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Category : Sports Published on: September 01 2024

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  • Tanvi Patri clinched the Under-15 girls singles title at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships, defeating Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen 22-20, 21-11 in Chengdu, China.
  • Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from all forms of international and domestic cricket on August 24, 2024, concluding a 12-year career with 34 Tests, 167 ODIs, and 68 T20Is, and a total of 10,867 runs.
  • Diana Pundole has created history by becoming the first Indian woman to win the championship title in the MRF saloon category at the Indian National Car Racing Championship 2024 held at the Madras International Circuit.
  • Indian women wrestlers won a total of 10 medals at the Under-17 World Wrestling Championships in Amman.
  • Harmanpreet Singh has been named the captain of the Indian men's hockey team for the 2024 Asian Champions Trophy.
  • Christian Richter wins his maiden IBSF World Under-17 Boys’ Snooker Championship.
  • Karthik Venkataraman becomes the champion of the 61st National Open Chess Championship.
  • Bangladesh achieved a historic win in the SAFF U-20 Championship football tournament.
  • Five-year-old Teghbir Singh has become the youngest Asian to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro.
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