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"I am very happy to inform you that Archer Monika Soren who is a student of a school in Paschim Medinipur has won with three others from India the 2nd Stage Asia Archery Cup World Ranking Tournament held at Chinese Taipei Taiwan from 07/09/2016 to 14/09/2016 and has got a Gold Medal. Monika is a Kanyashree from Nayagrm Block under Jhargram Sub Division, Paschim Midnapore. We had gifted her one international standard archery set on Kanyasree Day, 2015. Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Monika. We are proud of our Kanyashrees." --- Mamata Banerjee ( CM, West Bengal)

Swimming World record holder and Indian open water swimming champion Bhakti Sharma is seeking crowdfunding to try her luck at Tokyo 2020 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Swimmer-Bhakti-Sharma-seeks-financial-aid-via-crowdfunding/articleshow/54170273.cms

After personal bests in Rio , Marathon runners Kheta Ram , T Gopi and Rawat have targeted to break the national records because they feel this is the only way to garner public attention and revive long distance running in India which is considered less glamorous compared to the short distance sprints http://www.hindustantimes.com/olympics/after-personal-bests-in-rio-army-marathon-runners-target-elusive-record/story-6Tj0MEUXq4vW6VBGJPbTjO.html

Over 50 interfaith and advocacy organisations have called on the International Basketball Federation to lift its ban on religious headgear that bars Muslim, Sikh and Jewish athletes from competing on a professional level and "defies human rights norms".

Bollywood actor Salman Khan lived up to his promise of paying Rs 1.01 lakh to all the participants of Rio Olympic Games and has requested the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to send him details of the athletes.

Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt will have to wait to know whether his bronze medal from the 2012 Olympics is upgraded to silver till the time his sample is cleared by the WADA. This is obviously for the record books as Yogeshwar has shown nice gestures by allowing the deceased's family to keep the silver medal with them.

Bhutan is set to become the fourth Asian country to host a tournament on the Asian Tennis Tour (ATT) next month, which will be country's first ever international tennis tournament.

Man Kaur from India needed almost a minute-and-a-half to cross the finish line in the 100-meter dash, but she still picked up a gold medal Monday at the American Masters Games.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today said that the state government will develop a ''Khelgaon'' (sports village) in Bilaspur district and set up a state-level sports authority.

Tennis Saketh Myneni gave a mighty scare to the world number 49 Jiri Veseley before limping out of the US Open as leg spasms scuttled his victory march.

She is dubbed nxt Dipa because of the same state she belongs to. Without doubting Ashmita's abilities and future , one must also keep a watch on the veterans like Pranati Das from West Bengal and Pranati Nayak from Madhya Pradesh

Boxing The coveted Olympic medal eluded him yet again but far from being bogged down, boxer Vikas Krishan says he is now aiming to become the first Indian to clinch two medals at the World Championships next year irrespective of whether a national federation takes shape or not.

Badminton The Jharkhand Badminton Association (JBA) today announced the launch of first professional academy for coaching in the state on the National Sports Day.

Karate Bhaskar Sen aspires to represent India at the next Olympics. Recently, he won gold and bronze medals in US Open Championship in two categories. It was attended by 2000 competitors across the world. http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/du-s-karate-kid-aspires-to-represent-india-at-next-olympics/story-7cPxsxLZLVKRIwCnxs3UBL.html

Boxing Bitter about administrative mess which he feels cost him a medal at the Rio Olympics, pugilist Manoj Kumar says Indian boxing is on death bed right now . Manoj appeals for PM's intervention in boxing mess

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces special task force for the future Olympics http://www.financialexpress.com/sports/pm-narendra-modi-task-force-for-next-three-olympics-games-tokyo-olympic/359098/?Socialmedia

Tennis With Yuki Bhambri and Somdev Devvarman still recovering from their respective injuries, India is set to field same set to players in the upcoming Davis Cup World Group Play-off against Spain, that beat South Korea 4-1 in July.

Football Indian team for Puerto Rico match GOALKEEPERS: Subrata Paul, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh DEFENDERS: Rino Anto, Sandesh Jhingan, Arnab Mondal, Keegan Pereira, Chinglensana Singh, Pritam Kotal, Narayan Das, Fulganco Cardozo. MIDFIELDERS: Vinit Rai, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Dhanpal Ganesh, Pronay Halder, Jackichand Singh, Isaac Vanmalsawma, Bikash Jairu, Udanta Singh, Halicharan Narzary, Rowlin Borges, Alwyn George, Germanpreet Singh, Md. Rafique, Arjun Tudu. FORWARDS: Sunil Chhetri, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Sumeet Passi.

Dont know this is noteworthy or not but today it was pointed out by a sports daily questioning some mysterious reasons as to why players like Saina , Jwala and now Kashyap are leaving Gopi's academy and shifting their base.

Tennis Indian Davis Cupper Saketh Myneni moved to the second round of the US Open Qualifiers with a straight set victory over Albano Olivetti

Badminton Recovering from a knee injury, P Kashyap has shifted his base to Bangalore for a couple of months to train under coach Tom John and get back to his best for the upcoming tournaments in Indonesia, Japan and Korea.

Tennis Leander Paes joined hands with Germany's Andre Begemann, his 108th partner on the ATP circuit, to enter the quarterfinals of the Winston-Salem Open with a straight set win over Chris Guccione and Andre Sa

Kabaddi Asian style Kabaddi world cup will be hosted by India from October 7 to October 29 , 2016. The World Cup, the third of its kind since the initial two were held in 2004 and 2007 in Mumbai and Panvel respectively, will take place at Ahmedabad.

Foot Volley The Footvolley Association of India has recently announced names of two Maharashtra players, Cajetan Dias and Kundan Chandra, who will be representing India at the Rio 2016 Footvolley World Tournament.

Table Tennis Post the Rio Olympics debacle, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) is hoping for a turnaround with the return of Italian Massimo Costantini, who takes charge as chief coach of the national team next month.