March 19, 2024

Sports


The Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) programme was launched by the Union Sports Minister recently. The scheme, aimed at school children in the age group of nine to 18 years, will focus on using sports as a tool for healthy life and primarily keep youngsters away from drugs and gadgetry distractions. KIRTI works on the principle of 'catching them young' and 'nurturing' them into champions using innovative IT tools, who will excel and secure medals at national and international levels. The launch was also made in 50 centres across the country. Fifty thousand applicants were being assessed in the....Read More

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty claimed their first title of the year at the French Open after defeating Chinese Taipei, Lee Jhe Huei-Yang Po Hsuan, in just 36 minutes in the French Open 2024. The Indian pair won by a 21-11, 21-17 scoreline in the men’s doubles final. This is the first title the Indians have won in 2024 and their seventh world tour title. The Indian pair had also won the French Open title in 2022.Read More

Tokyo Olympian Sai Praneeth has formally announced his retirement from competitive badminton. He will be shifting to the US with his family for a new role as Badminton Coach.Read More

Puneri Paltan won Season 10 of the Pro Kabaddi League after defeating Haryana Steelers 28-25 to secure their maiden championship. The final was held at the GMC Balayogi Stadium in Hyderabad. Puneri Paltan had finished second in the previous edition, losing 33-29 to Jaipur Pink Panthers. Now, they have secured their first title in 10 attempts. Meanwhile, the Steelers lost their first final in the competition.Read More

The Khelo India University Games 2023, which started on the 17th of February, were officially declared closed by the Assam sports Minister at the Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati. Chandigarh University clinched the overall championships of the 4th Khelo India University Games 2023. Lovely Professional University was a distant second while Guru Nanak Dev University finished third. Defending champions Panjab University came in fourth.Read More

Kelvin Kiptum passes away

Reigning marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana was killed in a road accident in Kenya. The 24-year-old set the world record at the Chicago Marathon in October with a time of two hours and 35 seconds to surpass the mark of 2:01:09 run by compatriot Eliud Kipchoge in Berlin in 2022. Kiptum started his international career on the half-marathon circuit in 2019.Read More

U19 World Cup 2024

Australia Dominates U19 World Cup 2024 Final, Secures 4th Title with a 79-Run Victory Over India. 2024 ICC UNDER-19 MEN'S CRICKET WORLD CUP: The 2024 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC), that was held in South Africa from 19 January to 11 February 2024. It was the fifteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. India were the defending champions.   U19 WORLD CUP: The ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national under-19....Read More

The 1st BIMSTEC Aquatics Championships was held at Delhi’s Syama Prasad Mookerjee Swimming Pool Complex from 6th February to 9th February 2024 with competitions being held for Under 20 age category in Swimming, Water Polo and Diving events. The organization for the very first time in history is hosting a sports competition which is being hosted in India. The announcement for the same was made by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during the 4th BIMSTEC Summit in 2018, where he announced the organising of the BIMSTEC Youth Water Sports competition in India. The event was initially proposed for the year....Read More

The Khelo India Winter Games 2024, a debut for Ladakh, started at the Nawang Dorjay Stobdan Stadium. Fifteen states and two public institutions are taking part in ice hockey and ice-skating events over five days. A Khelo India CoE Union Territory of Ladakh will now have a Khelo India Centre of Excellence. A MoU was signed between the Sports Authority of India and the sports department, Union Territory of Ladakh. The centre will serve three sports – athletics, archery and boxing. About Khelo India Winter Games 2024 The Khelo India Winter Games 2024 is the fourth edition of the annual....Read More

Australian Open 2024

WINNERS Italy's Jannik Sinner scripted a sensational come-from-behind win, against Daniil Medvedev to claim his maiden Grand Slam trophy at the 2024 Australian Open. Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden beat Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6 (7-0) 7-5 in men's doubles final. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus secured her second Grand Slam title by defeating Zheng Qinwen(Chian) in the Australian Open final. Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei and Belgium’s Elise Mertens claimed the women’s doubles title with a decisive victory over the Latvian-Ukrainian pairing of Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok.Read More

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