Year-ender 2022: From FIFA World Cup to Indian women’s hockey team’s FIH win, check out the best sports moments of the year | Photogallery
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As the 2022 sports calendar rolled on, fans hailed new athletes, applauded the newest champions and bid farewell to GOATs.
01 / 22
It’s that time of the year when we take a look back at some of the major events in sports. No matter the season, we cheered on each moment that highlighted our year. From hailing the latest victories to biding a teary-eyed farewell to GOATs, this year’s sports moments were big. Here’s a relook at the peaks athletes touched in 2022.
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02 / 22
Argentina defeated France by 4-2 in the penalty shootouts during the FIFA World Cup 2022 in the final held in Qatar. This provided a major moment before the conclusion of this year’s sporting calendar. Lionel Messi waited for a long time and finally got his hands on the elusive trophy in what was his final match at the World Cup.
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03 / 22
The Indian women’s hockey team won the FIH Women’s Nations Cup 2022 beating Spain 1-0. The tournament was held in Valencia, Spain. Basking in the glory of the triumph, the team members were pictured with the trophy and medals.
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04 / 22
The Indian women’s team won the Asia Cup 2022 after defeating Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the final. Post the win, BCCI announced that India’s centrally contracted women cricketers will now be receiving the same match fee as the male cricketers in the country for all international matches’ appearances under the board’s new pay equity policy.
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05 / 22
Without a doubt, Max Verstappen dominated the F1 2022 season. The Red Bull diver smashed several F1 records and claimed his second World Championship title. The Dutchman returned with 15 wins in total.
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06 / 22
Hardik Pandya was appointed as the captain of the new Gujarat Titans franchise in their debut season at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The cricketer led the team and went on to win the IPL 2022 trophy. This led to Pandya’s rise as a captain, who was later appointed as India’s T20I captain in two series against Ireland and New Zealand.
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07 / 22
2022 was the year of Mirabai Chanu. The weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the 49 kg weightlifter category at Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. She also won the gold medal in the women’s 49kg weightlifting competition at the National Games 2022 in Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar. She ended the 2022 season with a silver medal in the Weightlifting World Championships held in Bogota, Colombia.
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08 / 22
Jhulan Goswami played her final international match for India against England at Lord’s on September 24, 2022. The towering fast bowler is a trailblazer in women’s cricket who inspired generations of girls to take up the sport.
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09 / 22
Harmanpreet Kaur scripted history by becoming the most capped player in the T20I cricketing history for women. The all-rounder featured in her career’s 140th T20I as India took on Australia in the third T2OI.
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10 / 22
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, women’s cricket made its debut. While Australia took home the gold medal, India secured a silver- the country’s first-ever medal in the history of CWG.
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