Beijing became the first city to host both the summer and winter Olympic Games with a grand opening ceremony.
Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the games open in a ceremony at the Bird's Nest National Stadium, which was built for, and launched, the summer Olympics in 2008 as well. Also as in 2008, the lavish opening ceremony was directed by the renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou.
Among foreign leaders in attendance at opening were Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, five Presidents from Central Asia, President Halimah Yacob of Singapore, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.
Surfing and Skateboarding in Sports List at 2028 LA Olympic Games
The 2028 summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles will pay homage to Southern California's extreme sports culture with the addition of skateboarding, surfboarding and rock climbing to its list of eligible sports.
The International Olympic Committee approved a propo¬sal to include the three sports in the Los Ange¬les games — scheduled for July 21 to August 6, 2028.
Skateboarding, sport clim¬bing and surfing made their Olympic debut at the Tokyo su¬mmer games and are exp¬ected to feature in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as well.
Feb 03, 2022
New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell Wins ICC's 'Spirit of Cricket' Award
New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell was named the recipient of 2021's ICC 'Spirit of Cricket' award for not taking an easy single during the T20 World Cup semi-final against England as he felt he had obstructed the way of bowler Adil Rashid in that moment.
Mitchell won the award for his gesture during the game in Abu Dhabi in November 2021, which New Zealand won by five wickets.
Mitchell is the fourth New Zealand player to win the award, following in the footsteps of Daniel Vettori, Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson.
Neeraj Chopra Nominated for Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award
India's Olympic gold medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was nominated for the prestigious Laureus 'World Breakthrough of the Year' award.
He was clubbed alongside tennis stars Daniil Medvedev and Emma Raducanu among others in the shortlist.
He is now only the third Indian to fetch a Laureus nomination after cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and wrestler Vinesh Phogat.
The winners will be revealed in April, following a vote by the Laureus World Sports Academy, the world's ultimate sports jury, made up of 71 of the greatest sporting legends of all time.
Feb 02, 2022
Chennai Super Kings Becomes India's First Unicorn Sports Enterprise
Ahead of the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), one of its most successful franchises, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), became the country's first sports Unicorn with its market cap having touched a high of Rs. 7,600 crore and its share in the grey market trading in the Rs. 210-225 price band.
The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK, which won its fourth IPL title in Dubai last year, now has a market cap more than its parent entity, India Cements.
Feb 01, 2022
Sixth Pan America Women Cup Hockey Championship
Argentina defeated Chile, 4-2 to win its 6th women's field hockey championship title at the 2022 Women's Pan American Cup. The Women's Pan American Cup is the quadrennial international championship of the Americas organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation.
The 2022 Women's Pan Am Cup was the sixth edition of the championship. It was held from January 19 to 29, 2022 in Santiago, Chile. With this win both Argentina and Chile have sealed automatic qualification spots at the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup, Spain and Netherlands 2022.
Sreejesh Becomes Second Indian to Win World Games Athlete of the Year Award
Veteran India hockey goalkeeper P. R. Srejeesh won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021 performances, becoming only the second Indian to receive the accolade.
In 2020, Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to win the honour for her performances in 2019.
Sreejsh beat competition from sport climber Alberto Gins Lpez of Spain and Italy's wushu player Michele Giordano for the award.
Jan 31, 2022
Krejcikova-Siniakova Pair Clinches Australian Open Women's Doubles Title
The Czech Republic's pair of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova clinched their fourth Grand Slam women's doubles title as a team, defeating Kazakhstan's Anna Danilina and Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in the Australian Open final.
This was the No.1 seeds' maiden Australia Open title and came after the Czech duo overcame a spirited challenge from the unseeded pair of Danilina and Haddad Maia 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4.
Odisha Open | Unnati Becomes Youngest Women Singles Champion
Fourteen-year-old Unnati Hooda capped a splendid run with an impressive finish against a fighting Smit Toshniwal to become the youngest winner of the women's singles title in the $75,000 Odisha Open badminton tournament at Cuttack.
For the men's singles title, Kiran George staved off a remarkable rally from Priyanshu Rajawat in three games.
Treesa Jolly and P. Gayatri defeated Sanyogita Ghorpade and Shruti Mishra to win the women's doubles title.
Tata Steel Chess Tournament
GM Magnus Carlsen won the 2022 Tata Steel Masters Tournament with a score of 9.5/13, which is his record-breaking eighth win at this prestigious tournament. GMs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Richard Rapport both scored 8/13.
In the Challengers Tournament, GM Arjun Erigaisi won with a score of 10.5/13 which was a full two points ahead of GMs Thai Dai Van Nguyen and Jonas Buhl Bjerre.
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, is one of the most distinguished over-the-board tournaments in all of chess. Tata Steel Chess Tournament is annually in January.
Rafael Nadal Beats Medvedev to Win Australian Open
Rafael Nadal got to 21 first, breaking the men's record for most Grand Slam singles titles and doing it the hard way by coming back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final.
It was the second longest Australian Open final after Novak Djokovic beat Nadal in five sets in 5 hours and 53 minutes in 2012.
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