Indian sportsperson has made the national flag rise higher and the national anthem play louder at every tournament around the world. We, fellow citizens are proud of you, players!
Now, take a look at the recent sports where India defeated its opponent to shine brighter:
1. Volleyball
Indian volleyball team has made an impressive return to the international circuit, after winning against Oman, 22–25, 25–12, 25–21, 25–1. Now, they have advanced into the Asian Volleyball Championships’s quarterfinals. With this, the national team has also made a direct entry into the eight team Olympic qualifying event, which will be held in China, in January 2020.
India beat Oman 22-25, 25-12, 25-21, 25-19 at the Asian Men’s #Volleyball Championships. 👏🏻🏐🇮🇳
👉🏻They will progress to the next round and the #Olympic qualifiers if China beats Kazakhstan.@RijijuOffice | @KirenRijiju | @DGSAI | @ProVolleyballIN | #TeamIndia | #KheloIndia 🇮🇳
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) September 15, 2019
2. Pankaj Advani
One of India’s most consistent sportspersons, Pankaj Advani, increasing his tally of world titles to 22 by winning against Nay Thway Oo of Myanmar, 6-2, at the IBSF World Billiards Championship.
3. Saurabh Verma
Madhya Pradesh’s Sourabh Verma claimed a thrilling three game win over China’s Sun Fei Xiang, 21-12 17-21 21-14 in an hour and 12 minutes clash, which resulted in him winning the
men’s singles title at the Vietnam Open BWF Tour Super 100 badminton tournament.
Many congratulations to @sourabhverma09 for winning the #VietnamOpenSuper100 #Badminton tournament following a 21-12, 17-21, 21-14 victory over #SunFeiXiang. 🏸
Good show!👏🏻🎉@RijijuOffice | @KirenRijiju | @DGSAI | @IndiaSports | @BAI_Media | #KheloIndia 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/gmzUjkstk1
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) September 15, 2019