1. Third Khelo India Winter Games begins in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir
Tags: Sports News
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the Khelo India Winter Games at Gulmarg in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
An overview of the news:
The competition will be organised from 10 - 14 February 2023.
In this, 1500 players from 29 states of the country will participate.
The Khelo India Winter Games is supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and is being organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council as well as the Winter Games Association, Jammu and Kashmir.
This is the third edition of Khelo India Winter Games. It was started in the year 2020.
Sports like snow shoe race, ice skating, ice hockey, skiing, snowboarding will be organised in the five-day competition.
Jammu and Kashmir had topped the previous two editions of the Khelo India Winter Games.
2. Australia's Aaron Finch announces retirement from International Cricket
Tags: Sports Sports News
Australia's T20 World Cup-winning captain Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from the T20 Internationals, this brings an end to his international cricket career for Australia spanning 12 years.
An overview of the news
Earlier, the opener had announced his retirement from the 50-over format in September last year. He also played five Test matches for Australia.
Finch captained Australia to their maiden ICC World T20 title in 2021.
Australia's most successful captain in the history of T20 International cricket, Finch will continue to play for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League (BBL).
Host Australia had failed to make it to the knockout stage of the 2022 T20 World Cup.
International Cricket Career
Finch made his international debut in 2011 in a T20 International match against England. He made his ODI debut in 2013 against Sri Lanka.
He made his Test debut against Pakistan in 2018.
Finch played 146 ODIs at an average of around 39 and 103 T20 Internationals at an average of 34.28 and a strike-rate of 142.53.
Finch holds the record for the highest score in T20 Internationals twice, scoring 156 against England in 2013 and 172 against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2018.
Aaron Finch has captained the Australian team in 76 T20s and 55 ODIs.
3. ITBP won the title of National Ice Hockey Championship 2023
Tags: Sports News
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has won the National Ice Hockey Championship 2023 title.
An overview of the news
The12th edition of the competition has been organized in Ladakh, Leh.
The championship was organized by the Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI).
The ITBP team won the title for the third consecutive time by defeating Ladakh Scouts in the final with a score of 1-0.
Held at the ice hockey rink in Ladakh, one of the highest altitude areas in the world, the country's top ice hockey teams participated in the national championship.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
It was established in 1962, after the Indo-China War of 1962. It is usually deployed in the Himalayan mountains along the border with China.
Motto: Bravery – Perseverance – Dedication
Headquarters: New Delhi
Director General: Anish Dayal Singh
4. Saudi Arabia to host 2027 Asian Cup football tournament
Tags: Sports News
Saudi Arabia has been selected to host the 2027 Asian Cup football tournament during the 33rd AFC Congress recently held in Manama, Bahrain.
An overview of the news
India also submitted a bid to host the 2027 Asia Cup but later withdrew its name.
Asian cup football tournament 2027
Slogan: Forward for Asia
Host Cities: Dammam, Riyadh and Jeddah
2023 Asian Football Cup
The host country of the 2023 Asian Football Cup is Qatar. Its original host was China which expressed its inability to hold the tournament due to the COVID-19 situation.
About 24 teams will participate in this tournament.
It will be organized from 16 June to 16 July 2023.
Asian Football Federation (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of Asian football and one of the six continental confederations of FIFA.
It was formed in 1954 in Manila, Philippines.
Currently Members - 47
Headquarters – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
AFC President - Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain
5. Two national youth records set in athletics events at Khelo India Youth Games
Tags: Sports Sports News
Two national youth records were set in athletics events at the Khelo India Youth Games in Madhya Pradesh on 5 February at the T T Nagar stadium in Bhopal.
An overview of the news
Delhi's Sonam set a new record in 200m steeplechase with a timing of 6.45.71 minutes.
On the other hand, Siddharth Chaudhary of Rajasthan created a new record of 21.04 meters in shot put.
The previous national record in men's youth shot put was set by Dipender Dabas in 2017 when he threw at 20.99 meter.
Madhya Pradesh won the overall championship in athletics in the boys category and Maharashtra in the girls category.
Maharashtra topped the medal table with 79 medals including 26 gold.
Haryana is second with a total of 53 medals including 22 gold and host Madhya Pradesh is third with 21 gold medals.
Madhya Pradesh also has a total of 53 medals.
6. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur Launches Khelo India Winter Games Mascot, Theme Song
Tags: Sports Sports News
_QnYBoOl.png)
In Jammu and Kashmir, the Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur along with the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha on 4 February launched the Mascot, Theme Song and Jersey for the 3rd edition of Khelo India Winter Games at Raj Bhawan, Jammu.
An overview of the news
The Khelo India Winter Games is a part of the Khelo India campaign, a vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to encourage youth towards sports and make India an emerging soft sports power on the global stage.
The third edition of Khelo India Winter Games is scheduled to be held from February 10 to 14 and is supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
It is being organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council as well as the Winter Games Association of Jammu and Kashmir.
About one thousand 500 athletes from all over the country will participate in these games.
Snowshoe race, ice skating, ice hockey, skiing, Nordic ski, snowboarding, ski mountaineering and ice stock are the main attractions during the 5-day mega event.
There will be nine sporting events in the Winter Games.
The first edition of the Khelo India Winter Games took place in 2020 and hosts Jammu and Kashmir have topped both the editions of the Games so far.
7. Indian men's hockey team chief coach Graham Reid resigns
Tags: Person in news Sports News
Indian men's hockey team head coach Graham Reid on January 30 resigned from his post following the host nation's exit from the recently concluded World Cup.
An overview of the news
The 58-year-old Australian coach submitted his resignation to Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey a day after the World Cup concluded in Bhubaneswar, where Germany emerged as champions after beating Belgium in a penalty shoot-out.
Reid, who was appointed India's coach in April 2019, led the team to a historic bronze medal win at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
After taking over as the head coach of the Indian men's hockey team in 2019, Graham Reid went on to coach the team to a historic bronze medal win at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
After this, under his leadership, the Indian men's hockey team was successful in winning the silver medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022 held in Birmingham and India finished third in the FIH Pro League 2021-22.
In addition to Reid, analytical coach Greg Clark and scientific advisor Mitchell David Pemberton also tendered their resignations.
8. 5th Khelo India Youth Games begins in Madhya Pradesh
Tags: Sports Sports News
The fifth edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2022 began on January 30 in Madhya Pradesh.
An overview of the news
Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anurag Singh Thakur and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated this sports event at TT Nagar Stadium in Bhopal.
Union Minister of State for Sports Nisith Pramanik and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
Singer Shaan performed at the opening ceremony. Shaan sang the theme song of Khelo India Youth Games. Singer Neeti Mohan performed on Narmada Ashtak.
A group of 100 folk artistes along with drummer Shivamani performed on Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
Khelo India Youth Games
The Games will be hosted in Madhya Pradesh from 31 January 2023 to 11 February 2023.
For the first time water sports namely Kayaking Canoeing, Canoe Salaam and Fencing will be part of this edition of Khelo India Games.
It will be organised in eight different cities of the state.
The eight host cities designated are Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain, Maheshwar, Mandla and Balaghat.
More than 8 thousand 500 athletes and sportspersons are expected to participate in this sporting event.
The 4th Khelo India Youth Games was held at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula (Haryana) from 4 to 13 June, 2022 while some matches were also played in Chandigarh.
Khelo India Youth Games winners list
Edition | Host City | Winner | Runner-up |
2018 | New Delhi | Haryana | Maharashtra |
2019 | Pune | Maharashtra | Haryana |
2020 | Guwahati | Maharashtra | Haryana |
2021 | Panchkula | Haryana | Maharashtra |
9. INDIA won Inaugural Women's U -19 T20 World Cup
Tags: Sports News
In the first edition of the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, India defeated England by seven wickets to win the tournament.
An overview of the news
Batting first in the final match, England had set a target of 69 runs in front of India and Team India achieved it by losing three wickets.
For the first time the Indian women's team has been successful in winning any ICC tournament.
Indian player Shweta Sehrawat scored the most runs in the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023. She scored 292 runs in 6 matches.
Maggie Clarke was the top wicket-taker in the tournament with 12 wickets in 5 matches.
Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup
Host - South Africa
Event date - 14 January 2023 – 29 January 2023
Participants - 16 teams
Player of the match in the final - Tita Sadhu
Player of the Tournament - Grace Scrivens (Captain England)
Indian Captain - Shafali Verma
10. Hockey World Cup: Germany beat Belgium 5-4 in shootout to lift World Cup trophy for the third time
Tags: Sports Sports News
Germany has won the Men's Hockey World Title 2023. Germany defeated defending champions Belgium 5-4 in a shootout in the final played at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on 29 January.
An overview of the news
With this, Germany has won the World Cup three times, first in 2002 and second in 2006.
In a thrilling final, the two teams were tied 3-3 after regular time, but the Germans then won 5-4 in penalty shootout at the Kalinga Stadium.
Nicklas Wellen (29th), Gonzalo Peillat (41st) and captain Mats Grembusch (48th) scored for Germany.
Florent van Obel (10th minute), Tengas Kossins (11th minute) and Tom Boon (59th minute) scored for Belgium.
Germany had earlier won the quarter-finals against England and the semi-finals against Australia after coming from two goals down.
Germany also took their world title tally to three, equaling Australia and the Netherlands.
The record of winning the most titles in the Men's Hockey World Cup is recorded in the name of Pakistan, who have won this title four times.
Awards of Hockey World Cup 2023
Best Player- Niklas Wellen (Germany)
Best Goalkeeper- Vincent Vanasch (Belgium)
Best Junior Player- Mustapha Cassiem (South Africa)
Hero Top Scorer- Jeremy Hayward (Australia)
Best Team Goal Celebration Award- Korea
Fan’s Choice Award- Christopher Ruhr (Germany)
Fair Play Award- Belgium
Maximum Team Goals Award- Netherlands
Best Forward of the Tournament Award- Niklas Wellen (Germany)
Best Midfielder of the Tournament Award- Victor Wegnez (Belgium)
Best Defender of the Tournament Award- Jeremy Hayward (Australia)
FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 all teams
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Australia
England
Spain
New Zealand
Korea
Argentina
India
South Africa
Wales
France
Malaysia
Chile
Japan
