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Indian weightlifter Dhanush Loganathan won a bronze medal in the men’s 55kg event at the IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2024 in Leon, Spain. The 17-year-old lifted a total of 231kg, with 107kg in the snatch and 124kg in the clean and jerk.

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India’s Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth won the Hangzhou Open 2024 doubles title. They defeated Germany’s Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens in the final. The Indian pair came from behind to win 4-6, 7(7)-6(5), 10-7 in one hour and 49 minutes. This was their first ATP Tour title together and Jeevan’s second career ATP title.

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India hosted the 16th edition of the Women’s Indian Open Golf in Gurugram, Haryana. The tournament featured 114 players from 31 nations, including 27 from India. Indian stars included Hitaashee Bakshi, Vani Kapoor, Gaurika Bishnoi, Amandeep Drall, and Ridhima Dilawari. Aditi Ashok made history in 2016 as the first Indian to win this prestigious tournament. The Women’s Indian Open, founded in 2007, is India’s most prestigious women’s golf event.

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India won one silver and two bronze medals at the Under-23 Wrestling World Championship 2024 in Tirana, Albania. Anjli secured a silver in the women’s 59 kg category, finishing second to Solimiia Vynnyk from Ukraine. Monika won a bronze in the women’s 68 kg category, defeating China’s Xinze Du 5-3. Vishvajit Ramchandra More clinched bronze in the men’s 55 kg Greco-Roman category, defeating Adam Ulbashev 14-10.

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Rani Rampal, Indian hockey icon, retired after a 14-year career, starting as the youngest team member at 14. Known as the “queen of Indian women’s hockey,” her jersey number 28 was retired in her honor. She led India to a historic fourth-place finish at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and won the Asia Cup in 2017, ending a 13-year title drought. Rani also earned a silver at the 2018 Asian Games. Her awards include Arjuna Award (2016), World Games Athlete of the Year (2019), Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, and Padma Shri (2020). She achieved over 250 international caps and scored more than 200 goals.

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India’s Tanushree Pandey won a silver medal at the World Soft Tennis Championship in Jingshan, China. She narrowly lost the Under-21 Women’s Singles final to Chiang Min Yu of Chinese Taipei, with a score of 3-4. In the semifinal, Tanushree won a close match against her Japanese opponent, 4-3. She also defeated a Chinese player in the quarterfinal with the same scoreline of 4-3.

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Indian Men’s Hockey Team captain Harmanpreet Singh and former goalkeeper PR Sreejesh won the FIH Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year titles for 2024. Awards were presented at the 49th FIH Statutory Congress in Oman. Harmanpreet, a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, received over 63% of votes, while Sreejesh polled over 62%. Winners were chosen through votes from an expert panel, national hockey associations, fans, and media. The Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FIH), the global governing body for hockey, is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Pankaj Advani, an ace Indian cueist, achieved a historic 28th world title by defeating England’s Robert Hall at the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Doha. This victory marks Advani’s seventh consecutive title, showcasing his dominance in the sport since 2016, despite a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. His exceptional performance included a remarkable unfinished 147 break, highlighting his skill and strategic prowess in billiards.

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Indian tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran, 35, announced his retirement on November 15, 2024. He won a singles bronze at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games and peaked at world No. 75 in ATP rankings in 2019. Gunneswaran turned pro in 2010, achieving a singles record of 11–28 and a doubles record of 1-1. His highest doubles ranking was 248, reached in 2018. Competed in all four Grand Slams, with his best performance at the Australian Open in 2019 and 2020. His career highlight includes defeating world No. 18 Nikoloz Basilashvili at the Indian Wells Masters in 2019.

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Odisha won its first Hockey India Senior Men National Championship title with a 5-1 win over Haryana in the final at SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai. Shilanand Lakra scored a hat-trick in the 48th, 57th, and 60th minutes, sealing Odisha’s victory. Rajat Akash Tirkey gave Odisha an early lead in the 11th minute. Pratap Lakra doubled the lead in the third quarter with a penalty stroke in the 39th minute. Joginder Singh scored the only goal for Haryana in the 55th minute.