2012 in Indian sports

Between the 2012 Summer Olympics and traditional sports, many significant events occurred this year in Indian sports. Below is a timeline.

January

• M. Chitra wins the women's snooker title at the Manisha National Billiards and Snooker Championship. ^[1]
• 19–23 January: Rajasthan defeats Tamil Nadu for the 78th Ranji Trophy in cricket. ^[2]
• 28 January: In tennis, Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek of the Czech Republic win the men's doubles at the Australian Open. ^[3]
• 28 January: Australia defeats India 4–0 in the Test Series in Australia. ^[4]

February

• Ajay Mittal wins the shotgun gold medal at the 55th National Shooting Championships.
• 18 February: The 2012 Summer Olympics Men's qualification 1 and 2012 Summer Olympics Women's qualification 1 begin in New Delhi.
• 26 February: The South African women's field hockey team defeats the Indian women's team, qualifying for the London Olympics.
• 26 February: The Indian men's field hockey team qualify for the London Olympics.
• 29 February: The first season of World Series Hockey begins.

March

• M.C. Mary Kom and Laishram Sarita Devi are gold medalists at the Asian Women's Boxing Championship.
• March 3: Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan Bopanna win the doubles title at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
• 5 March: The 2012 I-League 2nd Division final round in football begins.
• 10 March: Rahul Dravid retires from international cricket after a 16-year career. ^[5]
• 13 March: In football, India is eliminated from the AFC Challenge Cup after losing three matches in the group stage.
• 16 March: Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar scores his 100th international hundred against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. ^[6]

April

• 2 April: Sher-e-Punjab wins the 2012 World Series Hockey final, defeating Pune Strykers 5–2.
• 4 April: The Twenty20 cricket Indian Premier League begins.
• 12 April: Shiva Thapa became the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics. ^[7]
• 16 April: The 2012 I-League U20 begins.
• 17 April: The 2012 I-League 2nd Division final round ends, with ONGC and United Sikkim promoted to the 2012–13 I-League.

May

• 5 May: Archer Deepika Kumari wins her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal in Antalya, Turkey by defeating Korea's Lee Sung Jin in the final.
• 2011–12 I-League football season ends.
• 10 May: Viswanathan Anand defends his world chess championship title against Boris Gelfand from May 10–31. ^[8]
• 18 May: Mary Kom qualifies for the London Olympics. ^[9]
• 19 April: 2012 I-League U20 ends, with Pune F.C. U-20 champions.
• 27 May: The 2012 Indian Premier League finals are held at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Kolkata Knight Raiders win, defeating two-time champion (and host) Chennai Super Kings.
• 29 May - 2 June: First leg of the Indian Volley League

June

• 4–8 June: Second leg of the Indian Volley League
• 12–16 June: Third leg of the Indian Volley League
• 20–24 June: Fourth leg of the Indian Volley League

July

• July 31: Gagan Narang wins a bronze medal in the men's 10m air rifle at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

August

• July 27 – August 12: India at the 2012 Summer Olympics:
• August 3: Vijay Kumar wins a silver medal in the 25m Men's rapid-fire pistol at the Olympics.
• August 4: Saina Nehwal wins the bronze medal in women's badminton singles at the Olympics, after opponent Wang Xin retired with a knee injury while leading 21–18, 1–0.
• August 8: Mary Kom wins the bronze medal in women's flyweight boxing at the Olympics.
• August 11: Yogeshwar Dutt wins the bronze medal in men's 60 kg freestyle wrestling at the Olympics.
• August 12: Sushil Kumar wins the silver medal in men's 66 kg freestyle wrestling at the Olympics.
• 23–27 August: First test between India and New Zealand of New Zealand's tour of India 2012 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, India; India won by an innings and 115 runs.

September

• 31 August – 4 September: Second test between India and New Zealand of New Zealand's tour of India at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore
• 2 September - India defeats Cameroon for its third consecutive football Nehru Cup.
• 8 September: First T20 between India and New Zealand of New Zealand's tour of India at ACA-VDCA Stadium in Vishakhapatnam
• 11 September: Second T20 between India and New Zealand of New Zealand's tour of India at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai
• 16 September: The India women's national football team win the 2012 SAFF Women's Championship.
• 18 September – 7 October: Indian men's and women's cricket teams at the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka
• 22 September: First season of the Elite Football League of India begins.

October

• 28 October: Second Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida; won by Germany's Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing for the second time.

November

• 15–19 November: First test between India and England of England's tour of India at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
• 23–27 November: Second test between India and England of England's tour of India at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

December

• 5–9 December: Third test of England's tour of India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
• 13–17 December: Fourth test of England's tour of India at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
• 20 December: First T20 of England's tour of India at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
• 22 December: Second T20 of England's tour of India at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Multi-sport events

Event	Medals			Report
2012 Winter Youth Olympics	0	0	0	Report
2012 Summer Olympics	0	2	4	Report
2012 Summer Paralympics	0	1	0	Report
2012 Asian Beach Games	2	0	1	Report
Total	2	3	5

Leagues

Game	Tournament	Winner	Length
			From	To
American Football	2012-13 Elite Football League of India	TBA	22 September 2012	18 February 2012
Association Football	2011–12 I-League	Dempo	October 2011	May 2012
	2012 I-League 2nd Division	Royal Wahingdoh Kalighat Mohammedan Vasco United Sikkim Aizawl
	2012 I-League 2nd Division final round	ONGC United Sikkim	5 March 2012	17 April 2012
	2012 I-League U20	Pune U-20	16 April 2012	19 May 2012
	2012–13 I-League	Churchill Brothers	6 October 2012	12 March 2013
Cricket	2011–12 Ranji Trophy	Rajasthan		23 January 2012
	2012 Indian Premier League	Kolkata Knight Riders	4 April 2012	27 May 2012
	2012–13 Ranji Trophy	Mumbai		30 January 2013
Field Hockey	2012 World Series Hockey	Sher-e-Punjab	29 February 2012	2 April 2012
	2012-13 World Series Hockey	Cancelled	15 December 2012	20 January 2013
Rugby Union	2012 All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament	Bombay Gymkhana
Volleyball	Indian Volley League	Cancelled	29 May 2012	24 June 2012

See also

• 2012 in India
• India national football team's in 2012-13

References

1. Chitra Magimairaj's long wait ends
2. Ranji Trophy Elite, 2011/12
3. Paes and Stepanek win Australian Open doubles title Archived January 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
4. "4th Test: Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24-28, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
5. "Standing tall, 'The Wall' bows out". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 10 March 2012.
6. "Cricket history for Sachin, but Bangladesh chase down India's 289". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
7. Shiva Thapa
8. "Home - Official site of the match for the title of World Chess Champion". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
9. "Mary Kom qualifies for London Olympics". The Times of India . 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.