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Delhi
Doctor Wins US Marathon for 70-Plus
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Ashis
Roy, a 72-year-old athlete, won the first
prize in the 70-plus-age category of the
Charlottesville Marathon in the US. For
the Delhi-based Roy, the Charlottesville
Marathon in Virginia on Saturday was the
65th marathon that he successfully completed.
"Charlottesville is a hill station and the
marathon route was a continuous steep climb
and descent without even one km of flat
road," Roy, a practicing cardiologist, said
in a statement on Monday. "The climate was
very cool with five degrees Centigrade and
strong winds. I ran a very good race under
adverse conditions," he said. Roy said hundreds
of spectators were "amazed" to see him running,
and local press described him as a superlative
sportsman of grit and courage.
Courtesy:
Hindustan Times, April 19, 2005
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Sania
Ranks 75th in WTA Rankings
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India
tennis star Sania Mirza has jumped up two
places to 75th in the latest WTA Tour tennis
rankings. Sania gained just one point at
the Nasdaq-100 Open ATP-WTA tournament at
Key Biscayne, Miami where she had lost to
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo of Spain 2-6 5-7 in
the opening round. The 18-year-old Hyderabad
girl, who was ranked 77th before the tournament,
now has 473 points from her 16 WTA tours.
Sania has come a long way from her 408 rank
to the impressive 75th in last one year
during which she faced some top players
like fourth ranked Serena williams in the
third round of the Australian Open Grand
Slam and Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia (ranked
7th) at Dubai Open. Lindsay Davenport of
America tops the list follwed by Amelie
Mauresmo France and Russian Maria Sharapova.
Courtesy:
The Times of India, April 07, 2005
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Viswanathan
Anand won the 14th Amber Blindfold and Rapid
chess tournament after he drew with Russian
Peter Svidler of Russia in both the formats
in the 10th and penultimate round here.
Taking his tally to an unassailable 14.5
points, Anand maintained his huge 3-point
lead against Russian Alexander Morozevich
and Hungarian Peter Leko with just one round
to spare in this Euros 193250 prize money
tournament. Anand has ensured an unshared
Blindfold title after the draw as he enjoys
2-point lead over his nearest rivals Vassily
Ivanchuk of Ukraine and Svidler and Leko
with just one game to go. In the Rapid section,
the Indian ace stretched his lead to a full
point over Russian Alexander Morozevich
and Leko and now needs just half point to
win on the final day for solo title in this
section, too. Interestingly, according to
Amber history, winning all the three events
by one player has happened only once in
1997. Then also the remarkable feat was
achieved by Anand.
Courtesy:
The Asian Age, April 01, 2005
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