Sports News – Jan to June 2023

Tennis
Sania Mirza announces her retirement from professional Tennis

• In 2005 she became the first Indian to win a WTA singles title
• She broke into the top 30 by 2007 and reached her career-
high ranking of world number 27.
• She won 3 Mixed Doubles Grand Slam Titles:
Australian Open in 2009, and the French Open in 2012
Mahesh Bhupati
• 2014 US Open with Brazilian tennis player Bruno Soares.
• She won 3 Grand Slam doubles titles with Swiss legend
Martina Hingis - Wimbledon in 2015, US Open in 2015 and Australian Open in 2016.
• Sania Mirza achieved World no.1 ranking in doubles category.

Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open 2023 title

• Novak Djokovic (Serbia) won the Australian Open title for the
10th time by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first Grand Slam
Australia Open of 2023.
• Australian Open 2023 Women's singles winner
• Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated Elena Rybakina of
Kazakhstan.
• Sabalenka has won a Grand title for the first time.

Novak Djokovic won French Open 2023 Men's Singles Final

• Serbian Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Rudd to win the French Open 2023 men's singles final.
• He becomes the first man to win 23 Grand Slam title.
• He overtook Rafael Nadal as the oldest Roland Garros champion at the age of 36 years and 20 days.
• He also became the first person to win all four Grand Slam events at least three times.
• Women's French Open Singles Winner: Iga Świątek (Poland)
• Runner-up: Karolina Muchova
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Spain's Carlos Alcaraz wins Madrid Open 2023

• Spanish tennis player, Carlos Alcaraz defended his title at Madrid Open 2023.
• In the final, he defeated Jan-Lennard Struff (German)
• While Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus has clinched the Women's singles title at Madrid Open 2023,
defeating Iga Swaitek.

Daniil Medvedev wins Italian Open 2023

• Daniil Medvedev (from Russia) has clinched his maiden Italian Open 2023 title, after beating Holger
Rune (Denmark).
• Women's Single Title: Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) after defeating Anhelina Kalinina

Carlos Alcaraz wins Indian Wells 2023 to reclaim his World No.1 spot

• Spanish tennis player, Carlos Alcaraz (19) has won his maiden 2023 Indian Wells title after defeating
Russian Daniil Medvedev in the final.
• With this feat, he has also dethroned Novak Djokovic to reclaim World No.1 spot.
• He also become the youngest world number one ever.
• Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka to win the Indian Wells women's singles title 2023
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Rohan Bopanna becomes oldest tennis player to win ATP Masters 1000 title

• The 43-year-old Indian tennis player won the doubles title at the Indian Wells Masters 2023 with
Australian partner Matt Ebden.
• Before Bopanna, Canadian Daniel Nestor was the oldest player to win an ATP Masters 1000 title at
the age of 42.
• Prajnesh Gunneswaran has won the final of the $25,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament in Al Zahra,
Kuwait.

Que: Which player won the title of Qatar Open Tennis 2023?
Ans: Daniil Medvedev

• Daniil Medvedev (Russia) defeated Andy Murray for Doha Crown in the Qatar Open Finals.
• Qatar Open 2023 tennis: Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden win doubles title

Indian pair of Yuki Bhambri, Saketh Myneni wins Bangkok

Open2023 tennis title

Organized in Thailand.

Wu Yibing becomes first Chinese man to win ATP Tour title

• Wu Yibing (23) has become the first Chinese man to win an ATP
Tour title at the Dallas Open 2023.
• He defeated John Isner (United States)
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Cricket

Which team was the winner of the Ranji Trophy 2023?

India wins the inaugural Women’s U19 T20 World Cup title

• India defeated England by 7 wickets in the final to win

the first-ever ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup
2023
• 1st Edition - held in South Africa.
Player of the Tournament - England captain Grace
Scrivens
• Player of the Match: Titas Sadhu (India)
• India's Captain for U-19 Women’s T20: Shafali Verma

Tata Group becomes the title sponsor for WPL

Mumbai Indians lift inaugural Women's Premier League trophy beating

Delhi Capitals

• The team of Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by seven

wickets in the finals at the Brabourne stadium, Navi Mumbai
• Awards of Women's Premier League (WPL)
• Purple Cap Winner (wickets): Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians)
• Orange Cap Winner (runs): Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals)

Australia beat South Africa to lift ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Trophy 2023

• Australian women’s cricket team defeated South Africa by 9 runs

to lift the ICC T20 World Cup Trophy 2023 at Newlands, Cricket
Ground in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Australian women’s cricket team has won this title for the sixth
time.
• The India lost to Australia in the semi-final match.
• Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner - ICC Player of the Tournament
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Irani Cup 2023

• The 2022–23 Irani Cup, also known as Mastercard Irani Trophy

due to sponsorship reasons, was the 59th edition of the Irani
Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India.
• Rest of India Beat Madhya Pradesh To Win Cup
• At the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior
• The trophy is in the name of Zal Irani, long time treasurer and
President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India

Saurashtra defeated Bengal to win its second Ranji Trophy title 2023

• Saurashtra has defeated Bengal by nine wickets to lift their

second Ranji Trophy title 2023, organized at Eden Gardens,
Kolkata.
• Saurashtra captain Jaydev Unadkat was declared Man of the
Match
• Arpit Vasavada was named the player of the series.
• Saurashtra won their first title in 2019-20 after beating Bengal.

Ranji Trophy Tournament

• The Ranji Trophy tournament has been played since 1934.

• The first match was played between Madras and Mysore
• Mumbai has won this tournament 41 times.

Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans to win fifth IPL title

• Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated defending champions

Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets to win its 5th IPL title.
• The final held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
on May 29, 2023.
• IPL 2023 awards:
Orange Cap (Highest Run-Scorer): Shubman Gill (GT) 890 runs
Purple Cap (Leading Wicket-taker): Mohammed Shami (GT) 28
wickets
Most Valuable Player: Shubman Gill
Emerging Players: Yashasvi Jaiswal
Fairplay Award: Delhi Capital
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Australia beat India by 209 runs to clinch maiden World Test

Championship title

• At the Kennington Oval in London.

• Player of the Match: Travis Head
• Australia became the first team to win all ICC titles (Test,
T20, And ODI) formats

ICC World Cup 2023 schedule announcement

• The ODI World Cup-2023 will be hosted by India.

• The inaugural match of the tournament will be played
between England and New Zealand on 5 October.
• India will begin their World Cup campaign against
Australia on October 8 in Chennai.
• Semi-finals will be hosted by Mumbai and Chennai.
• The final match of the ODI World Cup 2023 will be
played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

Cricket Asia Cup 2023 to be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka

• The Asia Cup 2023 will be take place in Pakistan and Sri Lanka
between August 31 and September 17, 2023.

• Earlier, the tournament was to be held entirely in Pakistan.

New Zealand’s Kim Cotton becomes first female umpire to officiate men’s T20I

• Auckland, New Zealand-born Kim Cotton has become the first female umpire to officiate in a Men’s
T20 International (T20I) cricket match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Dunedin on April 05,
2023
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ICC awards 2022

• Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (cricketer of the year): Babar Azam (Pakistan)
• Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy (Women's Cricketer of the Year):Natalie Sciver (England)

• Men's Test Cricketer of the Year: Ben Stokes (England)

• Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year: Babar Azam
• Men's T20 International Cricketer of the Year: Suryakumar Yadav (India)Women's ODI Cricketer
of the Year: Natalie Sciver
• Women's T20 International Cricketer of the Year: Tahlia McGrath (Australia)
• Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year: Marco Jansen (South Africa)
• Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year: Renuka Singh (India)
• David Shepherd Trophy (Umpire of the Year): Richard Illingworth (England)

Suryakumar Yadav named Wisden’s leading T20I cricketer; Harmanpreet Kaur bags
top honour

• Wisden Cricketers Almanack has released the list of top-5 cricketers of the
year 2022. It also includes India's women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur.
• Suryakumar Yadav has been selected as the T20 Cricketer of the Year.
• Harmanpreet Kaur has become the first woman cricketer from India to make it
to this esteemed list.
• Apart from this, Ben Stokes of England has been selected as the best cricketer
in the world for the year 2022-23 among male players.

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Surya Kumar Yadav becomes fastest player to reach 1,500 runs in T20I

• Fastest in terms of balls faced. He took only 843 balls to reach this landmark.
• However, he is the third-fastest batter to reach the 1,500-run mark in terms
of innings. In 45 matches and 43 innings, Suryakumar has scored 1,578 runs.
• The fastest batters to reach this landmark are Indian batter Virat Kohli, KL
Rahul, Australian veteran Aaron Finch and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who
all took 39 innings to score 1,500 runs in T20 International cricket.
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Shubman Gill broke records of Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar

• Shubman Gill has become the fifth Indian player to score a

double-hundred in the One Day International (ODI)
• He did this in a match against New Zealand.
• Shubman has also become the youngest player (23) in the world
to score a double century in ODIs.He also broke the records of
Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli, and became the fastest Indian
batsman to score 1000 ODI runs in 19 innings.
• Shubman Gill has joined an exclusive club of five Indian batsmen to score a double century along
with Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan.
• India’s Sachin Tendulkar is the first batsman to score a double century in ODI format in 2010.
• India's Rohit Sharma is the batsman with the most (3) double centuries in ODI cricket.

Sharjah stadium stand named after Sachin Tendulkar

• The West Stand at the Sharjah cricket stadium has been renamed
after Sachin Tendulkar in a special ceremony in the UAE,
honouring the Indian cricket legend on his 50th birthday.

• Sharjah Cricket Stadium holds the Guinness record for most One-
Day internationals played (244).

Que:The iconic Sydney Cricket Ground unveiled a gate named after which player?
Ans: Sachin Tendulkar

• To honour Sachin Tendulkar on his 50th birthday, the iconic Sydney

Cricket Ground in Australia has unveiled a gate named after him.
• Along with him, the SCG also unveiled a gate and named it after
another cricketing legend Brian Lara, who will be sharing the honour
with Sachin Tendulkar.

Mark Nicholls appointed new president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)

• Former England cricketer and veteran commentator Mark Nicholls has

been elected as the next President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
• Nicholas will replace current president Stephen Fry and will assume
responsibilities in October this year.

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC):

• It is a cricket club which was established in 1787.

• MCC is one of the oldest and most prestigious cricket clubs in the world.
• Since 1814, the MCC has been based at the Lord's Cricket Ground in St
John's Wood, London.
• Founder - Thomas Lord
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Badminton

Victor and Akane won the Malaysia Open Badminton title

• Two-time world champion and defending Olympic

champion Victor Axelsen (Denmark)
and world champion Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) have won
the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively in
Malaysia Open Badminton 2023.

India's ace shuttler HS Prannoy won Malaysia Masters Badminton Championship 2023 title

• Played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• Prannoy won the final by defeating China's Wang Hongyang .
• Prannoy became the third Indian after Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu to win
the Malaysia Masters Championship.
• Also became the first Indian to win in the men's singles category.
• Women's singles: Akane Yamaguchi

India secured bronze in the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship

2023
• A 14-member Indian team, led by PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen, won
a historic bronze medal at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team
Championships 2023 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, UAE
While team China won the Gold medal, South Korea won the Silver
medal.

Yonex- Sunrise India Open 2023

• The India Open, officially known as Yonex- Sunrise India Open 2023
held in New Delhi from 17th - 22nd January 2023.
• Organized at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall.
• Winners:
Men’s - Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand) defeated Viktor Axelsen
(Denmark)
Women’s - An Seyoung (Korean) defeated Akane Yamaguchi
(Japan).

Indian Duo of Satwik-Chirag wins Swiss Open Super 300 title 2023

• India’s men’s doubles badminton pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag

Shetty won the Swiss Open Super 300 title in 2023, held in Basel,
Switzerland.
They beat China
• Other winners:Men's singles: Koki Watanabe (Japan)
• Women's singles: Pornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand)
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India’s Rankireddy and Shetty clinches Indonesia Open title

• India's shuttler duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

defeated reigning world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of
Malaysia to clinch the Indonesia Open Men's Double Title, in Jakarta
• They became the first doubles pair from India to claim a Super 1000
event.
• Super 1000 Series events are BWF World Tour’s highest level. In the
2023-26 cycle, there will be four tournaments – Malaysia Open, All
England Open, China Open, and Indonesia Open. Malaysia Open has
been upgraded to the Super 1000 status from 2023 onwards.

Satwik-Chirag pair wins gold medal at Badminton Asia Championships

• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty created history by

becoming the first-ever Indian men’s doubles pair to win gold medal
at the Badminton Asia Championships.
• They beat Malaysian pair in the final in Dubai.
• Overall, this is India’s second gold medal at the event. Dinesh Khanna
won the men’s singles gold in Lucknow in 1965

India’s Priyanshu Rajawat won his maiden men’s single title at 2023 Orleans Masters badminton
tournament

• Priyanshu Rajawat defeated Magnus Johannesen of Denmark, to win men’s single title at the 2023
Orleans Masters in France.

• The 21-year-old Priyanshu Rajawat from Madhya Pradesh

was a part of the Indian team that registered an epic win at
the 2022 Thomas Cup.

• Winners of 2023 Orléans Masters

Men’s Single – Priyanshu Rajawat (India)
Women’s single – Carolina Marín (Spain)

Que: Who won the Women's Singles Title in National Badminton Championship?
Ans: Anupama Upadhyay

Mithun Manjunath clinched men’s singles title at the 84th Senior

National Badminton Championship at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune
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Hockey
Germany beat Belgium to lift the Hockey World Cup 2023

• FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 held at the Kalinga

Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
• With this win, Germany became the fourth team to have
won three or more hockey World Cup titles, after
Pakistan, Netherlands, and Australia.
• List of the winners:
Best Player: Niklas Wellen (Germany)
Best Goalkeeper:Vincent Vanasch (Belgium)
Fair Play Award: Belgium

FIH Partners with JSP Foundation for Hockey Development and Men’s
World Cup

• The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has signed a

partnership with JSP Foundation for its development programs
and FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-
Rourkela as a Global Partner.
• JSP Foundation is the social arm of Jindal Steel & Power.
• Chairperson of JSP Foundation: Shallu Jindal
• President of International Hockey Federation: Tayyab Ikram

India defeated Pakistan to win Men's Junior Asia Cup Hockey in 2023

• Men's Junior Asia Cup 2023 held at the Sultan Qaboos Youth Complex
Stadium in Salalah, Oman.
• This was India’s fourth title after winning in 2004, 2008, and 2015.
• India has become the most successful country in the history of the
Men's Junior Asia Cup.

India wins maiden title of Women's Junior Asia Cup 2023 hockey

Indian Women's hockey team defeated Republic of Korea to win the Women’s
Junior Asia Cup 2023 title, held in Japan.
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Que: Which Indian city is set to host the 2023 Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament ?
Ans: Chennai

• Chennai will host the 7th Asian Champions Trophy hockey

tournament from August 3-12, 2023.
India will be hosting the event for the first time
• The tournament will feature the top six teams from India, Pakistan,
South Korea, Malaysia, Japan and China.
• The game will serve as a precursor to the 2023 Asian Games in
Hangzhou, China in September 2023.

ITBP won the title of National Ice Hockey Championship 2023

• Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has won the National Ice Hockey Championship 2023 title.
• The 12th edition of the competition has been organized
in Ladakh, Leh.
• The championship was organized by the Ice Hockey
Association of India (IHAI).
• The ITBP team won the title for the third consecutive
time by defeating Ladakh Scouts in the final with a
score of 1-0.
• Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
• It was established in 1962, after the Indo-China War of
1962. It is usually deployed in the Himalayan mountains along the border with China.
• Motto: Bravery – Perseverance – Dedication
Headquarters: New Delhi
Director General: Anish Dayal Singh

Madhya Pradesh women's team wins maiden National Hockey

title 2023

• 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship

2023 held in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
• MP defeated Maharashtra in the final.

Guinness Book of World Records certifies Birsa Munda as

world’s largest fully seated hockey stadium

The newly-built stadium in Rourkela, Odisha can hold 20,011

spectators and is one of the largest hockey stadiums in India.

SIGNING OFF QUESTION

Which team emerged as overall champion in the 1st Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav held in Odisha?
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FOOTBALL
KICKSTART QUESTION
Asian Fencing Championships 2023, in which Bhavani Devi has secured the bronze medal, was organized
in which country?

Real Madrid beat Al Hilal to win record fifth Club World Cup

• Real Madrid has won the FIFA Club World Cup 2022 in 2023 for a
record-extending fifth time
• Final held in the Abdellah stadium, Rabat, Morocco.
• Real Madrid has defeated Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal

FIFA Club World Cup 2023

• FIFA Club World Cup 2023 will be organized in Jeddah city of

Saudi Arabia.
• The tournament will be played at King Abdullah Sport City
Stadium and Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium.
• Saudi Arabia will host the Asian Cup in the year 2027.

Barcelona won the Spanish Super Cup for 14th time

• Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

• Real Madrid has won the Super cup 12 times so far.
• This competition is being played since 1982.

India to host 2023 SAFF Championship in Bengaluru

• The 2023 edition of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)

Championship will be held in Bengaluru from 21 June to 3 July
2023.
• India will be hosting the tournament for the fourth time. Last in
2015 it was held in Thiruvananthapuram.
• India is the most successful team in this competition - have won
8 times out of the 12 times
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Odisha’s Bhubaneswar hosted 2023 Intercontinental Cup in June

• The four-team Hero Intercontinental Cup was played from June 9 to

18,
• Teams – India, Lebanon, Mongolia and Vanuatu
• This was the third edition of the Hero Intercontinental Cup, with
the previous two being held in Mumbai (2018) and Ahmedabad
(2019).

Indian Men's Senior Football Team wins Intercontinental Cup 2023

• India defeated Lebanon in the final held at Kalinga Stadium in

Bhubaneshwar.
• Indian captain, Sunil Chhetri
• Sunil Chhetri marked his 87th international goal in 137 appearances
for the Indian national team.
• Chhetri is third highest goal-scorer among active players in
international football, trailing behind Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal
and Lionel Messi of Argentina.

Argentina becomes number one football team in the world in FIFA

rankings 2023

• The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

released the latest rankings of international football teams
• Argentina topped the FIFA rankings for the first time in six
years.
• FIFA is the governing body for association football.
• It was established in 1904. FIFA is headquartered in Zurich,
Switzerland.
• The current President of FIFA is Gianni Infantino, who was
elected to the position in 2016.

Lionel Messi chosen as the best player for 2022 by International Football Federation History and
Statistics (IFFHS)
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Argentina’s Lionel Messi wins Laureus Sportsman of the Year 2023

• Argentina footballer, Lionel Messi has been named the Sportsman of the Year at the 2023 Laureus
World Sports Awards.
• Sportswoman of the Year: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) Athletics
• Team of the Year: Argentina Men’s Football Team

Lionel Messi wins Best Men's Player 2022 at the FIFA awards

• Alexia Putellas (Spain) was awarded the best women's player for a second straight year.

Other awardees:

• Best men's coach: Lionel Scaloni

(Argentina)
• Best women's coach: Sarina Wiegman

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes Forbes' highest-paid athlete for 2023

• According to Forbes, Football player Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) has

become the highest-paid athlete in the world for 2023, after moving to
Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr.
• He has signed a £175 million-a-year contract with Al-Nassr, which will
expire in 2025.
• Lionel Messi (Argentina) ranked second with an earning of $130 million.
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Karnataka won the Santosh Trophy after 54 years by defeating Meghalaya

Santosh Trophy - National Football Championship

• Finals held at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• This is the first trophy for Karnataka, having previously won four times as the princely state of
Mysore after a gap of 54 years (after 1968–69).
• Most successful team: West Bengal (32 titles)
• Santosh Trophy was founded in 1941 and organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

Kerala won first National Beach Soccer Championship 2023

• Kerala has won the inaugural National Beach Soccer Championships held at
Dumas Beach, Surat.
• Defeated Punjab

GRAND PRIX
Max Verstappen wins 2023 Australian Grand Prix

• Formula One (F1) World Champion Max Verstappen [Red

Bull – Netherlands]
Max Verstappen wins:

• Bahrain Grand Prix 2023

• Spanish Grand Prix 2023
• Canadian Grand Prix 2023
• Miami Prix 2023
• Monaco Prix 2023

Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023

• Red Bull driver Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
2023.
• Max Verstappen came in second position.

Jean-Eric Vergne wins Hyderabad E-Prix

• The fourth leg of the Formula E season of the year 2022-

23 was held in Hyderabad.
• This is the first Formula E race held in India.
• The Hyderabad E-Prix was held on the banks of Hussain
Sagar Lake and India's first street circuit built near NTR
Garden.
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Boxing, Weightlifting & Wrestling

Men’s World Boxing Championships 2023: India finished with 3

Bronze Medals

• 2023 IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships held in Tashkent,

Uzbekistan from April 30 to May 14, 2023.
• India finished with three bronze medals - Deepak Bhoria (48-
51kg), Mohammed Hussamuddin (54-57kg) and Nishant Dev
(67-71kg)

IBA Women's World Boxing Championship 2023

• Held at the K.D. Jadhav Hall IG Stadium New Delhi.

• Indian boxers won 4 gold medals in the 48, 50, 75 and 81
kg categories:
• Neetu Ghangash gold medal 45-48 kg category.
• Sweety Boora gold medal 75-81 kg category.
• Nikhat Zareen gold medal in the 48-50 kg category.
• Lovlina Borgohain gold medal in the 70-75 kg category
• International Boxing Association (IBA) Headquarters:
Lausanne, Switzerland
• President: Umar Kremlev
• Founded: 1946

India won total 14 medals in Asian Wrestling Championship 2023

• 36th edition of Asian Wrestling Championship held in Astana,

Kazakhstan from 9th to 14th April 2023.
• Indian wrestlers won 14 medals in the championship - one gold, three
silver and ten bronze medals.
• Aman Sehrawat won gold in 57kg freestyle category.
• India secured the 7th position in the medal tally.
• The top three nations in the medal table based on gold medals were
Kazakhstan, Japan and Iran.
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Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023

• Indian weightlifters finished the Asian Weightlifting Championships

2023 in Jinju, South Korea, with three silver medals.
• Medal winners of India:
• Bindiarani Devi (Women's 55kg) - Silver Medal in Overall (Combining
Clean & Jerk and Snatch)
• Bindiarani Devi (Women's 55kg) - Silver Medal in Clean and Jerk
• Jeremy Lalrinnunga (Men's 67kg) - Silver medal in snatch

Athletics
Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav:

• Held at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences,

Bhubaneswar.
• Witnessed participation of 5,000 tribal athletes,
from across India.
• Odisha emerged as overall champions.
• Karnataka - 1st runners up
• Jharkhand - 2nd runners up in the overall.

Indian sprinter Amlan Borgohain bags two gold medals in Flanders Cup 2023
Top Indian sprinter, Amlan Borgohain has bagged two gold medals in the
men's 100 and 200-meter races category at the Flanders Cup 2023 athletics in
Belgium.

Que: Which Indian athlete won gold in the shot put event at the Asian Indoor
Athletics Championships?
Ans: Tajinderpal Singh Toor
Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023 held in Astana, Kazakhstan

Neeraj Chopra clinches Doha Diamond League title

• India's Neeraj Chopra won the javelin throw title at the Diamond
League in Doha.
• Last year, Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian athlete to be
crowned Diamond League champion

Neeraj Chopra becomes World Number 1 in Men's Javelin Throw rankings

As per the latest rankings released by World Athletics, Olympic champion Neeraj
Chopra has become the new world number one in the men’s javelin throw
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Annu Rani clinched gold medal in Federation Cup 2023

Olympian Annu Rani bagged the gold medal in the javelin throwing Federation
Cup 2023 athletics event at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi.

Murali Sreeshankar wins gold at International Jumping Meeting, Greece

India’s long jumper, Murali Sreeshankar has successfully defended his title
in the men’s long jump event at the 13th International Jumping Meeting
2023 in Greece.

CHESS
Dubai hosted the inaugural edition of the Global Chess League

• From June 21 to July 2, 2023.

• The world's largest and first franchise-based chess league will
be held in Dubai in association with Dubai Sports Council
• It will feature six teams with six players each, including a
minimum of two female players and one icon player per team.
• GCL is a joint venture of FIDE and Tech Mahindra
• Triveni Continental Kings beat upGrad Mumba Masters in the
final to win the inaugural Global Chess League

Ding Liren becomes China's first male World Chess Champion

• Ding Liren has become China's first male world chess champion at
Astana, Kazakhstan.
• He succeeded Norway’s Magnus Carlsen as the winner of the
World Chess Championship
• His victory makes him the 17th winner of the world chess
tournament.

Koneru Humpy wins Silver at the World Chess Blitz championship

• In the women's section of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship

held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
• Kazakhstan Winner.
• Koneru Humpy had won the World Rapid Chess Championship 2019.
• The men’s section was won by Magnus Carlsen.
• Carlsen 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
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Dutch player Anish Giri won Tata Steel Masters 2023

Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 is the 85th edition of the annual chess
tournament held in Netherlands.

Vantika Agrawal becomes 11th Indian women to achieve International

Master title in Chess
She received the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title in 2021

Vignesh and Visakh NR become India’s first brothers to become

Grandmasters

• India’s chess player Vignesh NR has become India’s 80th Grandmaster

• Vignesh’s elder brother Visakh NR had become India’s 59th GM in
2019.

Telangana's Prraneeth Vuppala becomes 82nd Grandmaster of India

• Prraneeth Vuppala (16) is from Telangana

• He achieved the required 2,500 FIDE rating points during the Baku
Open tournament.
• Prraneeth is now the sixth Grandmaster from the State of Telangana.

Divya Deshmukh becomes the youngest to retain the National women’s chess
title

• Divya Deshmukh (from Nagpur)

• Title: Woman Grandmaster (WGM)
(2021)

Aravindh Chithambaram wins 23rd Dubai Open 2023

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Shooting and Archery

Rudrankksh Patil wins gold in men’s 10m air rifle in ISSF World Cup 2023

• Indian shooter, Rudrankksh Patil clinched his first World Cup individual
gold in the men’s 10m air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo,
Egypt.
• The Indian shooters, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Ganemat Sekhon won
gold medal in ISSF World Cup Shotgun 2023, held in Cairo, Egypt.

ISSF Shooting World Cup held in Bhopal

• ISSF Shooting World Cup in Bhopal

• This is the first ever to be held in India outside the national capital of
New Delhi.
• Sarabjot Singh claimed India’s solitary gold in the men’s 10m air pistol.

ISSF World Cup 2023

In the 10m air pistol mixed team, Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS won gold at
ISSF World Cup 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Archery World Cup 2023: India won four medals in Antalya

• Archery World Cup 2023 Stage 1 held in Antalya, Turkey on 23

April.
• India ended the competition with four medals, including two
gold, one silver and one bronze.
• Name of medal winners of India
• Jyothi Surekha Vennam - Women's Individual Compound - Gold
Medal
• Jyoti Surekha Vennam and Ojas Praveen Deotale- Compound Mixed Team -Gold Medal

Miscellaneous
Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian to win bronze medal at Asian
Fencing Championships in China

• Olympian C.A. Bhavani Devi has secured the bronze medal at

Asian Fencing Championships 2023 held in China.
• In the quarterfinal, she defeated reigning World Champion
Misaki Emura (Japan) and secured India its first-ever medal at
the event.
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Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian to win bronze medal at Asian Fencing Championships in China

• Olympian C.A. Bhavani Devi has secured the bronze medal at Asian Fencing Championships 2023
held in China.
• In the quarterfinal, she defeated reigning World Champion Misaki Emura (Japan) and secured India
its first-ever medal at the event.

Kolkata Team wins First Women's Kabaddi League Final

• The inaugural edition of first-ever Women's Kabaddi League (WKL)

was held at the 'Shabab Al-Ahli' sports club in Dubai from 16 June to
27 June.
• ‘Uma Kolkata’ team emerged as champions, securing a grand prize of
₹10,000,000. The Punjab team stood second
• The tournament spanned 12 days and witnessed the participation of
eight teams from India, representing different states.
• The participating teams - Delhi Dynamites, Gujarat Angels, Great
Marathas, Haryana Hustlers, Punjab Panthers, Rajasthan Riders, Uma
Kolkata, and Bengaluru Hawks.

Que: Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 was held in which country from June 27 to 30?
Ans: South Korea (Busan)
• India won the title by defeating Iran
• Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 featured six nations: India, Iran,
the Republic of Korea, Japan, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong.

India clinches title of CAVA Women’s Challenge Cup 2023

• India has won the title of the NSC-CAVA Women’s Volleyball
Challenge Cup held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
• India won the title by defeating Kazakhstan .
• The tournament was organised by the Nepal Volleyball
Association.
• Eight countries participated in the competition.

National Sqay Championship

• The 23rd National Sqay Championship

was organized by the SQAY Federation of
India and hosted by Jammu and Kashmir
SQAY Association
• J&K got 1st place in over all medal tally,
Andhra Pradesh remained 2nd and
Odisha clinched 3rd place in the
championship.
• Sqay is an ancient traditional martial art of Kashmir
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5th Khelo India Youth Games 2022 torch, theme song and mascot unveiled

• 5th Khelo India Youth Games hosted by Madhya Pradesh from 31 January
2023 to 11 February 2023.
• The mascot was 'Asha the Cheetah’.
• Theme song is 'Hindustan Ka Dil Dhadka Do...' sung by singer Shaan.
• The torch of Khelo India Youth Games was named Amarkantak.

For the first time water sports namely Kayaking Canoeing, Canoe Salaam and Fencing are added to Khelo
India Games.
Edition Host City Winner Runner-up

2018 New Delhi Haryana Maharashtra

2019 Pune Maharashtra Haryana

2020 Guwahati Maharashtra Haryana

2021 Panchkula Haryana Maharashtra

5th Khelo India Youth Games concluded in Bhopal

• Maharashtra topped the medal tally by winning 161 medals.

• Haryana stood second, host Madhya Pradesh finished third

Sports Minister launches mascot for 3rd Khelo India Winter Games

• The Winter Games held from 10-14 February 2023 at Gulmarg,

J&K.
• J&K topped the medal tally, followed by Maharashtra and
Himachal Pradesh.
• Mascot: Snow Leopard
• The first edition of the Khelo India Winter Games took place in
2020.
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Sports Minister launches logo, mascot of Khelo India University Games 2022

• Anurag Thakur launched the Logo, jersey, mascot, torch and

anthem of the Khelo India University Games 2022 (KIUG 2022) in
Lucknow.
• The mascot was named Jeetu, representing the state animal of
Uttar Pradesh, the Swamp Deer (Reindeer).
• ‘Shakti’, the official torch of the Khelo India University Games

Khelo India University Games-2022 concludes in Varanasi

• The 12-day-long KIUG UP 2022 held in the cities of Varanasi, Noida and Gorakhpur
• 3rd Khelo India University Games (KIUG)-2022 concluded at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus in Varanasi.
• Overall champion - Panjab University, Chandigarh
• 2nd - Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
• 3rd - Jain University, Karnataka
• Water Sports made its debut at the Games, featuring Rowing

Pankaj Advani won the Asian Billiards Championship title

• Asian Billiards Championship title held in Doha, Qatar.

• Pankaj defeated Brijesh Damani (India) to win the title for the second
time in a row and ninth overall.
• In the women's section, China beat Thailand

Luca Brecel wins World Snooker Championship 2023

• Belgium’s Luca Brecel has become the first European player to win
2023 World Snooker Championship.
• The tournament was held in Sheffield, England
Indian Snooker Players:

• PANKAJ ADVANI
• VIDYA PILLAI
• ADITYA MEHTA
• LUCKY VATNANI
• SOURAV KOTHARI

First Indian To Complete The Golden Globe Race

Commander Abhilash Tomy (retd.) created history as the first Indian to
complete the Golden Globe Race, in his sail boat named Bayanat.
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India wins both men's and women's Asian Kho Kho Championship title
2023

• At Tamulpur in Assam
• Nepal stood second in both men and women categories
• A total of nine countries participated in the event.

Fit India Champion Arjun Vajpai Summits Mt. Annapurna

• Indian professional mountaineer Arjun Vajpai, has become the first

Indian man to summit Mt. Annapurna 1, which is also the 10th highest
mountain in the world at 8,091 metres (26,545 ft) above sea level in
Nepal.
• The Fit India movement was launched by PM Narendra Modi at Indira
Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi on 29 August 2019.

Bollywood actor Rahul Bose gets Odisha’s Rugby Stadium named

after him

• Veteran Bollywood actor Rahul Bose inaugurated a

rugby stadium in Odisha, named after him.
• Rahul Bose currently serves as the President of the
Indian Rugby Football Union (Rugby India).
• Rugby India is the governing body for sport of rugby
union in India. Its headquarter is in Mumbai,
Maharashtra.

Saudi Arabia receives flag to host FEI World Cup Finals 2024

• Riyadh will host FEI World Cup Finals in April 2024.

• FEI - Fédération Equestre Internationale
• It is the first time the event will be held in the Middle
East.
• It is an annual international competition among the
world’s best show-jumping horses and riders.

Goa CM Pramod Sawant launches mascot for upcoming 37th National Games.

• Chief Minister of Goa, Dr Pramod Sawant has launched the mascot named
'Moga' for the upcoming 37th National Games
• 'MOGA’ - a bison representing the distinct identity of Goa
• National Games 2023 will be held in Goa
• 36th edition of National Games was held in Gujarat
• The National Games were first held in Lahore, undivided India, in 1924
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Gatka Martial Art to feature in 37th National Games

• Gatka is a Punjab-based martial art

• Gatka is a style of martial art where wooden sticks,
measuring 3-3.5 feet, are used along with shields made of
dry leather for the safety of the rivals.
• 2023 National Games, scheduled to be held in Goa in
October.

India finishes ‘Special Olympics 2023’ campaign with 202 medals

• Indian contingent of 198 special athletes participated in the Special

Olympics World Summer Games 2023, held in Berlin.
• India has finished its Special Olympics World Games 2023 campaign
by winning 202 medals (76 gold, 75 silver, and 51 bronze).
• The motto for this year’s Special Olympics and World Games was
“unbeatable together”

Egypt won World Squash Championship, after defeating Malaysia

• Third place (bronze) was shared jointly by hosts India and Japan.
• The championship was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu with eight countries as participants from June
13 to 17.
• World Cup Squash championship was organized after a gap of 12 years.
• Egypt won the World Cup when it was last held here in 2011.

Indian golf player, Aditi Ashok wins Kenya Ladies Open title 2023

• Indian golf player, Aditi Ashok clinched her fourth Ladies European Tour
(LET) title at the Kenya Ladies Open 2023 golf tournament held in Kenya.

Diksha Dagar wins record second ‘Ladies European Tour’ event title

• Indian golf player, Diksha Dagar has secured her second Ladies
European Tour (LET) at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open 2023.
• After Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar is the only other Indian woman golfer
to have won two or more LET titles.
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Short News

• Tamil Nadu beat Haryana to win the senior women’s National

football championship at the Guru Nanak stadium in Amritsar.
• FIH Pro League 2023: India beat Argentina in final match in
Netherlands
• Manchester City has become the most valuable football club in
Europe after replacing Real Madrid.
• Indian Men's team has surpassed Australia to become the number
one Test team in the latest rankings released by ICC.

SIGNING OFF QUESTION

As per the guidelines laid down by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), what is the length of a
standard badminton court?
a) 13.40m (44 ft)
b) 6.1m (20 ft)
c) 23.77m (78ft)
d) 8.23m (27ft)