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Kozhikode to host all India Fide-rated chess tourney

Kozhikode, Aug 2: As many as 300 players, including many grand masters from various part of the country are expected to participate in the S K Pottekkat Gold Medal Fide-rated All India Open Chess Tournament-2007 beginning here on August 7.

Some of the IM and GM norm players who have confirmed their participation includes Sompalik, R R Lakshman, Balasubramanian, K Ratnakaran, G N Gopal, O T Anil Kumar, Nimmi A George, Saritha, M B Muraleedharan, E P Nirmal and P K Konkuvel, general convenor P M V Panicker told reporters here today.

Kozhikode Corporation Mayor M Bhaskaran would inaugurate the seven-day Rs one lakh prize money event, he added.

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Asian Athletics: Chitra bags gold, Anju wins silver

Amman, July 28: Chitra K Soman gave India its first gold medal by winning the women's 400m race on the third day of the ongoing Asian Athletics Championship here. Chitra clocked 53.03 seconds, ahead of Japanese Asami Tanno (53.20s) and Sri Lankan S Mgnaka (54.11s) in the final yesterday The Indian's effort was just a fraction of a second lesser than her season's best of 53.01s which she achieved in the Guwahati leg of the Asian Grand Prix last month, though much below.....
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