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.
Oct 07, 2022
Shooting Included in 2026 Commonwealth Games
Shooting will return to the Commonwealth Games roster in the 2026 edition in Victoria, Australia, while wrestling and archery were dropped in a bitter-sweet turn of events for India.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the Commonwealth Games Australia unveiled the full sport programme for the Victoria 2026 CWG, featuring 20 sports and 26 disciplines, including nine fully integrated para sports.
The shooting programme will include air pistol, air rifle, shooting para sport and shotgun trap.
Rest of India Beat Saurashtra to Win Irani Trophy
Rest of India won the Irani Cup title after beating the Ranji Trophy Champion of 2019-2020 Saurashtra by eight wickets in Rajkot. Rest of India (ROI) chased down the 105-run target, with Abhimanyu Easwaran remaining undefeated on 63 runs while adding 81 runs and Kona Bharat not out at 27.
Irani Trophy is also known as Mastercard Irani Trophy. It is a test match format cricket tournament in India. It is played annually between the incumbent Ranji Trophy winners and the Rest of the India Cricket Team. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Oct 06, 2022
Saudi Arabia Wins Bid to Host 2029 Asian Winter Games
Saudi Arabia won a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a planned mountain resort in the Gulf Arab state's $500 billion flagship Neom project.
The Olympic Council of Asia picked the Saudi candidacy that centres on Trojena that is planned to be a year-round ski resort by 2026.
Trojena will have a suitable infrastructure to create the winter atmosphere in the heart of the desert, to make this Winter Games an unprecedented global event.
P.R. Sreejesh, Savita Punia Voted Goalkeepers of Year
India's P.R. Sreejesh and Savita Punia were voted the FIH Men's and Women's Goalkeeper of the Year, respectively, for the second year running.
Sreejesh once again showed his value to the team, playing in all the 16 games in the Pro League as India finished in the third position. He also played in all the six games at the 2022 Birmingham CWG, where India won the silver medal.
Punia finished on top of the voting with 37.6 points. Argentina legend Belen Succi was second with 26.4, followed by Australia stalwart Jocelyn Bartram with 16 points.
She is now only the third athlete to win the Goalkeeper of the Year (women) award for two consecutive years since its inception in 2014.
Oct 05, 2022
India Forward Mumtaz Khan Named FIH Women's Rising Star of the Year
India forward Mumtaz Khan was named the FIH Women's Rising Star of the Year on the back of her stellar role during the country's campaign at the Junior World Cup in South Africa earlier this year.
Mumtaz, who hails from Lucknow, had scored eight goals in six matches, including a hat-trick, during India's fourth-place finishing campaign in Potchefstroom in April.
She finished in third place on the list of top scorers in the World Cup. She failed to score in just one game throughout the tournament, against Netherlands.
Mumtaz scored both the goals for India in the crucial 2-2 tie in the bronze medal match against England, but the team couldn't get over the line in the ensuing shoot-out to end at fourth place.
Timothee Clement of France was voted FIH Men's Rising Star of the Year.
Ukraine to Join Spain-Portugal 2030 World Cup Bid
Ukraine is set to join Spain and Portugal in a combined bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
As per reports, Ukraine is being added to the Spain-Portugal bid. The bid, which has been in the works for more than three years, is scheduled to be announced at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The addition of Ukraine to the European bid was first reported by British newspaper The Times of London. Ukraine co-hosted the 2012 European Championship in four cities, including Donetsk and Kharkiv.
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