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May 26, 2024

IOC launches 'Let's Move India' Campaign to Inspire People to Celebrate Athletes at Paris Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the launch of 'Let's Move India', an initiative to inspire people to celebrate the athletes participating in the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. The move invites people from across the country to join the movement through a digital challenge on social media.
According to a press release, young people can take part in a series of regional school initiatives to coincide with Olympic Day on June 23. Starting today, people are encouraged to recreate their favourite athlete celebrations or create their own, aiming to inspire and celebrate the Olympians heading to Paris 2024.

Dinesh Kartik Announced Retirement from IPL

Royal Challengers Bengaluru wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik played his final IPL game in the eliminator loss against Rajasthan Royals.
Dinesh Karthik, an accomplished Indian cricketer, debuted internationally in 2004 and has played over 300 T20 matches.
Karthik served as captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders between 2018 & 2020 and has also been a commentator for Sky Sports.

May 25, 2024

Indian Women's Compound Archery Team Strikes Gold, Mixed Team Bags Silver in World Cup

The Indian women's compound trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami grabbed their third successive Archery World Cup gold medal, while the mixed team added a silver at the stage two event in Yecheon (South Korea). The world number one Indian compound women's team dominated Turkey's Hazal Burun, Ayse Bera Suzer and Begum Yuva right from the first end and sealed the gold without dropping a set, maintaining a healthy six-point margin (232-226) in a lopsided final.
Asian Games champion Jyothi, however, failed to add a second gold to her kitty as she along with Priyansh squandered an opening round lead to go down to the USA's Olivia Dean and Sawyer Sullivan by two points (155-153) in the compound mixed team final.

May 24, 2024

PV Sindhu Enters Semifinals of Malaysia Masters Badminton Tournament

In Badminton, PV Sindhu stormed into the Women's Singles semifinals of Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur today morning. The two-time Olympic medalist defeated Han Yue of China, 21-13, 14-21, 21-12 in the quarter-final.
However, in another women's singles quarter final, Ashmita Chaliha of India bowed out losing to Zhang Yi Man of China, 10-21, 15-21.
In other categories, India's campaign has already ended in the Round of 16. Kiran George lost to Malaysia's Zii Jia Lee in Men's Singles, while in the Men's Doubles, Sai Pratheek and Krishna Prasad Garaga also lost to Chinese pair of Ren Xiangyu and Ji Ting He. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand were defeated by Sung Shuo-yun and Chen Yu of Taiwan in Women's Doubles.

May 23, 2024

Sachin Khilari Defends Gold at World Para Athletics, India Surpasses Best-ever Tally

India's Sachin Sarjerao Khilari defended his gold medal in the men's shot put F46 category with an Asian record at the World Para Athletics Championship as the country surpassed its best-ever haul in the global competition.
India, now have 11 medals, five of them gold. They bettered their previous best tally of 10 (3 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze) in the 2023 edition in Paris.

Chandru G Wins WBC India Cruiserweight Championship

Chandru G from Tamil Nadu recently beat Jaskaran Singh from Punjab and won the WBC India National title in the Cruiserweight Division. At the Pro Boxing Fight Night in Hyderabad, the fight, which ended with a knockout in the fourth round, was the main event.

Virat Kohli Becomes First Batter to Reach 8000 Runs in IPL History

Virat Kohli broke yet another record in Indian Premier League (IPL) history as he became the first batter to score 8000 runs in the Eliminator against the Rajasthan Royals.
Kohli, who enjoyed his second-most prolific season in the league with over 700 runs after that iconic 2016 season where he scored 973, has scored one century and 5 fifties in the 2024 edition. His batting form is also one of the biggest reasons that RCB came back from the abyss to qualify from the play-offs and is also the current Orange Cap holder.

Archery World Cup: Compound Archers One Win Away from WC Stage II Glory

The world No. 1 Indian women's compound team stormed into the final of the archery World Cup Stage II in Yecheon, South Korea but the men's team will return empty-handed after losing the bronze medal clash to Australia.
The trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami, which had clinched gold medal in the World Cup Stage I in the Shanghai leg last month (April), knocked out world No. 4 USA 233-229 in their semi-final.

May 22, 2024

T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan Announce Former CSK Star as Bowling Consultant

Afghanistan announced former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo as their bowling consultant for the T20 World Cup 2024. The T20 WC, scheduled to start from June 1, is being hosted jointly by the USA and Caribbean. Afghanistan is placed in Group C with New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Uganda and West Indies.

World Para Athletic C'ships 2024: Ekta Wins Gold with Season's Best Effort in Club Throw

India's Ekta Bhyan secured the gold medal with a season's best throw of 20.12m in the women' F51 club throw competition at the World Para Athletic Championships.
A day after Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal in women's 400m T20 category race, Indian athletes continued their impressive run with Ekta producing the goods to finish in the top, while Kashish Lakra took the silver with an effort of 14.56m.
Ekta, a Haryana Civil Services (HCS) officer, had won a bronze medal in the Asian Para Games China.
She who took up sports after her selection in the Haryana government as HCS officer, also won gold medal in the club throw event at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta. She had also qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

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