Anura in doubles pre-quarters at badminton nationals
Goa's Anura Prabhu Desai has progressed to the pre-quarterfinals in the women's doubles at 82nd Senior badminton nationals being played in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
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Anura and her partner Haritha M H beat Somibala Devi and Purnima Devi in their third round clash 21-12, 15-21, 21-17 in 40 minutes on Sunday. The duo will next take on the pair of Sanyogita Ghorpade and Prajakta Sawant on Monday. Anura and Haritha earlier beat Arundhati Pantawane and Anoushka Parikh 21-18, 21-18. Meanwhile, Anura will play her first singles match against Tanishq M on Monday. The Goan shuttler is seeded fifth in the draw. In the men's singles, Lakshya Sen overcame a fighting Maisnam Meiraba while Rutvika Shivani had an easy outing against Mansi Singh in the women's singles. Lakshya pipped Maisnam 21-13, 12-21, 21-13 in his fourth round while Rutvika Shivani beat Mansi 21-8, 21-11.
Salgaocar Football Club held a talk and interactive information session on nutrition for the young budding footballers and their parents as part of the Community Outreach Programme, at Chicalim Panchayat ground, on Sunday.
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Published Nov 6, 2017, 7:41 PM IST
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PANAJIWhilst the children were participating in the various drills and football exercises on the field of play, the parents had the opportunity to interact with the experts from the field of nutrition and diet. Interested children benefited from having their body composition tested by the experts present along with personalised tips for addressing specific issues. Stressing on the role of nutrition in a player's and children's life, Ajay Kumar, Sports Nutritionist, VM…
