Candidates Chess Tournament 2024: India’s 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh recently made history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto to become the youngest ever challenger to the world title. Candidates Chess Tournament is the final event in the World Championship cycle before the World Championship match itself. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has organized […]
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Commonwealth Games : Malaysia Rejected To Host
Commonwealth Games : Malaysia Rejected To Host Malaysia rejected the offer to host the Commonwealth Games (CWG) citing short notice and insufficient funds. The Commonwealth Games (CWG) is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which mostly consists of territories of the former British Empire. The Commonwealth is a collective […]
World Anti-Doping Agency
World Anti-Doping Agency: India has emerged as the country with the highest percentage of doping offenders, according to the 2022 testing figures released by the WADA World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was established in 1999 as an international independent agency to lead a collaborative worldwide movement for doping-free sport. It’s governance and funding are based on […]
First Indian To Top ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings
First Indian To Top ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings: The Indian cricket team’s fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, became the first Indian pacer to top the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings after his stupendous bowling performance in the Visakhapatnam Test against England. Bumrah surpassed Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, and Ravichandran Ashwin to attain the number one […]
Mascot Of 2024 Khelo India Winter Games : Sheen-e She
Mascot Of 2024 Khelo India Winter Games : Sheen-e She The mascot and logo for the 2024 Khelo India Winter Games were unveiled recently. A snow leopard named ‘Sheen-e She’ or Shan has been declared the official mascot. The logo integrates the Indian tricolor and symbols of Ladakh. The Khelo India Games are an initiative […]
Khelo India Youth Games- 2023
Khelo India Youth Games- 2023: Prime Minister inaugurated the Khelo India Youth Games and expressed the government’s commitment to hosting the 2029 Youth Olympics and the 2036 Olympic Games in the country. Tamil Nadu is hosting the sixth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games. This is the first time that Khelo India Youth Games […]
Indian Olympic Association : Three-Member Ad Hoc Committee
Indian Olympic Association : Three-Member Ad Hoc Committee The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) formed a three-member ad hoc committee to run the day-to-day affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is the governing body for the Olympic Movement and the Commonwealth Games in India. As an affiliated member of the International […]
Khelo India Para Games
Khelo India Para Games: The Union Sports Minister officially closed the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Para Games in Delhi. Haryana emerged as the top-performing state with 105 medals, including 40 gold, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The Khelo India Para Games (KIPG) is aimed at empowering para athletes in India. Organized […]
IBA Junior World Boxing Championship 2023
IBA Junior World Boxing Championship 2023: India bagged 3 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze medals in IBA Junior World Boxing Championship 2023. IBA Junior World Boxing Championship 2023 date : 23 November – 4 December Venue: MIKA Sports Arena, Yerevan Akansha won gold in the 70 kg category, Pari clinched the gold medal in […]
Chess Grandmaster Title : Brother-Sister Duo In History
Chess Grandmaster Title: Brother-Sister Duo In History Vaishali Rameshbabu and her younger brother Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa have become the first-ever Grandmaster brother-sister duo in history. Chess Grandmaster title is the highest title or ranking that a chess player can achieve. The Grandmaster title and other chess titles is awarded by the International Chess Federation, FIDE (acronym […]
