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SPORTS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Apr 23, 2022

Indian Wrestlers Harpreet Singh and Sachin Sahrawat Won Bronze Medals

In Wrestling, Harpreet Singh and Sachin Sahrawat bagged a bronze each as Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers concluded their campaign at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 with five medals, in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia. Harpreet defeated Korea's Sejin Yang 4-2 in the quarter-final before going down to Iran's Rasoul Sadegh Garmsiri in the semis by fall in the 82 kg weight category. In the bronze medal match, Harpreet was declared the winner after Jafar Khan from Qatar suffered an injury.

Apr 22, 2022

Wimbledon Bans Players from Russia, Belarus

Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to play at Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine. Prominent players affected by the ban include reigning U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev, who recently reached No. 1 in the ATP rankings and is currently No. 2; men's No. 8 Andrey Rublev; Aryna Sabalenka, who was a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2021 and is No. 4 in the WTA rankings; Victoria Azarenka, former women's No. 1 who has won the Australian Open twice; and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the French Open runner-up last year.
Russian athletes have been banned from competing in many sports following their country's invasion of Ukraine. Belarus has aided Russia in the war.

Para-swimmers Win Big

A team of para-swimmers won 42 medals at the 21st National Para-Swimming Championships at Udaipur in Rajasthan. They won 28 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 8 bronze medals. More than 500 para-swimmers from 17 States participated in this event.

Apr 21, 2022

Kieron Pollard Announces Retirement from International Cricket

West Indies white-ball captain Kieron Pollard announced his retirement from international cricket though he will continue to freelance in private T20 and T10 leagues across the globe. Pollard, who made his ODI debut back in 2007, fittingly played his last series against India, a country which has become his second home due to his long association with Mumbai Indians.
While he is a feared T20 cricketer, one of the finest that the world has seen, his numbers for the West Indies remain underwhelming with only 2,706 runs at just above 26 and 55 wickets from 123 ODIs along with 1,569 runs from 101 T20Is at an average of shade over 25. He also took 44 wickets. One of the biggest six hitters, there wasn't a bowler in world cricket who didn't fear bowling fuller deliveries to Pollard in his prime and also the yorkers which would be effortlessly dug-out for straight sixes.

Apr 20, 2022

Asian Wrestling Championship, Mongolia: 3 Greco Roman Indian Wrestlers Win Bronze Medals

On a memorable day for India at the Asian Wrestling Championships, three of the five Greco-Roman grapplers in action, including Sunil Kumar, won bronze medals. This is the second time that Kumar has earned a podium finish at the Championships, having won the 87 kg category title in the 2020 edition.
In the 55 kg class, Arjun Halakurki defeated Davaabandi Munkh Erdene 10-7 in the bronze playoff. In the 63 kg category, Neeraj got the better of Uzbekistan's Islomjon Bakhramov 7-4 to earn a podium finish.

Indian GM Gukesh Wins La Roda International Tourney Title

Young Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh emerged victorious in the 48th La Roda International Open Chess tournament, scoring eight points from nine rounds. The 15-year old GM from Chennai, who remained unbeaten through the nine rounds, defeated Israel's Victor Mikhalevski in the final round to emerge a clear winner ahead of Haik M Martirosyan of Armenia, who secured 7.5 points.

Apr 19, 2022

Tsitsipas Takes Home Monte Carlo Title

Stefanos Tsitsipas captured back-to-back crowns at the Monte Carlo Masters with a workmanlike 6-3 7-6(3) win over first-time ATP Tour finalist Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, claiming his first title of the 2022 season.
The Greek world No. 5 Tsitsipas' second Masters 1000 title comes at the perfect time for the 23-year-old, who is hoping to improve on his runners-up finish at last year's French Open and claim a maiden Grand Slam title this year.

Young Tamil Nadu Paddler Vishwa Deenadayalan Dies in Meghalaya Car Crash

Teenaged table tennis player Vishwa Deenadayalan was killed and three other paddlers from Tamil Nadu were injured when their taxi collied with a 12-wheel truck in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district. The four players from the southern Indian state were on their way from Guawahati Airport to Shillong in a tourist taxi to take part in the 83rd Senior National Table Tennis Championship.
Deenadayalan, a promising player with several national ranking titles and international medals to his credit, was to represent India at the WTT Youth Contender at Linz, Austria, from April 27, 2022. Deenadayalan's transition from cadet and sub-junior to junior section was steady. He had won the cadet and sub-junior national titles also.

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