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Among the swimmers, Nanavati said that engineering students Meghana Narayan, Hakimuddin and schoolboy Mario Johnson would be allowed to train with their respective coaches so that their studies would not be interrupted. They would be allowed to particiapte in the selection trials, he added.

The Probables

At SAI, Bangalore: Nisha Millet, Reshma Millet Kar, Zeba Wadia Mah, IC Raju, Sebastian Xavier, K Sureshkumar Rlys, TK Senthilkumar Pol. Coaches:

MR Mohite, TK Panigrahi

At Talkatora Swimming Pool, New Delhi:

Mayura Kumar TN, Shruthi Jhawar MP, Rakhi Mehra, Richa Mishra, Sandeep Kakkar, Sangeeta Rani Puri Del, Deepak Kumar, Elvis Ali Hazarika, Harinder Singh, Kailash Nath, Umesh Tokas Pol, Shane Peddar Mah.

Divers: Umesh Prasad, Ishani Ghosh Rlys, G Premkumar Ser Anika Madgaonkar Goa, Viraj Patil Mah.Coach in charge:

KV Sharma, Coaches:

Sapan Das, Satish Suri, Ashok Sharma diving, VV Chandratre.

Hindu Open golf

CHENNAI: Kanpur professional Shiv Prakash led his team comprising C Suresh Kumar, Shiva Nanda and Prasad Puneru, the amateurs to a victory with the best score of 11 points in the Hindu Open Pro-Am competition at the par 72 Cosmopolitan Golf Club on Wednesday.

Shiv Prakash, who defeated Calcutta8217;s Basad Ali in a play off to win the Wills Southern Open at Bangalore last week, played a one under par-72 round 71. However, the win for his team was on the basis of better back nine scores as the team led by Jaipur8217;s Vishal Singh also tallied 11 points. The day8217;s best score was six under 66 by Calcutta pro Rafiq Ali including an eagle on the 16th hole, apart from six birdies and two bogeys which won him a purse of Rs 500. His brother and Classic Indian Open winner Firoz Ali and Vishal Singh shared the second prize for the best score returning cards of two under par 70.