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Jul 10, 2021

Mumbai, Pune to Host 2022 Women's Asian Cup

Women's Asian Cup in India will be held in Mumbai and Pune after the Asian Football Confederation dropped Bhubaneswar and Ahemdabad as venues to minimise the travelling time for participants and ensure an "optimum environment" for a bio-secure bubble. The Mumbai Football Arena at the Andheri Sports Complex and the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune have been chosen as the new venues.
The decision was taken after considering the existing challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and as part of efforts to minimise the travelling time for teams and officials between the venues, whilst ensuring the optimum environment to implement the biomedical bubble for the benefit of all stakeholders.

Ten Indian Para Shooters Qualify for Tokyo Paralympics

Indian para shooters, including two women, have booked an unprecedented 10 quota places for the Tokyo Paralympics beginning August 24.
The shooters were picked during a selection committee meeting.
"This is the first time that 10 shooters have been able to achieve the required benchmark for the qualification. Till the Tokyo Paralympics, only one quota of shooter could be achieved but this time shooters grabbed 10 quotas," a release from the Paralympic Committee of India said.

Jul 09, 2021

Mirza-Bopanna Ousted from Wimbledon Championships

Rohan Bopanna stayed solid with his service games and net play but Sania Mirza's serve was consistently put under pressure as the Indian team was ousted from the Wimbledon Championships following a three-set defeat in the stop-start mixed doubles third round.
The contest resumed with the 14th seed pair of Jean Julien-Roger and Andreja Klepac having a one-set lead and they finished on the right side of the result with a 6-3 3-6 11-9 scoreline.
Mirza has not played much competitive tennis post her comeback and is struggling to get her serve right.

Jul 08, 2021

World's 1st Solo Motorcycle Expedition Covering 18 Himalayan Passes

Mountain biker Kanchan Ugursandi finished in New Delhi the world's first solo motorcycle expedition covering 18 treacherous passes of northern Himalayan mountain ranges.
The month-long expedition witnessed many firsts by a solo woman rider. Miss Ugursandi has become the first solo woman biker to scale the Umlingla Pass, the first woman to cover the 18 passes and also the first woman to traverse a distance of 3,187 kilometre from New Delhi-Manali-Leh-Umlingla-Delhi in one go.
Her expedition was flagged off by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on June 11 from New Delhi.
Ugursandi traversed the distance in 25 days and crossed 18 passes to include the world's highest motorable Umlingla pass at 19,300 feet made by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).

England Beat Denmark to Play Final against Italy

England reached its first major international tournament final after a gap of 55 years as the three lions registered a win against Denmark in the second semi-final of Euro 2020 at the Wembley Stadium, London. England will clash Italy in the final of the European Championship at the Wembley Stadium.

Jul 07, 2021

Italy Beats Spain in Penalty Shootout

In the first semifinal of Euro 2020, Italy continued its unbeaten run to defeat Spain 4-2 via penalty shootout at Wembley Stadium, London. Italy will play against the winner of the second semi-final which will be played between England and Denmark at Wembley.
Spain advanced to the last four beating Croatia 5-3 in extra time in the last 16, and then defeating Switzerland in a penalty shootout in which goalkeeper Unai Simon was the hero.

Thums Up Announces Worldwide Partnership with Tokyo Olympic Games

The Coca-Cola Company's home-grown soft drink brand, Thums Up, announced to become a worldwide partner at the Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo starting July 23.
This is probably the first time when a beverage firm from India is partnering with the Olympic Games.
As India enters its 100th year of participation at the Olympic Games, Thums Up aims to celebrate and salute the real heroes of the Olympic Games, athletes, who overcame tremendous odds to reach where they are today.
The Coca-Cola Company has a long history of sponsoring major sporting events, organisations and projects around the world.

Jul 06, 2021

Ons Jabeur Becomes First Arab Women to Enter Wimbledon Quarterfinals

Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur became the first Arab woman to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals with a dazzling 5-7 6-1 6-1 victory over seventh seed Iga Swiatek. Jabeur lost four games in a row from a position of strength to concede the opening set but responded in sensational fashion to outplay last year's French Open champion.
The 26-year-old has now beaten three Grand Slam champions so far here, taking out five-time Wimbledon winner Venus Williams and Spain's Garbine Muguruza during her impressive run.
Jabeur will contest her second Grand Slam quarterfinal against Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka, having reached her first in Australia in 2020.

Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh to be India's Flag Bearers

Celebrated boxer M C Mary Kom and men's hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be flag bearers at opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics.
One of India's biggest hopes, wrestler Bajrang Punia will be flag bearer at the closing ceremony on August 8.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has communicated the decision in this regard to the Organising Committee of the Games.

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