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Jun 10, 2023

Anurag Thakur Sends off Indian Contingent of 198 Athletes to Special Olympics World Summer Games ...

Special Olympics Bharat organised a torch run and a national send-off ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, for the Indian contingent for the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023 Berlin, Germany which will take place between June 17, 2023 and June 25, 2023.
India sent a contingent comprising 198 Athletes and Unified partners and 57 Coaches to participate across 16 sports at the prestigious event.
The ceremony was graced by Union Minister Anurag Thakur, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports and Department of Information and Broadcasting as the chief guest for the torch run, Union Minister Smriti Irani, Department of Women and Child Development and Department of Minority Affairs as the chief guest for the send-off ceremony, among other distinguished guests.

Unseeded Muchova Blooms

Karolina Muchova defied all odds by saving a match point before battling past second seed Aryna Sabalenka and reached the French Open final.
The unseeded Muchova will meet defending champion Iga Swiatek, who reached the final for the third time in four years with a 6-2 7-6 (9-7) win over Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion, would have taken over top spot in the rankings by winning the title in Paris.

Jun 09, 2023

French Open: Zverev, Swiatek Reaches Semi-finals

Alexander Zverev returned to the semi-finals of the French Open a year after leaving Roland Garros in a wheelchair, while defending champion Iga Swiatek also maintained her quest for a third title in four years.
Zverev had suffered a season-ending ankle injury in his last-four match against eventual champion Rafa Nadal on Court Philippe Chatrier in 2022 and had surgery, but complications later meant a return to pain-free action was delayed.
His comeback gathered pace at Roland Garros and he beat unseeded Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 to book his place in the last four in Paris for a third time.

Show Cause Notice to Maheshwari Chauhan for Criticising NRAI

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) issued a show cause notice to skeet shooter Maheshwari Chauhan for questioning the departure of trap coach Russell Mark and team's high performance manager Lauryn Mark.
The Australian husband-wife duo ended its 14-month stint with the Indian team because it was put off by the delay in the contract negotiations and disagreements with the high performance director Pierre Beauchamp. The duo has since joined Qatar.
In an email to the NRAI, Chauhan had said she was disappointed with the circumstances under which the duo ended its relationship with the team. The skeet shooter requested the federation to "reflect on the system, approach and way of dealing with situations".
Angered by her mail, NRAI secretary general K Sultan Singh issued her a notice asking her to withdraw her email and furnish an apology letter within seven days or face disciplinary action.

Jun 08, 2023

The 2023 Asian U20 Athletics Championships Conclude

Indian athletes fetched 19 medals at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2023 held in Yecheon, Republic of Korea from June 4 to 7.
Japan topped the medals table with a total of 23 medals - 14 gold, four silver and five bronze. The People's Republic of China came second with eleven gold, five silver and three bronze medals.
India matched China's total of 19 medals but finished third as they won fewer gold medals. India bagged six gold, seven silver and six bronze medals.
The 16-year-old Rezoana Mallick Heena was the most successful Indian athlete in the competition. She won an individual gold medal in the women's 400m race, clocking her second-best timing of 53.32s. It was the first gold medal for India at this edition.
Rezoana Mallick Heena also bagged a team gold in the women's 4x400m relay race along with Anushka Dattaray Kumbhar, Riya Nitin Patil and Kanista Teena. She was a part of India's mixed 4x400m relay team that clinched a bronze too.
The 2023 Asian U20 Athletics Championships was the 20th edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association. Athletes born between 2004 and 2007 competed in 44 events, divided evenly between the sexes. The competition took place over four days from 4–7 June at the Yecheon Stadium in Yecheon, South Korea.

Jun 07, 2023

Sunil Kumar Wins the Decathlon Gold

Competing with a pole vault borrowed from the organisers, Sunil Kumar won the decathlon gold medal with his personal best performance in the Asian U-20 Athletics Championships in Yecheon, South Korea.
Sunil bagged gold as he won the 10-event competition with a personal best tally of 7,003 points on the penultimate day of the competition.
Sunil won the 100m hurdles, discus throw and javelin throw to make up for the below-par show in the other events and secure gold in the gruelling discipline competed over two days.

Siddharth Choudhary Clinches Gold in Men's Shot Put Event of U-20 Asian Athletics Championships i...

India showcased its dominance on the second day of the Under 20 Asian Athletics Championships in Yecheon, South Korea. India's Siddharth Choudhary clinched gold in men's shot put with a personal best throw of 19.52 metres.
Further three other athletes Sharuk Khan (3000 m steeplechase), Shivam Lohakare (Javelin), and Susmita (Long Jump) claimed silver medals in their respective events. Shakeel (800 m) and the mixed relay team concluded the day by winning the bronze medal. With this India won six medals on day 2 with the overall tally accounting to nine.

Jun 06, 2023

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Hangs up His Boots

AC Milan's Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic decided to end his playing career at the age of 41 after a trophy-laden career at some of Europe's top clubs. The extrovert Swede's Milan contract expires at the end of June and will not be renewed following a season plagued by injuries, prompting him to end a remarkable career.
The larger-than-life striker started his career at Malmo FF in 1999 and left for Ajax Amsterdam in 2001 before embarking on a journey that has included spells at Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Paris St Germain, Manchester United and Milan.
Ibrahimovic has won countless domestic leagues and cups plus a long list of individual honours but never got his hands on the Champions League trophy.

French Open 2023: Ons Jabeur Becomes 1st Arab Player to Reach Quarter-finals

Tunisian star Ons Jabeur reached the quarter-finals of the French Open after defeating Bernarda Pera in straight sets. Jabeur won 6-3, 6-1 in a commanding performance and set up her quarter-finals game against 14th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Jabeur became the first Tunisian and Arab woman to progress that far at the French Open. She is the first African woman to reach the last eight at Roland Garros since South Africa's Amanda Coetzer reached the semi-finals in 1997.
Jabeur became the first African player to reach the quarter-finals at each of the four majors in the Open Era.

Flanders Cup 2023 Athletics: Top Indian sprinter Amlan Borgohain Bags Two Gold Medals

Top Indian sprinter Amlan Borgohain bagged two gold medals, one each in the men's 100 and 200-meter races at the Flanders Cup 2023 athletics meet, known as the International Antwerp Athletics Gala, in Merksem, Belgium.
Borgohain clocked 10.70 seconds to emerge as the fastest man of the meet. He holds the 100-meter national record of 10.25 seconds.
In the 200 meter, Borgohain clocked 20.96 seconds to emerge winner ahead of Hofman 21.42 and Jamaica's Samuel Rowe 21.88.
Meanwhile, Sapna Kumari finished behind Belgium's Amber Vanden Bosch in the women's 100m hurdles after clocking 14.10, in what was a two-woman field.

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