1. Koneru Humpy win’s Silver at the World Chess Blitz championship
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Former Indian World Rapid Chess champion Koneru Humpy won the silver medal in the women's section of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship that concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 30 December 2022.
She finished on 12.5 points, just half a point behind the winner Bibisara Balabayeva of Kazakhstan. Koneru Humpy has won the World Rapid Chess Championship 2019.
World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2022
The International Chess governing body FIDE organises World Rapid and Blitz chess championship at the end of the year. This year it was held in Kazakhstan's capital Almaty from 26-30 December 2022.
World Rapid Chess Championship
It was held on 26 and 28 December at Almaty, Kazakhstan.
In the Rapid section the Men’s title was won by No.1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway. It was the 4th time that Carlsen has won the Rapid title.
The women's title was won by the Chinese Grand Master Tan Zhongyi.
Savitha Shri of India won the Bronze medal in the world Rapid section.
World Blitz Chess Championship
It was held on 29 and 30 December at Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The men’s section was won by Magnus Carlsen. He became the first player in chess history to hold the Classical chess world championship, Rapid world championship and the Blitz world Championship at the same time.
Women's Section
The women's section was won by Bibisara Balabayeva of Kazakhstan.
Koneru Humpy came second and won the Silver medal.
Indian medal winners in the Rapid and Blitz event
Only three Indian’s Viswanathan Anand, Koneru Humpy and Savitha Shri have won medals at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz chess championship.
Viswanathan Anand won the Gold medal in World Rapid and Bronze medal in World Blitz Championship 2017.
FIDE
The International Chess Federation or French acronym FIDE Fédération Internationale des Échecs) is an international organization that was set up on 20 July 1924 in Paris, France.
It is the international body which governs world chess championships.
President of FIDE: Arkady Dvorkovich,
Headquarters of FIDE: Lausanne, Switzerland
2. Surya Kumar Yadav and Smriti Mandhana included in the ICC T 20 cricketer of the year award nominee list
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the list of nominated players for its various categories of year end awards.
2022 ICC Women’s T 20 cricketer of the year nominee
Indian opening batter Smriti Mandhana, Pakistan’s all-rounder Nida Dar, New Zealand’s all-rounder Sophie Devine and Australian all-rounder Tahlia McGrath have been nominated for the ICC Women’s T 20 cricketer of the year 2022.
2022 ICC men’s T 20 cricketer of the year
Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav, Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe, Sam Curran of England and Pakistan’s wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan have been nominated for the ICC men’s T 20 cricketer of the year 2022.
2022 ICC women’s ODI cricketer of the year nominee
South African bowler Shabnim Ismail, New Zealand All-rounder Amelia Kerr, England’s all-rounder Nat Sciver and Australia’s Wicketkeeper batter Alyssa Healy have been nominated for the ICC women’s ODI cricketer of the year 2022.
2022 ICC Men’s ODI cricketer of the year Nominee
Pakistan’s Captain Babar Azam, Australian spinner Adam Zampha, Zimbabwe’s batter Sikandar Raza and West Indian batsmen Shai Hope have been nominated for the ICC Men's ODI cricketer of the year 2022.
Earlier Arshdeep Singh, Yastika Bhatia and Renuka Singh were included in the 2022 ICC emerging player of the year award nominee list.
International Cricket Council (ICC)
It is an international body which governs the men’s and women’s international cricket.
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Chairman of ICC: Greg Barclay of New Zealand
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICC: Geoff Allardice of Australia
3. Arshdeep Singh, Yastika Bhatia and Renuka Singh of India nominated for the ICC emerging cricketer of the year 2022 men's and women's category respectively
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Indian Arshdeep Singh has been included in the men’s and Yastika Bhatia and Renuka Singh in the women’s section of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) emerging player of the year 2022 award nominee list.
The nominee list was announced by the ICC on 28 December 2022.
ICC emerging Men’s player of the year award 2022 nominee
The ICC emerging Men’s player of the year award 2022 nominee includes Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh of India, South African fast bowler Marco Jansen, Afghanistan’s batsman Ibrahim Zardan and New Zealand’s batsman Finn Allen.
Arshdeep Singh who plays for Punjab Kings team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) made his international debut for India in the T-20s and One Day International (ODI) in 2022. The fast-bowler played 21 T20Is for India, taking 33 wickets at an economy of 8.17.
ICC women’s player of the year award 2022 nominee
Indian fast bowler Renuka Singh and Batter Yastika Bhatia, England batter Alice Capsy and Australian bowler Darcie Brown have been included by the ICC in its emerging women player of the year award 2022.
Last year Janneman Malan of South Africa and Sanna Mir of Pakistan were declared the ICC men’s and women’s player of the year award 2021 respectively.
International Cricket Council (ICC)
It is an international body which governs the men’s and women’s international cricket.
It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 and was later converted into the International Cricket Conference in 1965.
In 1987 it was renamed as the International Cricket Council.
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Chairman of ICC: Greg Barclay of New Zealand
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICC: Geoff Allardice of Australia
4. Government recognises e-sports as part of multisports events
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The Government of India has officially recognised ‘E-Sports’ (Electronic Sports) as a part of Multi-sports events on 27th December.
Important facts
E-sports will be handled by the Department of Sports under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
This decision was taken by President Draupadi Murmu, using the powers given in provision 3 of Article 77 of the Constitution, after changing the rules related to e-sports.
It is noteworthy that since the inclusion of e-sports as a demonstration sport in the Jakarta Asian Games 2018, there has been a demand to make it a part of the multi-sport event.
The International Olympic Committee is also promoting e-sports and in this exercise, the first Olympic e-sports week will also be celebrated in Singapore in June 2023.
Next year's Asian Games in China will see the debut of e-sports.
The Indian Esports Industry has been fighting for E-sports not to be clubbed under the umbrella term “Gaming”.
What is E-sports?
e-sports or “electronic sports,” transforms online gaming into a spectator sport.
The experience is similar to watching a professional sporting event, with spectators watching video gamers compete against each other in a virtual environment.
The e-sports Industry has maintained that e-sports is a competitive sport where e-sports athletes use their physical and mental abilities to compete in certain genres of video games in a virtual, electronic environment.
5. Government recognises e-sports as part of multisports events
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The Government of India has officially recognised ‘E-Sports’ (Electronic Sports) as a part of Multi-sports events on 27th December.
Important facts
E-sports will be handled by the Department of Sports under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
This decision was taken by President Draupadi Murmu, using the powers given in provision 3 of Article 77 of the Constitution, after changing the rules related to e-sports.
It is noteworthy that since the inclusion of e-sports as a demonstration sport in the Jakarta Asian Games 2018, there has been a demand to make it a part of the multi-sport event.
The International Olympic Committee is also promoting e-sports and in this exercise, the first Olympic e-sports week will also be celebrated in Singapore in June 2023.
Next year's Asian Games in China will see the debut of e-sports.
The Indian Esports Industry has been fighting for E-sports not to be clubbed under the umbrella term “Gaming”.
What is E-sports?
e-sports or “electronic sports,” transforms online gaming into a spectator sport.
The experience is similar to watching a professional sporting event, with spectators watching video gamers compete against each other in a virtual environment.
The e-sports Industry has maintained that e-sports is a competitive sport where e-sports athletes use their physical and mental abilities to compete in certain genres of video games in a virtual, electronic environment.
6. Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain win gold medals at the 6th Elite National Women’s Boxing Championships 2022
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World Champion Nikhat Zarin of Telangana and the Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain of Assam won gold medals in their respective weight categories at the 6th Elite National Women’s Boxing Championships 2022 in Bhopal on 26 December 2022.
The 6th Elite National Women’s Boxing Championship was held at the Tatya Tope Stadium, Bhopal, and Madhya Pradesh from 20-26 December 2022. 302 women boxers from all over the country participated in the event.
The Railways team topped the medals tally with 10 medals - five golds, three silvers and two bronze.
Madhya Pradesh team came second with one gold, two silver and five bronze, and Haryana with two gold and two bronze claimed the third spot.
Gold medal winners
Category: Winner
48kg: Manju Rani
50kg: Nikhat Zareen
52kg: Sakshi
54kg: Shiksha
57kg: Manisha
60kg: Poonam
63kg: Shashi Chopra
66kg: Manju Bamboria
70kg: Sanamacha Chanu
75kg: Lovlina Borgohain
81kg: Saweety Boora
81kg+: Nupur
7. Indian Arches dominate the Archery Asia Cup 2022 stage 3, tops the medal tally with 10 medals
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Indian archers dominated the Archery Asia Cup 2022 stage 3 held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 20 to 25 December 2022. They topped the medal tally with 10 medals – five golds, three silvers and two bronze.
Seven of India’s 10 medals at the Archery Asia Cup 2022 stage 3 were won by compound archers. India had sent a junior team to the continental meet.
Medal winners of India
Gold medal winners
Women’s team compound: Pragati, Aditi Gopichand Swami, Aishwarya Sharma.
Men’s team recurve: Mrinal Chauhan, Akash, and Parth Sushant Salunke
Men’s team compound: Priyansh, Ojas Pravin Deotale, Manav Ganeshrao Jadhao
Men’s individual compound: Priyansh
Women’s individual compound: Pragati
Silver medal
Men’s individual compound: Ojas Pravin Deotale
Women’s individual compound: Aditi Gopichand Swami
Mixed team recurve: Parth Sushant Salunke, Tisha Punia
Bronze medal winners
Men’s individual recurve: Parth Sushant Salunke - bronze
Women’s individual compound: Parneet Kaur
8. England 1966 World Cup winner George Cohen dies aged 83
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England's 1966 World Cup-winning right back George Cohen has died aged 83, his former club Fulham announced on 23 December. The club remembered him as their greatest-ever player.
Important facts
Born in Kensington, London (England), in 1939, George Cohen played for Fulham throughout his soccer career.
He scored six league goals in his 459 appearances between 1956 and 1969.
His greatest achievement was recorded as winning the 1966 World Cup when England defeated West Germany in the final at Wembley Stadium.
Cohen helped England emerge victorious and claim their first World Cup title with a 4–2 victory over the opposition.
He was part of the team's line of defence, which included Ray Wilson, Jack Charlton and captain Bobby Moore.
In 1964-1967, Cohen represented England in 37 matches. He also served as vice-captain (VC) of Sir Alf Ramsey for the match against West Germany.
Cohen was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 1976 and struggled with the illness for 14 years.
9. Cyclist Swasti Singh gets Ekalabya Puraskar
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The ‘Ekalabya Puraskar’ for the year 2022 was presented to cyclist Swasti Singh. This award is given every year to encourage young sporting talents.
Important facts
Singh was on 23rd December presented with a citation, trophy and Rs 5 lakh cash in a programme organised by Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), the charitable wing of IMFA.
She was honoured for her performance from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022 at both national and international levels.
Football player Pyari Xaxa and Hockey player Shilanda Lakra also were honoured with a citation and Rs 50,000 cash each.
Billiards and snooker world champion Pankaj Advani attended the ceremony as the chief guest while Pranati Mishra, Asian Games medalist was the guest of honour.
Trustee Baijayant Panda, Chairman Eklabya Puraskar Committee – 2022 was present along with the jury members.
Mercurial cyclist Swasti has bagged two gold and as many silver medals at the national level.
About Ekalabya Puraskar
Eklavya Puraskar has come a long way since 1993 to be recognized as the most prestigious sports award of Odisha and is at par with many national awards.
This award is given every year to the young sportspersons of Odisha for their outstanding performance in the last two years.
10. Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurates Sports Science Center in Udupi, Karnataka
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Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurated the Sports Science Centre in Udupi on 24 December 2022. The sports science center has been set up by the government of Karnataka.
The state government has set up two sports science centers at Udupi and Bengaluru .These centers will conduct research on medicines, nutritious food, treatment and rehabilitation measures for sportspersons, which would help them to boost their abilities. The Minister said that many more such sports science centers will come up. In the future.
National Center of Excellence
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has also set up its own Sports Science Center at its
21 National Centres of Excellence (NCOE) and two high performance centers (Bengaluru and Patiala).
It has also set up a National Centre for Sports Sciences and Research (NCSSR) in New Delhi which is the hub of SAI Sports Science Center.
The National Centers of excellence provides specialized training in selected sports disciplines and also has a well-functioning Sports Science Center. The National centers of Excellence are at Alleppey and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, Aurangabad and Mumbai in Maharashtra, Bengaluru in Karnataka, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, Guwahati in Assam, Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Imphal in Manipur, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh, Jagatpur in Odisha, Kolkata in West Bengal, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, Patiala in Punjab, Rohtak, Sonepat in Haryana and 5 centers in New Delhi.
