Date:12/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/12/stories/2008091261311800.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Chaitanya moves into last eight

HYDERABAD: K.P. Chaitanya of Srikakulam defeated Khaja Jaleel Ahmed of Nalgonda 21-16, 21-10 and entered the boys’ quarterfinals of the AP State sub-junior badminton championship at the GHMC Indoor Stadium (Ameerpet), here on Thursday.

The results: Boys: Pre-quarterfinals: N.V.S.Vijetha (Hyd) bt K. Chaitanya (Khm) 21-4, 21-19; K. Srikanth (Gnt) bt V. Seetaramulu (Kna) 16-21, 21-13, 21-12; Visal Dev Reddy (Hyd) bt R.G.P. Teja (Gnt) 21-4, 21-5; B. Venkatesh (Sklm) bt R. Santosh (RR) 21-9, 21-12; C. Rohit Yadav (Hyd) bt D. Mahendra (Vsp) 21-16, 21-12; K.P. Chaitanya (Sklm) bt Khaja Jaleel Ahmed (Nlg) 21-16, 21-10; T. Nagendra (Sklm) bt M. Sai Tanuj (Vzm) 21-17, 21-15; Sri Teja (Knl) bt Sirish (RR) 21-7, 21-8.

Girls: second round: G. Laxmi (Vzm) w\o Anne George (Mdk); Samhita (RR) bt K. Archana (Wgl) 21-1, 21-0; Pramada (RR) bt C. Madhanvantha (Vsp) 21-5, 21-18; V. Harika (WG) bt K. G.V. Sravani (EG) 21-14, 21-9; Poornima (Hyd) bt Sonica Sai (Kna) 21-4, 21-8; Alvia Sanalia (Khm) bt T. Vileena (Gnt) 21-16, 21-9; Krupali (Hyd) w\o Sneha Ranjani (Mdk); M. Archana (WG) bt G. Eswaramma (Vzm) 21-19, 21-13; K.S.S. Divya (EG) bt V. Subhashini (Adb) 21-17, 12-21, 21-10; Manisha (Hyd) bt Vishnu (Wgl) 21-3, 21-8; K. Viswaja (Gnt) bt D. Navya Sri (Gnt) 21-8, 21-17; Meghana (RR) bt Pooja (Hyd) 21-11, 21-16; Vijetha (Hyd) bt M. Tulasi (Vsp) 21-11, 21-11; R. Leela Laxmi (Ctr) w\o Mounica (Kdp).

Vani in semifinals

Sri Vani Rao defeated Voosra Sreni 6-1 in the girls’ under-10 quarterfinals of the YMCA Independence Day mini and sub-junior tennis tournament at Narayanaguda YMCA here.

The results (All girls quarterfinals): U-10: Juveria Tarannum bt Asha Kiran 6-0; P. Jahnavi Reddy bt Ayesha Afroze 6-3; Sri Vani Rao bt Voosra Sreni 6-1; S. P. Sowmya w/o Y. Lakshmi Reddy. U-12: P. Sindhura w/o P. Sudheera; P. Jahnavi Reddy bt Neha Peri 6-2; D. Gayathri Reddy bt T. Smrithi Reddy 6-2; B. Amrutha bt Juveria Tarannum 6-2.

SAAP’s new approach

The Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh decided to have one academy for each discipline, by clubbing the existing academies in view of infrastructure and coaches available. It was also decided to lower the age of admission into the academies to under-22 years for most games and 10-8 years for special games like swimming and gymnastics.

Sports Minister R. Damodar Reddy, who presided, suggested immediate completion of the selection process for the Sports School and Sports Hostels, Academies and also open a new Sports School in Visakhapatnam immediately. They also proposed to open Regional Sports Hostels soon at Tirupati, Guntur and Warangal.