Sports

28 January 2025 11:47

Sports
• National ASMITA Khelo India Women's Yogasana League 2024-25 - Anand Dham Ashram, Bakkarwala, Nangloi Najafgarh
• Yogasana- included as a demonstrative sport in the 2026 Asian Games (Japan)
• Added as a competitive sport at the upcoming 38th National Games in Uttarakhand.
• The league featured five categories
○ Traditional yogasana
○ Artistic yogasana (single)
○ Artistic yogasana (pair)
○ Rhythmic yogasana (pair)
○ Artistic yogasana (group)
• ASMITA WOMEN’S LEAGUE
○ To increase the participation of women in sports by organising leagues in various disciplines and to provide competition exposure to women
athletes of different age categories across the country, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), in collaboration with National Sports Federations
(NSFs), conducts the Khelo India ASMITA Women’s League/tournaments for multiple age groups.
• 78th Santosh Trophy Title Hyderabad
• West Bengal (WB) - 78th Santosh Trophy 2024 title
○ By defeating Kerala
 This victory marked WB’s record 33rd title win in the history of the tournament.
• Para Archery Asia Cup 2025 Bangkok, Thailand
• India Tops with 6 Gold Medals
○ India’s Para-Archers bagged a total of 12 medals in the competition: 6 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze.
• India won ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 by defeating South Africa for 2nd consecutive time
• India completed the task by securing 84 runs in just 11.2 overs, winning with 52 balls to spare
• BCCI
• Devajit Saikia, a former Assam cricketer, new secretary of the BCCI
• Prabhtej Singh Bhatia from Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh (CSCS)
○ New treasurer
• BCCI Awards 2025
• Jasprit Bumrah & Smriti Mandhana Named Best International Cricketers of 2023-24

• Australia beats India 3-1 to win Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years

• This marks the first time Australia had won the series over India in the last 10 years since they won at home in 2014-15
• India has won four consecutive series (2016-17, 2018-19,2020-21 and 2022-23) including two in Australia.
• India broke 47-year record with commanding Perth Test win
• Bumrah named Player of the Series after record-breaking tour of Australia
○ 32 wickets.
• Jasprit Bumrah made history by securing his 7th five-wicket haul in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) and He has equaled with Kapil Dev
• Rishabh Pant slams fastest Test fifty in Australia = 29 balls
• Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 11
• Haryana Steelers won the first ever ‘PKL Title’ with 32-23 Over Patna Pirates
○ The Iranian player of Haryana Steelers, Mohammadreza Shadloui “Most Valuable Player of Season 11” & “Best Defender of Season 11”
○ Coach of Haryana Steelers Manpreet Singh was named as the “Super Coach of Season 11”
• King Cup International Badminton Open 2024 title - Shenzhen, the People’s Republic of China.
• 1 Denmark’s Anders Antonsen
• 2 China’s Hu Zhe’an
• 3 Lakshya Sen secured 3rd position at the tournament by defeating Alex Lanier (France)
• Mumbai Open 2025: Jil Teichmann Won Singles Title, Pridankina & Anshba Claim Doubles Title
• World Boxing (formerly known as Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur, AIBA) added Asia as the newest member of its global structure
• Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) members voted in favour of remaining part of the International Boxing Association (IBA) during the Congress held in
Bangkok, Thailand.
• Boxing Federation of India(BFI) has been granted seven pivotal positions in the new interim Asian Boxing body, with Ajay Singh, President of the BFI, appointed
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• Chennai Open 2025: Kyrian Jacquet Crowned Singles Champion; Mochizuki-Uesugi Clinch Doubles Title
• 2024 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship Wall Street, New York
• India’s Humpy won Rapid’s title
• Vaishali won bronze in Blitz

• Anju Bobby George

• Chairperson of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI)’s Athletes Commission.
○ Neeraj Chopra included among 9 athletes
 The commission includes 6 women athletes
□ Anju Bobby George
 A2003 World Championships bronze medal winner and also a senior vice president in the AFI
□ Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
 Runner
□ Krishna Poonia
 Discus thrower
□ MD Valsamma
 Hurdler
□ Sudha Singh
 Steeplechaser
□ Sunita Rani
 Runner
 3 men athletes including
□ Neeraj Chopra, 3000m
□ Avinash Sable
 Steeplechaser Avinash Sable
□ Bahadur Singh Sagoo
 Newly-elected AFI president
 Shot put gold medal winner at 2002 Asian Games.
 Bahadur Singh Sagoo was the chairman of the previous Athletes Commission
• Athletes Commission
○ The Athletes Commission seeks to represent the viewpoints and interests of athletes within the Athletics Federation of India’s governing bodies.
○ The eligibility criteria include being a champion at the Asian or Commonwealth Games or at least participating in an Olympics or World Championships.
○ The tenure of the Athletes Commission is four years; the current members are committed to the 2025– 2029 cycle
• R Praggnanandhaa won ‘Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025’, Defeats World Champion D Gukesh in Tiebreaker
• New Zealand Cricketer Martin Guptill Retires from International Cricket
• Bangladesh Batsman Tamim Iqbal Khan Retires from International Cricket
• PV Sindhu appoints PUMA India as brand ambassador
• Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers Wins 6th ‘Men’s HIL 2024-25’ Title
• Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers won the first ever title of the ‘Men’s Hockey India League 2024-25(HIL 2024-25)’ by defeating Hyderabad Toofans 4-3 in the final
tournament held at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha
• Spanish Super Cup: FC Barcelona defeats Real Madrid to win 15th title
• India Open 2025: Viktor Axelsen, An Se-Young secure men’s and women’s singles titles

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• Kho Kho World Cup 2025
• The Indian men’s team was captained by Pratik Waikar while the Women’s team was captained by Priyanka Ingle
• 20 men’s and 19 women’s team
• Indian men’s team was in Group A with Nepal, Peru, Brazil and Bhutan while the women’s team was in Group A with the Islamic Republic of Iran, Malaysia and
Republic of Korea
• second edition of Kho Kho World Cup will take place in Birmingham, England in 2026-27
• Kho Kho Federation of India(KKFI)
○ President – Sudhansu Mittal
○ Headquarters – New Delhi, Delhi Established – 1955.
• ITF World Champions 2024

• With this, Jannik Sinner became the first Italian player to receive this award.
• Iga Natalia Świątek was awarded the ITF honor for the second time, after 2022
• 9th Johor International Open Chess Tournament - Fairview International School in Johor Bahru, Malaysia
• Indian GM Iniyan Panneerselvam wins 9th Johor International Chess title
• He defeated Vietnamese GM Nguyen Van Huy in the final round.
• Mumbai Marathon 2025: Berhane Tesfay & Joyce Chepkemoi Tele Win Men’s & Women’s Elite Race
• ICC Awards 2024
• Bumrah, Smriti ,and Arshdeep Singh
○ ICC Men’s Cricketer , Women’s ODI, and Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year Awards
 Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah
□ Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy’ for Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2024 and the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year 2024
 Smriti Mandhana
□ Women’s One Day International (ODI) Cricketer of the Year 2024
 Arshdeep Singh Aulakh
□ ICC Men’s Twenty20 International (T20I) Cricketer of the Year 2024
• Australia Wins ICC Women’s Championship Trophy for the 3rd time
• Australia finished the 3rd edition series with the highest total of 39 points (17 wins, three no-results, three losses) in 24 matches
• India has made 37 points with their remaining matches against West Indies (two) and Ireland (three)
• Romania tennis player Simona Halep announces retirement
• Indian Wicketkeeper-Batter Wriddhiman Saha Retires from All Forms of Cricket
• Real Madrid & Brazil Legend Marcelo Announces Retirement from Football
• Sri Lanka’s Former Captain Dimuth Karunaratne Announces Retirement from International Cricket
• Odisha Warriors win 1st ever Inaugural Women’s Hockey India League Title 2025 by defeating JSW ((Jindal South West) Soorma Hockey Club of Punjab and Haryana
• Indian Athlete Jyothi Yarraji Sets National Record in 60m Hurdles
• Jyothi Yarraji, broke her own National Record twice in one day and clocked 8.07 seconds in the heats and 8.04 seconds in the final, setting a new National
Record for India.
• Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2025 - Qingdao, China
• Indonesia won their first ever ‘Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2025’ over China
• Sportstar Aces Awards 2025
Event Details:
• Date: February 14, 2025
• Venue: Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Edition: 7th
• Categories: 24 distinct awards
• Voting: Over 2 lakh votes cast for Popular Choice Awards
Top Honours:
• Sportstar of the Year (Male): PR Sreejesh (Indian Hockey Legend)
• Sportstar of the Year (Female): Manu Bhaker (Shooter)
• Sportswoman of the Year (Olympic Sport): Manu Bhaker
Special Awards:
• Special Recognition Gamechanger 2025
• Inspirational Icon Award 2025
• Asian Winter Games 2025

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• Asian Winter Games 2025
• Event Details:
• Edition: 9th Asian Winter Games
• Dates: February 7 – February 14, 2025
• Host City: Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
• Organizers: Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
• Participating Nations: 34
• Events: 64 across 11 winter sports
• Mascots: "Binbin" & "Nini" (Tigers)
• Motto: "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia"
• China’s Dominance in Medal Tally:
• China secured the top position, leading with 85 medals (32 Gold, 27 Silver, 26 Bronze).
• Republic of Korea: 45 medals (16 Gold, 15 Silver, 14 Bronze)
• Japan: 37 medals (10 Gold, 12 Silver, 15 Bronze)
• India’s Performance:
• Largest-ever contingent: 59 athletes
• Medal Tally: 0 (No medals won)
• Best Individual Performance
 Tara Prasad (Figure Skating) finished 8th
• Notable Firsts:
• Saudi Arabia debuted in Alpine Skiing & Snowboarding
• Cambodia participated in Cross-Country Skiing
• Taiwan, Thailand & Philippines won their first-ever medals at the Asian Winter Games
Top 5 Medal Standings:
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China 32 27 26 85
2 Republic of Korea 16 15 14 45
3 Japan 10 12 15 37
4 Kazakhstan 4 9 7 20
5 Philippines 1 0 0 1
• Future of the Asian Winter Games:
• Next Host (2029): Saudi Arabia (NEOM 2029)
• Historic First: Saudi Arabia becomes the first West Asian country to host the event.
• BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Awards 2024: Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker won Top Honour

• Pankaj Advani won

• 2025 Asian Snooker Championship Title Doha, Qatar
• Defeating Amir Sarkosh of Iran in the final
• 14th time
• Mohun Bagan Super Giant Wins 2024–25 ISL Shield Title
• 1–0 victory over Odisha FC at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium), in Kolkata, West Bengal(WB).
• 2025 Archery Asia Cup World Ranking Tournament, Stage I Bangkok, Thailand
• India Tops Medal Tally With 5 Gold Medals
• 8 medals in the competition including 5 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze.
• South Korea finished second in the medal tally with 5 medals

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