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Oct 26, 2023

Skeet Team Shoots Gold in Asian Championship

The Indian men's trio of Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Khangura and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa won the gold medal with a combined total of 358 in the men's skeet team event of the Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, South Korea. The Indians' aggregate score was enough to pip the South Korean team by a point, while Kazakhstan finished third.

BCCI Appoints Amol Muzumdar as Indian Women's Team Head Coach

Amol Muzumdar, a stalwart of Indian domestic cricket, was appointed as the new head coach of the senior women's team by the BCCI. Born on November 11, 1974, Muzumdar was a right-handed batter who has had an illustrious career in first-class cricket, scoring 11,167 runs in 171 matches.
Despite his impressive record, he was never selected to play for the Indian national team, largely due to the presence of cricketing legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and VVS Laxman during his prime.
Muzumdar's coaching career has been equally noteworthy. He served as a batting coach for the Rajasthan Royals and even took up an interim role for the South Africa national cricket team during their tour of India. Prior to his appointment as the head coach of the senior women's team, he was the head coach for the Mumbai squad.

National Games 2023: M. Tharun, Anupama Upadhyaya Win Men's and Women's Singles Badminton Gold

Telangana's M Tharun and Haryana's Anupama Upadhayaya registered contrasting victories to clinch the men's and women's singles badminton titles at the 37th National Games at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Goa.
In the men's singles final, Tharun overpowered the experienced Sourabh Varma 21-15, 16-21, 21-15 and bagde his first National Games gold.
National champion Anupama Upadhyaya underlined her domination on the domestic circuit beating Uttarakhand's Aditi Bhatt 21-13, 21-18.

Oct 25, 2023

Prachi Yadav Wins a Para Canoe Gold in the Asian Para Games

Prachi Yadav became the first Indian to win a para canoe gold in the Asian Para Games as she led the country's medal rush for the second consecutive day.
Prachi, who had won a silver in canoe VL2 category, bagged her second medal of the Games as she picked up a gold in KL2 event.
Prachi, who is paralysed below the waist, clocked 54.962 seconds to win gold in the 500m KL2 event.

Sumit Antil Smashes Wins Asian Paralympics Gold in Men's Javelin Throw Event

India's Paralympic javelin thrower Sumit Antil smashed his own record while compatriot Pushpendra Singh finished in third place in the men's javelin throw-F64 final at the Asian Para Games 2023 in Hangzhou. Sumit made history by setting new records for the Asian Para Games, the World, and Asia with a remarkable 73.29 m throw, earning him gold.
Sri Lanka's Arachchige Samitha clinched silver with a 62.42 m effort. Pushpendra Singh followed closely, achieving a throw of 62.06 m and claimed bronze.

Sarabjot Wins Bronze and India's Eighth Paris Olympics Quota Place

Sarabjot Singh won a bronze medal and sealed a Paris Olympics quota place for India in men's 10 m air pistol, while junior women's shooter in the category, Sainyam, clinched gold at the ongoing Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, Korea.
Sarabjot shot 221.1 in the final and finished behind the Chinese duo of Zhang Yifan (gold, 243.7) and Liu Jinyao (242.1) and earned the eighth Olympic quota place for India in shooting and a first in pistol event.

Oct 24, 2023

India's Bornil Aakash Changmai Clinches U-15 Gold in Badminton Asia Junior Championships

India's U15 shuttler Bornil Aakash Changmai overcame Fan Hong Xuan of China in the final and clinched the gold medal in the Badminton Asia U17 and U15 Junior Championships in Chengdu.
Bornil won the final 2-19, 21-13 against the Chinese in the boys' singles final.
Bornil became the second junior badminton player after Siril Verma in 2013 to bag the top podium finish in the prestigious tournament.

Unnati Hooda Captures Women's Singles Title at Abu Dhabi Masters 2023

India's Unnati Hooda beat Samiya Imad Farooqui and captured the women's singles title at the Abu Dhabi Masters 2023.
Unnati Hooda defeated Samiya Imad Farooqui 21-16, 22-20. This was her second BWF Super 100 World Tour title. She became the youngest Indian to clinch a BWF title last year (2022).

Rajasthan Royals Hand Shane Bond Dual Role

Relieved of his duties at Mumbai Indians, former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond was handed the dual role of assistant coach and fast-bowling coach by IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals.
Bond is set to join the franchise for the 2024 edition of the IPL and will be integrating into the coaching staff during the upcoming months.
One of the standout modern-day fast bowlers, Bond has, in the past, served as the bowling coach for his national team between 2012 and 2015, where he helped them reach the final of the 2015 World Cup.
He was then employed by the Mumbai franchise in the IPL in 2015, contributing significantly to their success of winning four titles in nine seasons.

Oct 23, 2023

Virat Kohli First Batter Ever to Score 3,000 Runs across All ICC Tournaments

Virat Kohli heartbreakingly failed to equal Sachin Tendulkar's incredible record of 49 centuries in ODI cricket as he fell for 95 against New Zealand in match no. 21 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in Dharamsala. Kohli was attempting to reach the landmark with a six but fell just short of the boundary.
However, en route to scoring 95, Kohli became the first-ever batter to score 3,000 runs across all ICC tournaments. Kohli now has 3,054 runs in ICC events while former West Indies opener Chris Gayle is second on the list with 2,942 runs.

Hyderabad to Host Second Edition of E-Prix in 2024

The Hyderabad E-Prix Formula E race will return for a second edition, which will be held on February 10, 2024.
After a period of uncertainty regarding the future of the race, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula E confirmed Hyderabad's slot in the final calendar for the tenth season of Formula E, which will have 16 rounds.
Next year (2024), there will be an Indian driver (Jehan Daruvala) set to debut in the all-electric single-seater championship driving for Maserati MSG Racing apart from the Indian team Mahindra Racing.

Asian Para Games 2023

The much-anticipated Asian Para Games 2023 kicked off with a grand opening ceremony in Hangzhou, China.
The Asian Para Games is organised by the Asian Paralympic Committee and recognized by the International Paralympic Committee. This year (2023) marks the fourth edition of the Games, featuring 566 medal events across 22 sports and 24 disciplines.
India sent its largest-ever contingent, consisting of 313 athletes, to compete in various events at the Asian Para Games 2023.
Renowned Para Shuttler Parul Parmar will proudly bear the Indian flag during the opening ceremony, symbolizing the spirit of Indian para-athletes. Para-club Thrower Amit Saroha joins Parul Parmar as the co-flag bearer, representing India with pride and determination.

P. V. Sindhu Loses in Semis to Carolina Marin

Struggling Indian shuttler P. V. Sindhu lost to her old nemesis Carolina Marin in three games in an ill-tempered semifinal of the Denmark Open Super 750, in which both players receive yellow cards for verbal exchanges.
Sindhu, who has been struggling the whole season, lost 18-21 21-19 7-21 in one hour and 13 minutes. This was Sindhu's fifth loss on the trot against Marin.

Asian Para Games 2023: India Sweeps Medals in Men's T63 High Jump, Men's F51Club Throw

India swept all the three medals in men's high jump T63 and men's club throw F51 events with Shailesh Kumar and Pranav Soorma clinching gold in the respective categories to begin their Hangzhou Asian Para Games with a bang in Hangzhou.
Kumar set an Asian Para Games record of 1.82 m to win the men's high jump T63 gold while compatriots Mariyappan Thangavelu (1.80 m) and Govindbhai Ramsingbhai Padhiyar (1.78m) took the silver and bronze, respectively.

Oct 22, 2023

Karthikeyan Murali Becomes Third Indian to Beat Magnus Carlsen in Classical Chess

In a remarkable chess feat, the Indian chess grandmaster, Karthikeyan Murali, delivered a stunning blow to the world's number one player, Magnus Carlsen. Karthikeyan's victory in the classical chess format at the Qatar Masters marked only the third instance where an Indian player emerged triumphant against Carlsen.
Karthikeyan Murali joined Pentala Harikrishna, who defeated Carlsen in 2005 when Carlsen was 14 years old, and Viswanathan Anand, the only other Indian player to have defeated Carlsen.

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