1. Asian Boxing Championship. Indian heavyweight boxer Sanjeet bagged Gold in mens 91 kg and Pooja Rani had clinched the first gold in the women’s 75kg. Indian contingent concluded its successful campaign with an unprecedented 15 medals, including two gold, five silver and eight bronze medals.
2. In Equestrian, expert horse rider Fouaad Mirza, the first Indian to qualify for Olympic Games in 20 years, has completed the minimum eligibility requirement to compete in the Olympics Games’ eventing discipline. At the 2018 Asian Games, Mirza had won silver in individual eventing and scored 34 points on his first-choice horse, Fernhill Facetime, and 30 with his second horse, Toughingwood.
3. The International Cricket Council has given BCCI time till June 28 to take a call on whether it would host the marquee T20 World Cup in India amid the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ICC Board met virtually on Tuesday with India being represented by BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah. The T20 World Cup is due in October-November this year.
4. ICC Board confirmed the schedule of ICC events from 2024-2031 with both the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be expanded and a Men’s Champions Trophy to be re-introduced. The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will become a 14 team, 54 match event in 2027 and 2031.
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Ch. Naveen Kumar |
