Indian women lifters returned home reaping a rich medal haul in the senior Asian weightlifting championship in China, where they finished second in the team championship. The lifters bagged eight silvers and four bronze medals to emerge runners up with 355 points behind China. Who won the team championship with 532. The five-member Indian team finished ahead of Asian giants Indonesia, North Korea and South Korea.

Courtesy: The Times of India, September 17, 2003

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New Delhi, September 14: Ace Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa created history on Sunday when he became the first Indian professional golfer to win a Japanese PGA Tour title. He achieved the feat by winning the 100-million yen Suntory Open by a margin of two strokes.

The 31-year-old Randhawa shot rounds of par or better on all four days under tough playing conditions to aggregate eight-under 276, two strokes ahead of his closest rival, Paul Sheehan of Australia.

The tournament also featured world No 5 Phil Mickelson, who finished tied 18th at two-over 286. Randhawa, who became only the second Indian to secure playing privilege in Japan - one of the perks of winning the Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit crown, started the tournament with a three-under 68 to be tied for the third place on Thursday.

Courtesy: The Asian Age, September 15, 2003

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