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Sep 26, 2022

Former India Captain Dilip Tirkey is New Hockey India President

Former India captain Dilip Tirkey was elected unopposed as the new president of Hockey India (HI). The three-time Olympian, regarded as one of India's best defenders, was the favourite to take over as the president after he filed his nomination as the president of Odisha's hockey federation.
The elections were supposed to be held next month, but Tirkey was named the president after Hockey Jharkhand president Bhola Nath Singh withdrew his candidature for the post. Singh was elected unopposed as the secretary general of the new HI executive. Singh is a known loyalist of Narinder Batra, the former president of the Indian Olympic Association, International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the HI. The Tamil Nadu federation's chief, Sekar J Manoharan, was also elected unopposed as the new treasurer.

Mithali Raj, Sourav Ganguly Lead Tributes to Jhulan Goswami

Former India women's team skipper Mithali Raj led the tributes to veteran India pace bowler Jhulan Goswami who retired from international cricket, saying her longevity was beyond compare.
Indian women's cricket team gave a fitting farewell to the legendary bowler in her last international game, with a 16-run victory in a low-scoring third and final T20I and 3-0 series whitewash over England at Lord's.

Sep 25, 2022

SC Appoints Ex-judge Justice L. Nageswara Rao for Amending Constitution of IOA

The Supreme Court appointed former apex court judge Justice L. Nageswara Rao for amending constitution of Indian Olympic Association and preparing electoral college.
A bench headed by Justice D. Y. Chandrachud said that the ex-top court judge would ensure a fair and development-oriented approach for the future of the Olympics in the country.
The apex court asked Justice Rao to prepare a road map for amending the constitution and holding elections by December 15, 2022.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on September 8 issued a final warning to IOA to resolve its governance issues and hold elections by December, failing which the world sports body will ban India.

Sep 24, 2022

Harmanpreet Powers India to First Series Win in England in 23 Years

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur smashed a scintillating unbeaten ton to power India to a comprehensive 88-run win in the second ODI, that sealed country's first series win against England since 1999.
A vintage Harmanpreet rekindled the memories of 2017 World Cup with a magnificent 143 not out which came off just 111 balls as India put on board a mammoth 333 for 5.
India bundled out England for 245 in 44.5 overs with medium pacer Renuka Singh (4/57) claiming four wickets.
The last time Indian women won an ODI series in England was in 1999 when they triumphed 2-1.

Sep 23, 2022

Elvis Ali Hazarika Becomes First from North-east to Cross North Channel

Elvis Ali Hazarika a veteran Assamese swimmer became the first from the North-east to cross the North Channel. The strait between north-eastern Northern Ireland and south-western Scotland is the North Channel.
Elvis Ali Hazarika also became the oldest Indian swimmer to swim across the North Channel. To attain this feat, Elvis and his team clocked a timing of 14 hours 38 minutes.
In 2019, he became the first person from Assam to swim across the Catalina Channel in the United States of America.
Elvis also became the first Assamese to successfully swim from Dharamtar Jetty to the Gateway of India, the Arabian Sea, in November 2021. The length of which is approx 38 kilometres.

Sep 22, 2022

India's First MotoGP to be Held in Noida's Buddh Circuit in 2023

Moto GP, the premier motorcycle racing event, will be held for the first time in India at Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida in 2023.
Dorna Sports, which owns the commercial rights for MotoGP, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Fairstreet Sports to hold the championship in India for seven years.
Riders from as many as 19 countries would participate in the event called "Grand Prix of Bharat", which would give a push to trade and tourism in the country, besides generating employment.

Indian Olympics Association's Acting President Resigns

In an expected move, Anil Khanna resigned as the Indian Olympics Association's (IOA) acting president. Khanna had become the acting president after the removal of Narinder Batra.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), earlier this month, warned the IOA of suspension if it does not hold elections by December. In the same letter, the international body said that it does not recognise any interim/acting president and that IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta would serve as the main point of contact.

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