Canadian Grand Prix : Triple world champion German racer Sebastian Vettel of Team Red Bull won the Canadian Grand Prix Formula One championship in Montreal, Canada on June 9, 2013. Spanish racer Fernando Alonso of Ferrari came second, while Finland’s Kami Raikkonen of Team Mercedes finished third.
Rabobank Hockey World League tournament:
Belgium emerged champions at the Rabobank Hockey World League tournament which came to an end in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on June 23, 2013. In the final, they beat Australia 7-6 on penalties.
National junior men’s hockey championship : Traditional powerhouse Punjab retained the National junior men’s hockey championship which concluded in defeated Odisha by a 2-1 margin. Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy defeated Maharashtra in the play-off for the third place.
Hockey India senior National championship : Air
India Sports Promotion Board emerged victorious at the Hockey India senior National championship in Pune, Maharashtra on June 10, 2013. In the final, they thrashed holders Hockey Punjab by a 6-2 margin. In the play-off for the third place, Hockey Karnataka beat Hockey Haryana.
Selangor Masters : Pariya
Junhasavasdikul of Thailand won the Selangor Masters golf champion¬ship which ended in Selangor, Malaysia on June 23, 2013. Anirban Lahiri of India finished second.
US Open golf championship : Justin Rose of England clinched the tide at the US Open golf champion¬ship which came to an end in Philadelphia, USA on June 16, 2013. Phil Mickelson of USA finished second.
Memorial Tournament :
American golfer Matt Kucher won the ride at the Memorial Tournament, a prominent golfing event of the PGA Tour, in Dublin, Ireland on June 2, 2013. His fellow countryman Kevin Chappell finished second.
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Indians shine in Asian youth chess standard championship : Indian girls won five Gold medals at the Asian youth chess standard championship which ended in Sari Mazandran, Iran on June 26, 2013. The Gold winners for India were : R.B. Vaishalai (u-12), B. Pratusha (u-18), S. Riya (u-14), D. Divya (u-8) and Savithrishri (u-6). India also won three Silver medals at the meet.
Grand Europe Golden Sands international tourna-ment : Swedish Grandmaster Nils Grandelius clinched the tide at the Grand Europe Golden Sands international chess tournament that ended in Varna, Bulgaria on June 19, 2013. Indian Grandmaster M.R. Venkatesh finished a creditable fifth. India’s women’s National champion Mary Ann Gomes also came up with a superb performance and emerged as the Best Woman Player at the tournament.
Grand Europe Albena chess tournament : The Grand Europe Albena chess tottmament, held in Albena, Bulgaria, wrapped up on June 8, 2013. Tigran Petrosian of Armenia emerged champion at the tournament. Four players—Hrant Melkumyan of Armenia, Mircea-Emilian Parligras of Romania, Tamir Nabaty of Israel and Vitaliy Bernadskiy of Ukraine—tied for the second place.
3rd China Open boxing tournament: India won a Silver and three Bronze medals at the 3rd China Open boxing tournament that ended in Guiyang, China on June 22, 2013. Manjeet Singh won the lone Silver for India at the men’s super heavy weight category (+91 kg). The Bronze winners for India were Sunil Kumar (men’s 52 kg), Ajay Kumar (men’s 56 kg) and Jaideep (men’s 75 kg).
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