Annesha Ghosh Replaces Sandeep Mehta as Press Attache for Commonwealth
Annesha Ghosh replaced Sandeep Mehta as press attache of the Indian contingent for the Commonwealth Games.
Ghosh, a freelance journalist, was roped in to handle social media, among other things.
The CWG is scheduled to begin on July 28 with a total of 215 Indian athletes participating in 141 events across 19 sporting disciplines.
BCCI Introduces a New A+ Category for Umpires
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced a new A+ category for its umpires and Nitin Menon, along with ten other officials, were grouped in the category. Umpires in A+ and A categories are paid Rs. 40,000 a day for a first-class game while Rs. 30,000 a day are paid in the B and C category.
The others in the A+ category include four international umpires: Anil Chaudhary, Madangopal Jayaraman, Virender Kumar Sharma and K. N. Ananthapadmabhanan.
Rohan Pandit, Nikhil Patwardhan, Sadashiv Iyer, Ulhas Gandhe and Navdeep Singh Sidhu are also part of the A+ category.
Twenty umpires form the A group, 60 are in Group B, 46 in Group C and 11 in Group D which falls in the 60-65 age bracket.
World Athletics Championships: Armand Duplantis Breaks his Own Pole Vault Record
Armand Duplantis brought down the curtain on the World Championships in stunning fashion, breaking his own pole vault world record in the final act of the 10-day track and field meet in Eugene.
The Swede sailed over 6.21 metres to surpass his previous mark by one centimetre, set in March en route to winning gold at the World Indoor Championships, and completed his collection of medals by claiming a first world title.
American Chris Nilsen took silver with 5.94 metres on countback from Ernest John Obiena, whose bronze was the first-ever world medal for the Philippines.
Jul 25, 2022
Tobi Amusan Breaks World Record in 100m Hurdles Semis, Claims Gold in Final
Nigeria's Tobi Amusan broke the women's 100m hurdles world record after a spectacular performance in the semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon.
After breaking the world record, she also went on to win gold in the final clash.
The Nigerian was competed in the very first race of Day 10 of the championships when she breezed past the line in the new world record of 12.12, breaking the previous mark of 12.20 by 0.08 seconds.
Neeraj Chopra Wins Silver in World Athletics Championships
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra scripted yet another history as he became only the second Indian and first male track and field athlete to win a medal in the World Athletics Championships by clinching silver in the javelin throw final.
Chopra who had come into the showpiece as a hot medal favourite, produced a best throw of 88.13m to finish second.
The legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George was the first Indian to win a medal -- bronze -- in the World Athletics Championships in the 2003 edition in Paris.
Defending champion Anderson Peters of Grenada won gold with a best throw of 90.54m while Olympic silver winner Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic took the bronze with 88.09m.
Eldhose Paul Becomes First Indian to Qualify for Triple Jump Final & Finishes 9th
Eldhose Paul, the first Indian triple jumper to compete in a World Athletics Championships final, put on a commendable display to finish ninth at the 2022 meet.
Paul, who produced a best attempt of 16.68m in the qualifiers to squeeze through into the 12-man final, began with a 16.37m jump in his first attempt. With his second attempt, he improved his mark to 16.79m — just 0.20m short of his personal best of 16.99m logged at the Federation Cup earlier this year.
However, the Indian jumper posted a disappointing 13.86m with his third jump and narrowly missed out on a top eight placement after the third round, which meant he couldn't get the three additional attempts.
Tokyo 2020 champion Pedro Pichardo won the gold medal with a world-leading mark of 17.95m. Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango, the Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist, clinched silver with 17.55m while the bronze went to China's Yaming Zhu, the Tokyo silver medallist.
Jul 24, 2022
Jamaica's Sherika Jackson Wins 200m Worlds with Second-fastest Time Ever
Shericka Jackson gave the Jamaican women another gold medal in the sprints, capturing the 200-meter title at the world championships in the second-fastest time in history, 21.45 seconds.
Jackson crossed 0.16 seconds ahead of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who won the 100m.
Jackson's time was second only to one of the most hallowed marks on the books the 21.34 by Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. It blew away the old world-championship record of 21.63 set by Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands.
Jul 23, 2022
Nepali Sherpa Sets Climbing Record on Pakistan Mountain
Sanu Sherpa a Nepali sherpa set a climbing record by scaling all the world's 14 peaks that are higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) for a second time.
Sanu Sherpa, from Sankhuwasabha district in east Nepal, reached the top of Pakistan's Gasherbrum II, which at 8,035 metres is the 13th highest.
He is the only person in the world to scale each of the 14 highest mountains twice.
Eight of the 14 highest peaks, including Mount Everest, are in Nepal. The other six are in Pakistan and the Tibet region of China.
Adhana Delivers India's Best-ever Finish at WC
Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Singhraj Adhana won two gold medals on the final day as India produced their best-ever performance at the Para Shooting World Cup, finishing with 10 medals.
Adhana's twin medals propelled India to the top of the medals table, their best performance since taking part in the competition for the first time in 2017. In total, India won six gold, three silver and a bronze.
France (11) and Ukraine (15) took the second and third places, having won four and three gold, respectively.
Asia Cup 2022 will be Held in UAE
The Asia Cup, which was scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, was shifted to the UAE, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had informed the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) that the board will not be in a position to host the upcoming edition of the Asia Cup T20 because of the economic and political crisis in the country.
Asia Cup is slated to be held from August 27 to September 11 and will be played in the T20 format.
Jul 22, 2022
Goa to Host National Games Next Year
After a wait of nearly a decade, Goa got the nod to host the National Games in 2023.
The infrastructure required for hosting the games in Goa would be ready by December 2022, Sports Minister Govind Gaude said while making the announcement in the state Assembly.
The Government of Goa received an email from the Indian Olympics Association in consultation with the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports that the state will be the host for the 37th National Games anytime in 2023.
FIH Appoints Egypt's Seif Ahmed as Acting President
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) appointed Egypt's Seif Ahmed as its acting president following Indian administrator Narinder Batra's resignation from the post. Batra resigned as FIH president and also quit as Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief. He also gave up his International Olympic Committee (IOC) membership which was directly linked with his IOA position.
Ahmed played for Egypt's national team in 1968 and has a long association with the sport as an umpire and technical official. He is a member on the FIH Executive Board since 2001.
ISSF Shooting World Cup: India Ends Changwon Campaign with most Medals
India finished yet another ISSF Shooting World Cup campaign by topping the medal's tally with a haul of 15 medals, including five gold, six silver and four bronze.
On the final day of competitions, the Indian trio of Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu and Sameer won the silver in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol team event.
India had won all five ISSF World Cup stages in 2019, one in the curtailed 2021 season and yet again this year (2022) in the first stage in Cairo.
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