1. FIA cancels the Chinese Grand Prix Formula One 2023 due to covid restriction imposed in China
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The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) or Federation of International Automobiles which organizes the Formula One or F1 motor racing championship has cancelled the Chinese Grand Prix 2023 due to the covid related restriction imposed in the country.
The race was scheduled to be held in Shanghai on 16 April 2023. Last time a F1 race was held in China was in 2019.
Thousands of people across the cities in China have been demonstrating against the governments strict zero covid policy. Many cities in China are under lockdown as record daily virus cases are being reported across China. The new season of the F1 will start from Bahrain on 5 March 2023. The 2023 season will feature a record 24 races which included the Chinese race also.
Formula One (F1)
- The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of motor car races, known as the Grands Prix.
- It is organised by FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) or Federation of International Automobiles.
- Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton hold the record for the most F1 world championships titles, both having won the title on seven occasions.
- F1 world Champion 2022: Mark Verstappen of Red Bull team
- FIA Headquarters - Paris, France
2. A fine performance by Sheldon Jackson and Jani help Saurastra win the Vijay Hazare trophy 2022-23
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A fine century by Sheldon Jackson (133 runs) and Chirag Jani’s hat trick(3 for 43) helped Saurashtra defeat Maharashtra's to win their second Vijay Hazare Trophy title (2022-23) in the final played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad , Gujarat.
Saurashtra won the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the first time in 2007-08.
Himachal Pradesh was the 2021-22 winner.
Batting first, the Maharashtra team scored 248 for 9 in their allotted 50 overs, helped by captain Ruturaj Gaikwad’s fourth century in five matches in the tournament to help Maharashtra post 248 for 9. Ruturaj scored 108 runs. Saurashtra scored 249 for 5 in 46.3 overs.
Sheldon Jackson was the player of the match while Ruturaj Gaikwad was declared the Player of the series.
Vijay Hazare Trophy
The Vijay Hazare Trophy named after a famous Indian batsman Vijay Hazare. It is an annual domestic limited-overs cricket domestic competition. It is organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The tournament was started in the 2002-03 season.
Tamil Nadu is the most successful team having won the trophy five times.
3. Third T20 World Cup cricket tournament for Blind to be held in India
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The third T20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the Blind will be held from December 5 to 17, 2022 in India.
Important facts
The participating countries of the World Cup 2022 are Australia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and India.
Around 150 players from all countries will participate in the tournament and there will be a total of 24 matches across nine cities in India.
The tournament is being organised to mark the World Disability Day celebrations universally.
The inauguration of the World Cup on December 5 at Tau Devi Lal Indoor Stadium, Gurugram.
Former India batter Yuvraj Singh is the brand ambassador of the tournament.
About T20 World Cup cricket tournament for Blind
Cricket World Cup for the Disabled is an initiative of the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) in association with Samarthanam Trust.
This championship has been organised since 2012.
Since its inception, Samarthanam Trust has organized over 30,000 visually impaired matches.
4. Third T20 World Cup cricket tournament for Blind to be held in India
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The third T20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the Blind will be held from December 5 to 17, 2022 in India.
Important facts
The participating countries of the World Cup 2022 are Australia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and India.
Around 150 players from all countries will participate in the tournament and there will be a total of 24 matches across nine cities in India.
The tournament is being organised to mark the World Disability Day celebrations universally.
The inauguration of the World Cup on December 5 at Tau Devi Lal Indoor Stadium, Gurugram.
Former India batter Yuvraj Singh is the brand ambassador of the tournament.
About T20 World Cup cricket tournament for Blind
Cricket World Cup for the Disabled is an initiative of the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) in association with Samarthanam Trust.
This championship has been organised since 2012.
Since its inception, Samarthanam Trust has organized over 30,000 visually impaired matches.
5. NADA India to host Inclusion Conclave for the first time to focus on athletes with disabilities on 2nd December 2022
India will host an Inclusion Conclave for the first time which will focus on anti-doping education and process for athletes with disabilities. The Conclave organised by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA India) with the help of WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) Asia-Oceania office, will be held on 2 December 2022 in New Delhi.
The conclave will focus on developing a policy and legal framework on anti-doping as well as on educating the disable athletes on the anti -doping process and controls.
Doping in sports means the use of unauthorized drugs by the athletes to enhance their performance in sports.
National Anti-Doping Agency or NADA
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) is the national organization responsible for promoting, coordinating, and monitoring the doping control program in sports in all its forms in the country. It is the member of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) was set up on November 24, 2005 Under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Director General of NADA: Ritu Sain
Headquarters: New Delhi
6. Stephanie Frappart of France to be first woman referee at men's World Cup
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FIFA has announced on 29 November 2022 that Stephanie Frappart of France will be the first woman to referee a men’s’ World Cup match. She will officiate the match to be played between Germany and Costa Rica in Group E on 2 December 2022.
France's Stephanie Frappart is one of three women referees among the 36 selected for the tournament in Qatar, alongside Rwandan Salima Mukansanga and Japan's Yoshimi Yamashita.
She was the first woman to referee in France's domestic Ligue 1 in 2019, the same year she took charge of the women's World Cup final in her home country.
Frappart also officiated the 2019 UEFA Super Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea, before refereeing the Champions League in 2020 and then the French Cup final last season.
The FIFA World Cup 2022 is being held in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022.
7. Government announces “Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards’ for year 2021
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The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has announced the name of the winners of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards for the year 2021. The Ministry announced the National sports awards winner list on 14 November 2022 but the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award winners' names were not announced.
Winner of the award and category
Lifetime Achievement Award: Group Captain Bhawani Singh Samyal
Land Adventure category: Naina Dhakad
Water Adventure category: Shubham Dhananjay Vanmal
No one was chosen for the Air Adventure category.
They will be conferred the award by President Droupadi Murmu at a function in Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi on 30th November, 2022 along with the winners of other National sports awards .
They will receive statuettes, certificates and award money 15 lakh rupees each.
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
It was set up in 1994 in the memory of Tenzing Norgay. He is an Indian of Nepali origin who along with a New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary scaled Mount Everest on 29 May 1953.
The award is given in adventure sports like mountaineering, skydiving, and open water swimming.
8. Rituraj Gaikwad smashes 7 sixes in an over to make world record
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On 28 November, Rituraj Gaikwad, playing for Maharashtra, became the first batsman in List-A cricket to hit 7 sixes in an over in the quarter-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Important facts
Gaikwad made this record against Uttar Pradesh in Ahmedabad.
He remained unbeaten after scoring 220 runs off 159 balls. This is his first double century in List-A cricket, before that 187 not out was his best score.
This is also his sixth century in the last 8 innings of Vijay Hazare Trophy.
In the 49th over of the innings, he scored 43 runs including 7 sixes on left arm spinner Shiva Singh.
On the first ball, Rituraj hit a six over long-on, on the second ball he also hit a straight six, on the third ball he hit a six on the leg side to complete the hat-trick, on the fourth and 5th ball he hit a six over mid-off, the 5th ball was also a no ball.
This is the most expensive over in List-A cricket, in which a total of 43 runs were scored.
Batsmen who have hit six sixes in an over include Sir Garfield Sobers, Ravi Shastri, Herschelle Gibbs, Yuvraj Singh, Ross Whiteley, Hazratullah Zazai, Leo Carter, Kieron Pollard and Thisara Perera.
9. Rituraj Gaikwad smashes 7 sixes in an over to make world record
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On 28 November, Rituraj Gaikwad, playing for Maharashtra, became the first batsman in List-A cricket to hit 7 sixes in an over in the quarter-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Important facts
Gaikwad made this record against Uttar Pradesh in Ahmedabad.
He remained unbeaten after scoring 220 runs off 159 balls. This is his first double century in List-A cricket, before that 187 not out was his best score.
This is also his sixth century in the last 8 innings of Vijay Hazare Trophy.
In the 49th over of the innings, he scored 43 runs including 7 sixes on left arm spinner Shiva Singh.
On the first ball, Rituraj hit a six over long-on, on the second ball he also hit a straight six, on the third ball he hit a six on the leg side to complete the hat-trick, on the fourth and 5th ball he hit a six over mid-off, the 5th ball was also a no ball.
This is the most expensive over in List-A cricket, in which a total of 43 runs were scored.
Batsmen who have hit six sixes in an over include Sir Garfield Sobers, Ravi Shastri, Herschelle Gibbs, Yuvraj Singh, Ross Whiteley, Hazratullah Zazai, Leo Carter, Kieron Pollard and Thisara Perera.
10. PT Usha will be the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association
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High-flying PT Usha is all set to become the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as she has emerged as the only candidate in the election for the post to be held on December 10.
Important facts
November 27 was the last day for filing nominations and none other than PT Usha filed a claim.
PT Usha has won the Asian Games gold medal. At the same time, in the 1984 Olympics, she finished fourth in the final of the 400 meters hurdles.
PT Usha, the first woman President of the Indian Olympic Association, is 58 years old.
PT Usha has won 11 medals in Asian Games and 23 medals in Asian Championships in her career. These include 18 gold medals.
PT Usha has won 4 gold medals in Asian Games and 14 gold medals in Asian Championships.
She is currently the committee head of the Pratibha Sangh of India. This committee conducts national level Indian Talent Olympiad exams in schools all over India.
PT Usha, who hails from Kerala, has studied at Providence Women's College, Kozhikode.
In 1991, she was married to Inspector V. Srinivasan of the Central Industrial Security Force.
Apart from the post of President, elections will also be held for the posts of Vice President (Women), Joint Secretary (Women). Twelve candidates are in the fray for four members of the executive council.
Ajay Patel of National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) is set to be the senior vice-president as he is also the lone candidate for the post.
