Hyderabad: Take a look at the important sports stories that failed to receive its due recognition.
1. The marathon at the Tokyo Olympics will be held early in the morning of the Games' final day in a Sapporo park on the northern island of Hokkaido in a bid to avoid the heat and humidity of the Japanese capital, the IOC announced Wednesday.
2. The jersey worn by Brazilian football legend Pele during his final match for the five-time world champions has sold for 30,000 euros in an auction in Italy. The three-time World Cup winner wore the jersey in a friendly against Yugoslavia at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro in July 1971, the last time he played for Brazil.
3. India dominated the taekwondo events of the 13th South Asian Games by clinching six medals, including three golds here on Wednesday. Laitika Bhandari (under 53kg), Jarnel Singh (under 74kg) and Rudali Barua (over 73kg) won a gold each on day three of competitions.
4. The Indian men's table tennis team on Monday achieved its best-ever ranking by moving up to the ninth spot in the ITTF rankings. The Indian team comprising World No. 30 G Sathiyan and World No. 36 Sharath Kamal, is tied with 10th-placed Austria on 272 points but is ranked ninth. They are the only two Indians in the top-100. India number three Harmeet Desai is ranked 104.
5. In a big embarrassment for Indian hockey, players of Punjab Police and Punjab National Bank on Monday got involved in an ugly fight during the final of the 56th Nehru Hockey Tournament. It forced national federation Hockey India to seek a detailed report from the tournament organisers.
