Chandrakala wins gold

Vijayawada: City lifter S Chandra Kala clinched gold at the national powerlifting equipped championship held in Kasipur, Uttarakhand. She is working as a constable in the state excise department.Somdev bags silverVijayawada swimmer M Tirudu Somdev clinched silver in 400 metres individual medley at the National sub-junior and junior swimming championship at Bhubaneswar. Lasya Sree bagged bronze in 200M individual medley.Sravanthi-Deepika excelBadminton sisters from Guntur, Sravanthi and Deepika clinched the women's team championship in the South Zone Badminton Championship held at Coimbatore. In the junior category, the sisters defeated Telangana 3-1. They train at the Venu Badminton Academy under coach Venu.Sports awardsGlobal Sports Foundation will present sports awards on the occasion of the National Sports Day at Nathwellness World, Chandramoulinagar, Guntur on August 29.