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All India Police Athletic Championship starts in Haryana

March 4, 2020
All India Police Athletic Championship

All India Police Athletic Championship 2019 has started in the Panchkula District of Haryana. The 68th edition of All India Police Athletic Championship targets to improve India’s performance in the Olympics scheduled to be held in 2028. To achieve this feat, the Government of India has identified more than 15,000 children and has also commenced their training in 284 Sports Authority of India training centres across the country.

Tasnim & Mansi clinches bronze at BWF Yonex Dutch Junior International

March 4, 2020
Tasnim Mir and Mansi Singh

Tasnim Mir and Mansi Singh of India has clinched the bronze medal each in the girls’ singles Badminton event at the Yonex Dutch Junior International 2020, organized in Haarlem, Netherlands. Korean shuttler So Yul Lee defeated Indian shuttler Tasnim Mir by 21-19, 22-10 in the semifinals while Indonesian shuttler Saifi Rizka Nurhidayah defeated Indian shuttler Mansi Singh in the semifinals with a score of 21-11 and 21-16.

Azlan Shah Cup postponed due to Coronavirus threat

March 4, 2020
Azlan Shah Cup

The Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament has been postponed from April to September this year in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak all over the world. The tournament which was organized to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia from April 11 to 18, will now be held from September 24 to October 3. India is a regular at the event, was not supposed to participate this year.

1st Khelo India University Games ends in Bhubaneswar

March 3, 2020
Khelo India University Games

The Khelo India University Games ended in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Punjab University, Chandigarh took home the champions trophy-winning 46 medals including 17 gold, 19 silver, and 10 bronze. Savitribai Phule Pune University stood on the second position and Punjabi University, Patiala declared as the second runners up.

Maria Sharapova declares retirement from tennis

February 27, 2020
Maria Sharapova

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has declared her retirement from tennis. She clinched her first Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2004 aged 17 and completed the career slam, all four major titles, by winning the French Open in 2012.

ICC bans Omani player Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi from cricket for 7 years

February 25, 2020
Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi

The International Cricket Council (ICC) banned Oman player Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi from all forms of cricket for 7 years. The player has been rebuked for breaking the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code as he was found guilty for breaking various counts in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup qualifiers 2019.

India will organize Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships 2022

February 25, 2020
Shooting and Archery Championships

India will organize the Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships in January 2022. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) declared this decision after the Executive Board meeting in London. The two events will be held in Chandigarh in January.

1st Khelo India University Games started by PM Narendra Modi

February 24, 2020
Khelo India University Games

1st edition of the Khelo India University Games was started at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium at Cuttack, Odisha by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing. The tournament will feature the participation of about 3,400 athletes from 159 universities across the country across 17 disciplines.

AIBA World Cup 2020 to be organized in Russia

February 24, 2020
AIBA World Cup 2020

Russia will manage the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Team World Cup 2020. The tournament will be coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War II under the motto “Boxing for peace”.

D Gukesh grabs 34th Cannes Open in France

February 23, 2020
D Gukesh

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh defeated Harutyun Bargseghyan of France to win the 34th Cannes Open in France. Siva Mahadevan of India steps on the 10th place with six points.