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When Ritu Phogat landed in Singapore over two years back, she was uncertain of the life she was supposed to embrace. She had never lived away from her protective family before, and all her overseas trips had been restricted to wrestling. A file photo of Ritu Phogat. REUTERS Phogat, though, was certain of her goal鈥攕he wanted to be a world cha
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stanley cup Championship to become a world champion in two sports, Kickboxing and Muay Thai. Both athletes boast of an identical 7-1 win-loss record and were initiated into combat sports by their fathers; while Mahavir Phogat changed the face of Indian wrestling by paving the way for Geeta, Babita, Sangeeta, Ritu, and Vinesh, Fairtex learned Muay Thai from her father at the age of five as a means to counter bullying at school. That is where the similarities end. The 24-year-old Thai is an acclaimed striker with a sound standing game. Known for her kicks and hard punches, Fairtex also has a more-than-decent defence against takedowns, making her a good, all-round fighter. By comparison, Phogats game is a little one-dimensional. The 27-year-old relies heavily on her wrestling to effect early takedowns before letting h Uoet Woods ready to scorch the greens
World champion Viswanathan Anand crushed his former challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the third round to jump to the joint second spot in the Norway Chess 2013. Sergey Karjakin of Russia scored his third straight victory at the expense of Wang Hao of China to lead the table with three points. Anand and Levon Aronian follow him, a full point behind. HT Image Sharmi
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