1. India bags 16 gold medals at the South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023
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The three-day international event South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023 concluded in Itanagar on May 17.
An overview of the news
In this event more than 100 athletes from six countries Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal participated.
Arunachal Pradesh Governor, Lt. General KT Parnaik, (Retd.) attended the closing ceremony as Chief Guest at Dorjee Khandu Indoor Stadium, Itanagar.
The hosts India won all the gold medals on offer on the last day at the Dorjee Khandu Indoor Stadium on 17th May.
Besides, the Indians also bagged four silver medals in the singles.
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives were also among the medals, while Bhutan, who participated only in the singles events, drew a blank.
On the second day of the championships, the Indians won three gold medals in the U-15 Boys, U-19 Girls and U15 Girls, while Nepal claimed the U-19 Boys gold.
In the Under-19 Boys singles, Ankur Bhattacharjee defeated Payas Jain 4-2 to claim the gold.
Results (All Finals)
U-19 Boys Singles: Ankur Bhattacharjee (India) beat Payas Jain (India)
U-19 Boys Doubles: Divyansh Srivastava/Jash Modi (India) beat Ridoy Mohutasin Ahmed/Bawm Ramhim Lian (Bangladesh)
U-19 Girls Singles: Suhana Saini (India) beat Yashashwini Ghorpade (India)
U-19 Girls Doubles: Yashaswini Ghorpade/Suhana Saini (Ind) beat Mishka Mohamed Ibrahim/Fathimath Dheema Ali (Maldiv)
U-19 Mixed Doubles: Payas Jain/Yashaswini Ghorpade (Ind) beat Akhyar Ahmed Khalid/Fathimath Dheema Ali (Maldiv)
U-15 Boys Singles: Priyanuj Bhattacharya (India) beat Abhinand (India) 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9.
U-15 Boys Doubles: PB Abhinand/Priyanuj Bhattacharya (India) beat Hasib Abul Hashem/Rahman Mohd. Mahtabur (Bangladesh)
U-15 Girls Singles: Jennifer Varghese (India) beat Avisha Karmakar (India)
U-15 Girls Doubles: Jennifer Varghese/Avisha Karmarkar (India) beat Sushmita Khadka/Subhashree Shrestha (Nepal)
U-15 Mixed Doubles: Abhinand/Jennifer Varghese (India) beat Mohammed Akram Md. Shafiullah/Kavindya Tamadi Alagiyawadu
2. India bags 16 gold medals at the South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023
Tags: Sports Sports News
The three-day international event South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023 concluded in Itanagar on May 17.
An overview of the news
In this event more than 100 athletes from six countries Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal participated.
Arunachal Pradesh Governor, Lt. General KT Parnaik, (Retd.) attended the closing ceremony as Chief Guest at Dorjee Khandu Indoor Stadium, Itanagar.
The hosts India won all the gold medals on offer on the last day at the Dorjee Khandu Indoor Stadium on 17th May.
Besides, the Indians also bagged four silver medals in the singles.
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives were also among the medals, while Bhutan, who participated only in the singles events, drew a blank.
On the second day of the championships, the Indians won three gold medals in the U-15 Boys, U-19 Girls and U15 Girls, while Nepal claimed the U-19 Boys gold.
In the Under-19 Boys singles, Ankur Bhattacharjee defeated Payas Jain 4-2 to claim the gold.
Results (All Finals)
U-19 Boys Singles: Ankur Bhattacharjee (India) beat Payas Jain (India)
U-19 Boys Doubles: Divyansh Srivastava/Jash Modi (India) beat Ridoy Mohutasin Ahmed/Bawm Ramhim Lian (Bangladesh)
U-19 Girls Singles: Suhana Saini (India) beat Yashashwini Ghorpade (India)
U-19 Girls Doubles: Yashaswini Ghorpade/Suhana Saini (Ind) beat Mishka Mohamed Ibrahim/Fathimath Dheema Ali (Maldiv)
U-19 Mixed Doubles: Payas Jain/Yashaswini Ghorpade (Ind) beat Akhyar Ahmed Khalid/Fathimath Dheema Ali (Maldiv)
U-15 Boys Singles: Priyanuj Bhattacharya (India) beat Abhinand (India) 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9.
U-15 Boys Doubles: PB Abhinand/Priyanuj Bhattacharya (India) beat Hasib Abul Hashem/Rahman Mohd. Mahtabur (Bangladesh)
U-15 Girls Singles: Jennifer Varghese (India) beat Avisha Karmakar (India)
U-15 Girls Doubles: Jennifer Varghese/Avisha Karmarkar (India) beat Sushmita Khadka/Subhashree Shrestha (Nepal)
U-15 Mixed Doubles: Abhinand/Jennifer Varghese (India) beat Mohammed Akram Md. Shafiullah/Kavindya Tamadi Alagiyawadu
3. Vuppala Praneeth becomes India's 82nd Grandmaster
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15-year-old chess player Vuppala Praneeth from Telangana has become the 82nd Grandmaster of India.
An Overview of the News
Vuppala Praneeth defeated GM Hans Niem of USA during the final round of Baku Open 2023 to clinch the Grandmaster title.
Praneeth clinched his first GM-norm and International Master (IM) title at the tournament in March 2022.
He earned his second GM-norm at the Biel MTO in July 2022, followed by his final GM-norm nine months later at the second Chessable Sunway Formentera Open 2023.
The first Indian Grandmaster was Viswanathan Anand, who held the title in 1988.
Anand is a five-time world champion and is considered one of the greatest chess players of all time.
Important Points:
16-year-old chess player Pranesh M became India's 79th Grandmaster after winning the Rilton Cup in Stockholm, Sweden.
Chennai-based chess player Vignesh NR became India's 80th Grandmaster after winning the 24th Nordwest Cup 2023 held at Bad Zwischenahn, Germany.
Sayantan Das became India's 81st Grandmaster after his victory at the International Festival des Jeux in Cannes, France.
About Telangana
It is a state located in south-central India on the high Deccan Plateau.
It is the eleventh largest state of India by area.
Telangana is bordered by Maharashtra to the north, Chhattisgarh to the northeast, Karnataka to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south.
As of 2019, the state of Telangana is divided into 33 districts.
Formed (by split) - 2 June 2014
Capital - Hyderabad
Governor - Tamilisai Soundararajan
Chief Minister – K Chandrasekhar Rao (BRS)
Rajya Sabha - 7 seats
Lok Sabha - 17 seats
4. Vuppala Praneeth becomes India's 82nd Grandmaster
Tags: Sports Sports News
15-year-old chess player Vuppala Praneeth from Telangana has become the 82nd Grandmaster of India.
An Overview of the News
Vuppala Praneeth defeated GM Hans Niem of USA during the final round of Baku Open 2023 to clinch the Grandmaster title.
Praneeth clinched his first GM-norm and International Master (IM) title at the tournament in March 2022.
He earned his second GM-norm at the Biel MTO in July 2022, followed by his final GM-norm nine months later at the second Chessable Sunway Formentera Open 2023.
The first Indian Grandmaster was Viswanathan Anand, who held the title in 1988.
Anand is a five-time world champion and is considered one of the greatest chess players of all time.
Important Points:
16-year-old chess player Pranesh M became India's 79th Grandmaster after winning the Rilton Cup in Stockholm, Sweden.
Chennai-based chess player Vignesh NR became India's 80th Grandmaster after winning the 24th Nordwest Cup 2023 held at Bad Zwischenahn, Germany.
Sayantan Das became India's 81st Grandmaster after his victory at the International Festival des Jeux in Cannes, France.
About Telangana
It is a state located in south-central India on the high Deccan Plateau.
It is the eleventh largest state of India by area.
Telangana is bordered by Maharashtra to the north, Chhattisgarh to the northeast, Karnataka to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south.
As of 2019, the state of Telangana is divided into 33 districts.
Formed (by split) - 2 June 2014
Capital - Hyderabad
Governor - Tamilisai Soundararajan
Chief Minister – K Chandrasekhar Rao (BRS)
Rajya Sabha - 7 seats
Lok Sabha - 17 seats
5. Sumit Mukherjee wins gold at BFAME Championships in Lahore
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Sumit Mukherjee, a metro employee from Kolkata, won four gold medals at the Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle-East Championship (BFAME) held in Lahore, Pakistan.
An Overview of the News
The championship took place from 5 May to 13 May and featured teams from five different countries.
Sumit Mukherjee was the only railway staff member in the 24-member Indian contingent.
The games were divided into four categories: Open, Women's, Mixed and Senior, and Sumit represented India in the Open category.
Sumit Mukherjee had earlier won a bronze medal at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games and the 4th Asia Cup Bridge Championships to be held in Jakarta in 2022.
Pakistan Bridge Federation (PBF):
It is the official governing body for bridges in Pakistan.
It was established in 1972 as Pakistan Bridge Association and in 1993 it was renamed as Pakistan Bridge Federation.
The PBF is responsible for regulating and overseeing the sport of bridge across the country.
Headquarters - Karachi
Regional Affiliation - Bridge Federation of Asia and the Middle East
President - Khurshid Hadi
6. Sumit Mukherjee wins gold at BFAME Championships in Lahore
Tags: Sports Sports News
Sumit Mukherjee, a metro employee from Kolkata, won four gold medals at the Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle-East Championship (BFAME) held in Lahore, Pakistan.
An Overview of the News
The championship took place from 5 May to 13 May and featured teams from five different countries.
Sumit Mukherjee was the only railway staff member in the 24-member Indian contingent.
The games were divided into four categories: Open, Women's, Mixed and Senior, and Sumit represented India in the Open category.
Sumit Mukherjee had earlier won a bronze medal at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games and the 4th Asia Cup Bridge Championships to be held in Jakarta in 2022.
Pakistan Bridge Federation (PBF):
It is the official governing body for bridges in Pakistan.
It was established in 1972 as Pakistan Bridge Association and in 1993 it was renamed as Pakistan Bridge Federation.
The PBF is responsible for regulating and overseeing the sport of bridge across the country.
Headquarters - Karachi
Regional Affiliation - Bridge Federation of Asia and the Middle East
President - Khurshid Hadi
7. Hriday Hazarika and Nancy Mandotra won silver medal in 10m air rifle event at ISSF World Cup 2023
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Indian shooters Hriday Hazarika and Nancy Mandotrawon the silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
An Overview of the News
It was the first ISSF World Cup medal for both Hriday Hazarika (21 years) and Nancy Mandotra (19 years).
Hriday Hazarika qualified for the men's 10m air rifle final, where he won the silver medal.
ISSF World Cup:
It was established in 1986 by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).
Its main objective is to establish a standardised qualification system for Olympic shooting competitions.
It includes various shooting events that are part of the Olympic programme.
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF):
It serves as the governing body for Olympic shooting events and also oversees various non-Olympic shooting sports.
One of its primary functions is to regulate and administer the sport of shooting on a global scale.
It plays an important role in the management of the Olympic Qualification Events and in determining the allocation of quota places for the participating nations.
It organises international competitions, including the prestigious ISSF World Cup series and the ISSF World Championships.
Established -1907
Headquarters - Munich, Germany
Chairman -Luciano Rossi
8. Hriday Hazarika and Nancy Mandotra won silver medal in 10m air rifle event at ISSF World Cup 2023
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Indian shooters Hriday Hazarika and Nancy Mandotrawon the silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
An Overview of the News
It was the first ISSF World Cup medal for both Hriday Hazarika (21 years) and Nancy Mandotra (19 years).
Hriday Hazarika qualified for the men's 10m air rifle final, where he won the silver medal.
ISSF World Cup:
It was established in 1986 by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).
Its main objective is to establish a standardised qualification system for Olympic shooting competitions.
It includes various shooting events that are part of the Olympic programme.
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF):
It serves as the governing body for Olympic shooting events and also oversees various non-Olympic shooting sports.
One of its primary functions is to regulate and administer the sport of shooting on a global scale.
It plays an important role in the management of the Olympic Qualification Events and in determining the allocation of quota places for the participating nations.
It organises international competitions, including the prestigious ISSF World Cup series and the ISSF World Championships.
Established -1907
Headquarters - Munich, Germany
Chairman -Luciano Rossi
9. Yashasvi Jaiswal scores fastest IPL 50
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Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal etched his name in history by becoming the fastest fifty in the Indian Premier League against Kolkata Knight Riders on 12 May.
An overview of the news
Chasing 149, Jaiswal created history by scoring 50 off just 13 balls, surpassing KL Rahul's 14-ball fifty in 2018. He also went past KKR's Pat Cummins, who scored a 14-ball fifty in 2022.
Yashasvi hit three sixes and seven fours in the first 50 runs.
Batting first after losing the toss, Kolkata scored 149 runs losing eight wickets in 20 overs.
The record of scoring the most runs in the first over of the innings is in the name of Mumbai Indians. He scored 27 runs in the very first over against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011. These include seven extras. Rajasthan is at number two.
10. Yashasvi Jaiswal scores fastest IPL 50
Tags: Sports Sports News
Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal etched his name in history by becoming the fastest fifty in the Indian Premier League against Kolkata Knight Riders on 12 May.
An overview of the news
Chasing 149, Jaiswal created history by scoring 50 off just 13 balls, surpassing KL Rahul's 14-ball fifty in 2018. He also went past KKR's Pat Cummins, who scored a 14-ball fifty in 2022.
Yashasvi hit three sixes and seven fours in the first 50 runs.
Batting first after losing the toss, Kolkata scored 149 runs losing eight wickets in 20 overs.
The record of scoring the most runs in the first over of the innings is in the name of Mumbai Indians. He scored 27 runs in the very first over against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011. These include seven extras. Rajasthan is at number two.
