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.Chitra Magimairaj's long wait ends 19–23 January: Rajasthan defeats Tamil Nadu for the 78th Ranji Trophy in cricket.Ranji Trophy Elite, 2011/12 28 January: In tennis, Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek of the Czech Republic win the men's doubles at the Australian Open.Paes and Stepanek win Australian Open doubles title 28 January: Australia defeats India 4–0 in the Test Series in Australia.
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. 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.
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.Shiva Thapa 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. 18 May: Mary Kom qualifies for the London Olympics. 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
EventMedalsReport 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
GameTournamentWinnerLength From To American Football 2012-13 Elite Football League of India TBA 22 September 2012 18 February 2012Association 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 2013Cricket 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 2013Field 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