Khelo India Dus Ka Dum Tournament Held in New Delhi
Khelo India Dus Ka Dum Tournament started. Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur was at the opening ceremony scheduled at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
In the run-up to the International Women's Day 2023 celebrations, the Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry is organizing the Khelo India Dus Ka Dum tournament from March 10 to 31. Nearly 15,000 women athletes will participate in the contest in more than 50 cities of the country. The game features 10 sports. The objective of this tournament is to provide a platform to the women athletes who were unable to participate in national or state-level competitions. It is also aimed at ensuring that competitive sports reach untapped geographical areas.
Mar 10, 2023
Panchkula Girl Anupama No. 1 Shuttler in India
Panchkula shuttler Anupama Upadhyaya attained the top slot in the country in the latest women's singles rankings of the Badminton Association of India (BAI).
Anupama became the national badminton champion by winning the 75th Inter-State, Inter-Zonal and 84th Senior National Badminton Championships in Pune.
Anupama has achieved the feat scoring 1,892 points. Her nearest rival, Adita Rao from Gujarat, had 1,540 points, followed by Telangana's Shriyanshi Valishetty with 1,352 points.
In the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings, Anupama is ranked 71st with 17,750 points from nine tournaments.
Anupama had participated in her first-ever senior championship — India Open Super 500, New Delhi, in 2022.
Mar 09, 2023
Shotgun World Cup: Mairaj-Ganemat Pair Finishes 5th in Skeet Mixed Team Event
The Indian skeet mixed team pairing of Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Ganemat Sekhon finished fifth at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup.
The Indian duo shot 143 out of 150 in the 32-strong qualification field and missed the cut for the medal round matches by one point.
The American pair of Vincent Hancock and Kimberly Rhode won gold, after they beat French duo of Eric Delaunay and Lucie Anastassiou 6-0 in the gold medal match. They had also topped the qualification round with a score of 148.
Chilean duo of Hector Andres Flores Barahona and Francisca Crovetto Chadid shot 144 to edge out the Indians by one point to make the bronze play-off.
Mar 08, 2023
Irani Cup: Rest of India Retains Title
Rest of India's bowling unit performed like a well-oiled machine as the team thrashed Madhya Pradesh by 238 runs to retain the Irani Cup.
Chasing 437 for victory, Madhya Pradesh were bowled out for 198 in 58.4 overs as the match ended during the opening session of the fifth day.
MP lost wickets at regular intervals as the first-innings' centurion Yash Dubey got a lethal in-cutter from Mukesh and was cleaned up in the process. There was no let-up in intensity from the Rest of India bowlers.
Mar 07, 2023
Max Verstappen Wins Season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix 2023
Max Verstappen won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position, leading almost the entire race as he opened the defense of his back-to-back Formula One titles. It was the first time he had won in Bahrain and also the first time he had triumphed in a Formula One opener. Red Bull also clinched a dominant 1-2 with Sergio Perez finishing second while 41-year-old Fernando Alonso took a brilliant third place and claimed a 99th career podium on a stunning race debut for Aston Martin.
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