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SPORTS - August 2018

Aug 2018

Feb 22, 2022

Indian Chess GM Praggnanandhaa Shocks Carlsen

After a disastrous day one when he lost three successive games, 16-year-old chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa shocked world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters rapid online chess tournament.
The fifth-youngest person ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster, Praggnanandhaa, playing with black pieces against the 31-year-old Carlsen, won in 39 moves in a Tarrasch variation game. He thus halted Carlsen's run of three consecutive victories.
The Indian, who won the World Youth Chess Championships U-8 title in 2013, which earned him the title of FIDE Master at the age of 7, currently has eight points and is in joint 12th spot after eight rounds.

Olympic Committee Thanks Beijing 2022 for Memorable Olympic Winter Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expressed its gratitude to the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee for successfully conducting the Olympic Winter Games amid Covid-19 protocols and despite controversies over human alleged rights violations and diplomatic boycott.
The IOC organised a thank-you event at the Big Air venue in Shougang Park in Beijing to express its gratitude to the Chinese authorities.
During the ceremony, the Olympic Order in Gold - the IOC's highest honour for individuals - was presented by IOC President Thomas Bach to Sun Chunlan, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, responsible for the anti-COVID management of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, and Cai Qi, President of the Organising Committee for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
In addition, Thomas Bach presented the Olympic Order in Silver to some senior officials of the organising committee who made significant contributions to the delivery of the Games.

Feb 21, 2022

Rohit Sharma named India Test captain

Rohit Sharma has been named captain of the Indian men's Test cricket team following Virat Kohli's exit.
The 34-year-old has been a regular since he opened the batting for the Test side in October 2019.
Rohit had already replaced Kohli as captain of the white-ball sides and he will now lead the Test team in their two-match series against Sri Lanka.

2022 Winter Olympics

The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games was an international winter multi-sport event held between February 4 and February 20, 2022 in Beijing, China.
Norway finished at the top of the medal table for the second successive Winter Olympics, winning a total of 37 medals, of which 16 were gold, setting a new record for the largest number of gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics. Germany finished second with 12 gold and 27 medals overall, and the host nation China finished third with nine gold medals, marking their most successful performance in Winter Olympics history.
Traditional Winter powerhouse Canada; despite having won 26 medals, only four of them were gold, resulting in a finish outside the top ten in the medal table for the first time since 1988 (34 years).

Winter Olympics

The Beijing Winter Olympics came to a close in a touching ceremony.
Almost 3,000 athletes competed in 109 events across 15 disciplines during the past two weeks.
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach called for political leaders "around the world" to be inspired by the athletes' "example of solidarity and peace".
"This unifying power of the Olympic Games is stronger than the forces that want to divide us," he said.
- Great Britain leave Beijing with two medals - gold in the women's curling and silver in the men's event.
- Curling skip Bruce Mouat, who led the men's rink, was the flagbearer for Team GB at the closing ceremony.
- The Olympic flame was extinguished, with the next Games taking place in Milan-Cortina in Italy in 2026.

Mumbai to host 2023 International Olympic Committee session

Mumbai has been officially elected as the host for the 2023 International Olympic Committee (IOC) session, which could possibly see the election for the host country for the 2030 Winter Olympics and sports programme for LA 2028 Olympic Games.
The session will be held in May or June next year.
An IOC session is the annual meeting of the members of the IOC, comprising 101 voting members and 45 honorary members.

Feb 20, 2022

India Becomes Second Team after Pakistan to Win 100 T20Is

Rohit Sharma-led India became the second team to win 100 T20Is.
India achieved the feat after defeating West Indies by 8 runs in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Apart from India, Pakistan is the only team to have won more than 100 T20Is. Pakistan has so far won 118 T20Is. Rohit Sharma is yet to lose a single game after becoming India's full-time captain.

Feb 19, 2022

Bihar's Sakibul Gani Creates World Record with Triple Century on First-class Debut

Bihar youngster Sakibul Gani smashed an astounding 341 in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Mizoram to break the world record for the highest individual score on a first-class debut.
Madhya Pradesh's Ajay Rohera earlier held the record for the highest individual score on debut when he had scored an unbeaten 267 against Hyderabad in Indore in December 2018.
The third on the list is former Mumbai captain Amol Mazumdar who had scored 260 on debut way back in the 1993-94 season.

Simon Katich Quits Sunrisers Hyderabad Coaching Job

Former Australia batter Simon Katich quit the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Sunrisers Hyderabad's coaching job just weeks before the tournament starts. As per a report, Katich decided to walk out after a disagreement on how the team was being managed and he also felt that the franchise disregarded the pre-auction plans.
Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad was involved in a major controversy after they sacked David Warner as captain last season and then the batter was even ousted from the playing XI. Since the last season, Trevor Bayliss and Brad Haddin have also departed as coaches.

Feb 18, 2022

Asian Football Confederation Accepts India's Bid to Host 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) accepted the Indian body's bid to host the third round of the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers, which are scheduled to be held from June 8 onwards. The matches will be held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. China will host the main tournament in 2023.
The qualifiers will be held across three match days on June 8, 11 and 14, with the group winners, and the best five second-placed teams earning a ticket to the tournament proper.

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