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Oct 07, 2021

Anshu Malik First Indian Woman Wrestler to Reach World Championship Final

Anshu Malik created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the World Championship final when she outclassed junior European champion Solomiia Vynnyk but Sarita Mor lost her semi-final and will fight for a bronze in Oslo.
Anshu the reigning Asian champion won by technical superiority in the 57 kg category to go into history books.
Only four Indian women wrestlers have won medals at the Worlds and all of them, Geeta Phogat (2012), Babita Phogat (2012), Pooja Dhanda (2018) and Vinesh Phogat (2019), have clinched bronze.

Indians Dominate FIH Annual Awards

India swept the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) annual awards with five players and head coaches of both the men's and women's teams claiming the top honours across different categories.
After a historic bronze medal-winning feat for the Indian men's team as well as the outstanding performance of the women's team, which reached the last four in Tokyo, Indian athletes and coaches dominated the FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21.
Gurjit Kaur (Women) and Harmanpreet Singh (Men) fetched 'Player of teh Year' honour in their respective categories.

Oct 06, 2021

Junior Shooting World Championships

Young Indian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar saved his best for the final as he broke the junior world record to win the gold medal in the 50 metres rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF junior world championships in Lima, Peru.
Tomar, who represented India in the Tokyo Olympics, broke the finals world record with a score of 463.4 points. The 20-year-old won the gold by a big margin of 6.9 points. France's Lucas Kryzs tallied 456.5 to win silver, while USA's Gavin Barnick won bronze with a score of 446.6.

Hockey India Withdraws from 2022 Birmingham CWG

India pulled out of next year's Birmingham Commonwealth Games' hockey competition, citing COVID-19 concerns and UK's discriminatory quarantine rules for travellers from the country.
Hockey India President Gyanandro Ningombam communicated the federation's decision to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra.
This move comes a day after England pulled out of the FIH Men's Junior World Cup to be held in Bhubaneswar next month, citing a number of COVID-related concerns and taking "note" of the Indian government's mandatory 10-day quarantine protocol for all UK nationals.

Oct 05, 2021

FC Goa Wins its Maiden Durand Cup

FC Goa, the only undefeated team in the Durand Cup going into the final, maintained their 100 percent record with a 1-0 win after extra-time over Mohammedan Sporting to be crowned champions of Asia's oldest Cup competition at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium.
The 2021 Durand Cup was the 130th edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia. Like its previous edition, the tournament was hosted in West Bengal, instead of its traditional venue, Delhi. The tournament is jointly hosted by the Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal.

Oct 04, 2021

Babar Azam Surpasses Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli

Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Sunday (October 3) became the fastest batsman to complete 7,000 runs in the T20 format, surpassing the likes of Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli to reach the milestone. Babar achieved the feat during the National T20 Cup match between Southern Punjab and Central Punjab in Rawalpindi.
The Pakistan skipper reached the 7k mark in his 187th innings in the format, after crossing the 25-run mark during Central Punjab's chase of 120. Gayle had amassed 7,000 runs in T20 cricket in his 192nd innings while the Indian captain reached the mark in his 212th innings.

Professional Boxer Manny Pacquiao Announces Retirement from Boxing

After 26 years and 72 professional bouts, former world champion Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement from professional boxing. He made his professional debut in 1995 at age 16. He became the first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes and is the only boxer to hold world championships across four different decades. He held the welterweight title as recently as 2019 at age 40.

India Wins Bronze at Asian TT Championships

The Indian men's table tennis team has won bronze medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships.
Indian team won bronze after losing to South Korea by 0-3 in the semi-finals.
Team was assured of winning a medal after beating Iran by 3-1 in the quarter-finals.
Both the semi-finalists won a bronze medal.
Asian TT Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament and is regarded as continental championships by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia (TTFA) from 1952 to 1972. Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) started its own Asian Championships because of conflict between national table tennis associations in Asia.

Oct 03, 2021

India's Star Drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh Quits International Hockey

Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian hockey player Rupinder Pal Singh announced his retirement from international hockey with immediate effect to make way for youngsters.
Rupinder, regarded as one of the best drag-flickers of the country, represented India in 223 matches.
Rupinder was an intergral part of the Indian hockey team that won bronze medal in the Tokyo Games this year, ending a 41-year-old medal drought for the eight-time Olympic champions.

IOC Announce Winter Olympics in Beijing Will Not Allow Foreign Spectators

As per IOC, a 21-day quarantine for non-fully vaccinated athletes, officials and workers will be in force at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Daily testing for vaccinated people and no tickets will be sold to anyone living outside China as Olympic venues open their doors again.
Restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic at the next Winter Games in February were announced by the International Olympic Committee.
It will be the second straight Olympics during the pandemic where families of athletes cannot visit the host country to watch the events.

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