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Drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur scored a brace as India beat Chile 4-2 in the semifinals of the women's FIH Series Finals hockey tournament.
Vinesh held off world No.1 Sarah Ann Hildebrandt with some superlative defense in her second repechage round.
Competing in his maiden senior world championship, Deepak moved to the final with a commanding 8-2 win over Switzerland's Stefan Reichmuth.
It was a second consecutive defeat for Vinesh against the Japanese this season after losing to the two-time world champion at the Asian Championship in China.
Sindhu clinched a historic World Championships gold at Basel after beating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in her third successive final.
The South Korean has rushed to New Zealand to care for her husband Ritchie Marr, who suffered a stroke a few weeks ago. However, the BAI said it hasn't received any official communication from her.
During a felicitation function of World Championships medal-winners by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan mooted the idea of making wrestling the national sport, which received the backing of double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar.
Some in the crowd grimaced as the snow came pelting down, but most seemed to enjoy it.
RUSADA chief Ganus said Russia urgently needed new sports management and called on President Vladimir Putin to intervene.
All of the venues being built or refurbished for Tokyo 2020 are on schedule, including the centrepiece National Stadium, where construction work finished last week.
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