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SPORTS - August 2018

Aug 2018

Mar 08, 2022

ISSF World Cup

India's Rhythm Sangwan and Anish Bhanwala won the gold medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol mixed team event on the concluding day of the ISSF World Cup.
The duo emerged victorious by a margin of 17-7 over Thailand in the gold medal match.
India topped the medal's tally with four gold, two silver and one bronze as the year's first marquee shooting event concluded in Cairo, Egypt. On the final day of the competitions, India won a silver in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event, going down to Germany 7-17 in the decider.
With two medals on the final day, India topped the medals tally ahead of Norway, who won six medals - three gold, one silver and two bronze. France was third, with three gold.

Mar 07, 2022

Mithali Raj Becomes 1st Woman Cricketer to Appear at 6 Cricket World Cups

Indian women's cricket team skipper Mithali Raj on Sunday became the first woman, and only the third cricketer ever, to appear at six ICC Women's Cricket World Cups.
Mithali ensured the record enters a new decade -- former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad appeared in the first six Men's Cricket World Cups between 1975 and 1996 with Sachin Tendulkar beginning his World Cup career in 1992.
As skipper the records keep coming, the right-hander now equals Australian legend Belinda Clark by captaining at her fourth ICC Women's World Cup -- Clark's tenure spanned from 1993 to 2005.

Ravi Shastri Launches Cricket Academy in Hyderabad

Former Indian Cricket Team captain and coach Ravi Shastri launched Coaching Beyond, a cricket academy in Hyderabad. Shastri launched the academy along with Bharat Arun and R. Sridhar.
Shastri also inaugurated St John's Sports Foundation at the launching event of the cricket academy.
Shastri said that at Coaching Beyond, we are committed to making the youth sports experience positive and enriching for all our trainees. We would want to make sports a part of their life, whether they pursue it professionally or otherwise.

Mar 06, 2022

IPL 2022: RuPay Official Partner

Domestic card payment network RuPay will be an official partner for the IPL tournament 2022.
This is a multi-year partnership," National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said.
NPCI had launched RuPay, the first-of-its-kind domestic card payment network in the country.
The announcement regarding RuPay becoming an official partner was made by the Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC).

Mar 05, 2022

Russian, Belarusian Athletes Barred from Beijing Paralympics

Russian and Belarusian athletes were barred from the Winter Paralympics in Beijing on the eve of the Games following threats of boycotts by other teams over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said. Belarus was a key staging area for the invasion, which was launched a week ago.
The decision came a day after the IPC gave athletes from the two countries the green light to participate as neutrals, saying that the governing body had followed its rules and that 'athletes were not the aggressors'. But that decision led to an outcry and threats from other countries' National Paralympic Committees (NPC) to boycott the Games.

Mar 04, 2022

Indian Shooters Nivetha, Esha Singh and Ruchita Vinerkar Win Gold at ISSF World Cup in Cairo

The Indian shooting trio of Nivetha, Esha Singh and Ruchita Vinerkar combined to win the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol team event of the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. The Indians shot 16 in the gold medal contest to finish on the podium for the country's third medal, and second gold, in the year's first World Cup. India leads the standings with three medals – two gold and a silver.
Germany's Andrea Katharina Heckner, Sandra Reitz and Carina Wimmer settled for the silver medal after managing 6 in the fight for the top prize.

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