Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal, shooter Gagan Narang and India cricketer VVS Laxman were among several sportspersons who were the part of the Queen's Baton Relay that arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday.
China's Li Shilong lead the field after seven rounds in the Asian Chess Championship.
Li Shilong and Zhang Zhong lead the field after six rounds in the Asian Chess Championship.
The International Master drew with Grandmaster Hua Ni of China to take his tally to 3.5 points in the fifth Asian Chess championship.
The former beat Nikhil Kanetkar while defending champion Gupta beat SDS Krishna in the Senior National badminton championships.\n\n
The victory gave the unheralded Andhra shuttler a berth in the third round of the men's singles in the Senior National Badminton Championships.\n\n
P Harita of India won a bronze in the women's 63 kg in a barren day for India in weightlifting.
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