 920 points approximately. Both Sushila and Saini will be awarded 20 points each for competing in the World Judo Championships.
Since Sushila has better aggregate points, she still has a chance to qualify for the Olympic Games through continental quota place, to be announced by the International Judo Federation on June 28.
Saini managed to hold on Izvoreanu in the stipulated four minutes,...
- 6/7/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Budapest, June 6 (Ians) Sushila Devi on Sunday lost in the first round of the women's 48kg category and crashed out of the World Championships here on Sunday.
However, Sushila could still qualify for the Olympic Games if she ends up with more aggregate points than compatriot Jasleen Singh Saini in the month-end rankings.
Going into the World Championships, Sushila with 989 points was the top ranked Indian while Saini had approximately 920 points.
Only one Indian, with the higher ranking, will qualify for the July-August Tokyo Olympics, as the country has only one continental Olympic quota place.
Saini will compete in the men's 66kg category on Monday. The Judo Federation of India (Jfi) has fielded only these two in the World Championships.
The eight-day tournament is the last Olympic qualification event and offers valuable world ranking points.
Sushila, 24, started on a positive note against Mary Dee Vargas of Chile. But half way through the four-minute contest,...
However, Sushila could still qualify for the Olympic Games if she ends up with more aggregate points than compatriot Jasleen Singh Saini in the month-end rankings.
Going into the World Championships, Sushila with 989 points was the top ranked Indian while Saini had approximately 920 points.
Only one Indian, with the higher ranking, will qualify for the July-August Tokyo Olympics, as the country has only one continental Olympic quota place.
Saini will compete in the men's 66kg category on Monday. The Judo Federation of India (Jfi) has fielded only these two in the World Championships.
The eight-day tournament is the last Olympic qualification event and offers valuable world ranking points.
Sushila, 24, started on a positive note against Mary Dee Vargas of Chile. But half way through the four-minute contest,...
- 6/6/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Budapest, June 5 (Ians) Sushila Devi and Jasleen Singh Saini will compete in their respective (women and men) categories at World Judo Championships, each aiming to earn more points than the other in bid to qualify for Tokyo Olympics.
"Sushila Devi will compete in the women's 48 kg while Jasleen Singh Saini will take part in the men's 66 kg group," a national coach told Ians ahead of the tournament which starts on Sunday.
The eight-day long tournament in Hungary is the last Olympic qualification event and offers valuable world ranking points.
Only one of Sushila and Saini will make it to the Tokyo Olympic Games starting July 23.
Sushila, with 989 points, is the top-ranked Indian judoka while Saini has approximately 920 points in his kitty. Each win in the World Judo Championships will fetch a judoka 200 points and the one with most aggregate points in end of the month rankings will go to Olympics.
"Sushila Devi will compete in the women's 48 kg while Jasleen Singh Saini will take part in the men's 66 kg group," a national coach told Ians ahead of the tournament which starts on Sunday.
The eight-day long tournament in Hungary is the last Olympic qualification event and offers valuable world ranking points.
Only one of Sushila and Saini will make it to the Tokyo Olympic Games starting July 23.
Sushila, with 989 points, is the top-ranked Indian judoka while Saini has approximately 920 points in his kitty. Each win in the World Judo Championships will fetch a judoka 200 points and the one with most aggregate points in end of the month rankings will go to Olympics.
- 6/5/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Feb 20 (Ians) Avtar Singh and Tulika Mann lost their opening round matches of the Tel Aviv Grand Slam judo in Tel Aviv on Saturday to end India's poor outing in the competition.
Singh lost to Belarus's Mikita Sviryd in the men's 100kg group while Tulika lost to Ivana Maranic of Croatia in the women's 78kg-plus category.
Earlier on Thursday, the opening day of the three-day competition, the Indian team made a good start, but found the going tough in the second round.
Vijay Yadav won his first round of the 60kg category against Israel's Adam Jazan, but lost to Azerbaijan's Davud Mammadsoy in the second. Mammadsoy eventually won gold in the 60kg.
In the 66kg category, Jasleen Singh Saini was off to a good start. He defeated Spain's Roman Perez in the first round, but lost in the second round to Israel's Shmailov Baruch and bowed out of the competition.
Singh lost to Belarus's Mikita Sviryd in the men's 100kg group while Tulika lost to Ivana Maranic of Croatia in the women's 78kg-plus category.
Earlier on Thursday, the opening day of the three-day competition, the Indian team made a good start, but found the going tough in the second round.
Vijay Yadav won his first round of the 60kg category against Israel's Adam Jazan, but lost to Azerbaijan's Davud Mammadsoy in the second. Mammadsoy eventually won gold in the 60kg.
In the 66kg category, Jasleen Singh Saini was off to a good start. He defeated Spain's Roman Perez in the first round, but lost in the second round to Israel's Shmailov Baruch and bowed out of the competition.
- 2/20/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
By Navneet Singh
New Delhi, Feb 12 (Ians) A five-member Indian judo squad, which will compete in the Tel Aviv Grand Slam tournament in Israel starting February 18, will undergo an gruelling journey of 32 hours, including a massive 21-hour stoppage in Istanbul, to reach destination -- just a few hours before the contests start.
The flight is scheduled to take off from Delhi on Monday and reach on Wednesday. Their hopping flight will stop in Lucknow, Dubai, and Istanbul, from where a charter flight will take them to Tel Aviv. This arduous journey will drain the athletes and could impact their performance.
In normal course, it takes seven hours to reach Tel Aviv from Delhi, via Dubai. But due to the Covid pandemic and flight restrictions in many countries, the judokas will have to take the detour, said an official.
"It's a challenging time. But what is important for the players that...
New Delhi, Feb 12 (Ians) A five-member Indian judo squad, which will compete in the Tel Aviv Grand Slam tournament in Israel starting February 18, will undergo an gruelling journey of 32 hours, including a massive 21-hour stoppage in Istanbul, to reach destination -- just a few hours before the contests start.
The flight is scheduled to take off from Delhi on Monday and reach on Wednesday. Their hopping flight will stop in Lucknow, Dubai, and Istanbul, from where a charter flight will take them to Tel Aviv. This arduous journey will drain the athletes and could impact their performance.
In normal course, it takes seven hours to reach Tel Aviv from Delhi, via Dubai. But due to the Covid pandemic and flight restrictions in many countries, the judokas will have to take the detour, said an official.
"It's a challenging time. But what is important for the players that...
- 2/12/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Feb 11 (Ians) A five-member Indian team is set to compete at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam, to be held from February 18 to 20, but the squad, which also includes a coach, hasn't got visas so far.
Jasleen Singh Saini (66kg) and Vijay Yadav (60kg), Avtar Singh (100kg), Sushila Devi (women's 48kg), and Tulika Mann (women's 78kg) are the players while Jiwan Sharma is the coach.
All five competed at a two-day national selection trials for Olympic qualifying competitions, including the Asian Oceania, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Avtar, Sushila, and Tulika won their respective bouts while Saini and Yadav lost their matches.
"Both Saini and Yadav were focusing on the Israel competition to earn valuable ranking points to stay in the race to win an Olympic berth. They were not prepared for the national selection trials as it was announced at short notice,...
Jasleen Singh Saini (66kg) and Vijay Yadav (60kg), Avtar Singh (100kg), Sushila Devi (women's 48kg), and Tulika Mann (women's 78kg) are the players while Jiwan Sharma is the coach.
All five competed at a two-day national selection trials for Olympic qualifying competitions, including the Asian Oceania, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Avtar, Sushila, and Tulika won their respective bouts while Saini and Yadav lost their matches.
"Both Saini and Yadav were focusing on the Israel competition to earn valuable ranking points to stay in the race to win an Olympic berth. They were not prepared for the national selection trials as it was announced at short notice,...
- 2/11/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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