1. Sergio Perez Becomes First Mexican Driver to Win Monaco Grand Prix
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Red Bull Racing driver Sergio Pérez (Mexican) has won the Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix (GP) de Monaco 2022 title held at Circuit de Monaco, Europe.
The event took place from May 27 to May 29, 2022.
With this victory, Sergio Pérez became the first Mexican to win the Monaco Grand Prix and the first North American since Gilles Villeneuve in 1981.
It was the third victory of Sergio Pérez's career, after which he became the most successful Mexican F1 driver, surpassing Pedro Rodriguez.
Ferrari Racing driver Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spanish) finished second in the competition, and third place went to Belgian-Dutch racing driver Max Verstappen, who drove for Red Bull Racing.
Other F1 Grand Prix held in 2022 and their winners
Spanish Grand Prix 2022 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
Miami Grand Prix 2022 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
Australian Grand Prix 2022 | Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) |
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2022 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
2. The 12th edition of the Women's World Boxing Championship
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The 12th edition of the Women's World Boxing Championship (WWBC) was organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA) at Basaksehir Youth and Sports Facility, Istanbul, Turkey.
310 boxers from 73 countries participated in the event.
Belarusian and Russian boxers were not allowed to participate in the competition.
India won a total of 3 medals in this event for the first time in the last four years with one gold and two bronze.
India's boxer Nikhat Zareen won the gold medal in the flyweight (52kg) division against Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas with a score of 5-0. With this win, she became the fifth Indian female boxer to win a world championship.
The other four Indian boxers to win the world title include Mary Kom, Sarita Devi, Jenny RL, Lekh Casey.
The other two Indian women boxers Manisha Maun won bronze medals in 57kg and Parveen Hooda in 63kg category.
Medal Table
RANK | COUNTRY | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZ | TOTAL |
1 | TURKEY | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
2 | IRELAND | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | CANADA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | INDIA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
3. Odisha CM launches Olympic Values Education Programme
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International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Olympic Value Education Program (OVEP) was launched by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in association with Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust (ABFT).
With the aim of making children active, healthy and responsible citizens, the curriculum related to the Olympics was included in the school education system.
The initial target of the program is to reach 32,000 children enrolled in 90 schools in the cities of Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. After this it will be spread to about 70 lakh school children of the state.
Odisha's Department of School and Mass Education and Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust have jointly prepared this program included in the school curriculum.
Important facts
STATE | CAPITAL | STATE BIRD | STATE ANIMAL | STATE FLOWER | TOTAL LITERACY |
HARYANA | Chandigarh | Black Francolin | black deer or blackbuck | lotus | 75.55% |
ODISHA | Bhuvneswar | Neelkanth | sambar | Ashok | 72.9% |
UTTAR PRADESH | Lucknow | stork (crunch) | reindeer | Palaash | 67.72% |
KERALA | Thiruvananthapuram | great hornbill | Elephant | Kanikonna | 94.00% |
About the International Olympic Committee
Headquarters - Lausanne, Switzerland;
Director General - Christophe De Keper;
Establishment - 23 June 1894
At present, a total of 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the world are its members.
4. Haryana hockey team won the Hockey India Sub-Junior Women's National Championship 2022
Haryana hockey team won the Hockey India Sub-Junior Women's National Championship 2022 by defeating Jharkhand hockey team 2-0 in the final.
The 12th National Sub Junior Women's Hockey Championship 2022 was organised in Imphal, Manipur from May 11-22.
During the final match, Riya scored one goal each in the 13th minute and Sejal in the 39th minute to help Haryana's hockey team win.
In the competition, Uttar Pradesh defeated Madhya Pradesh 3-0 to finish third in the tournament.
Uttar Pradesh got the third position in this competition for the second time in a row.
5. Odisha won the National Senior Women's Hockey Championship
On May 17, 2022, Hockey Association Odisha won the title by defeating Karnataka 2-0 in the final match of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women's National Championship played at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh.
Key points -
In the final match played in the tournament, Poonam Barla scored 34th for Odisha and Ashim Kanchan Barla scored in 59th minute to make Odisha victorious.
In the third place match, Jharkhand beat Haryana 3-2. Deepti Toppo, Albela Rani Toppo and Beton Dungdung scored for Jharkhand. Amandeep Kaur and Bharti Saroha scored for Haryana.
The 12th Hockey India Senior Women's National Championship was organised from May 6 to 17, 2022 at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Bhopal, in which players from about 27 states participated.
6. Italian Open 2022
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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece to win the 79th edition of the Italian Open in Rome.
This is Novak Djokovic's 38th ATP Masters 1000 title.
Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Roode in the semi-finals to become the fifth man in the Open Era to win 1,000 matches.
Italian Open winners -
Category | Winner | Runner Up |
Men's Singles | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) |
Women's singles | Inga Switek (Poland) | Ons Jabur (Tunisia) |
Men's doubles | Nikola Mektic & Mate Pavic (Croatia) | John Isner (USA) & Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) |
Women's Doubles | Veronika Kudermatova & Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) | Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) & Giuliana Olmos (Mexico) |
7. Uber Cup 2022
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Korea defeated defending champions China in a thrilling final to clinch the Uber Cup title for the second time at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
In the deciding singles match, Korea's 46th-ranked Sim Yu-jin faced 15th-ranked Wang Xie of China, with 23-year-old Hui Sim defeating Wang 28-26, 18-21, 21-8.
In the second doubles match of the final, Korea's KM Hye Jeong and Kong Hyeong defeated Ping Huang and Lee Wen Mei in straight games to decide the final.
Korea won the Uber Cup for the first time in 12 years.
Korea won their group by defeating India 5–0, then beat Denmark and Japan 3–0 in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.
About south korea
South Korea is a country located in East Asia that occupies the southern half of the Korean Peninsula.
Korea has a nickname "joseon" which means the land of calm mornings.
Capital - Seoul
President- Yoon Suk-yol
Currency- South Korean won
8. Former Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in road accident
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46-year-old former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has died in a car accident.
The Symonds car accident happened in Townsville, Queensland.
Symonds, who was the best all-rounder player in world cricket, played the first international match of his career against Pakistan in November 1998.
Symonds made his Test debut in March 2004 against Sri Lanka.
Andrew Symonds was a key part of Australia's 50-over World Cup victories in 2003 and 2007.
Symonds is also remembered for the infamous "Monkeygate" scandal.
Symonds cricket career
He has scored 5088 runs in 198 matches in ODIs and has also taken 133 wickets during this period.
Symonds played 26 matches in his Test career in which he scored 1462 runs and also took 24 wickets.
Symonds scored 11099 runs in 424 List A matches and also took 282 wickets.
9. India beats Indonesia 3-0 to win maiden Thomas Cup title
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India's men's badminton team lifted the Thomas Cup title for the first time with a commanding 3-0 win over Indonesia on 15th May.
India won three straight matches, two men’s singles and a men’s doubles match to seal the championship.
With this win, India has become the sixth country to win the title.
India's Kidambi Srikanth defeated Indonesia's Leonardus Jonatan Christie in Thomas Cup Final 2022 by 21-15, 23-21, held in Bangkok.
It is a historic triumph that will enhance the country's status in the sport.
About Thomas Cup
Thomas Cup is an international badminton competition.
The 16 teams that compete for the prestigious title.
All the 16 teams represent member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
The championship was started by a great English badminton player, Sir George Alan Thomas, who was inspired by the Davis Cup of Tennis and the World Cup of Football.
The first tournament was held in 1948–1949.
After 1982, it was conducted every two years.
The three teams with the most titles in the championship are Indonesia, China, and Malaysia with 14, 10, and 5 titles, respectively.
10. Lionel Messi named Forbes highest-paid athlete 2022
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According to Forbes, football star Lionel Messi topped the list with a net worth of $130 million (Rs 1007 crore).
Messi earned $75 million from sports and $55 million from sponsorship deals, out of a total of $130 million (Rs 1394 crore).
Basketball player, LeBron James is at the second position with USD 121.2 million, while Cristiano Ronaldo is at the third position in the list with USD 115 million.
Estimates are calculated by Forbes based on prize money, salary and bonuses and sponsorship deals.
Virat Kohli is the only Indian player in this list who earned around Rs 262 crore last year, out of which Rs 22 crore has been earned from salary and the rest 240 crore from advertisements.
Top 10 list -
Lionel Messi (football): $130 million
LeBron James (basketball): $121.2 million
Cristiano Ronaldo (football): $115 million
Neymar (football): $95 million
Stephen Curry (basketball): $92.8 million
Kevin Durant (basketball): $92.1 million
Roger Federer (tennis): $90.7 million
Canelo Alvarez (boxing): $90 million
Tom Brady (football): $83.9 million
Giannis Antetokounmpo (basketball): $80.9 million
