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SPORTS - September 2017

Sep 2017

Aug 15, 2021

National Sports Awards Function Delayed

The National Sports Awards function, which is held on August 29 every year, has been pushed back since the government wants the selection panel to consider the performances of the para athletes competing in the Tokyo Paralympics. The Paralympics will held from August 24 and conclude on September 5.
The awards -- the Khel Ratna Award, the Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award and the Dhyan Chand Award -- are given away each year by the country's president on August 29, the National Sports Day which is also the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.

Aug 14, 2021

Indian Team for Tokyo Paralympics Accorded Warm Send-off

A 54-member Indian team for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics was accorded a warm send-off by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and the national governing body, with high hopes that the country will return with its best ever performance.
The team has some of the brightest medal prospects like Devendra Jhajharia, seeking his third Paralympics gold (after 2004 and 2016) in F-46 javelin throw, Mariyappan Thangavelu (T-63 high jump) and world champion Sandeep Choudhary (F-64 javelin throw).
India will compete in nine sports.
Badminton will be played for the first time in the Paralympics 2021.

Aug 13, 2021

Durand Cup to be Held in Kolkata

World's third oldest and Asia's oldest football tournament called Durand Cup, is all set to be held in Kolkata from September 5 to October 21, 2021.
Durand Cup will be held after a year due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Tournament will be organised with the support of All India Football Federation (AIFF), IFA (West Bengal) and Government of West Bengal.
Year 2021 will mark the 130th Edition of Durand Cup.
The Durand Cup is the prestigious football tournament. It was first held in 1888, at Dagshai in Himachal Pradesh. This tournament has been named after Mortimer Durand.

Aug 12, 2021

Lionel Messi to Join Paris Saint-Germain

Lionel Messi is set to sign for Paris Saint-Germain.
The Argentina star has agreed a two-year deal with the option for a further season.
Messi is set to earn around 35 million euros (41 million USD) net annually.
Funded for a decade by Qatari sovereign wealth, PSG is one of the few clubs in the world that could finance the signing that links Messi up with Brazil forward Neymar and France World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe.

Aug 11, 2021

WFI Suspends Wrestler Vinesh Phogat

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has handed a temporary suspension to grappler Vinesh Phogat over her behaviour at the Tokyo Olympics and also issued notice to young Sonam Malik for misconduct.
The grappler had travelled to Tokyo from Hungary where she was training with coach Woller Akos. Upon arriving, she refused to stay at the Games Village and train with the other Indian team members. She also did not wear the name of the official sponsors of the Indian contingent, Shiv Naresh, and chose to wear a Nike singlet during her bouts.

ICC Announces its Big Push for Cricket's Inclusion in 2028 Olympics

The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed its intention to bid for cricket's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The ICC has been making the case for cricket's inclusion for a while and the bid will also have the backing from the world's richest board BCCI as made clear by secretary Jay Shah.
Fearing loss of its autonomy and interference from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), the BCCI was not very enthusiastic about cricket's inclusion in the Summer Games earlier but now Shah has assured India's participation at the world's biggest sporting extravaganza if the ICC manages to secure its entry.
The ICC has also formed an Olympic Working Group which will work on making the game part of the Olympics starting from 2028.

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