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For Neeraj Chopra & Co., wind made life difficult in qualifying

For Neeraj Chopra & Co., wind made life difficult in qualifying

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5 min readJul 30, 2026 07:38 PM IST In a low 80s qualification of the javelin at the Commonwealth Games 2026, India packed in 1/4th of the 12-man final, led by Neeraj Chopra’s 79.61 metres on 5th place. Rohit Yadav (78.37) on 10th place and Yash Vir Singh (78.36) on 11th, made it 3 Indians for the Friday finale. Chopra improved on his first 76.28 to sit on fifth at 79.61m. A CWG champion from 2018, a harbinger of his Olympic gold, Chopra is returning from injury this time. He had missed the 2022 edition because of injury. Chopra told the Olympic channel and other media, “I’m happy I’m in final. That was goal for final. Throw was ok. The goal is to go in final and give my best there.” India’s greatest athlete would elaborate on conditions, “Conditions were not best for javelin throwers. Not only cold but windy. And wind also not from front. It’s very hard to process. But sometimes I thought I’ll throw there but wind would come from other side. …

NEET UG 2026 records second-lowest attendance under NTA, but highest-ever qualifying cut-off

NEET UG 2026 records second-lowest attendance under NTA, but highest-ever qualifying cut-off

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The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, conducted after the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the original May 3 test over an alleged paper leak, has produced two contrasting records: the second-lowest attendance since NTA began conducting the country’s largest medical entrance examination in 2019, and the highest qualifying cut-off ever recorded. Upalakshya Goyal and his family members celebrate after he bags All India Rank 3 (AIR 3) in the NEET-UG 2026 examination, scoring 711 out of 720, in Jaipur on Friday. (ANI Video Grab) Data released by the NTA on Thursday night, along with the results, show that only 1.999 million of the 2.280 million registered candidates appeared for the June 21 re-examination, translating into an attendance rate of 87.72%. This was 9 percentage points lower than the 96.72% attendance recorded in the original May 3 examination, with 205,140 fewer candidates turning up for the re-test. At the same time, the minimum qualifying score for the General/Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category climbed to a record 213 marks, the highest since …

Will CBSE class 12 OSM controversy impact IIT eligibility despite qualifying in JEE Advanced 2026?

Will CBSE class 12 OSM controversy impact IIT eligibility despite qualifying in JEE Advanced 2026?

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Karman Kaur Thandi exits in qualifying round 1

Karman Kaur Thandi exits in qualifying round 1

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Former India No. 1 Karman Kaur Thandi’s hopes of making the main draw of a Grand Slam were dashed on Tuesday after she exited the women’s singles qualifiers at the French Open 2026. The 27-year-old, returning after using a protected ranking, lost to France’s Harmony Tan 1-6, 0-6 in a one-sided contest in the opening round of the qualifiers. Karman, currently ranked 1488 in the WTA rankings, secured her place in the elite qualification draw thanks to her Protected Ranking (PR) of 238, which placed her on the official entry list. Playing her first competitive match post her injury break, Karman was never allowed to settle by her French opponent. The Indian then struggled with serving as much as she did with returns. Karman failed to convert her lone break-point opportunity, while Tan capitalised on five of her eight chances. This was Karman’s first Grand Slam in 3 years and the first Indian woman to compete at a Grand Slam in 2 years, since Ankita Raina at the 2024 Australian Open. This also ended India’s …

Italy captain Gianluigi Donnarumma ‘hurt’ by reports claiming players demanded bonus for qualifying to FIFA World Cup | Cricket News

Italy captain Gianluigi Donnarumma ‘hurt’ by reports claiming players demanded bonus for qualifying to FIFA World Cup | Cricket News

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2 min readApr 9, 2026 10:43 PM IST Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who is captain of the embattled Italian men’s football team, has denied reports that players had asked the country’s federation for a bonus if they had qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Italy, the second-most succesfull team in the history of the tournament, failed to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row, something that has been seen as a disaster in the country and has led to calls for an overhaul in the way the sport is run. “I was hurt more by the comments [from the media], by the words that were said,” the Manchester City goalkeeper told Sky Italia. “As captain, I never went to ask the Italian national team for a single euro. What the national team does, as always, in every competition, is give a gift to the players who qualify for a tournament. That was all there was to it, but nobody asked the federation for anything; our reward was getting to go …

India women exit in qualifying round for second consecutive year

India women exit in qualifying round for second consecutive year

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Indian women’s 3×3 team failed to make the cut for the main draw of the FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup for the second consecutive year in Singapore on Thursday. India finished second in the qualifying group stage behind Malaysia, where only the group winners qualified for the 12-team main draw competition. India have reached the main draw in just three of the last eight editions since their title-winning run in the 2013 FIBA Asia Cup. India began the day with a narrow 13-16 defeat to Malaysia in a topsy-turvy match. The team missed several chances, with only one player scoring more than 5 points. The two pointers were the biggest difference in the match, with Malaysia having converted five of them while India had just three. India bounced back strongly in the second game against Turkmenistan, looking much more clinical in finding the basket, claiming a dominant 21-4 win. But this was not enough for the team, as Malaysia defeated Turkmenistan in the final group game, ending India’s campaign in Singapore. Earlier on Wednesday, the Indian …

Navneet Kaur scores hat-trick against Wales as India seal their World Cup spot by qualifying for semifinals in Hyderabad

Navneet Kaur scores hat-trick against Wales as India seal their World Cup spot by qualifying for semifinals in Hyderabad

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4 min readNew DelhiMar 11, 2026 11:53 PM IST Even before pushback between India and Wales in Hyderabad on Wednesday night at the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers, Salima Tete’s side were assured of their place in the semifinals and – by extension – had sealed their spot at the World Cup later this year in Belgium and the Netherlands. Scotland’s win over Uruguay was enough, but India perhaps played with the freedom of knowing their primary task for this week was complete and dismantled Wales 4-1 in a free-flowing attacking display, to ensure they top Pool B and avoid England in the final four. Reflecting on India’s 2-2 draw on Tuesday against Scotland, head coach Sjoerd Marijne wanted to see an increase in his side’s attacking output. “The big (learning from Scotland) is scoring goals. If you look at the opportunities that were created, we missed four open goals and didn’t convert enough from Penalty Corners. I was really happy with what we created. We did really well there, but if you don’t score, …

Three Indian Elite men achieve Asian Games qualifying mark

Three Indian Elite men achieve Asian Games qualifying mark

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Three Indian elite marathoners achieved the qualifying standard for the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 at the 11th edition of the Cognizant New Delhi Marathon on Sunday. Mumbai’s Kartik Jayraj Karkera led the charge, winning the men’s marathon in 2:13:10, comfortably inside the Athletics Federation of India’s qualifying mark of 2:15:04 for the continental event in Japan later this year. Close behind him were Gopi Thonakal (2:13:12) and Man Singh (2:13:15), as the trio crossed the finish line within seconds of each other in a tightly contested race. The sub-2:15 performances ensured that all three runners met the Asian Games qualification standard, making the New Delhi Marathon a crucial platform for India’s elite distance runners ahead of September’s Games. Women fall short of qualifying standard In the women’s marathon, Thakor Nirmaben Bharatjee claimed victory in 2:41:15. However, the time was outside the women’s qualifying mark of 2:31:52 for the Asian Games. Bhagirathi (2:43:28) and Ashwini Madan Jadhav (2:56:59) completed the podium. Certified by the Athletics Federation of India as the National Marathon, the New Delhi …

NEET PG qualifying score reduced to fill seats, RS told| India News

NEET PG qualifying score reduced to fill seats, RS told| India News

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The government has reduced the qualifying eligibility percentile for postgraduate medical counselling in 2025 to prevent PG seats from remaining vacant, minister of state for health Anupriya Patel told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Rajya Sabha proceedings underway during the Budget Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Sansad TV) In a written reply, Patel said: “Consistent with past academic years which had proven effective in ensuring maximum seat utilisation, the government reduced the qualifying percentile for eligibility to PG Counselling 2025 to ensure precious PG medical seats do not remain vacant.” The move follows the completion of two rounds of counselling. The reply further read: “The decision to revise the qualifying percentiles follows the completion of Round-2 counselling by MCC wherein it was reported that of the 29,476 seats offered by MCC for counselling, 9,621 seats remained vacant. Further, as counselling for 50% seats is conducted by respective state authorities, it was assessed that approximately 20,000 seats (including DNB seats) were vacant after two rounds.” The minister reiterated that the qualifying percentiles …

Savita Punia blames poor fitness for below-par show in 2025, but confident of qualifying for WC | Hockey News

Savita Punia blames poor fitness for below-par show in 2025, but confident of qualifying for WC | Hockey News

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4 min readFeb 3, 2026 12:18 AM IST Veteran goalkeeper Savita Punia has blamed “poor fitness” as the reason behind the Indian women’s hockey team’s below-par showing last year but with Sjoerd Marijne back as chief coach, she exuded confidence of qualifying for this year’s World Cup through next month’s qualifiers in Hyderabad. Indian women failed to directly qualify for the World Cup to be held in Belgium and the Netherlands in August this year through the Asia Cup, and will now have to play the qualifiers in Hyderabad from March 8 to 14. The other team in the tournament are England, Scotland, Korea, Italy, Uruguay, Wales, and Austria. Top three teams from each qualifier will make it to the World Cup, along with the fourth highest-ranked sides in both the competitions. “Sports has its ups and downs, and last year was one such period. The biggest reason was that our fitness was lacking somewhere. Fitness was a major factor behind our good performance at the Tokyo Olympics,” Savita told PTI Bhasha in an interview. …