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Climate Change Awareness Week 25th -31st October 2015 – GAIL Voice |  |
| Climate Change Awareness Week 25th -31st October 2015
Posted: 24 Oct 2015 03:36 AM PDT
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Emily Pedersen clings to lead and stays in hunt for title
Gurgaon, 24th October 2015: Rookie Emily Kristine Pedersen of Denmark staved off a strong challenge from compatriot Malene Jorgensen and Becky Morgan of Wales, carding one-over 73 to retain her lead after the second round of the Hero Women’s Indian Open 2015 here today. The $400,000 event is being played at the DLF Golf and Country Club and will culminate tomorrow.
Trailing Emily by one shot is seasoned Becky Morgan who ended with a total score of 144 after 36 holes. Malene Jorgensen is in third position with a total score of 145 after completion of two rounds.
The tournament did not turn out to be a particularly memorable one for the Indian field, as only four of them survived the cut. Amateur Aditi Ashok improved on her first round performance to shoot one-over 73 on the second day and climbed up the leaderboard from tied 19th to tied 11th position. Vani Kapoor too carded a respectable 1 over 73 in tricky conditions to end the day at 27th on the leaderboard. The other two Indians to make it to the final round were Saaniya Sharma and Smriti Mehra. Hero MotoCorp sponsored Sharmila Nicollet, Vaishavi Sinha and Neha Tripathi were the prominent faces who missed the cut. Another highlight of the day was a hole-in-one by Thai golfer Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul on the fifth hole.
Eyeing her maiden title, the 19 year old from Copenhagen avoided taking too many risks and played a controlled round, maintaining her single shot lead. She carded a lone birdie on the 4th hole against two bogies on the 5th and 14th to end with a total of 143.
The rookie from Denmark who is in contention to win the Rookie Player of the Year award on the LET circuit, said, “My approach to the game was the same as yesterday. I hit 12 fairways today but didn’t hole a lot of putts. My driving was much better but putting wasn’t good as on 18th, 13th, 11th, ninth and seventh I missed putts from two to three feet. I made one birdie on the fourth from 15 feet. I don’t know how others will play tomorrow but I have to keep playing good. I want to make more putts in order to win.”
Aditi, who teed off today from the 10thhole, had a shaky start as she dropped consecutive shots on the 13th and 14th. However, she staged a comeback and carded a birdie on the 15thhole. A bogey on the fourth pegged her back but she ended the round on a positive note with a birdie on the eighth hole.
Aditi said, “I played same as yesterday. Yesterday, the only mistake I made was a double bogey on 18th hole. Today, I dropped two bogeys on back nine — 13th and 14th. On 13th, I hit a greenside bunker and made up and down. On 14th, I hit in the rough and chipped and putt. I set up a birdie on 15th, then bogeyed par-5 fourth. A par-5 is generally a birdie hole so I could have saved a shot there.”
LPGA star Cheyenne Woods played one of the best rounds of the day, firing three under 69 to jump into tied 4th position after the end of the penultimate round. She carded four birdies on the 9th, 10th, 13th and 16th with a lone blemish on the 3rd to finish with a total of 146 after two rounds. The professional from USA with the famous surname looked in control today and will push hard for a victory tomorrow. Among other notable players, defending champion Gwladys Nocera and English professional Melissa Reid are placed at tied 38th position with identical totals of 153 after the second round.
The event for which Hero MotoCorp is the title sponsor and presented by DLF is powered by Yes Bank.
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P Gajapati Raju flags off AAI Paragliding World Cup
Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr. P Gajapati Raju flags
off AAI Paragliding World Cup
off AAI Paragliding World Cup
Bir Billing, October 24: The AAI Paragliding World Cup got underway with the Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr. P Gajapati Raju, flagging off the pilots from the Billing launch site for the official practice here on Saturday. Despite slightly overcast conditions, the pilots took to the skies amidst cheers of encouragement from the crowd that thronged Billing since early morning.
With most of the 130 pilots representing more than 35 countries taking part in the AAI Paragliding World Cup arriving at Bir, the mecca of aero-sport in the country wore a festive look.
Before flagging off, the minister had words of praise for the organisers and the participants. “The picturesque setting of Bir Billing provides a perfect backdrop for the biggest aero sport event in the country. It’s heartening to see such enthusiastic participation and I am sure both the organisers and participants will do their best to preserve the beauty of the place. I also congratulate the state government for their wholehearted support for the AAI Paragliding World Cup,” said P Gajapati Raju.
The AAI Paragliding World Cup is easily the biggest sporting event in terms of international participation and the number of sportspersons. With Aero Sports being extremely popular in these parts, Bir Billing is buzzing with excitement in anticipation on seeing the best pilots from around the world and India in action.
At the organisational level, the organisers of the event, Billing Paragliding Association, and title sponsor, Airports Authority of India, have left no stone unturned to deliver a classy event.
“We are thrilled to see months of preparations and hard work has enabled us to put together a world-class event. Seeing the turnout of people today for the official practice, we can confidently say that the AAI Paragliding World Cup will take the sport to the next level,” said Mr. Sudhir Sharma, President Billing Paragliding Association and also Minister for Town Planning and Tourism, Himachal Pradesh
The Airports Authority of India has provided unstinted in bringing this premier paragliding event to the country. “We are extremely pleased to be associated with the Paragliding World Cup. For the Airports Authority of India, this event provides a percent fit. With increasingly more number of youngsters taking to adventure sport, we see a great opportunity to take paragliding to the next level,” said R.K Srivastava, Chairman Airports Authority of India.
For the first time GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation is an India SBAS (Satellite Based Augmentation System) Programme jointly developed by India Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Airports Authority of India will be used for live tracking of the pilots. AAI is providing the pilots with GAGAN signals for accurate navigation and tracking facility. For the first time GAGAN enabled Accord receivers have been put to use in the Indian airspace.
Mr. Rajesh Srivastava, Sr. Vice President of BPA, has been the driving force in organising this aero sports extravaganza. “A lot of work has gone into this event and it will continue till the very end. Seeing the response of the people and participants gives us immense pleasure. A lot of hard work has gone into making this event a grand success.”
He added, “Our safety systems and other technical aspects are all in place for the week-long event. I am confident that this event will give a massive boost to the sport in the country.”
The field at the AAI Paragliding World Cup is one of the strongest on the Tour. With three of the world’s top four, including one of the all-time greats, Julien Wirtz of France, who has been No. 1 in the world for 20 of the last 25 months. He is currently ranked No. 3 in the world, one behind Vidic Jurij of Slovenia, who unseated Wirtz from No. 1 in spot in July before losing it himself.
Vidic Jurij (Slovenia), Julien Wirtz (France) and Torsten Siegel (Germany) hold the spots from second to fourth in the world and also in Europe. Another big name in the field is Frenchman Maxime Pinot, winner of the 2014 Super Cup in Turkey, who is now No. 8 in the latest world rankings.
The Indian challenge will be led by Ajay Kumar, who is the country’s one of the most experienced pilots. The Indian contingent comprising Ajay Kumar, Gurpreet Dhindsa, Jyoti Thakur, Arvind Pal, Prakash Chand, Gautam Nath and Sanjay Kumar is expected to perform well given that they enjoy the advantage of knowing the local conditions and have practiced in the region. The Indian team will enjoy a strong local support because five pilots belong to Himachal Pradesh.
A glittering cultural programme and lighting of the ceremonial lamp by the Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr. P Gajapati Raju along with other dignitaries at the world-famous Sherabling Monastery last night marked the official opening of the event.
About Billing Paragliding Association
The Billing Paragliding Association formed in 2006 had successfully organised the Pre-World Cup of Paragliding at the same venue in 2013 to test the waters with extremely encouraging results and great response, which paved the way for the World Cup to be brought here.
The BPA is the only organization recognised by Aero Club of India, which in turn is the only body recognised by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the governing world body for air sports, and the Paragliding World Cup Association (PWCA). The FAI was formed in 1905.
As a competitive sport, Paragliding has already featured in some Games like the South-East Asian Games and the Asian Beach Games. Paragliding was also short-listed in the initial list of new events for the 2020 Olympics, but will now be considered for the 2024 Olympic Games.
About Bir Billing
Bir Billing is considered the second best paragliding spot in the world and steps have been taken to develop infrastructure of international standards for the championship. The take-off and landing areas are being completely redone, and state-of-the-art facilities are being built for the paragliders, officials and spectators alike.
About Airports Authority of India
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is the Title Sponsors and will actively promote the sport and the event through various avenues and platforms to be announced soon. The AAI has also taken up the task of promoting Adventure Sports and help build an additional avenue for Tourism.
About 130 of the best paragliders, including those in World’s Top-5, from over 40 countries are set to participate in the championship, which will put India firmly on the global paragliding map.
During the week-long tournament, the edge of competitive sport during the day will give way for some fun and frolic in the evenings, with specially-themed programmes being planned for each evening. The gala opening and the closing ceremonies promise to be extravaganzas, adding their own colour to the World Cup.
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