Games 2024

 Games 2024

=>Koneru Humpy wins second time World Rapid chess title:

Koneru Humpy becomes the second woman to win the World Rapid Chess title twice. 

=>Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy 2024: 

Bombay won the title defeating the Madhya Pradesh team.

=>D.Gukesh got world chess championship 2024: 

Gukesh, after being crowned the youngest world champion in the history of the sport,

=>2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup: India beat Pakistan for record-extending

 fifth title. The Indian men’s under-21 hockey team beat Pakistan 5-3 in the final in Muscat.

=>Saiyad Modi International Championship 2024: Syed Modi International 2024 badminton: PV Sindhu beats Wu Luo Yu to end two-year-long title drought. This was the Indian badminton player's first BWF World Tour title since July 2022. Lakshya Sen also bagged the men's singles title.

=>Women Asian Hockey Championship 2024: organizes at Rajgir(Bihar) in India, India won the title defeating China 1-0.

=>U23 World medallists Men's 57kg:  Chirag Chikkara becomes 2nd Indian male wrestler to win gold

India's Chirag Chikkara became only the second Indian male wrestler to win Gold in the 57kg category at the U23 World Championships

=> 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup: Originally scheduled to be hosted in Bangladesh from 3 to 20 October 2024, it was later relocated to the United Arab Emirates for the same dates due to political unrest in Bangladesh, although the Bangladesh Cricket Board still held the hosting rights. New Zealand won their first title defeating South Africa by 32 runs in the final at Dubai.

                                     

=>Mumbai clinches the Irani Cup 2024: 

=>India to host the Kho Kho World Cup in 2025:

=>The Duleep Trophy 2024: won by India A team.

=>45th Chess Olympiad 2024: The 45th Chess Olympiad is an over-the-board team competition where national chess federations compete for gold medals, trophies, and the title of strongest chess nation in the world.

India achieved a massive feat after winning a rare double gold at the Chess Olympiad 2024.men's and women's teams clinched their maiden gold medals in the 45th Chess Olympiad after beating their respective opponents in the final round. The men's team defeated Slovenia after D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanadhaa won their respective matches in the 11th and final round match. The women's team beat Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5 to clinch the title.

=>Asian Hockey Championship 2024: India won the title by defeating host China by 1-0. India won by a record 5 times.

=>US open 2024: Jannik Sinner of Italy and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus won the men’s and women’s singles titles of the 2024 US Open Grand Slam Tennis tournament, respectively. It was the first US Open title for Jannik Sinner and Aryna  Sabalenka.

=>Asian School Boxing Championship 2024: Indian boxer Deepali Thapa won the title held in UAE, creating history as won by an Indian boxer for the 1st time.

=>Durand Cup 2024: The 2024 Durand Cup Final saw NorthEast United beat the defending champions Mohun Bagan to win this tournament and the club's first ever trophy in their history.

=>13 yr old Tanvi won Asian U 15 badminton championship:

=>U 17 World wrestling championship: India grabbed the title.

India make history at U17 World Wrestling Championships with first team title as Kajal wins fifth gold. Indian women signed off with eight medals, including five gold, one silver and three bronze and collected 185 points overall to finish at the top of team tally for the first time. Tradition powerhouse Japan finished second with 146 points and Kazakhstan were third with 79 points.

=>Women Asia Cricket Cup 2024: Srilanka defeated India in

 the final, and won the title.

=>Euro Cup UEFA European Football Championship 2024: Spain won the title defeating England.

=>Wimblendon 2024:

Photo credit: Pariksha Prahar

=>Copa America Football Cup 2024: Copa América, often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial football tournament contested among national teams from South America. It is the oldest still-running continental football competition, as well as the third most watched in the world. This year Argentina defeated Columbia to lift the trophy..

=>ICC Champion Trophy 2024: India won the event defeating

 Pakistan.

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=>T 20 Cricket World Cup: won by India by defeating South Africa.

=> 30th Sultan Ajlan Shah Trophy Japan won the title by

 defeating Pakistan.

=>Suhas is no.1 shuttler: India's Suhas Yathi Raj is no/1 para shuttler plyer of the orld.

=>French Open 2024: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Iga Swiatek of Poland won the 2024 French Open men’s and women’s Tennis Single titles, respectively. It was the first French Open singles title for Alcaraz and the fourth singles title for the world no.1 Iga Swiatek. 

Photo credit: Pariksha Prahar.

=>Divya Deshmukh: The chess player, made India proud when she won the U 20 world Junior Girl Championship.

=>Puja Tomar: The only Indian to win a UFC bout. Indian strawweight Puja Tomar became the first ever Indian to win a bout in the UFC as she defeated Brazil’s Rayanne Amanda dos Santos via split decision at the UFC Louisville.

=>Dipa Karmakar created history: Dipa Karmakar won the gold medal at the Asian Championships, becoming the first Indian gymnast to achieve this feat. She overcame challenges, including injuries and a doping suspension, to secure victory with a score of 13.566 in the women's vault final

=>Pragnanandhaa beats world champion Carlsen:  After a 2-2 score at the end of the regulation game, Praggnanandhaa beat Carlsen in the blitz tiebreak. Carlsen still wins the FTX Crypto Cup.

=>Elorda Cup 2024: Nikhat, Minakshi win gold as India finishes with 12 medals. Reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi clinched gold medals as the Indian team concluded their Elorda Cup 2024 campaign with 12 medals in Astana, Kazakhstan

=>Neeraj Chopra wins Thailand Federation Cup: Neeraj Chopra wins Gold in Federation Cup with throw of 82.27 metres In men's javelin throw, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in Federation Cup 2024 in Bhubaneswar 

=>Satwik-Chirag win Thailand Open title: Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the Thailand Open Super 500 badminton tournament with a straight-game win over Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi of China,.

=>Neeraj Chopra at Doha Diamond League: Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, the reigning Olympic and world champion, started his 2024 season with a second-place finish at the Doha Diamond League 2024

here, is the final result

=>Archery World Cup 2024,Shanghai:   The Indian men’s recurve team of Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav and Dhiraj Bommadevara won the gold medal at the Archery World Cup 2024 in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, on Sunday while Deepika Kumari bagged a silver in the women’s individual recurve event.

=>Usain Bolt named ICC Men’s T20 WC 2024 ambassador: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced Olympic legend Usain Bolt as the ambassador for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which will be played in the West Indies and USA in June 2024.

=>Laureus Awards 2024: Spain’s World Cup winning midfielder Aitana Bonmati was named the Sportswoman of the Year, while Serbia’s Novak Djokovic captured the top men’s honour at the Laureus Awards.

=>D. Gukesh created History by at  the Fide Candidates tournament: Gukesh, 17, makes history as the youngest winner of the Fide Candidates tournament, set to face Ding Liren in a World Championship clash. Gukesh made history by becoming the youngest-ever player to win the Fide Candidates tournament. He smashed former world champion Garry Kasparov’s record (20 years, 11 months) by over three years, and became the only Indian other than his mentor Viswanathan Anand to win the Candidates

=>World atheletics to give prize money at Olympics: World Athletics will become the first international federation to award prize money at an Olympics, beginning at this year's Games in Paris. The gold medal winners in each of the 48 athletics events in Paris will receive $50,000.

=>Bopanna is the ATP Masters 1000 champion: Ace Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna rewrote his own record to continue to be the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion as he and his Australian partner Matt Ebden clinched the men's doubles crown at the Miami Open here.

What is the ATP Masters 1000 Champion, read here

Read more, here:                  Bopanna ATP Masters 1000 champion

=>Australian Open 2024: The 2024 Australian Open showcased remarkable tennis talent, with Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka emerging as men's and women's singles champions. Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden clinched the men's doubles, while Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens secured the women's doubles.

=> Women's Premier League 2024:  Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in the Women's Premier League 2024 final

Photo Credit: Priksha Bindu=>Ranji Trophy:  Mumbai Beat Vidarbha to Win 42nd Ranji Trophy Title. 42nd is a record. Read more, here:    Ranji Trophy 2024

Mumbai won a record-extending 42^nd Ranji Trophy title, beating Vidarbha by 169 runs on the final day of the 2024 season. Chasing a daunting 538-run target Vidarbha put up a commendable fight with skipper Akshay Wadkar scoring a hundred but Mumbai spinners ensured Vidarbha were bowled out for 368.

=>Australian Open 2024: Rohan Bopanna wins men’s doubles final; becomes world's oldest gram slam winner: Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna created history on Saturday as he became the oldest grand slam winner after teaming up with his Australian partner Matthew Ebden to defeat the Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the finals of the Australian Open 2024. This is Rohan Bopanna's second grand slam title after the 2017 French Open win with his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski in mixed doubles.

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