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Priya Mohan, a teen athlete who defeated Dutee, has sparked interest with her top biomechanical scores.

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Priya Mohan, a teen athlete who defeated Dutee, has sparked interest with her top biomechanical scores.

PRIYA MOHAN TRYED SINGING, DANCING, KEYBOARD PLAYING, AND EVEN PAINTING. “I tried them all because my parents insisted,” she says, “but athletics has always been my first and only love.”

Today, the 19-year-old is the centre of a rising buzz in Indian athletics. Not just because she beat Dutee Chand, India’s fastest runner, four days ago. Biomechanics experts are hailing her as a potential world-class athlete with incredible muscle-levers.

“We’ve tested over 2000 elite athletes at our center,” says Anthony Chacko, director of the Karnataka state-run Centre for Sports Science. “But her readings are way better than any athlete who has walked in here.”

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“Her torque (the strength and force generated by the legs and muscles surrounding the thoracic spine) is around 480 Newton metres, whereas most elite athletes we tested were around 280 Nm. She has an incredibly high rate of recovery. If she stays injury-free, she has the potential to become a world-class athlete,” says Chacko.

When running, the four limbs, as well as the muscles surrounding the spine – shoulder extensors, hip flexors, lateral spine rotators, shoulder flexors – and leg muscles – glutes, hamstrings, quads, and calves – assist in creating clockwise and counter-clockwise torques that allow for speed generation. Priya’s running torque provides a solid foundation on which pace-work can be built.

Strength, flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, and adaptation were all tested as part of the center’s performance evaluations. “Her peak torque, relative peak power, and recovery heart were all far too high for that sport.” “We also required her to participate in a recovery intervention involving hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which assisted her in reducing fatigue,” Chacko adds. Experts at the centre predict “great scope for improvement” for Priya, who started the season with a time of 52.37s in the 400m and will soon be within striking distance of the national record of 50.79s.

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Anushka Sharma lauds Ravichandran Ashwin’s ‘lasting legacy’, sends hugs to his wife Prithi as Team India legend retires

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Anushka Sharma lauds Ravichandran Ashwin’s ‘lasting legacy’, sends hugs to his wife Prithi as Team India legend retires

Anushka Sharma shared a heartfelt post for Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin after he announced his retirement from international cricket.

Anushka Sharma has become the latest celebrity to pay tribute to Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, who announced his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday. After Ashwin’s shock announcement at the conclusion of the Brisbane Test in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Anushka took to Instagram to applaud the Indian spinner. (Also read: Anushka Sharma praises chess world champion D Gukesh’s father Dr Rajinikanth as he opens up about sacrifice)

Anushka celebrates Ashwin’s legacy
Taking to her Instagram Stories late on Wednesday night and reshared the video of Ashwin’s retirement speech posted by the Indian Cricket Team’s official handle. Sharing the video on Instagram Stories, Anushka wrote, “@rashwin99 a lasting legacy,” adding applause and blue heart emojis.

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Anushka also tagged fellow WAG, Ashwin’s wife, Prithi Narayanan, sending her hugs and love through emojis. Anushka has very cordial relations with both Ashwin and Prithi, courtesy her marriage to former Indian captain Virat Kohli. The four have often hung out during Indian team’s overseas tours and celebrated festivals together as well.

Ashwin’s incredible career

R Ashwin, one of the greatest Indian spinners ever, announced his retirement in a press conference on Wednesday after the Brisbane Test ended. He leaves international cricket as the fifth-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket history. Virat Kohli was seen getting emotional at Ashwin’s retirement. TV cameras during the India-Australia Test caught the two sharing a tender moment in the dressing room as Ashwin seemingly told him about his retirement plans hours before the official announcement.

Anushka’s upcoming work

Anushka Sharma is playing a cricketer in her next, Chakda Xpress. A biopic of Indian women’s team legend Jhulan Goswami, the film has been awaiting release for over two years. It is slated to be released on Netflix, but no release date has been announced yet. The actor was last seen in Shah Rukh Khan’s Zero, way back in 2018.

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