Telangana boxer Nikhat Zareen concluded the year by winning Gold medal at Elite Women’s National boxing championships. It’s Nikhat Zareen’s third medal this year.
She won Gold medals in the Commonwealth games 2022 and 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
Most Expensive Player in IPL history
Sam Curran broke all the records and became the most expensive cricketer ever to be bought by any franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The English Cricketer was bought by Punjab Kings in the IPL auction mini auction 2023 for ₹18.5 crores.
India's Women Hockey
The Indian women's hockey team, led by Captain Savita Punia, beat Spain 1-0 in the final to win the inaugural FIH Nations Cup played in Valencia, Spain.
Hyderabad bags TPL 2022 title
Hyderabad Strikers have been crowned champions of the 4th Tennis Premier League (TPL) 2022. The final of the 4th TPL was held in Pune, Maharashtra. Hyderabad Strikers defeated Mumbai Leones (41-32) to win the event for the second year in a row.
World Cups & Heartbreaks
England have crushed Team India by 10 wickets in the semifinals and marched into the finals of T20 World Cup 2022. India was knocked out of the world cup.
Famous win for India
In their high-profile T20 World Cup encounter, Virat Kohli batted magnificently for India, scoring 82 runs off only 53 balls to lead India to an incredible four-wicket victory over archrival Pakistan. India chased the 159-run target on the last ball of the match.
India’s glory in French Open 2022
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the French Open Super 2022 badminton tournament men’s doubles title after defeating Chinese Taipei’s Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han in straight games 21-13, 21-19 in the final, in Paris.
Equal Pay
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made a landmark move when it unveiled a "pay equity policy," stating that its centrally contracted men's and women's players would get the same match fees.
Jyothi Yarraji creates history
Jyothi Yarraji made history in the women's 100-meter hurdles by becoming the first Indian woman to run a time under 13 seconds to win gold at the Nation Games 2022.
Slot locked for Paris Olympic
Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil wins gold in World Championship, he defeated Danillo Sollazo of Italy to win the gold medal match 17–13. The rifle athlete also booked his spot in Paris Olyampic with this win.
5th title for Pankaj Advani
Indian cueist, Pankaj Advani won his record 25th World title in Kuala Lumpur.Pankaj defended his World Billiards Championships (150-up) title for the 5th time, beating compatriot Sourav Kothari in the best-of-7 frames final at the High End Snooker Club.
World Wrestling Championships 2022
Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal in the men’s 65kg on the final day of the World Wrestling Championships 2022.
Robin Uthappa announced his retirement
Former wicket keeper batter Robin Uthappa has officially announced his retirement from all formats on September 15. He played 46 ODI’s and 13 T20’s for the national side.
Kohli, the king of social media
In 2022, Kohli achieved two massive feats on social media: he became the first Indian to have more than 200 million followers on Instagram and the first Indian sportsperson to cross 50 million followers on Twitter.
Neeraj Chopra continued his magic
Olympic medal winning Javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra has continued his magic in national events, he won Diamond League 2022 finals with a throw of 88.44 mts.
India Eliminated from Asia Cup
India has been eliminated from the Asia Cup 2022 final race by Pakistan after it beat Afghanistan by one wicket in a Super Four match. Sri Lanka won the tournament by defeating Pakistan in the finals.
FIFA lifts the ban on Indian Football
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) due to improper external involvement.
The FIFA Council Bureau on August 25 lifted the suspension on AIFF with immediate effect in order to provide India the chance to host the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in 2022.
First Ever U-20 World Champion in Wrestling
Antim Panghal, a 17-year-old wrestler from Haryana, defeated Kazakhstan's Atlyn Shagayeva 8-0 to win the title of Under-20 world champion. Antim Panghal is the first Indian woman to do so.
Footballers of the year
Manisha Kalyan and Sunil Chhetri have been named as the 2021-22 AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year and the 2021-22 Men’s Footballer of the Year, respectively.
CommonWealth Games 2022
India won 61 medals in the overall Commonwealth Games 2022 medal table. India finished its CWG 2022 campaign as the fourth-best country. India won 22 gold medals, 16 silver and 23 bronze medals at this event.
Gold Medal at the age of 94
Bhagwani Devi Dagar, a 94-year-old Indian sprinter, won the gold medal in the 100-meter sprint at the Tampere, Finland, World Masters Athletics Championships. She took first place in gold with a time of 24.74 seconds and bronze in shot-put.
Chess Olympiad 2022, Chennai
The 44th Chess Olympiad was held in Chennai from 28 Jul 2022 – 10 Aug 2022, India won the bronze medal in women and open categories. While Ukraine won the gold medal in the Women's category, Uzbekistan won the gold medal in the open category.
Mithali Raj announced retirement
Indian women’s cricket team captain, Mithali Raj (39 years old) announced her retirement from all forms of International cricket.
She has represented India in 232 ODI’s, 12 Test’s and 89 T20Is and scored 7805, 699 and 2,364 runs in each format respectively.
Cumulatively she has scored a tally of 10,868 runs across all three formats and became the "leading run-scorer of all time in women’s international cricket."
Indian Men’s hockey teams wins FIH Hockey 5s title
India beat Poland 6-4 in the final to clinch the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s championship in Lausanne in Switzerland.
Gujarat Titans, IPL 2022 Champs
Gujarat Titans have clinched their maiden IPL title in their debut season by defeating Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets. Gujarat chased down the 130-run target in the 18th over by just losing three wickets.
Supernovas the champions
Supernovas won the Women’s T20 Challenge 2022 with a four-run victory over Velocity in the title clash.
Supernovas put a challenging total of 165 in front of the Velocity, the chasing team failed to reach the target in twenty overs, they made 161 runs and lost.
T20 World Cup 2021 Final
The final of the T20 World Cup 2021, which has been postponed due to the COVID pandemic, was held on May 29 this year. The Aussies clinched their maiden T20I title by comfortably chasing down the 173-run target set by the New Zealand team.
Deaflympics 2022
India has secured 16 Medals in the Deaflympics, that includes 8 Gold, 1 silver, and 7 bronze. Abhinav Deshwal has won a gold medal for India in shooting.
Asian Wrestling Championships 2022
The 35th Edition of Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Indian wrestlers secured a total of 17 medals, that includes (1-Gold, 5-Silver, and 11-Bronze medals).
The only gold medalist was Ravi Kumar Dahiyais, he won the gold medal in men’s 57kg freestyle category, beating Kazakhstan’s Rakhat Kalzhan on technical superiority.
R Praggnanandhaa made history
R Pragganandhaa, a 16-year-old chess prodigy, has won the prestigious Reykjavik Open chess tournament in Reykjavik, Iceland. The final was played between R Pragganandhaa and another Indian GM, D Gukesh, and Pragganandhaa eventually won.
PV Sindhu’s Heroics at Swiss Open Badminton
India's P.V. Sindhu has defeated Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand to win the women’s singles title at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament.
Hyderabad FC Crowned ISL Champs
Hyderabad FC has clinched their maiden Indian Super League title after defeating Kerala Blasters in the penalty shoot-out in the summit clash.
ICC Women’s World Cup 2022
Australia beat England by a massive 71 runs in the finals of the Women's world cup. England were all out for 285 runs while chasing the big total of 356 runs.
Dabang Delhi, the champs of Pro Kabaddi League
Dabang Delhi K C defeated Patna Pirates by 36-37 in the final of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Dabang Delhi beat three-time champion Patna Pirates.
Singapore Weightlifting International 2022
India concluded its campaign at the Singapore Weightlifting International 2022 with eight medals, including six golds and a silver and bronze each.
R Praggnanandhaa made history
India’s teen chess Grandmaster, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has created history as he defeated world number one chess champion, Magnus Carlsen, of Norway in an online chess tournament.
2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games
The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, was held from 4 to 20 February 2022. The Games featured a record 109 events across 15 disciplines in 7 sports. Unfortunately India failed to win any medal at this mega event.
India Won the U-19 World Cup
India defeated England by four wickets to clinch a record-extending fifth title at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua. This is the fifth U19 title for India, previously India won the world cup in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018.
World Games Athlete of the Year
The World Games Athlete of the Year title for 2021 has been given to Indian men's hockey player PR Sreejesh. After Rani Rampal, he is the second Indian to receive this honour.
Kohli steps down as Test Captain
After serving 7 years as captain for the Indian test side, Kohli stepped down as captain on 15 Jan, 2022. He was named as captain of the test team in 2014 before the series against Australia.