Sports This Week: Take a look at important stories that went unnoticed

Here are the sports stories that went unnoticed in the past week.

Hyderabad: Take a look at the important sports stories that failed to receive its due recognition.

• Double Asian Games medallist equestrian Fouaad Mirza secured an Olympic quota after finishing as the top-ranked rider in his group in the qualifiers, ending a wait spanning nearly two decades.
• In a rare coincidence, a Punjab born sprinter Baksheesh Singh, who often used to tell his friends that he should die like a player on the field, on Friday passed away after winning a gold medal in 1500 m race.
• A national-level Swimmer From Bihar named Gopal Prasad Yadav is forced to sell tea to support his family.
• Indian women's football team striker Bala Devi has been invited by Rangers Football Club, a Scottish professional football club, for trials this week.
• Melbourne Renegades women's cricketer Sophie Molineux has requested some time away from cricket on the grounds of mental health.
• A Hyderabad based cricketer Virendra Naik on Sunday died after smashing a fifty for Marredpally Sporting club against bitter rivals Marredpally Blues in an A-3 Division one-day league match. The match was played at the Marredpally Playground.