India File

Indian claims triathlon gold

CHENNAI: Kaptan Singh of Services Sports Control Board won a gold medal in the eighth Asian Triathlon Championship that ended in Sokocho city of South Korea on July 11.

According to the Indian Triathlon Federation ITF, Singh8217;s achievement came in the 30 years and above category with a timing of two hours, 10 minutes and 24 seconds.

Fed Cup hockey

CHENNAI: Prominent players, including members of the silver medal-winning Indian squad at the Bangkok Asian Games, will participate in the sixth women8217;s Federation Cup hockey tournament in Tirupati from July 19-26.

Besides four-time winners and reigning National champions Indian Railways, seven other teams which qualified from last year8217;s Senior Nationals at Chennai are in the fray in the tournament being held after two years.