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Sep 24, 2023

Antim Panghal Earns a Quota Place in the women's 53kg Category for the Paris Olympics

Young Indian wrestler Antim Panghal's superb campaign at the World Championships culminated with a bronze medal, a performance that also earned the country a quota place in the women's 53kg category for the Paris Olympics.
Antim became only the sixth Indian woman to win a medal at the Worlds with her victory over Sweden's Emma Jonna Denise Malmgren, the two-time European champion. The high-scoring bout (16-6) ended with a technical superiority win for the Indian, who became the first Indian wrestler, male or female, to lock a quota place for next year's Paris Games.

Sep 23, 2023

New York, Dallas, and Florida to Host T20 Cricket World Cup matches in 2024

In a significant announcement, the International Cricket Council (ICC) officially designated three prestigious venues in the United States for hosting the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. This marks a historic moment as the tournament makes its debut on American soil, with Dallas, Florida, and New York being selected as the host cities.
The ICC Board made the decision to entrust the hosting rights of the event to the West Indies and the USA back in November 2021. After a meticulous evaluation process, these three cities were chosen as the ideal locations to showcase this thrilling cricket spectacle.

Harmanpreet, Lovlina Flag-Bearers at Asian Games Opening Ceremony

Men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain were India's flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. This was the first time that the Asian Games has two flag-bearers in the push for gender parity, on the lines of the Olympics and Commonwealth Games.

Sep 22, 2023

TVS Motor Announces India's First Racing Tournament for Electric 2-wheelers

TVS Motor Company will on September 29 hold India's first electric two-wheeler racing championship, saying the event will be exclusively for its Apache RTE motorcycles.
The TVS Racing Electric One Make Championship (e-OMC) will see the debut of Apache RTE. The event will be held at the fourth round of Indian National Motorcycle Road Racing Championship (INMRC). The first round of the championship will have eight selected riders.

Sep 21, 2023

ICC World Cup 2023: Official Anthem 'Dil Jashn Bole' Featuring Ranveer Singh

The official anthem of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 featuring actor Ranveer Singh is finally out.
Titled 'Dil Jashn Bole' the anthem is composed by music composed Pritam.

Nischal Wins Silver with New National Record at Shooting World Cup in Rio

India's Nischal won the silver medal in women's 50m rifle 3 positions at the ISSF World Cup 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Nischal shot 592 and rewrote Anjum Moudgil's previous national record of 591 set at the President's Cup in 2022. She came second behind reigning world champion Miao Wanru of the People's Republic of China, who shot 594 to top qualifiers but came fourth in the final.
The podium finish by Nischal on the final day of the ISSF World Cup took India's tally to two medals. Elavenil Valarivan won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event.

Sep 20, 2023

Indian Shooter Elavenil Valarivan Wins Gold Medal in ISSF World Cup 2023

Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan won the gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Olympian Elavenil Valarivan shot 252.2 from her series of 24 shots in the final and narrowly beat France's Oceanne Muller. A total of eight shooters qualified for the final. This was Elavenil Valarivan's second individual ISSF World Cup medal.
Earlier, Elavenil Valarivan finished 9th in the qualification round with 630.5. The Rio meet was the last rifle and pistol ISSF World Cup of 2023. The ongoing event in the Brazilian city will be followed by the finals in Doha, Qatar, scheduled from November 18 to 27. India sent a 16-member squad for the ISSF World Cup.

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