1. Shaili Singh qualifies for Asian Games
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Shaili Singh won the women's long jump event at the Indian Grand Prix-4 held in Bengaluru on 19 April.
An overview of the news
Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has congratulated Shaili on her victory.
With a personal best of 6.76m, she is now the second highest long jumper in the history of India and has qualified for the Asian Games.
Shelly became the second highest female long jumper after her idol and mentor Anju Bobby George.
Shelly's win in Indian Grand Prix IV is a huge milestone and will have a significant impact on the future of Indian sports.
Athlete Shelly has been training hard at NCOE Bangalore under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme and her dedication and commitment towards the sport is truly inspiring.
2. Construction of multi-purpose indoor stadium started in Shillong
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Presently the construction of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Polo in Shillong started and it is the largest stadium of its kind in the North Eastern region.
An Overview of the News
It will be a multi-purpose indoor stadium which will provide state-of-the-art facilities for various disciplines such as basketball, squash, badminton, table tennis, volleyball and many more.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Polo Ground in Shillong is being renovated, upgraded and expanded to include a football field with natural grass turf and a state-of-the-art facility to host track and field events.
The stadium is being constructed to high-quality standards, ensuring it will be fit to host international sporting events.
About Meghalaya
It is a state located in Northeast India.
It was formed on January 21, 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: United Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills and Garo Hills.
Shillong is the capital and largest city of Meghalaya.
Meghalaya is home to several indigenous tribes including the Khasis, Garos and Jaintias, each with their own distinct culture, traditions and languages.
Governor - Fagu Chauhan
Chief Minister - Conrad Sangma (NPP)
Official language - English
Legislative Assembly - Meghalaya Legislative Assembly (60 seats)
Rajya Sabha - 1 seat
Lok Sabha - 2 seats
Lake - Umiam Lake
River - Kopili
Festival - Nongkrem Dance, Wangala Festival, Ahiya
National Parks - Balpakram National Park, Nokrek National Park
Wildlife Sanctuaries - Baghmara Pitcher Plant Wildlife Sanctuary, Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, Siju Bird Sanctuary
3. Construction of multi-purpose indoor stadium started in Shillong
Tags: Sports State News Sports News
Presently the construction of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Polo in Shillong started and it is the largest stadium of its kind in the North Eastern region.
An Overview of the News
It will be a multi-purpose indoor stadium which will provide state-of-the-art facilities for various disciplines such as basketball, squash, badminton, table tennis, volleyball and many more.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Polo Ground in Shillong is being renovated, upgraded and expanded to include a football field with natural grass turf and a state-of-the-art facility to host track and field events.
The stadium is being constructed to high-quality standards, ensuring it will be fit to host international sporting events.
About Meghalaya
It is a state located in Northeast India.
It was formed on January 21, 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: United Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills and Garo Hills.
Shillong is the capital and largest city of Meghalaya.
Meghalaya is home to several indigenous tribes including the Khasis, Garos and Jaintias, each with their own distinct culture, traditions and languages.
Governor - Fagu Chauhan
Chief Minister - Conrad Sangma (NPP)
Official language - English
Legislative Assembly - Meghalaya Legislative Assembly (60 seats)
Rajya Sabha - 1 seat
Lok Sabha - 2 seats
Lake - Umiam Lake
River - Kopili
Festival - Nongkrem Dance, Wangala Festival, Ahiya
National Parks - Balpakram National Park, Nokrek National Park
Wildlife Sanctuaries - Baghmara Pitcher Plant Wildlife Sanctuary, Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, Siju Bird Sanctuary
4. Harmanpreet Kaur and Suryakumar Yadav included in Wisden Cricketers 2022 list
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Wisden Cricketers Almanack has released the list of top-5 cricketers of the year 2022. It also includes India's women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Suryakumar Yadav of the men's team.
An overview of the news
Apart from Kaur, the list also includes the names of Tom Blundell (New Zealand), Ben Foakes (England), Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) and Matthew Potts (England).
Suryakumar Yadav has been selected as the T20 Cricketer of the Year.
Harmanpreet Kaur created history by becoming the first Indian woman to be named in Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
Apart from this, Ben Stokes of England has been selected as the best cricketer in the world for the year 2022-23 among male players.
At the same time, Beth Mooney (Australia) has received this award among women cricketers. Suryakumar Yadav has been selected as the T20 Cricketer of the Year.
Harmanpreet Kaur's performance
Harmanpreet has received this honor for her excellent performance last year.
Harmanpreet scored an unbeaten 143 off 111 balls in the ODI against England in the year 2022.
With this, Team India won an ODI series in England for the first time since 1999.
Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet, the team also won the silver medal in the Commonwealth Games. At the same time, the team also became the winner of the Asia Cup.
In the year 2022, Harmanpreet played 17 ODIs and managed to score 754 runs at an average of 58.00. His best score was 142 not out.
Suryakumar Yadav's performance in 2022
Suryakumar Yadav is currently the world's number-1 batsman in T20 cricket.
He played 31 matches in the year 2022 and scored 1,164 runs at an impressive strike rate of 187.43. Which is the second most runs ever in a calendar year. During this, he had scored 2 centuries and 9 half-centuries.
Suryakumar is doing better in the year 2023 as well. He has played 6 matches this year and scored 267 runs at an average of 66.75.
So far in 2023, he has scored 1 century and 1 half-century.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
It is known as the Bible of Cricket.
Wisden was founded in 1864 by the English cricketer John Wisden.
It is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom.
The description "bible of cricket" was first used in the 1930s by Alec Waugh in a review for the London Mercury.
5. Harmanpreet Kaur and Suryakumar Yadav included in Wisden Cricketers 2022 list
Tags: Sports Sports News
Wisden Cricketers Almanack has released the list of top-5 cricketers of the year 2022. It also includes India's women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Suryakumar Yadav of the men's team.
An overview of the news
Apart from Kaur, the list also includes the names of Tom Blundell (New Zealand), Ben Foakes (England), Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) and Matthew Potts (England).
Suryakumar Yadav has been selected as the T20 Cricketer of the Year.
Harmanpreet Kaur created history by becoming the first Indian woman to be named in Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
Apart from this, Ben Stokes of England has been selected as the best cricketer in the world for the year 2022-23 among male players.
At the same time, Beth Mooney (Australia) has received this award among women cricketers. Suryakumar Yadav has been selected as the T20 Cricketer of the Year.
Harmanpreet Kaur's performance
Harmanpreet has received this honor for her excellent performance last year.
Harmanpreet scored an unbeaten 143 off 111 balls in the ODI against England in the year 2022.
With this, Team India won an ODI series in England for the first time since 1999.
Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet, the team also won the silver medal in the Commonwealth Games. At the same time, the team also became the winner of the Asia Cup.
In the year 2022, Harmanpreet played 17 ODIs and managed to score 754 runs at an average of 58.00. His best score was 142 not out.
Suryakumar Yadav's performance in 2022
Suryakumar Yadav is currently the world's number-1 batsman in T20 cricket.
He played 31 matches in the year 2022 and scored 1,164 runs at an impressive strike rate of 187.43. Which is the second most runs ever in a calendar year. During this, he had scored 2 centuries and 9 half-centuries.
Suryakumar is doing better in the year 2023 as well. He has played 6 matches this year and scored 267 runs at an average of 66.75.
So far in 2023, he has scored 1 century and 1 half-century.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
It is known as the Bible of Cricket.
Wisden was founded in 1864 by the English cricketer John Wisden.
It is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom.
The description "bible of cricket" was first used in the 1930s by Alec Waugh in a review for the London Mercury.
6. India won total 14 medals in Asian Wrestling Championship 2023
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India participated in the 36th edition of Asian Wrestling Championship to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan from 9th to 14th April 2023. The event was originally planned to be held in New Delhi, India.
An Overview of the News
A total of 331 wrestlers from 22 countries participated in this competition, out of which 30 wrestlers were from India.
Indian wrestlers were successful in winning a total of 14 medals in the championship. This includes one gold, three silver and ten bronze medals.
With these achievements, India secured the 7th position in the medal tally.
The top three nations in the medal table based on gold medals were Kazakhstan, Japan and Iran.
The previous edition of the Asian Wrestling Championships, the 35th edition, was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from April 19 to April 24 in 2022.
Medal Winner for India
Aman Sehrawat (Men's 57kg Freestyle) - Gold
Rupin (Greco-Roman 55 kg) - Silver
Antim Panghal (Women's 53kg Freestyle) - Silver
Nisha Dahiya (Women's 68 kg Freestyle) - Silver
Anirudh Kumar (Men's 125kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Deepak (Men's 79 kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Neeraj Chikara (Greco-Roman 63kg) - Bronze
Sunil Kumar (Greco-Roman 87kg) - Bronze
Vikas (Greco-Roman 72 kg) - Bronze
Anshu Malik (Women's 57kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Sonam Malik (Women's 62kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Manisha (Women's 65kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Ritika Hooda (Women's 72kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Priya (Women's 76kg Freestyle) - Bronze
About Kazakhstan
It is a Central Asian country that was once a part of the Soviet Union. It became an independent nation in 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
The country is the ninth largest country in the world by land area, stretching from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mountains in the east.
The capital of Kazakhstan is Nur-Sultan, which was renamed from Astana in 2019. It is a modern city known for its futuristic architecture.
7. India won total 14 medals in Asian Wrestling Championship 2023
Tags: Sports Sports News
India participated in the 36th edition of Asian Wrestling Championship to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan from 9th to 14th April 2023. The event was originally planned to be held in New Delhi, India.
An Overview of the News
A total of 331 wrestlers from 22 countries participated in this competition, out of which 30 wrestlers were from India.
Indian wrestlers were successful in winning a total of 14 medals in the championship. This includes one gold, three silver and ten bronze medals.
With these achievements, India secured the 7th position in the medal tally.
The top three nations in the medal table based on gold medals were Kazakhstan, Japan and Iran.
The previous edition of the Asian Wrestling Championships, the 35th edition, was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from April 19 to April 24 in 2022.
Medal Winner for India
Aman Sehrawat (Men's 57kg Freestyle) - Gold
Rupin (Greco-Roman 55 kg) - Silver
Antim Panghal (Women's 53kg Freestyle) - Silver
Nisha Dahiya (Women's 68 kg Freestyle) - Silver
Anirudh Kumar (Men's 125kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Deepak (Men's 79 kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Neeraj Chikara (Greco-Roman 63kg) - Bronze
Sunil Kumar (Greco-Roman 87kg) - Bronze
Vikas (Greco-Roman 72 kg) - Bronze
Anshu Malik (Women's 57kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Sonam Malik (Women's 62kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Manisha (Women's 65kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Ritika Hooda (Women's 72kg Freestyle) - Bronze
Priya (Women's 76kg Freestyle) - Bronze
About Kazakhstan
It is a Central Asian country that was once a part of the Soviet Union. It became an independent nation in 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
The country is the ninth largest country in the world by land area, stretching from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mountains in the east.
The capital of Kazakhstan is Nur-Sultan, which was renamed from Astana in 2019. It is a modern city known for its futuristic architecture.
8. Indian wrestler Nisha Dahiya won silver medal in Asian Wrestling Championship
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Indian wrestler Nisha Dahiya won the silver medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships on April 13, 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
An Overview of the News
- In the women's 68 kg category, Nisha lost the final match to Japan's Ami Ishii by a scoreline of 10-0.
- Nisha defeated Feng Zhou of China by a score of 7-6 in the semi-finals.
- Indian wrestler, Priya Malik won the bronze medal in the 76 kg category of the tournament against Japan's Mizuki Nagashima in the repechage round.
- The Asian Wrestling Championships is an annual wrestling competition organised by the Asian Wrestling Federation (AWF).
- The championships consist of men's freestyle, men's Greco-Roman and women's freestyle wrestling events.
- The first Asian Wrestling Championship was held in 1979 in Tehran, Iran.
About Kazakhstan:
- It is a Central Asian country that was once a part of the Soviet Union. It became an independent nation in 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
- The country is the ninth largest country in the world by land area, stretching from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mountains in the east.
- The capital of Kazakhstan is Nur-Sultan, which was renamed from Astana in 2019. It is a modern city known for its futuristic architecture.
- Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan and an important cultural and economic centre. It was the capital of Kazakhstan until 1997 when the government was moved to Astana.
9. Shakib Al Hasan wins ICC Men's Player of the Month award for the second time
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On 13 April, Shakib Al Hasan and Henriette Ishimwe won the ICC Men's and Women's Player of the Month awards for March 2023.
An Overview of the News
- Shakib Al Hasan won the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for the second time and first win in July 2021.
- He was recognized for his key role in Bangladesh's 3–0 T20I series victory over England.
- 19-year-old Rwandan Henriette Ishimwe won the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for her performances in the Nigerian Women's T20I tournament and the ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa.
- Ishimwe played a key role in Rwanda's victory over Zimbabwe, taking four wickets in four balls. She also scored 92 runs and took nine wickets including a hat-trick in the Nigerian Women's T20I tournament.
- Ishimwe is only the second female player from an Associate member to win the ICC Player of the Month award.
About International Cricket Council (ICC)
- ICC is the global governing body for the game of cricket.
- It was established in 1909 as Imperial Cricket Conference and later in 1965 it was renamed as International Cricket Conference. In 1989, its name was changed to International Cricket Council.
- The ICC is responsible for organising major international cricket tournaments such as the Cricket World Cup, World Twenty20, Champions Trophy and Women's World Cup.
- The ICC also oversees the ranking of international teams and players, and sets the rules and regulations of the game.
- The ICC is made up of 12 full members (Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Afghanistan, Ireland and Zimbabwe) and 92 associate members.
- Full members have Test status and can play official Test matches, while Associate members have ODI and T20I status and can play official One Day Internationals and T20 Internationals.
- Establishment - 15 June 1909
- Headquarters - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Chairman - Greg Barclay
- CEO - Geoff Allardyce
- General Manager - Wasim Khan
- Assistant - Asian Cricket Council
10. India's Antim Pangal wins silver medal at Asian Wrestling Championships
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India's wrestler, Antim Pangal won the silver medal in the 53 kg category at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
An Overview of the News
- In the final match, Pangal lost to Akari Fujinami of Japan.
- Apart from Pangal's silver medal, four other Indian wrestlers also won bronze medals: Anshu Malik (57 kg), Sonam Malik (62 kg), Manisha (65 kg) and Ritika (72 kg).
- The Asian Wrestling Championships is an annual wrestling competition organised by the Asian Wrestling Federation (AWF).
- The championships consist of men's freestyle, men's Greco-Roman and women's freestyle wrestling events.
- The first Asian Wrestling Championship was held in 1979 in Tehran, Iran.
- The championship was cancelled in 1984 for political reasons.
- The championship was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The championship has been held every year since its inception, except in 1984 and 2020.
About kazakhstan
- It is a Central Asian country that was once a part of the Soviet Union. It became an independent nation in 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
- The country is the ninth largest country in the world by land area, stretching from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mountains in the east.
- The capital of Kazakhstan is Nur-Sultan, which was renamed from Astana in 2019. It is a modern city known for its futuristic architecture.
- Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan and an important cultural and economic centre. It was the capital of Kazakhstan until 1997 when the government was moved to Astana.
