A Blockbuster month of sports ahead of us!
Cricket
The 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup is here. It will be held between 1-29 June in West Indies and USA. 20 teams will be participating. Format: Group Stage -> Super 8 -> Semis -> Final
India’s Group Stage matches:
Ireland v India: 5 June
India v Pakistan: 9 June
USA v India: 12 June
Canada v India: 15 June
Super 8 Fixtures: 19-24 June, Semis: 26 & 27 June, Final: 29 June
On the Women’s side, South Africa will touring India for a full tour – 3 T20s, 3 ODIs and 1 Test
ODI series in Bengaluru: 16, 19 and 23 June
Test Match in Chennai: 28 June – 1 July
T20 Series in Chennai: 5, 7 and 9 July
Archery
A big month for Indian Archery. The final Olympic qualifier will take place on 15-16 June in Turkey. Post that, Antalya Archery World Cup is scheduled between 18-23 June.
Shooting
Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Indian shooters will take part in Shooting World Cups:
Munich Rifle/Pistol World Cup: 1-8 June
Lonato Shotgun World Cup: 10-19 June
Badminton
3 tournaments scheduled on the BWF World Tour:
Indonesia Open (BWF 1000): 4-9 June
Australian Open (BWF 500): 11-16 June
US Open (BWF 300): 25-30 June
Table Tennis
On the World Table Tennis tour, following events are lined up:
WTT Champions Chongqing: 30 May-3 June
WTT Contender Zagreb: 3-9 June
WTT Star Contender Ljubljana: 11-16 June
WTT Contender Lagos: 19-23 June
WTT Contender Tunis: 24-30 June
Tennis
On the Tennis side, French Open will conclude on 9th June. Other ATP tournaments scheduled in June are:
Stuttgart Open (ATP 250): 10-16 June
Rosmalen Grass Court Championships (ATP 250): 10-16 June
Halle Open (ATP 500): 17-23 June
Queen’s Club Championships (ATP 500): 17-23 June
Mallorca Championships (ATP 250): 24-30 June
Eastbourne International (ATP 250): 24-30 June
Rohan Bopanna, Sumit Nagal and Yuki Bhambri should feature in these tournaments.
Fencing
2024 Asian Fencing Championships will take place in Kuwait between 22-27 June.
Football
India will play their final 2 games of the 2nd Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
India v Kuwait: 6 June 7 PM
Qatar v India: 11 June 9:15 PM
Current group standing:
Athletics
Indian athletes will be gunning for Olympic qualification standard in events across the World. Some key events to follow are:
2 June: Stockholm Diamond League
9 June: World Athletics Tour – Gold event: New York
18 June: Paavo Nurmi Games – Finland
21 June: Irena Szewinska Memorial – Poland
12 June: Indian Grand Prix – 3
27-30 June: Inter State Senior Athletics Championships
Modern Pentathlon
2024 World Championships to be held in China between 10-16 June. Olympic quotas will be given at this event.
Beach Volleyball
2023-24 Beach Volleyball Continental Cup will take place in Ningbo, China between 16-23 June. This competition will act as an Olympic qualifier as well.
Golf
2 Women’s Golf majors are scheduled and Aditi Ashok will be in action.
US Women’s Open: 30 May – 2 June
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship: 20-23 June
Hockey
Both Indian Men’s and Women’s team will be playing their final matches for the 2024 FIH Pro League season.
Men’s Fixtures:
1 June: Germany v India
2 June: Great Britain v India
8 June: India v Germany
9 June: India v Great Britain
Women’s Fixtures:
1 June: Germany v India
2 June: Great Britain v India
8 June: India v Germany
9 June: India v Great Britain
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