Kanpur: Nawabganj Athletics drubbed Vedic Union by 9 wickets and earned full points in KDMA leagues C division tie held at the Kanpur South ground on Monday.Vedic Union, putting into bat, scored 89 runs and in reply Nawabganj Athletics hit 90 runs for the loss of one wicket.Brief score: Vedic Union-89 (Parva Khare 17, Mukund Tripathi 5 for 12, Panshu Pal 2 for 19), Nawabganj Athletics 1 for 90, (Pankaj Sharma 41 not out, Aryan 28 not out, Vikas Pathak 1 for 19).tnnWe also published the following articles recentlyIndia set to bid for 2029 World Athletics ChampionshipsIndia has shifted its strategy and will now pursue the bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships instead of hosting in 2027. Anju Bobby George, the senior Vice President of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), confirmed the decision. The specific timeframe for the bidding process for the 2029 Championships is undisclosed, as World Athletics has only released details for the 2027 edition. Interested parties, including India, will await the release of the bidding timeline and guidelines from World Athletics. India also plans a strategic approach until 2036, aiming for 5-6 medals in athletics at the Olympics that year.Punjab: 4 men force drug on athlete during her morning run, gang-rape herA gang of four in Ferozepur, a village near here, raped a teenage athlete during her morning run after force-feeding her a drug. The girl is now out of danger after being moved to the hospital in a critical condition. Police have charged the accused with rape based on the survivors statement and the IPC and POCSO Act.Iran sacks sports official over hijab violation by athleteIrans sports minister Kioumars Hashemi has sacked the countrys deaf sports federation chief Mehran Tishehgaran due to events that happened in the Asian Deaf Athletics Championships. Tishehgaran was removed from his position after pictures emerged of a foreign woman athlete without a compulsory headscarf at the tournament in Tehran. The athlete was seen wearing shorts and a tight tank top, and the images were taken by her team from Kazakhstan. Tishehgaran clarified that men and women did not mix during the competition, with only women present in that area.

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