A mother of a six-year-old, Sahana Kumari can boast of one of the flattest abs among India’s mom-population. More importantly she can now also brag her credentials as India’s latest Olympic qualifier after her chiseled torso, bereft of any fat, leapt, curled and bent over a horizontal bar placed at 1.92 metre sensationally late on Saturday to book her berth (B-Standard) for London, says a report in The Indian Express.
“My biggest sacrifice has undoubtedly been being away from my daughter,” she said soon after breaking the national record held by Bobby Aloysius at 1.91 metres. It was supposed to be an Anju Bobby George show, but at the GMC Balayogi stadium, where the famous mother’s comeback was widely anticipated, Sahana raised the bar higher to gain the qualification while erasing the eight-year old national mark at the National Inter-State Athletic Meet, adds the Indian Express report.
Other reports (OI, HT, DNA)
Kapur lies sixth; Jeev, Chowrasia miss out: Shiv Kapur continued his fine form and carded a steady three-under 68 in the second round that put him in tied sixth place but two other Indian golfers missed the cut at the halfway stage of the BMW International here.
But the two other Indians in the field, Jeev Milkha Singh (72-72) and SSP Chowrasia (75-69) missed the cut as they finished tied 71st for two rounds. “If I keep the putting the way I am and I keep hitting the fairways and greens I am fine. I feel I have good speed of the greens this week. I changed drivers from yesterday. I hit a few more fairways,” said Kapur.
Himmat, Chiragh miss cut in Korea: Jecheon (Korea): Himmat Rai and Chiragh Kumar failed to make the cut after poor second rounds, drawing the curtains on India's challenge at the inaugural Volvik Hildesheim Open J Golf Series. While Himmat added a second straight 73 to miss the cut by two shots, while Chiragh, who opened the tournament with a 71, shot a nightmarish 81 in the second and crashed out.
Atwal in with a chance as rain stops play: Cromwell (USA): A struggling Arjun Atwal shot a birdie in the flawless six holes that he managed to complete in the weather-hit second round and remained in the hunt to make the weekend cut at the Travelers Championships here.
