1. FIH Hockey 5S: Indian Men's Team Beats Poland 6-4 In Final To Win Title
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India defeated Poland 6-4 to clinch the title of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey 5-S Championship held for the first time.
The tournament was held in Lausanne, Switzerland.
In this five-team tournament, India finished first after league matches with 10 points.
The tournament is part of the International Hockey Federation (FIH)'s campaign to popularise hockey through a shorter format.
About Hockey 5-S Championship
Hockey 5-S is a newer and shorter version of hockey played with high speed and high skill.
In this match of a total 20 minutes, there are five players in both the teams.
The playing field for this shorter format is half the size of a regular field.
According to FIH rules, the maximum size for a Hockey 5-S turf will be 55 X 42 m, while the minimum size will be 40 X 28 m.
Recently the World Ranking of Teams 2022 released by the International Hockey Federation
In the men's section, Australia, Belgium and India finished first, second and third respectively.
In the women's category, Netherlands, Argentina and Australia finished first, second and third respectively.
The Indian women's team finished sixth in the rankings.
Indian Men's hockey team captain - Rupinder Pal Singh
Indian women's hockey team captain- Savita
2. World Ranking 2022 released by the International Hockey Federation
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In the World Ranking 2022 released by the International Hockey Federation, the Indian men's hockey team got the fourth place while the Indian women's hockey team got the sixth place.
Men's team ranking
In the men's section, the team of Australia (2842.258) topped.
The team of Belgium (2764.735) got the second position and Netherlands (2465.707) got the third position by defeating India (2366.990).
Germany (2308.156) ranked fifth in this ranking.
England (2171.354) and Argentina (2147.179) finished sixth and seventh respectively.
Indian Men's hockey team captain - Rupinder Pal Singh
Women's team ranking
In the women's section, the team of Netherlands (3049.495) topped while the team of Argentina (26744.837) got the second position.
Australia (2440.750), England (2204.590) and Germany (2201.085) finished third, fourth and fifth respectively.
The Indian team (2029.396) replaced Spain (2016.149) at the sixth position, which slipped to the seventh position.
Indian women's hockey team captain- Savita
About the International Hockey Federation (FIH)
The International Hockey Federation was founded on 7 January 1924 in Paris by Paul Lute.
There are a total of 138 member associations within the five federations recognized by the FIH.
Headquarters- Lausanne, Switzerland
President- Narinder Batra
3. Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets to win the 15th edition of IPL
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In the final match played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets to win the 15th edition of IPL.
Gujarat Titans achieved the distinction of becoming the champions in their debut season of IPL.
The tournament was played from 26 March 2022 to 29 May 2022 at Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium, DY Patil Stadium, MCA International Stadium in Maharashtra state.
10 teams participated in IPL 2022 for the second time after IPL 2011.
Lucknow SuperGiants is owned by RPSG Group and Gujarat Titans is owned by CVC Capital.
IPL was started by the BCCI in 2008 and the first IPL title was won by Rajasthan Royals under the captaincy of Shane Warne.
In IPL, Mumbai Indians have won the most (5), Chennai Super Kings (4), Kolkata Knight Riders (2), Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans 1-1 times.
Awards received in IPL 2022
Player of the Match (Final) - Hardik Pandya
Purple Cap - Yuzvendra Chahal (27 wickets)
Orange Cap - Jos Buttler (863 runs, 4th century)
Emerging Player of the Season - Umran Malik
Most Sixes of the Season - Jos Buttler (45 sixes)
Most 4 of the season - Jos Buttler (83 fours)
Super Striker of the Season - Dinesh Karthik
Game changer of the season - Jos Buttler
Spirit of Cricket - Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals
Power Player of the Season - Jos Buttler
Fastest Ball of the Season - Lockie Ferguson(157.3KPH)
Catch of the Season - Evin Lewis
Most Valuable Player of the Season - Jos Buttler
4. 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) |
5. 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 |
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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) |
10. 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
