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  Badminton: India chief coach Gopichand to visit Qatar on two-day trip Talent hunt series organized by Absolute Sports Academy to take place on 6th May 2023 from 9 am to 1 am at Middle East international School and Al Arabi indoor Stadium   Doha, Qatar: Indian badminton legend Pullela Gopichand will be visiting Qatar on a two-day trip during which he will attend a number of functions organized by the badminton fraternity in Qatar, organizers of the event said on Sunday. Qatar-based young badminton players will get a chance to meet and greet the former All-England champion, who is now a renowned coach and the face and name behind the much acclaimed Pullela Gopichand's Badminton Gurukul which has produced several top Indian players over the last few years. The academy based in the Indian city of Hyderabad has since decided to expand its base outside India with the opening of its first prestigious academy at Absolute Sports Academy Qatar. The partnership will enable childre

  Podium finishers include 87-year-old Francesco Di Marco   Doha, Qatar: Hamad Mubarak Alafnan and Ranald Ranald McNeill walked away with the winners’ prizes in the men’s section at the Qatar Senior Open 2023 at the Doha Golf Club on Saturday while Uzma Mir and Nichapa Wichaidit claimed the honours in the ladies’ section. The two-day event, organized by Doha Golf Club and Qatar Golf Association, saw a record number of participation and the podium finishers walked away with valuable gifts and vouchers for their sterling efforts on the golf course. Hamad finished shot a gross total of 152 in the Men’s Gross Over 50 to walk away with the top prize. Kittisak Sangorn finished runners-up while Claes Byberg, Naser Yaqoob Saleh and Theo Scheepers finished third, fourth and fifth respectively. In the Men’s Nett Ranald took the top position followed by Winston Agcon, Mubarak Essa Al Kuwari, Andrew Napier and Fazal Abdul Kazi. In the women’s section Uzma finished on top in the Ladies