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Indian sports wrap, November 14: Atiqa Mir only Indian chosen for FIA’s women driver development program

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FILE PHOTO: Indian racing prodigy Atiqa Mir is among nine drivers chosen worldwide in the junior category for the FIA Girls On Track Rising Stars program for 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

FILE PHOTO: Indian racing prodigy Atiqa Mir is among nine drivers chosen worldwide in the junior category for the FIA Girls On Track Rising Stars program for 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

MOTORSPORT

Atiqa Mir only Indian chosen for FIA’s women driver development program

Indian racing prodigy Atiqa Mir is among nine drivers chosen worldwide in the junior category for the FIA Girls On Track Rising Stars program for 2026.

Atiqa is one of the youngest drivers chosen for the world body FIA backed initiative aimed at promoting and developing young women drivers at the grassroots level. She is also is the only Indian named in the age 12-14 junior category.

Girls On Track was launched by the FIA in 2018. Atiqa’s selection follows a string of impressive performances in the Champions of the Future Academy (COTFA) championship and the FIA Karting World Championship where she finished sixth in the opening race. She had dominated the COTFA round in Greece earlier this year.

“In just over two weeks, nine talented racers will head to Cremona Circuit (in Italy) for three-day training camp designed to sharpen their skills and help take their racing to the next level,” read a note from the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission.

The other drivers picked by the FIA in the junior category are Lina Salamanca from France, Sofia Calderon from Costa Rica, Cora Moore from Britain, Anna Regina Franco Rodriguez from Mexico, Lily Rizk from Egypt, Kira Maistrenko from Ukraine, Annais Orelana from Chile and Emily Grace Hamer from Australia.

Atiqa, the first Indian to be backed by the Formula 1 Academy, is currently taking part in the final round of COTFA series in Franciacorta, Italy.

- PTI

CTR-JK Tyre FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship, Round 2: Photo finish, last-lap battles and dramatic comebacks mark opening day

DTS Racing’s Augustine Boby (centre) finished first in the F1300 Novice Cup.

DTS Racing’s Augustine Boby (centre) finished first in the F1300 Novice Cup. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

DTS Racing’s Augustine Boby edged Meco Racing’s Shatveer Shetty by just 0.032 seconds in the F1300 Novice Cup, while Dark Don Racing’s Mehul Agarwal and Team Performance Racing’s Deepak Ravikumar pulled off late overtakes to claim victories in LGB Formula 4 and Indian Junior Touring Cars, respectively on the opening day of Round 2 of the CTR-JK Tyre FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore.

Vadodara’s Kabir Sahoch continued his winning run in the Amateur class, surviving two red-flag interruptions and a six-lap restart to finish 0.979 seconds ahead of Saurav Sanjay Dey in the Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup.

In the JK Tyre Levitas Cup, Mumbai’s Pratik Sonawane completed a double in the Gentleman class with two pole-to-flag victories.

In the Super Saloon categories, Arka Motorsports’ Arjun Narendran won the Indian Super Touring Cars race by 7.288 seconds after holding off an early challenge from Arjun Balu, while Team N1 Intervalve’s Biren Pithawalla snatched second from Balu in the closing moments. In the Indian Touring Cars, Team Performance Racing’s Balaprasath A won ahead of Ramcharan Chandran and Vidyaprakash Damodaran.

GOLF

Women’s Pro Golf Tour, 14th leg: Jasmine Shekar wins second title of season, holds off Vani and Ridhima

Jasmine Shekar managed to extend her overnight one-shot advantage to two shots and claim her second title of the season in the 14th leg of the Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Rambagh Golf Club in Jaipur on Saturday.

The 21-year-old Jasmine, who hails from Bengaluru, took the lead into the final round, held her nerve to card 1-over 71 and finish ahead of two of the most experienced players in India, Vani Kapoor (72) and Ridhima Dilawari (74).

In a week when no player had an under par total, Jasmine aggregated 5-over with rounds of 74-70-71, while Vani Kapoor (75-70-72) was 7-over for three days and Ridhima (74-71-74) was 9-over at the challenging course. Shweta Mansingh (74-75-71) was fourth at 10-over for three days.

Jasmine has been one of the consistent performers on the domestic circuit, more so this year. She had opened her 2026 campaign with a victory in the first leg in Mumbai and had since come close to adding to that tally, finishing runner-up at both DLF Golf & Country Club and Jaypee Wishtown. At Rambagh, she finally converted another opportunity into a title.

She became the third player after Ridhima and Vani to win more than once in 2026.

The result was particularly satisfying because the challenge came from two players who have enjoyed outstanding seasons. Vani and Ridhima had shared second place going into the final round, and both had the experience and form to put Jasmine under pressure.

Vani had also arrived in Jaipur on the back of an impressive runner-up finish at the Hero Women’s Indian Open, the best result of her Ladies European Tour career. Jasmine, however, did just enough to give herself a chance and convert it into a fine win.

The Rambagh Golf Club course, a par-70 layout, proved a demanding test throughout the week. Scoring was difficult, with players finding it hard to get into red figures.

In fact, there was just one under-par round in the entire tournament, a superb four-under 66 by Tvesa Malik. Despite producing the lowest round of the week, Tvesa could finish only tied seventh, underlining the difficulty of the conditions. She was tied seventh with Ananya Datar, a first-round co-leader with amateur Ojaswani Saraswat (74), who was tied fifth alongside Riya Jadon.

Jasmine played solid on the final day and was steady. She had two bogeys on the second and fifth, which put her in danger. However she had a birdie on the Par-3 sixth followed by five straight pars.

Another birdie on the 12th was followed by four more pars. She looked set for the win as she stayed ahead of Vani. She could even afford a bogey on the 17th.

Vani had two bogeys and no birdies on the front and on the back nine she had just one birdie, but she also bogeyed the 18th. A birdie on the 18th could have got her into a play-off, but it was not to be and she lost by two.

For Vani, second place was another strong result in a season in which she has remained one of the leading forces on the domestic circuit. The experienced professional has already won twice this year and finished runner-up on three occasions before the Jaipur event. Her recent performance at the Hero Women’s Indian Open had further underlined her ability to compete at a higher level.

Ridhima, meanwhile, continued to add valuable points to an already impressive season. The Order of Merit leader has been the most consistent player on the tour, with four victories before this event, and her third-place finish keeps her firmly in position to win the Merit honours.

Though the result at the Jaipur leg looked close, this week belonged to Jasmine, who never let things get out of hand and the next event, which will be the final one for 2026, will be held at Noida Jaypee Wishtown, which had also hosted the sixth leg, which was won by Ridhima and Jasmine was second.

- PTI

SNOOKER

Six Indians advance to final stage of World Snooker Championships

Kamal Chawla outplayed Laxman Rawat to book his spot in the final stage of the IBSF World Snooker Championships in Indore on Saturday.

On song from the get-go, Chawla scored a crushing 4-1 victory in the third round of the first event.

A little later, five more Indian cueists booked their spots in the second stage with contrasting victories.

After the two split the first two frames of the best-of-seven-frame clash, Chawla shifted gears to leave Rawat gasping in his wake.

He made a brilliant 133 break in the third frame, and after winning the fourth on the black, the 47-year-old came up with a sizzling break of 108 to power into the second stage.

In the clash between two promising cueists, Kreishh Gurbaxani came good when it mattered to score a gritty 4-2 win over the red-hot Rayaan Razmi.

Gurbaxani, who played two seasons on the pro tour, got going after losing the first two frames.

A fine break of 78 in the third gave him the confidence, and he played a solid game to keep Razmi in check, winning the next three frames, which could have gone either way.

S Shrikrishna, a former World champion in the shorter format, came into his own after a slow start against fellow Indian Pushpender Singh.

After losing the first frame, Shrikrishna had runs of 81, 84 and 120 on his way to a 4-1 victory.

Piyush Kushwaha, Ranveer Duggal and Digvijay Kadian were other Indians to advance to the final stage.

- PTI

MORE SPORTS

Ladakh Marathon adds 180 km Siachen Ultra to race roster

The Ladakh Marathon is taking high-altitude distance running to new extremes with the launch of the Siachen Ultra, conceived as the world’s toughest ultra-running challenge across 111 miles (180 km) of the Trans-Himalayan ranges.

The race will traverse the mountain landscape of the Karakoram and Himalaya, taking field of highly experienced ultra runners from Warshi Village near Siachen to Leh, via the Nubra region and Khardung La at 17,618 ft (5,370 m). The race is dedicated to the courage, service and sacrifice of the Indian Army in Siachen.

A strict 30-hour cutoff will require runners to maintain a demanding pace through the day and night, across exposed desert stretches, long climbs and potentially sub-zero temperatures and strong winds at the pass. Given the exceptional demands of the route, participation will be restricted to ultra runners whose experience and preparation meet the Ladakh Marathon’s stringent eligibility criteria.

Published on Nov 14, 2026

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