2017 Round Up: Women's Special

2017....

The year has been great for Indian Sports and its lovers & fans specially Women have Shinned so well that few names have become household names like Smriti , Harmanpreet , Deepti ,  Noor Jahan(specially in J&K), Bhavani , Sindhu, Phogat, Aditi, Josana and so on.

Here, are the few achievements in various events at international level in various sporting events:-

Ø Indian Women’s Ice Hockey team made its 1^st International debut in the Challenge Cup of Asia, Bangkok held in March, 2017. The results are satisfying as they fought back well and the goal Tender NOOR JAHAN has won the best Goal Tender of the tournament.

Ø Indian contingent has won 73 medals at Special Winter Olympics held in March, 2017 at Austria.

Ø Indian Women’s cricket team openers Deepthi Sharma and Punam Raut has created a record breaking partnership of 320 runs from 273 balls suppressing all the records. Deepthi holds her personal best and the country’s best individual score of 188 runs off 160 balls.

Ø Yashaswini Singh Deswal bagged gold in Women’s 10m Air pistol at ISSF Junior Championship held in June, 2017.

Ø Women’s cricket team made it to the finals of the Women’s world cup for the second time in July, 2017. Indian team stood runners up as before in 2005.   
*2005 world cup:- Indian team went to play on their own expenses along with some fund-raisers as women’s cricket was not covered by BCCI back then.

Ø Mithali Raj becomes the first Female cricketer to score 6000+ runs in ODIs. She is the only female player to have 6000 runs in ODIs.

Ø Jhulan Goswami becomes the highest wicket taker in ODIs with 195 wickets.

Ø Manpreet Kaur won gold in shot put by throwing at a distance of 18.23m at Asian Athletes championships, 2017.

Ø Heena Sidhu won gold along with Jitu Rai in mixed team event of 10m rifle shooting at ISSF world cup.

Ø C.A.Bhavani Devi becomes 1^st Indian to win a Gold in international Fencing Tournament.

Ø P.V.Sindhu won 3 series in 2017: Syed Modi International, India Open & Korea Open. She was runner up in: World Championships, Hong Kong Open & Super Series Finals.

Ø Archana Kamath won the Gold in South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship.

Ø Mirabai Chanu wins gold at World Weightlifting Championships becoming 2^nd Indian after Karanam Malleshwari; the Olympic medallist.

Ø Ritu Phogat win Silver at under-23 Senior World Wrestling Championships.

Ø Mary Kom won Gold in Asian Boxing Championships in light flyweight category.

Ø Indian Women’s hockey and Cricket team wins 2017 Asia Title in their respective fields. Cricket team has won every Asian Cup.

Ø Karam Jyothi Dala wins bronze medal at World Para Athletics, in discuss throw.

Ø Aditi Ashok won the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open in 2017 held in U.A.E.

Ø D.Harika, won Bronze at Womens WorldChess Championshipship.

Ø Joshna Chinappa won the Asian Squash Title. 


   Hope the New Year brings all the cups and medals to the Country...

   HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2018. ALL THE BEST.