Former Asian decathlon champion Sabir passed away

Former Asian decathlon champion Sabir passed away

• Sabir Ali, the last Indian towin the decathlon gold at the Asian athletics championships (Tokyo, 1981), passed away in New Delhion Sunday. He was 67.
• Indians dominated Asian decathlon those days with Vijay Singh Chauhan (1973) and Suresh Babu (1975) winning the gold at the first two Asian championships. 
• Sabir Ali’s Tokyo Asian gold came with 7253 points. He received the Arjuna Award later that year.
• He was also a multiple National champion in the decathlon and a World Railway Games medallist.

An Seyoung Won Women’s singles final at India Open Badminton Championship

• Korean sensation An Seyoung wins the women’s singles final in the India Open Badminton Championship held at D. Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. 
• An Seyoung defeated the World No. 1 Japanese Akane Yamaguchi 15-21, 21-16, and 21-12 at the India Open Badminton Championship.
• Akane Yamaguchi lost the opening game 15-21 before coming back to win the match with solid defense and an array of strokes. She won the second game 21-16.
• The match lasted one hour and two minutes, this was also An Seyoung’s sixth win against Yamaguchi, who won ten times previously.