1. Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain win gold medals at the 6th Elite National Women’s Boxing Championships 2022
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World Champion Nikhat Zarin of Telangana and the Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain of Assam won gold medals in their respective weight categories at the 6th Elite National Women’s Boxing Championships 2022 in Bhopal on 26 December 2022.
The 6th Elite National Women’s Boxing Championship was held at the Tatya Tope Stadium, Bhopal, and Madhya Pradesh from 20-26 December 2022. 302 women boxers from all over the country participated in the event.
The Railways team topped the medals tally with 10 medals - five golds, three silvers and two bronze.
Madhya Pradesh team came second with one gold, two silver and five bronze, and Haryana with two gold and two bronze claimed the third spot.
Gold medal winners
Category: Winner
48kg: Manju Rani
50kg: Nikhat Zareen
52kg: Sakshi
54kg: Shiksha
57kg: Manisha
60kg: Poonam
63kg: Shashi Chopra
66kg: Manju Bamboria
70kg: Sanamacha Chanu
75kg: Lovlina Borgohain
81kg: Saweety Boora
81kg+: Nupur
2. Indian Arches dominate the Archery Asia Cup 2022 stage 3, tops the medal tally with 10 medals
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Indian archers dominated the Archery Asia Cup 2022 stage 3 held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 20 to 25 December 2022. They topped the medal tally with 10 medals – five golds, three silvers and two bronze.
Seven of India’s 10 medals at the Archery Asia Cup 2022 stage 3 were won by compound archers. India had sent a junior team to the continental meet.
Medal winners of India
Gold medal winners
Women’s team compound: Pragati, Aditi Gopichand Swami, Aishwarya Sharma.
Men’s team recurve: Mrinal Chauhan, Akash, and Parth Sushant Salunke
Men’s team compound: Priyansh, Ojas Pravin Deotale, Manav Ganeshrao Jadhao
Men’s individual compound: Priyansh
Women’s individual compound: Pragati
Silver medal
Men’s individual compound: Ojas Pravin Deotale
Women’s individual compound: Aditi Gopichand Swami
Mixed team recurve: Parth Sushant Salunke, Tisha Punia
Bronze medal winners
Men’s individual recurve: Parth Sushant Salunke - bronze
Women’s individual compound: Parneet Kaur
3. England 1966 World Cup winner George Cohen dies aged 83
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England's 1966 World Cup-winning right back George Cohen has died aged 83, his former club Fulham announced on 23 December. The club remembered him as their greatest-ever player.
Important facts
Born in Kensington, London (England), in 1939, George Cohen played for Fulham throughout his soccer career.
He scored six league goals in his 459 appearances between 1956 and 1969.
His greatest achievement was recorded as winning the 1966 World Cup when England defeated West Germany in the final at Wembley Stadium.
Cohen helped England emerge victorious and claim their first World Cup title with a 4–2 victory over the opposition.
He was part of the team's line of defence, which included Ray Wilson, Jack Charlton and captain Bobby Moore.
In 1964-1967, Cohen represented England in 37 matches. He also served as vice-captain (VC) of Sir Alf Ramsey for the match against West Germany.
Cohen was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 1976 and struggled with the illness for 14 years.
4. Cyclist Swasti Singh gets Ekalabya Puraskar
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The ‘Ekalabya Puraskar’ for the year 2022 was presented to cyclist Swasti Singh. This award is given every year to encourage young sporting talents.
Important facts
Singh was on 23rd December presented with a citation, trophy and Rs 5 lakh cash in a programme organised by Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), the charitable wing of IMFA.
She was honoured for her performance from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022 at both national and international levels.
Football player Pyari Xaxa and Hockey player Shilanda Lakra also were honoured with a citation and Rs 50,000 cash each.
Billiards and snooker world champion Pankaj Advani attended the ceremony as the chief guest while Pranati Mishra, Asian Games medalist was the guest of honour.
Trustee Baijayant Panda, Chairman Eklabya Puraskar Committee – 2022 was present along with the jury members.
Mercurial cyclist Swasti has bagged two gold and as many silver medals at the national level.
About Ekalabya Puraskar
Eklavya Puraskar has come a long way since 1993 to be recognized as the most prestigious sports award of Odisha and is at par with many national awards.
This award is given every year to the young sportspersons of Odisha for their outstanding performance in the last two years.
5. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurates Sports Science Center in Udupi, Karnataka
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Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurated the Sports Science Centre in Udupi on 24 December 2022. The sports science center has been set up by the government of Karnataka.
The state government has set up two sports science centers at Udupi and Bengaluru .These centers will conduct research on medicines, nutritious food, treatment and rehabilitation measures for sportspersons, which would help them to boost their abilities. The Minister said that many more such sports science centers will come up. In the future.
National Center of Excellence
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has also set up its own Sports Science Center at its
21 National Centres of Excellence (NCOE) and two high performance centers (Bengaluru and Patiala).
It has also set up a National Centre for Sports Sciences and Research (NCSSR) in New Delhi which is the hub of SAI Sports Science Center.
The National Centers of excellence provides specialized training in selected sports disciplines and also has a well-functioning Sports Science Center. The National centers of Excellence are at Alleppey and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, Aurangabad and Mumbai in Maharashtra, Bengaluru in Karnataka, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, Guwahati in Assam, Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Imphal in Manipur, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh, Jagatpur in Odisha, Kolkata in West Bengal, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, Patiala in Punjab, Rohtak, Sonepat in Haryana and 5 centers in New Delhi.
6. Indian men’s cricket team beat Bangladesh 2-0 to win the test series
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The Indian cricket team led by K L Rahul won the cricket test series against the Shakib Al Hassan led Bangladesh team 2-0 to win the two match test series in Bangladesh.
Kl Rahul was leading the India side after the regular Indian captain Rohit Sharma was ruled out as injured during the One Day International (ODI) series against Bangladesh.
India lost the ODI series against Bangladesh by 2-1. Ishan Kishan made a world record by scoring fastest double century in ODI. He made his double century against Bangladesh in just 126 balls.
Brief Score of Test series
1st Test
It was played at Chattogram from 14-18 December 2022. It was won by India by 188 runs.
India 404 and 258 for 2 declared
Bangladesh 150 and 324.
Man of the match: Kuldeep Yadav
2nd Test
It was played at Mirpur from 22-25 December 2022. It was won by India by 3 wickets.
Bangladesh 227 and 231
India 314 and 145 for 7 wickets.
Man of the match: Ravichandran Ashwin
Man of the Series: Cheteshwar Pujara
7. Arunachal Pradesh’s Geto Sora wins Top Arena junior international badminton championship title
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Arunachal Pradesh's 7 year old Geto Sora has won the Top Arena Junior International Badminton Championship title in the below 9 years category. He won the Championship title after beating Malaysian Jaryl Teh in the final played at Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 23 December 2022.
The Top Arena Junior International Badminton Championship was held in Kuala Lumpur from 19-23 December 2022.
This is Sora’s second international badminton title in two months.
In November, the 7-year-old Sora had won the U-9 boys singles titles in the BTY-Yonex-Singha Championship, which was held at the Banthongyord Badminton School in Bangkok, Thailand.
Sora has also won gold in the PNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship which was held in Guwahati, Assam in 2020.
8. PV Sindhu among top 25 highest-paid female athletes in Forbes annual list
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India's badminton star PV Sindhu is the only Indian sportsperson to feature in the top 25 of Forbes' annual list of the world's highest-paid female athletes.
Important facts
- Sindhu, the 2016 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, is ranked 12th in the list, which is topped by Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka.
- The 27-year-old Sindhu, who won the singles gold and doubles silver at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham earlier this year, earned $7 million out of her total earnings of $7.1 million.
- For the third year in a row, Osaka topped Forbes' annual list of the world's highest-paid female athletes. The list is once again dominated by tennis players.
- Naomi Osaka, the world number 42, topped the list with a total annual earning of $51.1 million, while Serena Williams is a distant second with $41.3 million and Eileen Gu, the freestyle skier, third with a total coffer of $20.1 million.
List of 15 highest paid female athletes of the year
- Naomi Osaka (Japan) – Tennis – $51.1 million
- Serena Williams (USA) – Tennis – $41.3 million
- Elieen Gu (China) – Skiing – $20.1 million
- Emma Raducanu (UK) – Tennis – $18.7 million
- Iga Swiatek (Poland) – Tennis – $14.9 million
- Venus Williams (USA) – Tennis – $12.1 million
- Coco Gauff (USA) – Tennis – $11.1 million
- Simone Biles (USA) – Gymnastics – $10 million
- Jessica Pegula (USA) – Tennis – $7.6 million
- Minjee Lee (Australia) – Golf – $7.3 million
- Candace Parker (USA) - Basketball - $7.2 million
- P.V. Sindhu (India) - Badminton - $7.1 million
- Leylah Fernandez (Canada) - Tennis -$7 million
- Lydia Ko (New Zealand) - Golf - $6.9 million
- Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) - Tennis - $6.5 million
9. PV Sindhu among top 25 highest-paid female athletes in Forbes annual list
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India's badminton star PV Sindhu is the only Indian sportsperson to feature in the top 25 of Forbes' annual list of the world's highest-paid female athletes.
Important facts
- Sindhu, the 2016 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, is ranked 12th in the list, which is topped by Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka.
- The 27-year-old Sindhu, who won the singles gold and doubles silver at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham earlier this year, earned $7 million out of her total earnings of $7.1 million.
- For the third year in a row, Osaka topped Forbes' annual list of the world's highest-paid female athletes. The list is once again dominated by tennis players.
- Naomi Osaka, the world number 42, topped the list with a total annual earning of $51.1 million, while Serena Williams is a distant second with $41.3 million and Eileen Gu, the freestyle skier, third with a total coffer of $20.1 million.
List of 15 highest paid female athletes of the year
- Naomi Osaka (Japan) – Tennis – $51.1 million
- Serena Williams (USA) – Tennis – $41.3 million
- Elieen Gu (China) – Skiing – $20.1 million
- Emma Raducanu (UK) – Tennis – $18.7 million
- Iga Swiatek (Poland) – Tennis – $14.9 million
- Venus Williams (USA) – Tennis – $12.1 million
- Coco Gauff (USA) – Tennis – $11.1 million
- Simone Biles (USA) – Gymnastics – $10 million
- Jessica Pegula (USA) – Tennis – $7.6 million
- Minjee Lee (Australia) – Golf – $7.3 million
- Candace Parker (USA) - Basketball - $7.2 million
- P.V. Sindhu (India) - Badminton - $7.1 million
- Leylah Fernandez (Canada) - Tennis -$7 million
- Lydia Ko (New Zealand) - Golf - $6.9 million
- Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) - Tennis - $6.5 million
10. Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the National Level Kabaddi Championship at Udupi Karnataka
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Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the National level Kabaddi championship in Udupi in Karnataka on December 24.
Important fact
- National level Kabaddi tournament will be held at MGM ground in flood light, in which 12 teams from different states will participate.
- The winner will get the Atal Trophy and prize money of Rs one lakh.
- The runner-up will be awarded Rs 75,000, the third prize winner Rs 50,000 and the fourth prize winner Rs 25,000.
- The winners will be presented with the Atal trophy.
- The Atal Utsav and Booth Sangam will be inaugurated on December 25 by former chief minister B S Yediyurappa along with selected presiding officers of six vote booths.
- Atal Trophy was started in 1999 by Zilla Yuva Morcha through volleyball tournament and this time kabaddi tournament is also being organized.
