1. Shirgaonkar elected as India Taekwondo Chief
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Namdev Shirgaonkar was elected unopposed as the President of the executive committee of India Taekwondoon 23 May.
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The election was held at 2 Hotel Sun City Residency, Andheri (East) in which 25 affiliated State Associations duly participated.
With all the office bearers being elected unopposed, the entire election process was completed without any hitch.
Sharad D Madakare (retd. Deputy Charity Commissioner) along with Bhagwatrao Gaikwad (retd. Judge) served as the Returning Officer.
Namdev Shirgaonkar, President, India Taekwondo, who holds a black belt in Taekwondo, has accepted to be elected unopposed as the head of India Taekwondo.
Kiyarash Bahri (Coordinator - World Taekwondo - WT) and Wanyoung Lee (Observer - Asian Taekwondo Union - ATU) and Prashant Desai(Observer - Paralympic Committee of India - PCI) moderated the election process.
2. BCCI ropes in Adidas as new kit sponsor of Indian cricket team
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Adidas as the new kit sponsor of the Indian cricket team, replacing interim sponsor Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited.
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Adidas is a German multinational corporation best known for the design and manufacture of athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment.
It is the largest sportswear manufacturer globally and has a significant presence in cricket, serving as the kit sponsor for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA).
The partnership with Adidas marks the commitment of a prestigious sponsor to support the athletes of the Indian Cricket Team.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI):
It is the national governing body for cricket in India and is headquartered near the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The Headquarters serves as the administrative centre for the BCCI.
The BCCI manages and oversees all cricket related activities in India and it formulates and implements policies and regulations for Indian cricket.
The BCCI organises domestic and international cricket tournaments and series.
Establishment -December 1928
President - Roger Binny
CEO - Hemang Amin
3. Kabaddi competition begins in Uttar Pradesh, Khelo India University Games
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The third Khelo India University Games will begin with a Kabaddi event on May 23 in Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh.
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15 teams representing different universities are participating in the Kabaddi competition.
The matches will be held at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium in Gautam Budh Nagar district.
The official opening ceremony of the Khelo India University Games will take place on May 25 in Lucknow and will continue till June 3.
The Khelo India University Games will be held in four cities: Gautam Buddha Nagar, Lucknow, Gorakhpur and Varanasi and the closing ceremony of the Games will be held in Varanasi.
Wrestling and Yogasana (yoga postures) events will be organised in Varanasi during the Khelo India University Games.
A total of 240 players will participate in wrestling events, while 96 players will participate in Yogasana events.
Union Sports Minister - Anurag Singh Thakur
About Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh is a state located in the northern part of India.
It has a population of over 240 million, making it the most populous state in India as well as the most populous subdivision in the world.
The state was officially established in 1950.
Chief Minister - Yogi Adityanath
Capital - Lucknow
Governor - Anandiben Patel
Rajya Sabha - 31 seats
Lok Sabha - 80 seats
4. Neeraj Chopra makes history, becomes World No 1 in men's javelin throw
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Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra on May 22 achieved the number one ranking in men's javelin throw for the first time. This is a major milestone in his career.
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Neeraj Chopra is on top with 1455 points, 22 ahead of Anderson Peters of Granada.
Chopra rose to world No. 2 on August 30, 2022, but has since been overtaken by the defending world champion, Peters.
In 2022, Neeraj won the Diamond League 2022 final in Zurich in September, making him the first Indian athlete to do so.
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic was third with 1416 points.
The Indian national record holder in men's javelin throw, took part in the season-opening Doha Diamond League on May 5 and finished first with a throw of 88.67m.
Anderson Peters finished third in Doha with a throw of 85.88m.
Top 5 in Men's javelin throw
1. Neeraj Chopra (India) -1455 points
2. Anderson Peters (Granada) - 1433 points
3. Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic)- 1416 points
4. Julian Weber (Germany)- 1385 points
5. Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) - 1306 points
5. Young long jumper Shaili Singh finishes third in Japan in her first senior outdoor competition
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In her first major senior outdoor international event, long jumper Shaili Singh won a bronze at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Yokohama on 21st May.
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She finished third in the women's long jump with a creditable effort of 6.65m.
Shelly's first round jump of 6.65 m was the best ever at a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold level event, although it was 11 cm below her personal best.
Her attempt also saw a wind speed of +2.1 m/s, which is above the permissible limit of +2.0 m/s.
Maryse Luzolo of Germany took the gold with a jump of 6.79m, while Brooke Buschkuel of Australia was second with an effort of 6.77m.
Shelly won the silver medal in the 2021 World Under-20 Athletics Championships with a jump of 6.59 meters.
In April, Shelly had a jump of 6.76 meters, the second highest long jump after Anju Bobby George, who had won the gold medal at the Indian Grand Prix.
In February, she finished fifth at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Nur-Sultan with a jump of 6.27m.
6. Italian Open: Daniil Medvedev defeats Rune, wins maiden clay court title
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In the Italian Open final, world number three tennis star Daniil Medvedev defeated Holger Roon on 21 May to win his first claycourt title.
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In the men's singles final, the Russian player defeated the 20-year-old Danish player 7-5, 7-5.
This is Medvedev's fifth title of 2023 and the win has lifted him above Novak Djokovic to the second spot in the world rankings.
He won his 20th career title. He will also be seeded second in the French Open, which begins on 28th of this month at Roland Garros.
Hugo Nieves and Jan Zielinski have captured the men's doubles title in Rome. The Monegasque-Polish pair won their first ATP Masters 1000 title by defeating Robin Haase and Bottic van de Zandschulp 7-5, 6-1 in the men's doubles final.
The Australian-Belgian pair of Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens defeated top-seeded Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-4 to become the women's doubles champions.
Earlier, Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina won her fourth WTA title with a win in the women's singles final.
About Italian Open
The Italian Open has a rich history dating back to its inception in 1930.
It is one of the most prestigious events on the tennis calendar.
It consists of five main draw events: Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.
The tournament is held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome.
The Italian Open hosts both ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) and WTA (Women's Tennis Association) tournaments simultaneously.
7. Italian Open: Elena Rybakina clinches women's singles title
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In Italian Open Tennis, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan won the women's singles title defeating Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina 6-4, 1-0, on 20th May at theInternazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome.
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It was Rybakina's second title of the year.
With this, Rybakina won the fifth singles title of her career.
7th seed Rybakina defeated 30th seed Kalinina to win the trophy.
Kalinina was ruled out of the final due to a left thigh injury.
The men's singles final of the tournament will be played between Denmark's Holger Rune and Russia's Daniil Medvedev in Rome.
About Italian Open
The Italian Open has a rich history dating back to itsinception in 1930.
It is one of the most prestigious events on the tennis calendar.
It consists of five main draw events: Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.
The tournament is held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome.
The Italian Open hosts both ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) and WTA (Women's Tennis Association) tournaments simultaneously.
8. India bags 16 gold medals at the South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023
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The three-day international event South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023 concluded in Itanagar on May 17.
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In this event more than 100 athletes from six countries Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal participated.
Arunachal Pradesh Governor, Lt. General KT Parnaik, (Retd.) attended the closing ceremony as Chief Guest at Dorjee Khandu Indoor Stadium, Itanagar.
The hosts India won all the gold medals on offer on the last day at the Dorjee Khandu Indoor Stadium on 17th May.
Besides, the Indians also bagged four silver medals in the singles.
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives were also among the medals, while Bhutan, who participated only in the singles events, drew a blank.
On the second day of the championships, the Indians won three gold medals in the U-15 Boys, U-19 Girls and U15 Girls, while Nepal claimed the U-19 Boys gold.
In the Under-19 Boys singles, Ankur Bhattacharjee defeated Payas Jain 4-2 to claim the gold.
Results (All Finals)
U-19 Boys Singles: Ankur Bhattacharjee (India) beat Payas Jain (India)
U-19 Boys Doubles: Divyansh Srivastava/Jash Modi (India) beat Ridoy Mohutasin Ahmed/Bawm Ramhim Lian (Bangladesh)
U-19 Girls Singles: Suhana Saini (India) beat Yashashwini Ghorpade (India)
U-19 Girls Doubles: Yashaswini Ghorpade/Suhana Saini (Ind) beat Mishka Mohamed Ibrahim/Fathimath Dheema Ali (Maldiv)
U-19 Mixed Doubles: Payas Jain/Yashaswini Ghorpade (Ind) beat Akhyar Ahmed Khalid/Fathimath Dheema Ali (Maldiv)
U-15 Boys Singles: Priyanuj Bhattacharya (India) beat Abhinand (India) 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9.
U-15 Boys Doubles: PB Abhinand/Priyanuj Bhattacharya (India) beat Hasib Abul Hashem/Rahman Mohd. Mahtabur (Bangladesh)
U-15 Girls Singles: Jennifer Varghese (India) beat Avisha Karmakar (India)
U-15 Girls Doubles: Jennifer Varghese/Avisha Karmarkar (India) beat Sushmita Khadka/Subhashree Shrestha (Nepal)
U-15 Mixed Doubles: Abhinand/Jennifer Varghese (India) beat Mohammed Akram Md. Shafiullah/Kavindya Tamadi Alagiyawadu
9. Vuppala Praneeth becomes India's 82nd Grandmaster
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15-year-old chess player Vuppala Praneeth from Telangana has become the 82nd Grandmaster of India.
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Vuppala Praneeth defeated GM Hans Niem of USA during the final round of Baku Open 2023 to clinch the Grandmaster title.
Praneeth clinched his first GM-norm and International Master (IM) title at the tournament in March 2022.
He earned his second GM-norm at the Biel MTO in July 2022, followed by his final GM-norm nine months later at the second Chessable Sunway Formentera Open 2023.
The first Indian Grandmaster was Viswanathan Anand, who held the title in 1988.
Anand is a five-time world champion and is considered one of the greatest chess players of all time.
Important Points:
16-year-old chess player Pranesh M became India's 79th Grandmaster after winning the Rilton Cup in Stockholm, Sweden.
Chennai-based chess player Vignesh NR became India's 80th Grandmaster after winning the 24th Nordwest Cup 2023 held at Bad Zwischenahn, Germany.
Sayantan Das became India's 81st Grandmaster after his victory at the International Festival des Jeux in Cannes, France.
About Telangana
It is a state located in south-central India on the high Deccan Plateau.
It is the eleventh largest state of India by area.
Telangana is bordered by Maharashtra to the north, Chhattisgarh to the northeast, Karnataka to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south.
As of 2019, the state of Telangana is divided into 33 districts.
Formed (by split) - 2 June 2014
Capital - Hyderabad
Governor - Tamilisai Soundararajan
Chief Minister – K Chandrasekhar Rao (BRS)
Rajya Sabha - 7 seats
Lok Sabha - 17 seats
10. Sumit Mukherjee wins gold at BFAME Championships in Lahore
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Sumit Mukherjee, a metro employee from Kolkata, won four gold medals at the Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle-East Championship (BFAME) held in Lahore, Pakistan.
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The championship took place from 5 May to 13 May and featured teams from five different countries.
Sumit Mukherjee was the only railway staff member in the 24-member Indian contingent.
The games were divided into four categories: Open, Women's, Mixed and Senior, and Sumit represented India in the Open category.
Sumit Mukherjee had earlier won a bronze medal at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games and the 4th Asia Cup Bridge Championships to be held in Jakarta in 2022.
Pakistan Bridge Federation (PBF):
It is the official governing body for bridges in Pakistan.
It was established in 1972 as Pakistan Bridge Association and in 1993 it was renamed as Pakistan Bridge Federation.
The PBF is responsible for regulating and overseeing the sport of bridge across the country.
Headquarters - Karachi
Regional Affiliation - Bridge Federation of Asia and the Middle East
President - Khurshid Hadi
