Three sports stars in the news
A new captain, a super-fast batter from Keralam, and a record-breaking racer.
Smriti Mandhana
New captain, India women’s cricket team
Smriti Mandhana is the new captain of India’s women’s cricket team, for every kind of match. She takes over from Harmanpreet Kaur.
Her first job: India are playing Zimbabwe at home for the very first time, with three T20 games in Raipur this week and next.
Sanju Samson
Cricketer from Thiruvananthapuram
Sanju is from right here in Thiruvananthapuram! Against West Indies, he hit 82 runs from just 41 balls, reaching 50 in only 21 balls. A few days later, he hit 56 from 23 balls!
Catherine Debrunner
Wheelchair racer, Switzerland
On 11 October, Catherine raced the Chicago Marathon in her racing wheelchair. That is 42 kilometers! She finished in 1 hour, 33 minutes and 16 seconds, a new world record, almost 9 minutes ahead of the next racer.
Big wordcaptain
The leader of a team, who helps plan and makes decisions in a game.
The leader of a team, who helps plan and makes decisions in a game.
Did you know?A marathon is about 42 km long. That’s like running from Thiruvananthapuram almost all the way to Varkala!
Talk about itWhat makes someone a good team captain?