P T Usha News
President Ram Nath Kovind will on Saturday felicitated the likes of P T Usha, P V Sindhu, Sania Mirza, Aishwarya Rai and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw. They are among the 112 women who will be honoured for being trailblazers in their respective fields.
The country's hopes of opening the medal chest rest on diminutive gymnast Dipa Karmakar and mixed doubles tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna.
20-year-old Dutee clocked 11.30 seconds in the women's 100m heats in the Kazakhstan Meet.
The legendary P T Usha, who is Luka's coach, said that her protege had started the season well with a 2.01s race compared to her usual start of 2.03s.
Meanwhile, celebrities like actress-politician Kirron Kher and filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya have defended the IOA's decision to appoint Salman as the face of India at Rio Olympics.
The revived All India Council of Sports (AICS) on Saturday recommended a massive hike in central government's sports budget stating that the current Rs 886 crore allocation is too meagre for a country as big as India.
State government would bring in a bill earmarking funds to help sportspersons who sustain serious injuries during sports events.
V K Malhotra was named head of the All India Council of Sports.
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