Manipur Beats Odisha to Retain Women's Crown in National Games Football
Manipur duly retained their National Games women's football crown by beating Odisha 2-0 in the final at the Eka Arena Transstadia. Both goals came in the first half.
It was a facile and expected win for the north-eastern state which has been dominating the National championships in recent years.
Anurag Thakur Inaugurates Water Sports Center in HP
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated a Water Sports Center in Koldam Barmana, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.
The centre would be dedicated to training athletes in water sports like rowing, canoeing and kayaking.
The Minister said that 40 players would be chosen who would take part in rowing, kayaking and canoeing. There are state of the art equipments and boys and girls would get hostel and training facilities.
The Water Sports Centre, the very first of its kind in Himachal Pradesh, was jointly initiated by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also exchanged between SAI and NTPC during the event.
Oct 11, 2022
37th National Games: Goa to Host Games in October 2023
The Indian Olympic Association confirmed that Goa would host the 37th edition of the National Games in October next year (2023). The state government of Goa also conveyed its in-principle approval to IOA to host the National Games in 2023.
Notably: The 37th National Games would be decided keeping in view the dates of the 19th Asian Games, which will be held from 23rd September to 8th October 2022 in Hangzhou, China.
Goa got the rights to host the National Games in 2008 but hasn't been able to host the games for a number of reasons. Goa was set to host the 36th edition of the National Games but the IOA had to shift the venue to Gujrat, who agreed to conduct the event in a short span of time.
Harmanpreet Kaur and Mohammed Rizwan Seal ICC Player of the Month Crowns for September
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards for September 2022. India's inspirational captain Harmanpreet Kaur was named the recipient of the ICC Women's Player of the Month award, while Pakistan ace Mohammad Rizwan claimed the ICC Men's Player of the Month award.
Harmanpreet received the award for her memorable showing in the ODI series in England.
The Indian skipper beat her deputy Smriti Mandhana and Bangladesh counterpart Nigar Sultana, who also came up with some stunning displays.
Rizwan defeated Indian left-arm spinner Axar Patel and Australian all-rounder Cameroon Green to claim the award. Rizwan was in stunning form in September, churning out some sizzling performances in T20Is.
India Deaf Cricket Team Beats S. Africa to Win DICC T20 Champions Trophy
India Deaf Cricket Team was the only undefeated team in the tournament where India came up with a spirited show with both ball and bat as Men in Blue successfully posted the target of 141 runs and maintained their excellent track record by defeating South Africa by 39 runs in the final match and secured the DICC T20 Champions Trophy at Malek stadium, Ajman, UAE.
Oct 10, 2022
Novak Djokovic Clinches 90th ATP Title in Astana Open, Kazakhstan
Tennis star Novak Djokovic clinched his 90th ATP title after registering straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of Astana Open in Kazakhstan.
The 21-time Grand Slam champion from Serbia beat his Greek opponent 6-3, 6-4.
It was the Wimbledon champion's fourth title of the year, including Rome and Tel Aviv.
With the impressive win in Astana, the Serbian player joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the list of players in Open Era with 90 or more ATP titles.
In men's doubles summit clash at the Astana open, Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic captured their fifth tour-level title of the season, downing Frenchmen Adrian Mannarino and Fabrice Martin 6-4, 6-2.
Pooja Patel Becomes First Athlete to Win Gold in Yogasana
At the 36th National Games, Pooja Patel of Gujarat became the first athlete to win gold in Yogasana. Yogasana is one of the five sports played at the National Games this year for the first time. This Indian indigenous sport made its debut at the Khelo India University Games earlier this year.
Oct 09, 2022
Graham Reid, Janneke Schopman Get Coach of Year Awards
The Indian men's and women's hockey team coaches, Graham Reid and Janneke Schopman, received the FIH Coach of the Year award in their respective categories.
This is the second consecutive time Reid has won the award, while Schopman won it for the first time.
Under Australian Reid, the men's team reached new heights by winning a bronze, its first Olympics medal in 41 years, at the Tokyo Games. India also won a silver medal at the 2022 Birmingham CWG.
Schopman, on the other hand, got 38.2 points in the voting as she beat the Netherlands coach Jamilon Mulders (28.2) and Australia coach Katrina Powell (19.5) for the coveted award.
Oct 08, 2022
Sajan Prakash Wins Gold in National Games 200 Metre Butterfly Swimming
Sajan Prakash overcame an abdominal strain to win the gold medal in the men's 200m butterfly with a new meet record at the National Games 2022 in Gujarat.
Olympian Sajan Prakash, representing Kerala, clocked 1:59.56 in the final to win the gold, beating his own National Games record set at the previous edition in Kerala.
This was Sajan Prakash's second gold medal at the National Games 2022 after the men's 100m butterfly.
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