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1. The 12th edition of the Women's World Boxing Championship

Tags: Sports News

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

2. Odisha CM launches Olympic Values Education Programme

Tags: State News Sports News

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 

• 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.

3. Haryana hockey team won the Hockey India Sub-Junior Women's National Championship 2022

Tags: Sports National

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.

4. Odisha won the National Senior Women's Hockey Championship

Tags: Sports National

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.

5. Italian Open 2022

Tags: Sports

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 -

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6. 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

7. Former Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in road accident

Tags: Person in news Sports News

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.

8. 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.

9. 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

10. Madrid Open : Rising Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev to win title

Tags: Sports

Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) defeated defending champion Alexander Zverev (Germany) to win the men's singles Madrid Open 2022 title.

• Alcaraz achieved this title by defeating world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.

• This is Carlos Alcaraz's fourth title of 2022 and his second Masters 1000 title after Miami 2022.

• Other categories winners -

• Women’s singles-  Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)

• Men’s doubles- Wesley Koolhof  (Netherlands) & Neal Skupski (United Kingdom)

• Women’s doubles- Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) &  Giuliana Olmos (Mexico)

• Madrid Open 2022 

• It was the 20th edition of the ATP Tour event and the 13th edition of the WTA Tour.

• The tournament is held annually in Madrid, Spain.

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