India’s Koneru Humpy won Cairns Cup chess tournament organized at St.Louis, US (United States). She won the title after finishing 6 points off 9 rounds.
The Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee has declared the official Games motto: “United by Emotion”. The motto emphasizes the power of sport to bring together people from diverse backgrounds of every kind and allow them to connect and celebrate in a way that reaches beyond their differences.
Asian Wrestling Championship 2020 hosts in New Delhi. It will be held at the KD Jadhav Hall of Indira Gandhi Stadium.
The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) has banned for 4 years on Haryana’s javelin thrower Amit Dahiya. He has been banned for avoiding sample collection and for his attempt of trying to cheat officials during the 2nd National Javelin Throw Open Championship 2019 held at SAI Centre in Sonipat, Haryana.
The Indian Space Research Organisation has declared that it will launch 10 Earth Observation Satellites in 2020-21. The 10 earth observation (EO) satellites will include categories such as the first Geo Imaging Satellite, GISAT-1 along with three communication satellites and two navigation satellites.
The annual All India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was organized in New Delhi. The conference was attended by Judicial and Administrative Members from all 17 Benches of CAT from across the country, members of the CAT Bar Association and eminent Jurists.
The 3rd edition of the Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety will be organized in Stockholm, Sweden on February 19-20, 2020.
The 5th edition of Difficult Dialogues began in Panji, Goa. Difficult Dialogues (DD) is an yearly forum examining issues of contemporary relevance in South Asia. Difficult Dialogues 2020 will focus on the “State of Law”.
The Chief of the Defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has declared the plan of establishing the first Integrated Tri-Services Command. The Integrated Tri-Services Command will be responsible for managing the air defence of the entire country.
The Laureus World Sports Awards was established in 1999 by Laureus Sport for Good Foundation founding patrons Daimler and Richemont. It is an annual award ceremony honoring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year.