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Anandkumar Velkumar etched his name in Indian sports history by securing India's first-ever gold medal at the Speed Skating World Championships in Beijing, triumphing in the senior men's 1,000m sprint. Earlier, he clinched a bronze in the 500m sprint, marking India's inaugural senior world championship medal.

A parliamentary panel has slammed low funding and staff shortages at SAI while raising red flags over underutilisation and diversion of funds in the Khelo India scheme, calling India's international sporting performance "far from satisfactory."