Sports Digest (2020)
Dec 2020|🟡Review|4 min read|78 entries
Key Takeaway
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2020(78)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Para AthleticsPresident of Paralympic Committee of India | Deepa Malik* |
| Adventure Award | Satyendra Singh Lohia(Swimmer, Madhya Pradesh) |
| Winner (Men's Single's & Doubles) of Brazil Para-Badminton International Championship 2020 | Pramod Bhagat (Odisha) |
| Held at | Sau Paulo (Brazil) |
| Date | Feb 10-15 |
| Conducted by | Badminton World Federation |
| First Place | China |
| Indian Team | 11 medals (4 Gold, 5 Silver & 2 Bronze) |
| Lifetime Achievement Awards of 2019 | Pullela Gopichand.2020 Malaysian Open Badminton was held in– Kuala Lumpur,* |
| Date | Jan 7-12 |
| Men's Single Winner | Kento MomotaWomen's Single Winner – Chen Yufei.2020 Indonesia Masters was held at– Istora Gelora Bung Karno, IndonesiaDate – Jan 14-19* |
| Men's Single Winner | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting(Indonesia) |
| Women's Single Winner | Ratchanok Intanon(Thailand) |
| ChessFirst Online Chess Olympiad Winners | India & Russia(jointly) |
| Organized by FIDE(The Fédération Internationale des Échecs).95th Hastings International Chess Congress Winner | Magesh |
| Winner of 34th Cannes Open Chess Tournament | D. Gukesh |
| Environment Education programme | Viswanathan Anand |
| CricketFirst Indian to win the Laureus Award of 2020 | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Category | Best Sporting Moment: Carried on the shoulders of a |
| Newly appointed director of cricket in the United Arab Emirates | Robin Singh |
| Plus Club | James Anderson(England) |
| International Twenty20 Cricket | Jacqueline Williams(Jamaica) |
| Youngest bowler in Test cricket to take a hat-trick | Naseem Shah(Pakistan, against Bangladesh) |
| Held at | South Africa |
| Date | Jan 17 - Feb 9 |
| Player of the Tournament | Yashasvi Jaiswal(Highest runs 400) |
| Indian Team Captain | Priyam Garg |
| Suspended | Raqib Shamsudeen(Spinner, Canada)banned from bowling in international cricket & Md Towhid |
| First Woman to umpire a World Cup Final | Kim Cotton(New Zealand) |
| Winner of 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup was held at | Australia |
| Venue | AustraliaDate – Feb 21-March 8.2nd – India |
| Player of the Series | Beth Mooney(Australia) |
| Indian team's captain | Harmanpreet Kaur |
| Sir Richard Hadlee Medal of 2020 was won by | Ross |
| Winner of Men's T20 Player of the Year award | Ross |
| Winner of Polly Umrigar Award 2020 | Jasprit Bumrah |
| Other BCCI Awards | Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award – Kris Srikanth.BCCI Life Time Achievement Award For Women – Anjum Chopra |
| Best International Cricketer(Female) | Poonam YadavBest International Debut(Female)– Shafali Verma |
| Best International Debut(Men) | Mayank Agarwal |
| FootballFirst Indian woman to sign a professional contract overseas | Bala Devi(Manipur) |
| Football | Son Heung-min(South Korea) |
| Spanish Super Cup Winners of 2020 | Real Madrid |
| Winner of French Ligue 1's Golden Boot | Kylian Mbappe(Paris Saint-Germain F.C.).FIFA under 17 Women's World Cup 2021 will be held at– India* |
| HockeyFIH Men's Player of the Year award | Manpreet Singh |
| Championship | Manav Thakkar |
| Asia/Oceania zone | Sania Mirza |
| Winner of Australian Open Men's Double with Indian roots | Rajeev Ram(USA, along with Joe Salisbury of UK) |
| Men’s Singles | Novak Djokovic(Serbia, 17th single Grand Slam title |
| Women’s Singles | Sofia Canin(USA) |
| Women’s Doubles | Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic |
| Mixed doubles | Barbora Krejcikova & Nikola Mektic |
| Winner of 27th Hobart International Tennis Tournament Doubles title | Sania Mirza(with Nadiia Kichenok) |
| Venue | Australia |
| Date | Jan 18-20 |
| Singles | Elena Rybakina |
| Winner of Mexican Open 2020 ChampionshipMen's Single title | Rafael Nadal(Spain) |
| Venue | Acapulco(Mexico) |
| Women’s Singles | Heather Watson(UK) |
| Women’s Doubles | Giuliana Olmos(Mexico)& Desirae Krawczyk(USA) |
| Men's Doubles | Marcelo Mela(Brazil)& Lukasz Kubot(Poland) |
| Winner of US Open 2020 Championship Women's Single title | Naomi Osaka(Japan, against Victoria Azarenka) |
| Held at | New York |
| Women’s Doubles | Laura Siegemund(Germany)& Vera Zvonareva(Russia) |
| Men’s Singles | Dominic Theim(Austria) |
| Men's Doubles | Mate Pavic(Croatia)& Bruno Soares(Brazil) |
| First Indian to win a grand slam singles main draw match in 7 years | Sumit Nagpal(US Open) |
| Winner of Italian Open Men's Singles title | Novak Djokovic(Serbia, against Diego Schwartzman) |
| Venue | Rome, Italy |
| Women’s Singles | Simona Halep(Romania) |
| Women’s Doubles | Hsieh Su-Wei(Chinese Taipei)& Barbora Strycova(Czech Republic) |
| Men's Doubles | Marcel Granollers(Spain)& Horacio Zeballos(Argentina) |
| WrestlingThe winner of the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championship | Japan(16 Medals – 8 Gold, 4 Silver & 4 Bronze) |
| Venue | KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, Indira Gandhi Arena, |
| Date | Feb. 18-20 |
| Men's tournament winners | Iran |
| Countries that didn't participate | China, North Korea |
| years | Sunil Kumar |
| First | Pappu Yadav(48 kg category, 1993) |
Para AthleticsPresident of Paralympic Committee of India*
Deepa Malik
Adventure Award
Satyendra Singh Lohia(Swimmer, Madhya Pradesh)
Winner (Men's Single's & Doubles) of Brazil Para-Badminton International Championship 2020
Pramod Bhagat (Odisha)
Held at
Sau Paulo (Brazil)
Date
Feb 10-15
Conducted by
Badminton World Federation
First Place
China
Indian Team
11 medals (4 Gold, 5 Silver & 2 Bronze)
Lifetime Achievement Awards of 2019*
Pullela Gopichand.2020 Malaysian Open Badminton was held in– Kuala Lumpur,
Date
Jan 7-12
Men's Single Winner*
Kento MomotaWomen's Single Winner – Chen Yufei.2020 Indonesia Masters was held at– Istora Gelora Bung Karno, IndonesiaDate – Jan 14-19
Men's Single Winner
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting(Indonesia)
Women's Single Winner
Ratchanok Intanon(Thailand)
ChessFirst Online Chess Olympiad Winners
India & Russia(jointly)
Organized by FIDE(The Fédération Internationale des Échecs).95th Hastings International Chess Congress Winner
Magesh
Winner of 34th Cannes Open Chess Tournament
D. Gukesh
Environment Education programme
Viswanathan Anand
CricketFirst Indian to win the Laureus Award of 2020
Sachin Tendulkar
Category
Best Sporting Moment: Carried on the shoulders of a
Newly appointed director of cricket in the United Arab Emirates
Robin Singh
Plus Club
James Anderson(England)
International Twenty20 Cricket
Jacqueline Williams(Jamaica)
Youngest bowler in Test cricket to take a hat-trick
Naseem Shah(Pakistan, against Bangladesh)
Held at
South Africa
Date
Jan 17 - Feb 9
Player of the Tournament
Yashasvi Jaiswal(Highest runs 400)
Indian Team Captain
Priyam Garg
Suspended
Raqib Shamsudeen(Spinner, Canada)banned from bowling in international cricket & Md Towhid
First Woman to umpire a World Cup Final
Kim Cotton(New Zealand)
Winner of 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup was held at
Australia
Venue
AustraliaDate – Feb 21-March 8.2nd – India
Player of the Series
Beth Mooney(Australia)
Indian team's captain
Harmanpreet Kaur
Sir Richard Hadlee Medal of 2020 was won by
Ross
Winner of Men's T20 Player of the Year award
Ross
Winner of Polly Umrigar Award 2020
Jasprit Bumrah
Other BCCI Awards
Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award – Kris Srikanth.BCCI Life Time Achievement Award For Women – Anjum Chopra
Best International Cricketer(Female)
Poonam YadavBest International Debut(Female)– Shafali Verma
Best International Debut(Men)
Mayank Agarwal
FootballFirst Indian woman to sign a professional contract overseas
Bala Devi(Manipur)
Football
Son Heung-min(South Korea)
Spanish Super Cup Winners of 2020
Real Madrid
Winner of French Ligue 1's Golden Boot*
Kylian Mbappe(Paris Saint-Germain F.C.).FIFA under 17 Women's World Cup 2021 will be held at– India
HockeyFIH Men's Player of the Year award
Manpreet Singh
Championship
Manav Thakkar
Asia/Oceania zone
Sania Mirza
Winner of Australian Open Men's Double with Indian roots
Rajeev Ram(USA, along with Joe Salisbury of UK)
Men’s Singles
Novak Djokovic(Serbia, 17th single Grand Slam title
Women’s Singles
Sofia Canin(USA)
Women’s Doubles
Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed doubles
Barbora Krejcikova & Nikola Mektic
Winner of 27th Hobart International Tennis Tournament Doubles title
Sania Mirza(with Nadiia Kichenok)
Venue
Australia
Date
Jan 18-20
Singles
Elena Rybakina
Winner of Mexican Open 2020 ChampionshipMen's Single title
Rafael Nadal(Spain)
Venue
Acapulco(Mexico)
Women’s Singles
Heather Watson(UK)
Women’s Doubles
Giuliana Olmos(Mexico)& Desirae Krawczyk(USA)
Men's Doubles
Marcelo Mela(Brazil)& Lukasz Kubot(Poland)
Winner of US Open 2020 Championship Women's Single title
Naomi Osaka(Japan, against Victoria Azarenka)
Held at
New York
Women’s Doubles
Laura Siegemund(Germany)& Vera Zvonareva(Russia)
Men’s Singles
Dominic Theim(Austria)
Men's Doubles
Mate Pavic(Croatia)& Bruno Soares(Brazil)
First Indian to win a grand slam singles main draw match in 7 years
Sumit Nagpal(US Open)
Winner of Italian Open Men's Singles title
Novak Djokovic(Serbia, against Diego Schwartzman)
Venue
Rome, Italy
Women’s Singles
Simona Halep(Romania)
Women’s Doubles
Hsieh Su-Wei(Chinese Taipei)& Barbora Strycova(Czech Republic)
Men's Doubles
Marcel Granollers(Spain)& Horacio Zeballos(Argentina)
WrestlingThe winner of the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championship
Japan(16 Medals – 8 Gold, 4 Silver & 4 Bronze)
Venue
KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, Indira Gandhi Arena,
Date
Feb. 18-20
Men's tournament winners
Iran
Countries that didn't participate
China, North Korea
years
Sunil Kumar
First
Pappu Yadav(48 kg category, 1993)
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