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Jul 21, 2023

Indian Team Wins Bronze Medal at Asian Surfing Championship 2023

The Indian surf team, which participated for the first time, in the Asian championship bagged the bronze medal. The icing on the cake was two Tamil Nadu youths breaking into the top 10 Asian rankings. The Asian Surfing Championship was held at Thulusdhoo Island in Maldives, which saw participation from 18 countries. The Surfing Federation of India had sent four senior surfers in the men's category and two surfers in the under-18 category. Five out of the six surfers were from Tamil Nadu.

Jul 20, 2023

Junior Shooting Worlds: Silver for Indian Skeet Mixed Team

The Indian pair of Harmehar Singh Lally and Sanjana Sood bagged a silver medal in the skeet mixed team event of the ISSF Junior World Championships in Changwon, South Korea.
Harmehar and Sanjana had to endure a gruelling 52-shot shoot-off, which they won 26-24, en route the final in which they lost 38-43 to the Italian duo of Andrea Galardini and Sara Bongini.
The Indians shot a combined 140 out of 150 in the qualification but found themselves tied for the second place with the American pair of Benjamin Keller and Jessi Griffin. The Italians had topped the 16-team field with a score of 141.

HC Issues Notice to Centre, IOA after Petition by Boxers

Three boxers, including Amit Panghal, and a sports activist approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court, questioning the selection process for the Asian Games, to be held later this year.
International boxers Panghal, Rohit Mor and Sagar, and Haryana-based sports activist Jaipal Dhankhar challenged the evaluation-based selection process by filing two writ petitions before the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The High Court issued notices to the Sports Ministry, Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Boxing Federation of India (BFI). Judge Vinod S. Bhardwaj adjourned the case till July 24.
The petitioners alleged that the BFI had changed the selection criteria for the national camps, World Championships and Asian Games in violation of the National Sports Development Code of India (NSCI)-2011 and the official selection policy.

DD Sports Secures Television Rights for FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

DD Sports partnered with 1Stadia to broadcast the highly anticipated 9^th edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
The tournament, started on July 20, 2023, marking the inaugural occasion when the World Cup is co-hosted by two countries, namely Australia and New Zealand.
1Stadia granted streaming platform FanCode the sub-licensing rights for streaming the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, while public broadcaster DD Sports was entrusted with the sub-licensing rights for television broadcasting.
1Stadia, a US-based company specializing in technological advancements in the sports and media rights industries, has secured an exclusive broadcasting rights agreement for FIFA tournaments in the Indian subcontinent.
This agreement covers nations such as India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, granting 1Stadia the sole authority to broadcast these tournaments in the region.

Jul 19, 2023

Badminton: Satwiksairaj Smashes Guinness World Record with Fastest Hits during Korea Open

Indian badminton player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, popularly known as Satwik, smashed the Guinness World Record for the fastest hit by a male player in the sport during the Korea Open, where Satwik recorded a mind-boggling speed of 565 km/h with his smash.
This record-breaking smash has not only put Satwik on the global map but also broken a decade-long record previously held by Malaysian player Tan Boon Heong. In May 2013, Heong set the record with a smash speed of 493 km/h.
The record-breaking smash was conducted in a controlled environment at the Yonex factory gymnasium in Soka, Saitama, Japan. The speed measurement results were verified by official judges from the Guinness World Records, confirming Satwik's place in history.

Ajeet Singh Clinches Gold Medal in Para Athletics Championships in Paris

The Charlety Stadium in Paris hosted the Para Athletics World Championships from 8 to 17 July, attracting a diverse participation of more than 1200 athletes from 107 nations. Ajeet Singh displayed his exceptional prowess in the finals of the men's javelin throw F46 category, emerging as the champion and claiming the gold medal. With a remarkable throw measuring 65.41 metres, he secured the top spot in the competition. Ajeet Singh's outstanding performance not only earned him the championship title but also resulted in the breaking of the previous record held by Chunliang Guo of China, whose throw measured 61.89 metres.
India concluded its participation in the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris with an exceptional achievement, breaking records and securing an impressive medal count. They garnered three gold medals, four silver medals, and three bronze medals, setting a new benchmark.

Jul 18, 2023

Ruturaj to Lead India Men's Cricket Team at the 19th Asian Games

The BCCI announced both the men's and the women's team which will take part in the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games, scheduled to start from September 23 and end on October 8. The women's cricket competition will take place from September 19-28 while the men's competition will start from September 28-October 8. Both the competitions will be played in T20 formats.
The men's team will be captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad and boasts the talents of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma and Rinku Singh among others. The likes of Yash Thakur, Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda and Sai Sudharsan are standbys.
Meanwhile, the women's team will be led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur with Smriti Mandhana as her deputy. Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, Sneh Rana, Saika Ishaque and Pooja Vastrakar are in the standby list.

Australia's Victoria Withdraws as Host of 2026 Commonwealth Games

Australia's state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to projected cost overruns, placing the future of the quadrennial multi-sport gathering in doubt.
Victoria state Premier Dan Andrews said that the cost of the Games, which were to have been held in four regional hubs, could blow out to more than A$7 billion ($4.8 billion) from a budgeted A$2.6 billion if they went ahead.
Victoria had already informed the global governing body Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) in amicable meetings but the cost of breaking the 2026 contract was yet to be decided.
The CGF and local governing body Commonwealth Games Australia did not provide immediate comment.
The sporting event for mostly former British colonies has struggled to remain relevant, with four of the last five editions held in Australia or Britain.

ISSF Junior World Championship: Abhinav-Gautami Bag Gold Medal

The Indian duo of Abhinav Shaw and Gautami Bhanot clinched the gold medal by beating their French opponents Oceanne Muller and Romain Aufrere in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at ISSF World Championship Juniors in Changwon, Korea.
In the thrilling gold medal match, the pair displayed skill and teamwork to remain on top as they beat their opponents 17-13.

Jul 17, 2023

Wimbledon 2023: Carlos Alcaraz Defeats Novak Djokovic and Wins Men's Final

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic and won the Wimbledon men's final 2023, denying the Serbian a fifth consecutive title, in a five-set epic and one of the greatest matches ever played at the All England Club.
Alcaraz beat Djokovic 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 at centre court in the Wimbledon 2023 final.
At the age of 20, Alcaraz became the youngest player to win the US Open and Wimbledon. This victory marked his first Wimbledon championship and his second major overall.
The Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is regarded by many as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with retractable roofs over the two main courts since 2019.

South Zone Clinches Duleep Trophy

South Zone applied the finishing touches with a clinical performance on the final day to defeat West Zone by 75 runs and clinched the Duleep Trophy.
Chasing 298 for victory, West Zone were bowled out for 222. Left-arm spinner Sai Kishore and pacer Vasuki Koushik were the pick of the bowlers for South Zone, sharing seven wickets between them.
South has now won the Duleep Trophy 14 times.
The Duleep Trophy, also known as Mastercard Duleep trophy due to sponsorship reasons, is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India. Named after Kumar Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar (also known as 'Duleep'), the competition was originally contested by teams representing geographical zones of India. Since 2016–17 it has been played by teams chosen by BCCI selectors.
The competition was started by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in the 1961–62 season. The inaugural tournament was won by West Zone who defeated South Zone in the final by 10 wickets.

Parul Chaudhary Bags Gold in Women's 3000 m Steeplechase Event

Long-distance runner Parul Chaudhary won the fifth gold for India in the ongoing Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok.
She obtained a huge lead at the fag end of the event to clinch the 3000 m Steeplechase event in the women's category. She leapfrogged her Chinese counterpart Xu Shuangshuang and finished the event in 9 minutes 38.76 seconds.
Shuangshuang finished her run in 9 minutes 44.54 seconds.
Representing India, both Chaudhary and Priti fought for the top spot, but the latter missed the bronze by a whisker as Japan's Yoshimura Reimi eclipsed her by 0.02 seconds, sealing the third place.

Tajinderpal Singh Toor Wins Gold

Toor heaved his best throw of the day on his second attempt and retained his continental title at the Asian Athletics Championships. He started with 19.80 m and followed it up with 20.23 m. He did not go for the rest of his four attempts and limped out of the event with a groin injury.
Toor, who is also the reigning Asian Games champion and Asian indoor championships gold medalist, holds the Asian and national record of 21.77 m set in Bhubaneswar. He also won the gold medal at the last edition of the Asian championships held in Doha four years ago. He claimed a silver at the 2017 edition held in Bhubaneswar.

Wimbledon 2023 Women's; Marketa Vondrousova Beats Ons Jabeur

Marketa Vondrousova won the Wimbledon 2023 Women's final beating favourite Ons Jabeur and became the first unseeded woman in the Open Era to win the famous tournament.
The world No. 42, played her second grand slam final, and beat the No. 6 seed 6-4 6-4 on Centre Court and made history.

Asian Athletics Meet: India Finish Third with 27 Medals

Abha Khatua equalled shot put national record while finishing second in a surprise performance while Jyothi Yarraji and Parul Chaudhary clinched their second medals, both silver, as India ended their campaign with 27 medals at the Asian Athletics Championships campaign at third spot.
Apart from six gold medals, India also won 12 silver and nine bronze medals.
India won 13 medals on the final day of the championship which included eight silver and five bronze medals.
Japan topped the medal table with 37 (16 gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze), followed by China, India, Sri Lanka, Qatar, Philippines, Singapore, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Thailand, respectively.

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