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INTERNATIONAL RECORDS: SPORTS, ROWING: Indian Army’s Duo of Narayana Konganapalle and Kuldeep Singh Won a Bronze Medal in Para-Rowing Men’s Coxless Pair Event at ‘2022 World Rowing Cup 2’, Poznan, Poland

India won a bronze medal in the para-rowing competitions at the 2022 World Rowing Cup 2 at Poznan, Poland, finishing third in Final A of the PR3 Men’s Coxless Pair event.

The Indian duo of Narayana Konganapalle and Kuldeep Singh won the bronze medal with a timing of 7 minutes 33.35 seconds in the event held in Poznan’s Lake Malta on Saturday.

They finished third behind the pairs from France, who finished in 6:52.08 and set a World Best time, and Ukraine 7:29.20, according to information provided by the Rowing Federation of India.

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WORLD RECORDS: INDIA RECORDS: SPORT – CHESS: First Time in Nearly 100 years India is Hosting the prestigious Chess Olympiad. PM Modi flags off the First-ever Torch Relay Instituted by FIDE, the International Chess Body for the Chess Olympiad.

In nearly 100 years of the history of the Chess Olympiad, it’s the first time that India will be hosting the prestigious event.

In nearly 100 years of the history of the Chess Olympiad, it’s the first time that India will be hosting the prestigious event.

The international chess body, FIDE, for the very first time has instituted the torch relay, which is part of the Olympic tradition, but was never done in the Chess Olympiad.

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich handed over the torch to the prime minister who gave it to the legendary Viswanathan Anand.

The torch will be taken to 75 cities in a span of 40 days before arriving in Mahabalipuram near Chennai. At every location, chess grandmasters of the state will receive the torch.

Leh, Srinagar, Jaipur, Surat, Mumbai, Bhopal, Patna, Kolkata, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Thrissur, Port Blair and Kanyakumari are among the 75 cities.

In nearly 100 years of the history of the Chess Olympiad, it’s the first time that India will be hosting the prestigious event. With 188 countries registered for the upcoming Olympiad, the country is set to witness a huge congregation of nations for a sporting event for the first time on Indian soil.

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WORLD RECORDS: SPORTS, TENNIS: Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Win the Challenger Doubles Title in Bratislava, Slovakia

ATP Challenger Tour

Balaji and Jeevan won the doubles title at Bratislava, Slovakia.

This is 8th challenger title for Balaji- 5 with Vishnu, 1 each with RamK, Elrich and now with Jeevan.

9th challenger title for Jeevan – 2 with Austin Krajicek, 1 each with Saketh, Purav, Rungkat, Arevalo, Skugor, Lopez-Perez and now Balaji.

Balaji will be now up to #140 firmly as India #3 ahead of Divij now and Jeevan at #164.

Only Ramkumar played in singled but lost in first round. These are results for our players this week at challenger level.

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WORLD RECORDS: SPORTS, SHOOTING: Avani Lekhara Wins Gold with World Record in Para Shooting World Cup, Chateauroux, France

The 20-year-old shooter broke her own world record of 249.6 to secure her a spot at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Tokyo Paralympics champion Avani Lekhara won gold at the Para Shooting World Cup with a world record score of 250.6 in women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 in Chateauroux, France on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old shooter broke her own world record of 249.6 to secure her a spot at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

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WORLD RECORDS: SPORTS, HOCKEY: Inaugral FIH Hockey 5s | Indian Men’s Hockey Team Emerges Champions, beats Poland 6-4 in Final, Switzerland

India made a stunning comeback from being three-goal down to beat Poland 6-4 to win the summit clash.

A magnificent India made a stunning comeback from being three-goal down to beat Poland 6-4 in a pulsating final to clinch the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s championship here on Sunday.

India, who had topped the five-team league standings with three wins and one draw en route final, ended their campaign with an unbeaten record.

India had topped the five-team standings after the round-robin league stage with 10 points from three wins and one draw. India had beaten hosts Switzerland 4-3 and drawn with arch-rivals Pakistan 2-2 on Saturday.

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INTERNATIONAL: ASIA RECORDS: Asia Cup Hockey: Young Indian Hockey Team Defeats Japan 1-0 To Clinch Bronze Medal, Hero Asia Cup, Jakarta 2022

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Indian men’s hockey team defeated Japan 1-0 in the third place play-off match to win the bronze medal.

The young Indian men’s hockey team produced a spirited performance to beat Japan 1-0 and clinch the bronze medal in the Asia Cup in Jakarta on Wednesday.

After missing out of a place in the title clash on goal difference following an exciting 4-4 draw with South Korea on Tuesday, defending champions India came out with purpose and scored a field goal through Raj Kumar Pal as early as in the seventh minute of the game and then defended in numbers to seal the deal.

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WORLD RECORDS: SPORTS – BOXING : Nikhat Zareen Wins Gold at Women’s World Boxing Championship, Turkey

India’s Nikhat Zareen has won the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Turkey, becoming only the fifth Indian woman to be crowned world champion.

The boxer beat Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas 5-0 in the flyweight division of the championship.

“Am I trending on Twitter?” an elated Zareen asked at the press conference after her win.

This is India’s first gold medal at the championship since Olympic boxer Mary Kom won here in 2018.

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WORLD RECORDS: SPORTS – CHESS : Alana Meenakshi Now World Number 1 in Under-11 Girls Chess. Only Player from India who figured in 10 Top Rankings in the U-11 Girls’ Chess Category

Child chess prodigy from the City of Destiny, Kolagatla Alana Meenakshi has become world number one in Under 11 girls chess as per the FIDE ratings of May 2022.

She achieved the milestone with an ELO rating of 1,829. Alana is the only player from India who figured in 10 top rankings in the U-11 girls’ chess category. She was earlier world number 2 in U-10 girls chess.

Incidentally, US player Megan Althea slipped to second slot with 1,811 ELO points. Alana, who got 1,829 ELO points, climbed to number one. Aparna Kolagatla, mother of Alana, told TNIE that they were happy that she became the world number one in U-11 girls chess.

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WORLD RECORDS : SPORTS – ARCHERY : Archery World Cup 2022 stage 2 – Indian Women’s Compound and Recurve Team Won Bronze, Gwangju, South Korea

The Indian men’s compound team of Abhishek Verma, Aman Saini and Rajat Chauhan stunned a formidable South Korean team to reach the final at the archery World Cup 2022 stage 2 in Gwangju on Thursday.

The women’s compound team comprising Avneet Kaur, Muskan Kirar and Priya Gurjar, meanwhile, secured a bronze.

The men’s team, who had won gold at the Archery World Cup 2022 Stage 1 event held in Turkey last month, began the day by beating Italy 235-229 in the first round before ousting a strong USA team 234-228 in the quarter-finals.

India will face France in Saturday’s final in what will be a replay of the gold medal match from the Stage 1 World Cup from last month. India won the contest 232-230 at the Turkey meet.

The women’s team, meanwhile, received a first round bye and then beat fourth-seeded Chinese Taipei 228-226 in the quarters to set up a semis clash against the top seeded hosts.

Up against the other losing semi-finalists Turkey in the bronze medal playoff, the Indian trio overturned a late deficit to win a thriller 232-231 to claim a podium spot.

Meanwhile, Recurve Women’s Team of Ridhi, Komalika Bari & Ankita Bhakat defeated Team Chinese Taipei (6-2) to win Bronze Medal.

Recurve Qualification Round:

Men’s Singles:

Tarundeep Rai – 662/15  /  Neeraj Chauhan – 651/31  /  Jayanta Talukdar – 647/39 //  Sachin Gupta – 647/40

Women’s Singles:

Ridhi – 629/14  /  Komalika Bari – 621/24 / Ankita Bhakat- 606/43  /  Simranjeet Kaur – 588/53

Recurve Team: 

Men – 1960/7  /  Women – 1856/5  /  Mixed – 1291/7

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WORLD RECORDS : SPORTS, BADMINTON : India Beats Indonesia 3-0 to Win Historic First Ever Thomas Cup Title, Bangkok

Brimming with confidence, India took on 14-time winners Indonesia in the final of the Thomas Cup in Bangkok on May 15, 2022 and lifted the title defeating the defending champions by 3-0.

Lakshya Sen opened the campaign for India and won the match against Anthony Sinsuka Ginting 8-21, 21-17, 21-16. With Sen’s win India was leading against Indonesia by 1-0.

India dished out a performance for the ages with World Championships medallist Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and world number 8 doubles duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy producing memorable performances.

The Indian men’s team etched its name in the history books by lifting the title with a dominant 3-0 win over 14-time champions Indonesia in the final in Bangkok on Sunday.

source/content: thehindu.com (edited)