1. Sharath Kamal Named Indian Flagbearer for Paris Olympics 2024
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On March 21, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) named Sharath Kamal as the flag bearer for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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Achievements of Sharath Kamal
Kamal, who is ranked 88th in the world rankings, has a record 10 national table tennis championship titles.
Won 13 medals including seven gold in the Commonwealth Games.
Earned two medals in Asian Games and three bronze medals in World Championships.
Chef de Mission appointed: MC Mary Kom
MC Mary Kom, the first woman boxer to win six world titles, has been appointed as the Chef de Mission for Paris 2024.
Mary Kom won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games, becoming the first female boxer from India to do so, and won a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics.
Mary Kom's illustrious career began at the age of 18, when she showcased her talent at the inaugural World Competition in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Gagan Narang will Supervise the Shooting Village Operations
Gagan Narang, bronze medalist in the 10 meter air rifle event at the London 2012 Olympics, was given the responsibility of operating the shooting village.
Shooting, which has been important for India since the Beijing 2008 Olympics, aims to achieve success in Paris.
Paris Olympics Program
The Paris Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11.
2. Nayana James excels in Indian Open jump competition
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Kerala's Nayana James won the gold medal in the women's long jump event at the 3rd Indian Open Jump Competition.
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Nayana James achieved a personal best mark of 6.67 m, a significant improvement from her previous best of 6.55 m seven years ago.
National jump coach Denis Kapustin described Nayana's result as "the best jump result" in recent memory.
Despite her impressive jump, Nayana Anju fell 16 cm short of Bobby George's national record and 19 cm short of the Paris mark.
Men's events:
High Jump: Karnataka's JC Sandesh topped the list with a height of 2.20 metres.
Long Jump: Muhammad Anees Yahiya, representing Kerala, emerged victorious with a jump of 7.94 metres.
Pole Vault: Tamil Nadu'sM. Gautam stood first with a height of 5.10 metres.
Women's events:
High Jump: Kerala's Athira Somraj won the gold medal by clearing a height of 1.76 meters.
Triple Jump: Maharashtra's Purva Hitesh Sawant topped the list with a jump of 13.31 metres.
3. India's Ayush Shetty wins bronze medal at BWF World Junior Championships 2023
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India's Ayush Shetty won a bronze medal at the BWF World Junior Championships held in Spokane, USA.
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The 23rd edition of the BWF World Junior Championships was held from September 25 to October 8, 2023, in Spokane, United States of America (USA).
Indonesia's Alvi Farhan won the BWF World Junior Championships gold medal.
Ayush Shetty won the bronze medal in the competition, losing to Alvi Farhan.
Another semi-finalist, France's Alex Lanier, also won a bronze medal.
India has won 11 medals at the BWF World Junior Championships since 1992, including 1 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze medals.
Saina Nehwal's gold medal win in 2008 remains India's best achievement at the BWF World Junior Championships, and she also earned a silver medal in 2006. At the 2022 Championships in Spain, India's Shankar Muthusamy Subramanian won the silver medal.
BWF World Junior Championships:
The World Junior Badminton Championships, also known as the World Junior Badminton Championships, is an event organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to determine the top junior badminton players worldwide.
This championship consists of two separate competitions: first, the mixed team championship known as the Suhandinata Cup, and later, the individual championship, known as the I Level Cup.
The predecessor of this prestigious competition was the Bimantara World Junior Invitational, which took place in Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.
In 1992, the International Badminton Federation, the former name of the Badminton World Federation, held the inaugural IBF World Junior Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In a significant development, the BWF decided to change the championship from a biennial event to an annual event, starting from the 2007 edition.
4. India finished the 19th Asian Games with 107 Medals
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India finished the 19th Asian Games with a total of 107 medals: 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze.
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This achievement surpassed her previous record of 70 medals at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games.
The first medal for India was gold, won by the men's 10m air rifle shooting team of Divyansh Panwar, Rudraksh Patil, and Aishwarya Pratap.
The men's chess team won the 106th medal.
The 107th medal was won by the women's chess team, comprising Koneru Humpy, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Vantika Agarwal, Savita Sri B and Harika Dronavalli.
Games Description:
The 19th Asian Games, initially scheduled for 2022, were postponed due to COVID-19 and took place from September 23 to October 8, 2023.
The 20th Asian Games are scheduled to be held in Aichi, Japan in 2026.
Historical Achievements:
India won more than 100 medals for the first time in a single edition of the Asian Games, joining China, Japan and South Korea in the feat.
The women's Kabaddi team won the 100th gold medal for India.
Gold Medals by Category:
India won the highest number of gold medals in shooting, a total of 7.
Athletics came second, with India winning 6 gold medals.
In archery compound teams, both men's and women's teams won all 5 gold medals.
India won gold in badminton at the Asian Games for the first time, with Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy winning the men's doubles event.
Gold medals were won in both men's and women's javelin throw events. Neeraj Chopra won in the men's category while Annu Rani won in the women's category.
India was victorious in both men's and women's cricket.
Age Records:
Sanjana Bathula became the youngest Indian to win a medal at the Asian Games at the age of 15 years, 3 months and 11 days, earning a bronze medal in women's speed skating.
Jaggi Shivdasani became the oldest Indian Asian Games medalist at the age of 65 years, 7 months and 20 days as part of the silver medal-winning men's bridge team.
Athletics Records:
Vithya Ramraj equaled PT Usha's national record and won a bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles.
Avinash Sable creates an Asian Games record by winning a gold medal in men's 3000m steeplechase.
Shooting Records:
Sift Kaur Samra sets world record and earns a gold medal in women's 50m rifle 3 positions final.
The men's 10m air rifle team of Rudranksh Patil, Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar and Divyansh Singh created a world record by winning gold.
In the men's 50-meter rifle 3 positions, the team of Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran also created a world record by winning the gold medal.
Manu Bhaker, Isha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan created a world record and won gold medals in the women's 25m pistol.
Palak Gulia created an Asian Games record by winning a gold medal in women's 10-meter air pistol.
The men's trap team of Kinan Chenai, Zorawar Singh Sandhu, and Prithviraj Toindaman set an Asian Games record by earning gold.
Archery Records:
Aditi Gopichand Swami created the Asian Games record by winning a gold medal in women's compound archery.
Jyoti Surekha Vennam equaled the Asian Games record by winning the gold medal in women's compound archery.
Final medal tally at the Hangzhou Asian Games:
Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Country | China | Japan | South Korea | India | Uzbekistan |
Gold Medal | 201 | 52 | 42 | 28 | 22 |
Silver Medal | 111 | 67 | 59 | 38 | 18 |
Bronze Medal | 71 | 69 | 89 | 41 | 31 |
Total | 383 | 188 | 190 | 107 | 71 |
5. The Indian men's hockey team won the gold medal in the 19th Asian Games
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Under the leadership of Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian men's hockey team won the gold medal.
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The Indian men's hockey team achieved this victory by defeating Japan 5-1 in the final match of the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China on October 6, 2023.
This is India's fourth gold medal in men's hockey at the Asian Games, having previously won it in 1966 (Bangkok), 1998 (Bangkok) and 2014 (Incheon).
Overall medal tally:
India added 9 medals to its tally on the 13th day of the 19th Asian Games.
These medals included 1 gold, 2 silver, and 6 bronze.
As of October 6, 2023, India's total medal tally at the Asian Games 2023 was 95 medals, including 22 gold, 34 silver and 39 bronze.
Indian medal winners on Day 13:
Gold Medal Winner: Indian Men's Hockey Team.
Silver medalists: Indian men's bridge team and Indian men's archery team (recurve team event).
Bronze medalists: Kiran Bishnoi (women's freestyle wrestling 76 kg), Aman Sehrawat (men's freestyle wrestling 57 kg), Sonam Malik (women's freestyle wrestling 63 kg), India women's Sepkatkara team, HS Prannoy (badminton singles), and India women's archery Team (recurve event).
6. Team Europe wins the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome
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The European men's golf team defeated their American opponents to win the 2023 Ryder Cup.
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The 44th Ryder Cup took place at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Guidonia, Rome, Italy.
The European team was led by English golfer Luke Campbell Donald, and the American team was led by Zachary Johnson.
The victory marked the 14th Ryder Cup title for the European team, while the United States team has won 27 Ryder Cup titles.
The 2025 Ryder Cup is scheduled to be held in New York, United States.
About Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between Europe and the United States.
It features the 24 best players from Europe and the United States competing for the Ryder Cup trophy.
The tournament is named after English businessman Samuel Ryder, who donated the trophy.
The Ryder Cup began in 1927 and was initially hosted by the United States.
7. Rest of India won the 2023 Irani Cup by 175 runs
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Rest of India won the 2023 Irani Cup by defeating Saurashtra by 175 runs. This was Rest of India's 30th Irani Cup title.
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The match took place at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot, Gujarat from 1 October to 3 October 2023.
The Irani Cup marks the beginning of the Indian domestic cricket season.
It shows the match between the Ranji Trophy champions and the Rest of India team.
Hanuma Vihari led Rest of India, while Jaydev Unadkat captained Saurashtra.
Brief Score:
Rest of India: 308 (1st innings) and 160 (2nd innings)
Saurashtra: 214 (1st innings) and 79 (2nd innings)
Irani Cup:
It is organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
This is a four-day cricket match.
The tournament was started in the 1969–70 season in honor of the late BCCI treasurer Zal Irani.
8. Annu Rani won the first gold medal for India in the women's javelin throw event at the Asian Games
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On Day 10 of the 19th Asian Games, Annu Rani won the first gold medal for India in the women's javelin throw event at the Asian Games.
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With two gold, two silver and five bronze, India's total medal tally reached 69 as of October 3, 2023.
Gold Medalist:
Annu Rani won the gold medal in women's javelin throw with a distance of 62.92 meters, her second medal at the Asian Games.
Parul Choudhary wins gold medal in women's 5000m final. This is her second medal at the Hangzhou Games, having earlier won a silver medal in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase race.
Silver Medal Winner:
Tejaswin Shankar won a silver medal in the men's decathlon, breaking the national record in the process. This was his first Asian Games medal.
Mohammad Afsal won a silver medal in the men's 800-meter race.
Bronze Medal Winners:
Despite losing his semi-final bout against Kazakhstan's Kamshibek Kunkabayev, Narendra Berwal won a bronze medal in the men's +92 kg boxing event.
Vithya Ramraj earned a bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles final and equaled PT Usha's national record in the heats.
Despite losing her semi-final match to 2018 Asian Games champion Chang Yuan of China, Preeti Pawar won a bronze medal in women's 54kg boxing.
Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam won the bronze medal in the men's canoe double 1000m final, India's second canoe medal in Asian Games history.
Praveen Chitravel won the bronze medal in the men's triple jump with a jump of 16.68 meters.
9. India won 60 medals including 13 gold in Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou
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As of 2 October 2023, India has won 60 medals (13 gold, 24 silver, 23 bronze).
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A 655-member Indian contingent participated in the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou.
The event began on 23 September and will end on 8 October.
Previous performances at Jakarta 2018:
India achieved a historic record with 70 medals (16 gold, 23 silver, 31 bronze).
Asian Games 2023 total medal tally as of 2 October 2023:
China is on top with 142 gold medals.
Japan is in second place with 31 gold medals.
The Republic of Korea is in third place with 30 gold medals.
Hangzhou Asian Games 2023:
Chinese President Xi Jinping officially opened the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on September 23, 2023.
The 19th Hangzhou Asian Games will be held from 23 September to 8 October 2023.
The opening ceremony was held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, also known as the Big Lotus.
Nearly 12,500 athletes from 45 countries and territories in Asia are competing in 61 disciplines across 40 sports.
The slogan of the Games is 'Heart to Heart, @Future.'
Important Points
India has sent a strong delegation of 665 members to these games.
During the opening ceremony, the Indian team flag was raised by Indian men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and Olympic bronze medalist in boxing Lovlina Borgohain.
10. Murali Sreeshankar wins silver medal in men's long jump at Hangzhou Asian Games
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India's Murali Sreeshankar won a silver medal in the men's long jump event at the Hangzhou Asian Games with a best jump of 8.19 meters.
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Wang Jianan of China won the gold medal with a jump of 8.22 meters.
Murali Sreeshankar's personal and season's best jump is 8.41 meters, which ranks him fourth globally and second among Asian athletes.
Another Indian athlete Jesswin Aldrin finished eighth in the same event with a best jump of 7.76 metres.
Jesswin Aldrin remains the season leader among Asian athletes and is ranked third in the world.
Hangzhou Asian Games 2023:
Chinese President Xi Jinping officially opened the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on September 23, 2023.
The 19th Hangzhou Asian Games will be held from 23 September to 8 October 2023.
The opening ceremony was held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, also known as the Big Lotus.
Nearly 12,500 athletes from 45 countries and territories in Asia are competing in 61 disciplines across 40 sports.
The slogan of the Games is 'Heart to Heart, @Future.'
Important Points
India has sent a strong delegation of 665 members to these games.
During the opening ceremony, the Indian team flag was raised by Indian men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and Olympic bronze medalist in boxing Lovlina Borgohain.
