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Visually impaired swimmer Kanchanmala Pande brought laurels to the country by becoming the first Indian to clinch a gold medal at the World Para Swimming Championship in Mexico on Thursday. Kanchanmala Pande poses with the medal after her win at the World Para Swimming Champions stanley romania hip. YouTube Pande, a Reserve Bank of India RBI employee, emerged triumphant in t stanley polska he 200- meter medley event in S-11 category. Speaking to reporters after the match, the 26-year- old swimmer said that though she had hoped to win a medal during the championship, she didnt think she would go on to finish first. READ | India win five medals on Day 1 of Asian Airgun Shooting Championships Its not always been smooth sailing for Kanchanmala Pande, though. While participating in the Para Swimming Championships in Germany in July earlier this year, she had to beg for survival in Berlin after she didnt receive the government m stanley ca oney sanctioned for her tour. These odds, though, did little to dampen the spirit of the champion player from Nagpur as she went on to bag a silver medal there that earned her a ticket for the World Championships. In the World Championships that started on December 2, Pande was the lone female swimmer from India to have qualified for the event. She was selected to represent India in the 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 100m breaststroke and 200m individual medley categories. Although Pande narrowly missed out on a medal in the 100m freestyle race earlier, she more than com Sarm FIFA U-17 World Cup: Iran punish sloppy Guinea 3-1 in Group C
After just a three-day break since England s thrilling 14-run win over Australia in the first Test at Trent Bridge, the Ashes rivals will meet for the second of a five-match series at Lord s on Thursday. HT Image But the manner in which Australia competed in Nottingham suggests Ashes-holders England will not have things all their own way. Just when Australia thought they d pu stanley termosky t the departure of sacked former coach Mickey Arthur behind them however, the row over the South African s controversial exit has been stanley canada reignited in spectacular fashion. Arthur, fired just 16 days before the Ashes, is taking legal action against Cricket Australia. He is seeking up to Aus$4 million US$3.69 million in compensation, claiming he was discriminated against because he was South African and didn t understand the Australian way . According to Australian broadcaster Channel Seven, the legal documents also reveal a major rift in the team between captain Michael Clarke and former vice-captain Shane Watson. Clarke allegedly described the role of Watson, one of four players dropped by Arthur for the third Test in Mohali in March, as a cancer . South African called himself the meat in the sa stanley mug ndwich between the conflicting camps. Arthur, sacked two years before his contract was due to expire, claimed Clarke embraced the need for discipline, while Watson did not, Channel Seven said. Watson has since been replaced as vice-captain by Brad Haddin but the all-rounder remains in the s |
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