1. Mission Olympic Cell approves Mirabai Chanu, Bindayarani Devi's proposal to train in USA
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The Mission Olympic Cell of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports approved Mirabai Chanu and Bindyarani Devi's proposal for an overseas training camp.
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Target Olympic Podium Scheme athletes Mirabai Chanu and Bindyarani Devi will train under the guidance of Dr. Aaron Horschig at Squat University in St. Louis, USA.
The aim of the training camp is to focus on rehabilitation and strength training for the upcoming Asian Games.
Mirabai Chanu, Bindayarani Devi, Indian head coach Vijay Sharma and physiotherapist Tesnim Zayed will be part of the camp and it will run for 65 days.
The government will bear various expenses including air travel, boarding and lodging, medical insurance, local transport, gym fees and doctor's consultation.
About Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS):
Launch: Tops was launched in September 2014 and got a facelift in April 2018.
Objective: The objective of the scheme is to provide support and assistance to athletes for Olympic Games/ Paralympic Games and other major international tournaments to win medals.
Support Services: TOPS provides financial support, training support, coaching, scientific and technical support, sports equipment and access to facilities.
Collaboration: TOPS promotes coordination between sports federations, NSDF, SAI and other organisations.
Goal: TOPS aims to help athletes excel in international competitions and bring glory to the nation.
2. Ankush won gold in the freestyle 55kg category at the Under-17 Asian Wrestling Championships
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On 13 June 2023 India won a total of seven medals with one gold, three silver and three bronze medals on the final day of the tournament in the Under-17 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
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Ankush won the only gold medal for India by defeating Iran's Amirreza Ali Taimoorizad in the freestyle 55 kg category.
Dhanraj Bharat Shirke who represented India lost to Ahora Farhad Khateri of Iran and earned a silver medal.
Competing in the freestyle 48 kg category, Rupesh won the silver medal after losing to Iran's Sam Reza Sayar in the final.
India finished second behind Iran in the freestyle team rankings.
Indian medal winners at the U17 Asian Wrestling Championships 2023
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3. Australia beat India by 209 runs to clinch maiden World Test Championship title
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Australia beat India by 209 runs to win its maiden ICC World Test Championship title at the Kennington Oval in London on 11 June. Australia became the first team to win all ICC titles.
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Australia batting first scored 469 runs in the first innings. In response, Team India was reduced to 296 runs and Australia got a lead of 173 runs in the first innings.
Australia declared the second innings by scoring 270 runs and set a target of 444 runs in front of India.
In response, the Indian team was reduced to 234 runs and lost the match by 209 runs.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first and the bowlers took three wickets for 73 runs.
After this, Steve Smith and Marnus Labushen shared a 285-run partnership to put Australia ahead in the match.
Travis Head was dismissed for 163 and Steve Smith scored 121 runs. Australia posted a mammoth score of 469 in the first innings and were in a strong position.
Siraj took four wickets for India, Shami and Shardul got two wickets each.
The Indian team has lost in the final of the Test Championship for the second time in a row. Earlier, New Zealand had defeated India by eight wickets.
Player of the Match
Travis Head (163 off 174 balls in 1st innings, 18 off 27 balls in 2nd innings)
Score Card
Australia
1st Inning 469/10
2nd Inning 270/8
Travis Head 181 Run
India
1st Inning 296/10
2nd Inning 234/10
Ajinkya Rahane 135 Runs
Australia wins in ICC title matches
5 times ODI World Cup
2 times Champions Trophy
T20 World Cup 1 time
1 time World Test Championship
Prize money of World Test Championship
Winners (Australia): $1.6 million
Runners Up (India): $800,000
4. 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
5. 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.
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.
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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.
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. 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
9. Siddharth Chowdhary wins gold in men's shot put event at U-20 Asian Athletics Championships
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Siddharth Chowdhary, representing India, won the gold medal in the men's shot put event at the Under-20 Asian Athletics Championships held in Yecheon, South Korea.
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He achieved this feat by recording a personal best throw of 19.52 metres.
Indian athletes Sharuk Khan earned a silver medal in the 3000 meters steeplechase event, Shivam Lohakare a silver medalin the javelin throw and Sushmitaa silver medal in the long jump event.
Apart from this, Shakeel finished third in the 800 meter race by securing a bronze medal.
The Indian mixed relay team also put up a commendable performance, bagging another bronze medal.
India's total medal tally has gone up to nine at the Under-20 Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea.
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 militarized border with North Korea.
President: Yoon Suk Yeol
Capital: Seoul
Prime Minister: Han Duck-soo
10. Amlan Borgohain won two gold medals at the Flanders Cup 2023 Athletics
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Indian athlete Amlan Borgohain won two gold medals at the Flanders Cup 2023 Athletics Meet in Merksem, Belgium.
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Amlan Borgohain secured gold medals in both the men's 100m and 200m races at the Flanders Cup 2023 athletics meet.
In the men's 100m event, Borgohain emerged as the fastest man with a time of 10.70s. Although this was 0.45s slower than his own national record, it was enough for him to claim the gold.
Jamaican athlete Aubrey Allen secured the silver medal in the men's 100m event with a timing of 10.80s. Victor Hofmans from Belgium finished third, clinching the bronze with a time of 11.01s.
Borgohain continued his impressive performance in the men's 200m race, clocking an impressive time of 20.96s to claim another gold medal. Victor Hofmans of Belgium finished second with a time of 21.42s, and Samuel Rowe, a Jamaican sprinter, secured the third position with a time of 21.88s.
Flanders Cup
The Flanders Cup, also known as the Internationaal Antwerps Athletics Gala, is a significant athletics meet that is categorized as a Category F event in the World Athletics calendar.
