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Nov 01, 2023

Zahid Hussain Clinches Silver at Asian Shooting Championship

Hailing from Anantnag, Kashmir, Zahid Hussain achieved a remarkable feat by securing the silver medal at the prestigious Asian Shooting Championship held in South Korea. His remarkable performance not only brought joy to his hometown but also marked a significant step towards representing his nation at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Zahid Hussain secured the runner-up position in the men's 50M rifle prone event with a total score of 624.5 points. He finished just 1.1 points behind the gold medalist, Kazakhstan's Malinovskiy Konstantin, who scored 625.6 points. China's Du Linshu claimed the third spot with a total of 624.3 points.
The Asian Shooting Championships in 2023 hold immense significance as they serve as a qualifying event for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. This event offers a total of 24 Olympic quotas, with the top two finishers from each country in the 12 Olympic shooting events securing spots for their national teams.

Kashmir Hosts 67th National School Games

With peace returning to the Kashmir Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir government has been hosting several national and international events in various districts of the Union Territory. Adding another feather to the cap, Srinagar is hosting the 67th National School Games with football and volleyball as the two primary sports.
Around 2000 athletes from all over the country are participating in the mega sporting event. With 28 states, eight union territories, and several SGFI-recognised boards participating, this event truly represents the diversity and inclusivity of India's sporting landscape.
There are two main sports that we are hosting, volleyball and football. For volleyball, it's under-17 while for football it's under-19 age groups for boys.

Oct 31, 2023

National Games: Jyothi Yarraji Clinches 100m Hurdles Gold in Record Time

Hangzhou Asian Games silver medallist Jyothi Yarraji and Tejas Shirse smashed the National Games records on way to winning gold medals in 100m and 110m hurdles in athletics competitions.
At the 37^th National Games in Goa, Jyothi finished the race in 13.22s and improved upon her own mark, while Tejas, who had clocked 13.80s rewrote the Games record, improved his timing further by winning the final in 13.71s.

Lionel Messi Receives Ballon d'Or Title for Eighth Time

Argentina captain Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or for the best player in the world, beating Norway's UEFA Player of the Year and treble winner Erling Haaland of Manchester City to the prestigious prize.
Messi became the first MLS-based player to claim the coveted prize, although the triumph comes largely on the back of his exploits with his country in Qatar. Former Manchester United player and Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham handed his prize-signing Messi the award in Paris.
Prior to Messi receiving his award, Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí won the Ballon d'Or Féminin after a record-breaking year with club and country. She helped Barça win Liga F and the Champions League last season, before leading Spain to World Cup glory in the summer.
The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by French news magazine France Football since 1956. Between 2010 and 2015, in an agreement with FIFA, the award was temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year (founded in 1991) and known as the FIFA Ballon d'Or. That partnership ended in 2016, and the award reverted to the Ballon d'Or, while FIFA also reverted to its own separate annual award The Best FIFA Men's Player.

Shooter Anish Bhanwala Wins Bronze and India's 12th Paris Olympics Quota Place

Anish Bhanwala rose above the Chinese and won the bronze medal and the Olympic quota in 25-metre rapid fire pistol in the Asian shooting championship in Changwon, Korea.
Anish qualified strong with 588, and eventually missed out on a chance for a better medal as he lost the shoot-off against the eventual silver medallist Dai Yoshioka of Japan.

Oct 30, 2023

Top Seven Teams of World Cup to Play in Champions Trophy 2025 with Hosts Pakistan

Finishing inside top seven on the ongoing World Cup table will have an added incentive to the teams as they will receive qualification for the eight-team ICC Champions Trophy 2025 alongside designated hosts Pakistan.
The ICC had revived the Champions Trophy in 2021 for the international calendar of 2024-2031 and the two editions of the tournament will be staged in 2025 and 2029.
The Champions Trophy is also set to follow the traditional format – four teams divided into two groups with top two sides from each group entering the semi-finals which is followed by the final.

South Africa Wins Rugby World Cup

Defending champions South Africa kicked their way to a record fourth Rugby World Cup title by beating New Zealand 12-11.
Flyhalf Handre Pollard scored all the points for a Springboks side which repeated its 1995 success over New Zealand and denied the All Blacks their own chance to win a fourth title in their record fifth final.

Oct 29, 2023

Asian Para Games Hangzhou: Indian Wrapps up Event with best-ever Medal Haul

In the Asian Para Games at Hangzhou in China, Indian contingent wrapped up the event with their best-ever medal haul after clinching a record-breaking 111 medals. India won 29 gold, 31 silver, and 51 bronze medals, placed fifth in the medal count. This remarkable feat superseded India's previous best of 72 medals, which was recorded in the 2018 edition of the Asian Para Games in Indonesia.

Rifle Shooters Bag 2 more Olympics Quota Places

Shooters Arjun Babuta and Tilottama Sen earned two Paris Olympics quota places by clinching silver medals in the men's and women's 10m air rifle events, respectively, at the Asian Championships in Changwon, South Korea.

Oct 28, 2023

Asian Para Games: Hisar Badminton Player Tarun Dhillon Bags gold in Doubles Category

In a major achievement, Hisar based para badminton player Tarun Dhillon won a gold medal in the badminton men's doubles SL3-SL4 event at the Asian Para Games held in Hangzhou in China.
It is the third Asian Games medal for Tarun Dhillon who had earlier won a silver and a gold medal, in 2014 and 2018 respectively.
Also, the 32-year-old was awarded with the Arjuna Award last year (2022).
Tarun and Nitesh defeated the Indonesia team in a thriller match by a score of 9-21, 21-19, 22-20.

Asian Para Games: Sheetal Becomes First Indian Woman to Win Two Gold Medals

Teenaged armless archer Sheetal Devi became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in a single edition of the Asian Para Games as the country's record haul swelled to 99 on the penultimate day of competitions.
India won 17 medals, including seven gold, with the shuttlers contributing the most number of medals -- eight (with four gold).

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