1. Novak Djokovic won the French Open 2023 Men's Singles Final
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In Tennis, Serbian Novak Djokovic won the French Open 2023 men's singles final, clinching his 23rd Grand Slam title.
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Novak Djokovic has become the first man to reach the 23rd Grand Slam title.
He won the title by defeating Casper Rudd in straight sets.
The win gives Djokovic his third French Open title and surpasses Rafael Nadal's record for most title wins.
He overtook Rafael Nadal as the oldest Roland Garros champion at the age of 36 years and 20 days.
He also became the first person to win all four Grand Slam events at least three times.
List of winners for the French Open 2023:
Men's Singles:
Winner: Novak Djokovic
Runner-up: Casper Ruud
Women's Singles:
Winner: Iga Świątek
Runner-up: Karolina Muchova
Men's Doubles:
Winners: Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek
Runners-up: Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen
Women's Doubles:
Winners: Hsieh Su-Wei and Wang Xinyu
Runners-up: Taylor Towsend and Leylah Fernandez
Mixed Doubles:
Winners: Miyu Kato and Tim Pütz
Runners-up: Bianca Andreescu and Michael Venus
2. Novak Djokovic won the French Open 2023 Men's Singles Final
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In Tennis, Serbian Novak Djokovic won the French Open 2023 men's singles final, clinching his 23rd Grand Slam title.
An Overview of the News
Novak Djokovic has become the first man to reach the 23rd Grand Slam title.
He won the title by defeating Casper Rudd in straight sets.
The win gives Djokovic his third French Open title and surpasses Rafael Nadal's record for most title wins.
He overtook Rafael Nadal as the oldest Roland Garros champion at the age of 36 years and 20 days.
He also became the first person to win all four Grand Slam events at least three times.
List of winners for the French Open 2023:
Men's Singles:
Winner: Novak Djokovic
Runner-up: Casper Ruud
Women's Singles:
Winner: Iga Świątek
Runner-up: Karolina Muchova
Men's Doubles:
Winners: Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek
Runners-up: Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen
Women's Doubles:
Winners: Hsieh Su-Wei and Wang Xinyu
Runners-up: Taylor Towsend and Leylah Fernandez
Mixed Doubles:
Winners: Miyu Kato and Tim Pütz
Runners-up: Bianca Andreescu and Michael Venus
3. FIH Pro League 2023: India beat Argentina 2-1 in final match at Eindhoven in Netherlands
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The Indian hockey team beat Argentina 2-1 in its final FIH Pro League 2022-23 match in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on 11 June.
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Akashdeep Singh and Sukhjeet Singhscored goals for India while Lucas Toscani netted the only goal for Argentina.
With the win in this tie, India have further consolidated their top spot in the FIH Pro League 2022-23 points table with 30 pointsfrom 16 matches. While Argentina are fifth in the table with 13 points from 14 matches.
India now lead second-placed Great Britain by four points in the FIH Pro League 2022-23 standings but the European team still has four games to play.
The Indian men's hockey team finished fourth in their maiden FIH Pro League campaign in 2020-21. At the same time, in this competition, it achieved the third position in the 2021-22 season, performing best.
4. FIH Pro League 2023: India beat Argentina 2-1 in final match at Eindhoven in Netherlands
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The Indian hockey team beat Argentina 2-1 in its final FIH Pro League 2022-23 match in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on 11 June.
An overview of the news
Akashdeep Singh and Sukhjeet Singhscored goals for India while Lucas Toscani netted the only goal for Argentina.
With the win in this tie, India have further consolidated their top spot in the FIH Pro League 2022-23 points table with 30 pointsfrom 16 matches. While Argentina are fifth in the table with 13 points from 14 matches.
India now lead second-placed Great Britain by four points in the FIH Pro League 2022-23 standings but the European team still has four games to play.
The Indian men's hockey team finished fourth in their maiden FIH Pro League campaign in 2020-21. At the same time, in this competition, it achieved the third position in the 2021-22 season, performing best.
5. French Open: Iga Swiatek of Poland wins Women's Singles title
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In French Open tennis, World No 1 and top seed Iga Swiatek of Poland has won the Women's Singles crown at Paris on 10th June.
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She defended her title against unseeded Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. This is her third French title in just 5 years.
Poland’s Iga Swiatek became the first woman since 2007 to win back-to-back French Open titles.
The 22-year-old Swiatek is just the third woman in the Open era to win each of her first four Grand Slam finals.
Monica Seles and Naomi Osaka are the only other players to achieve this feat.
Swiatek, the world number 1, is also theyoungest woman to claim back-to-back French Open titles since Monica Seles in the early 1990s.
6. French Open: Iga Swiatek of Poland wins Women's Singles title
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In French Open tennis, World No 1 and top seed Iga Swiatek of Poland has won the Women's Singles crown at Paris on 10th June.
An overview of the news
She defended her title against unseeded Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. This is her third French title in just 5 years.
Poland’s Iga Swiatek became the first woman since 2007 to win back-to-back French Open titles.
The 22-year-old Swiatek is just the third woman in the Open era to win each of her first four Grand Slam finals.
Monica Seles and Naomi Osaka are the only other players to achieve this feat.
Swiatek, the world number 1, is also theyoungest woman to claim back-to-back French Open titles since Monica Seles in the early 1990s.
7. Paris Diamond League: India's Murali Sreeshankar finishes third in long jump
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India's Murali Sreeshankar finished third with an impressive effort of 8.09m in the men's long jump event at the Paris Diamond League 2023 in France on June 9.
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Murali made his best jump on the night of 8 June in his third attempt.
An effort of 8.09 m placed him in second place, only behind reigning Olympic and Diamond League champion Miltiadis Tantoglu of Greece who won the Paris Diamond League with a jump of 8.13 m.
A foul by Murali in the fourth attempt and a jump of 8.11m by Switzerland's Simon Ehmer pushed the Indian long jumper to third place.
This was Sreesankar's second appearance in the Diamond League.
Last year in Monaco, he finished sixth with an effort of 7.94m.
His personal best jump is 8.36m which he did last year.
Notably, India's national record in the men's long jump is held by Jessvin Aldrin, who cleared 8.42m earlier this year.
The 24-year-old Sreeshankar entered the Paris leg of the Diamond League on the back of three gold medals in a row.
He had won the World Athletics Continental Tour bronze in Kallithea, Greece last month with a season's best jump of 8.18m.
Paris Diamond League 2023 men’s long jump results
Position | Athlete | Best Jump |
1 | Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) | 8.13m |
2 | Simon Ehammer (SUI) | 8.11m |
3 | Murali Sreeshankar (IND) | 8.09m |
4 | Jules Pommery (FRA) | 7.90m |
5 | William Williams (USA) | 7.87m |
6 | Maykel Masso (CUB) | 7.83m |
7 | Thobias Montler (SWE) | 7.82m |
8 | Emiliano Lasa (URU) | 7.71m |
9 | Erwan Konate (FRA) | 7.63m |
10 | Jean-Pierre Bertrand (FRA) | 7.31m |
8. Paris Diamond League: India's Murali Sreeshankar finishes third in long jump
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India's Murali Sreeshankar finished third with an impressive effort of 8.09m in the men's long jump event at the Paris Diamond League 2023 in France on June 9.
An overview of the news
Murali made his best jump on the night of 8 June in his third attempt.
An effort of 8.09 m placed him in second place, only behind reigning Olympic and Diamond League champion Miltiadis Tantoglu of Greece who won the Paris Diamond League with a jump of 8.13 m.
A foul by Murali in the fourth attempt and a jump of 8.11m by Switzerland's Simon Ehmer pushed the Indian long jumper to third place.
This was Sreesankar's second appearance in the Diamond League.
Last year in Monaco, he finished sixth with an effort of 7.94m.
His personal best jump is 8.36m which he did last year.
Notably, India's national record in the men's long jump is held by Jessvin Aldrin, who cleared 8.42m earlier this year.
The 24-year-old Sreeshankar entered the Paris leg of the Diamond League on the back of three gold medals in a row.
He had won the World Athletics Continental Tour bronze in Kallithea, Greece last month with a season's best jump of 8.18m.
Paris Diamond League 2023 men’s long jump results
Position | Athlete | Best Jump |
1 | Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) | 8.13m |
2 | Simon Ehammer (SUI) | 8.11m |
3 | Murali Sreeshankar (IND) | 8.09m |
4 | Jules Pommery (FRA) | 7.90m |
5 | William Williams (USA) | 7.87m |
6 | Maykel Masso (CUB) | 7.83m |
7 | Thobias Montler (SWE) | 7.82m |
8 | Emiliano Lasa (URU) | 7.71m |
9 | Erwan Konate (FRA) | 7.63m |
10 | Jean-Pierre Bertrand (FRA) | 7.31m |
9. Sunil Kumar wins decathlon gold at Asian U20 Athletics Championships
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Sunil Kumar, representing India, won the gold medal with a score of 7003 points in the men's decathlon event at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Yecheon, South Korea.
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In the women's high jump event, Pooja won the silver medal with a jump of 1.82 metres.
Bushra Khan earned a silver medal in the women's 3000m race.
The Indian women's 4x100m relay team won the bronze medal with a timing of 45.36 seconds.
Siddharth Chowdhary won the gold medal in the men's shot put event with a throw of 19.52 metres.
In the javelin throw event, Shivam Lohakare won the silver medal with a throw of 72.34 metres.
Sharuk Khan added another silver to India's tally in the men's 3000m steeplechase with a timing of 8:51.74.
Sushmita earned a silver medal in the long jump event.
In the medal table, India has secured the third position in the overall ranking.
India has earned a total of 12 medals.
Japan topped the rankings with 10 gold medals and 17 medals in total.
China is second in the rankings with a total of 14 medals.
Asian Athletics Championships
It is organised by the Asian Athletics Federation.
It serves as an annual event for track and field athletes from Asian countries.
Inauguration - 1973
South Korea:
It is an East Asian nation located in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.
It shares a heavily militarised border with North Korea.
President - Yoon Suk Yeol
Capital - Seoul
Prime Minister - Han Duck-soo
10. Sunil Kumar wins decathlon gold at Asian U20 Athletics Championships
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Sunil Kumar, representing India, won the gold medal with a score of 7003 points in the men's decathlon event at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Yecheon, South Korea.
An Overview of the News
In the women's high jump event, Pooja won the silver medal with a jump of 1.82 metres.
Bushra Khan earned a silver medal in the women's 3000m race.
The Indian women's 4x100m relay team won the bronze medal with a timing of 45.36 seconds.
Siddharth Chowdhary won the gold medal in the men's shot put event with a throw of 19.52 metres.
In the javelin throw event, Shivam Lohakare won the silver medal with a throw of 72.34 metres.
Sharuk Khan added another silver to India's tally in the men's 3000m steeplechase with a timing of 8:51.74.
Sushmita earned a silver medal in the long jump event.
In the medal table, India has secured the third position in the overall ranking.
India has earned a total of 12 medals.
Japan topped the rankings with 10 gold medals and 17 medals in total.
China is second in the rankings with a total of 14 medals.
Asian Athletics Championships
It is organised by the Asian Athletics Federation.
It serves as an annual event for track and field athletes from Asian countries.
Inauguration - 1973
South Korea:
It is an East Asian nation located in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.
It shares a heavily militarised border with North Korea.
President - Yoon Suk Yeol
Capital - Seoul
Prime Minister - Han Duck-soo
