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May 21, 2023

Rafael Nadal Withdraws from French Open

Rafael Nadal has announced his withdrawal from this month's French Open because of the hip injury that has kept him out of competition since January. As his body continues to struggle with the physicality of professional tennis, Nadal also revealed he will probably retire in 2024. He will now take a break for a number of months to be prepared for what he believes will be the final year of his career.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Brand Unveiled

The FIFA World Cup™ Trophy, the most widely recognised and prized sporting asset globally, was unveiled at the forefront of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Official Brand. For the first time in history, an image of the actual trophy and the tournament hosting year is being depicted, forming an innovative design language that anchors the FIFA World Cup™ emblem for 2026 and beyond. The image of the trophy and the year allow for customisation to reflect the uniqueness of each host, while building an identifiable brand structure for years to come.
The Official Brand of the FIFA World Cup 26™ was launched in Los Angeles, USA, in an event that saw FIFA, host countries Canada, Mexico, and the USA, football legends and special guests come together to celebrate the first milestone of an exciting journey to the greatest sporting event ever.

May 20, 2023

South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023 Concludes in Itanagar

South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023 concluded in Itanagar. It was a three-day international event in which more than 100 athletes and officials from six countries Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal participated.
In the Under-19 Boys singles, Ankur Bhattacharjee defeated Payas Jain 4-2 and claimed the gold. Payas had to contend with the silver.
Meanwhile, in Under-19 girls' singles, Suhana Saini defeated Yashaswini Ghorpade 4-1 in what turned out to be a one-sided final. In the mixed doubles, Payas Jain and Yashaswini took gold, beating their Maldivian rivals, Akhyar Ahmed Khalid and Fathimath Dheema Ali.
Arunachal Pradesh Governor, Lt. General KT Parnaik, attended the closing ceremony and gave away the medals to the winners.

May 19, 2023

Jyothi Wins Women's 200m Title at Federation Cup Athletics Championship

Star hurdler Jyothi Yarraji claimed her second gold of the Federation Cup Athletics Championship by winning the women's 200 metres race in style to hog the limelight on the concluding day here today.
Her winning time of 23.42 seconds was better than the Asian Athletics Championship qualifying mark of 23.50s set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
A day after winning the women's 100m hurdles gold with a new meet record of 12.89s, Jyothi outshone Archana Suseendran, who clocked 23.61s to win silver.
Amlan Borgohain took the gold in the corresponding men's 200m race in 20.83s.

May 18, 2023

India End Sudirman Cup Campaign with 4-1 Win over Australia

Already out of the knockout race, India signed off their campaign in the Sudirman Cup badminton tournament with a 4-1 win over Australia in their final Group C tie at Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre in Suzhou, China.
Placed in the 'group of death', India had lost 1-4 to Chinese Taipei and 0-5 against Malaysia, two heavyweights of the game, to crash out of the mixed team championship.

Kami Rita Sherpa Scales Mt Everest for 27th Time, Sets New World Record

World-renowned Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt Everest for a record 27th time, beating his own record with the highest number of ascends on the world's highest peak.
He regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest, just three days after a fellow Sherpa guide equalled his previous record.
Pasang Dawa Sherpa, a fellow Sherpa guide, had scaled the summit of Mount Everest for the 26th time, equalling Kami Rita's previous record for the most ascents of the world's highest peak.
A resident of Solukhumbu district in eastern Nepal, Kami Rita first reached Everest on May 13, 1994.

Yarraji Wins Gold in 12.89 s

Jyothi Yarraji won the women's 100 m hurdles gold with ease and bettered her own meet record on the penultimate day of the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships.
Yarraji, representing Andhra Pradesh, had set a meet record (13.18 seconds) in the heats. She further improved the record to 12.89 seconds on her way to winning gold.
She also ran inside the qualification standard of 13.63 seconds set by the Athletics Federation of India for the Asian Championships to be held in Bangkok on July 12-16.
Tamil Nadu's R Nithya Ramraj was a distant second with a time of 13.44 seconds, while Sapna Kumari of Jharkhand was third with 13.58 seconds.

May 17, 2023

Toor and Annu Steal Show with Gold

Reigning Asian Games champion shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist javelin thrower Annu Rani clinched gold medals in their respective events on the second day of the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Annu produced a below-par performance as she hurled the spear to a distance of 59.24 metres but it was enough to better the qualifying standard for the upcoming Asian Championships as well as the Asian Games set by the Athletics Federation of India.
Annu, representing Uttar Pradesh, has a personal best of 63.82m. It is also the national record set by her in 2022.
Toor, an Asian record holder, threw the iron ball to a distance of 20.42 m and won the gold, though it was below his personal best of 21.49 m.
Toor, representing Punjab, bettered the Asian Championships as well as the Asian Games qualifying mark of 19 m.

Gatka Martial Art to Feature in 37th National Games

The traditional game of Gatka is set to receive a major boost on a national level as it was officially included in the 37th National Games-2023, which are scheduled to take place in Goa in October 2023. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) will be organising competitions for a total of 43 disciplines during this national event, in collaboration with the Government of Goa.
Harjeet Singh Grewal, the President of the National Gatka Association of India (NGAI) and a State Awardee, expressed his appreciation to the IOA President, Rajya Sabha member PT Usha, and the Games Technical Conduct Committee (GTCC) Chairman, Amitabh Sharma, member Bhupiner Singh Bajwa, and other members for the inclusion of Gatka, a martial art, in the national games for the first time.

Aman, Gulveer Book Tickets to Asian Athletics Championships

Uttar Pradesh's Gulveer Singh booked his ticket to the upcoming Asian Athletics Championships by winning the men's 10,000 m gold on the opening day of the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships. The Asian Athletics Championships are scheduled to be held from July 12 to 16 in Bangkok. Gulveer won in a time of 29 minutes, 5.90 seconds, which was comfortably inside the Asian Championships qualifying time of 29:30. There was excitement in the men's 1500 m heat as Haryana's Aman topped his heat with a time of 3 minutes, 46.04 seconds, which was better than the Asian qualifying standard of 3:47.84.

FIH Hockey Pro League: India Names 24-member Squad for Europe Leg

Hockey India named a strong 24-member Indian Men's Hockey Team for the next leg of the FIH Men's Hockey Pro League 2022-23 in Europe starting May 26. In their previous outing in the prestigious League matches at home, India remained unbeaten against reigning World Champions Germany and Australia which helped them top the points table. In Europe, they will hope to continue their winning momentum as they take on the formidable Belgium and Great Britain in London followed by matches against the Netherlands and Argentina in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
This will be the team's first outing under newly-appointed Chief Coach Craig Fulton while the team will continue to be led by ace drag-flicker and defender Harmanpreet Singh and vice captained by the prolific midfielder Hardik Singh.

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