Indian Sports Calendar June 2024: Major events to look forward to this month

Published at :June 4, 2024 at 4:59 PM

Modified at :June 30, 2024 at 11:43 PM

Indian cricket team looks to end its 17-year T20 World Cup title drought.

Indian athletes are working hard to qualify for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. The month of June in the Indian sports calendar will have many important Olympic and Paralympic qualifying tournaments where athletes will try to meet the strict qualification standards.

In May, some Indian athletes made good progress with qualifying. Boxers Nishant Dev, Amit Panghal and Jaismine qualified for the Paris Olympics by reaching the semifinals of the Olympic qualifying tournament in Bangkok.

In wrestling, Aman Sehrawat and Nisha Dahiya helped increase India’s total wrestling quotas to six at the final Olympic wrestling qualifiers in Istanbul, Turkey. Their performances capped off a successful qualifying cycle for Indian wrestlers.

Away from Olympic sports, the Indian Premier League cricket tournament concluded with the Kolkata Knight Riders winning their first title in 10 years by defeating the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the final.

With that done, here is a list of Events to watch this month as far as Indian Athletes is concerned

Major events to watch in June in Indian Sports Calendar

Archery

A big month for Indian Archery. The final Olympic qualifier will take place on 15-16 June in Turkey. Post that, the Antalya Archery World Cup is scheduled between 18-23 June.

June 15-16 – Final Olympic Qualifier
June 18-23 – Antalya Archery World Cup

Athletics

Indian athletes will be gunning for Olympic qualification standards in events across the world. Neeraj Chopra who missed out on some key events for recouping and precaution measures would be looking to make a mark at Paavo Nurmi Games among top tier Javelin throwers.

June 2 – Stockholm Diamond League
June 9 – World Athletics Tour – Gold event: New York
June 12 – Indian Grand Prix – 3
June 18 – Paavo Nurmi Games – Finland
June 21 – Irena Szewinska Memorial – Poland
June 27-30 – Inter State Senior Athletics Championships

Badminton

Top Indian shuttlers will be looking to regain some form in the build-up to the Paris Olympics. Indonesia Open will be a high-profile event scheduled for this month with the world’s top shuttlers vouching for glory in Indonesia.

June 4-9 – Indonesia Open (BWF 1000)
June 11-16 – Australian Open (BWF 500)
June 25-30 – US Open (BWF 300)

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.

June 16-23 – Beach Volleyball Continental Cup

Cricket

The 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup will be held between June 1-29 in the West Indies and USA. A total of 20 teams will be participating. Format: Group Stage -> Super 8 -> Semis -> Final.

2024 Men’s T20 World Cup (Schedule)

1-29 June

India’s Group Stage matches:

June 5 – Ireland v India
June 9 – India v Pakistan
June 12 – USA v India
June 15 – Canada v India
June 19-24 – Super 8 Fixtures
June 26 & 27 – Semis
June 29 – Final

On the Women’s side, South Africa will be touring India for a full tour – 3 T20s, 3 ODIs, and 1 Test.

ODI series in Bengaluru:

June 16, 19, and 23

Test Match in Chennai:

June 28 – July 1

Fencing

Bhavani Devi returns to action after missing out on Paris Olympics quota. The Indian fencer would seek glory at the Asian Fencing championships.

June 22-27 – Asian Fencing Championships

Football

Sunil Chhetri, the long-standing captain and pivotal figure of the Indian national football team, has announced his retirement from international football. Chhetri will play his final match on June 6 against the Kuwait national team at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata

June 6 – India v Kuwait
June 11 – Qatar v India

Golf

Aditi Ashok who has been India’s top women’s golfer will make her major debut at US Women’s Open.

May 30 – June 2 – US Women’s Open
June 20-23 – KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

Hockey

The 2024 FIH Pro League season will return for London Leg, the Indian hockey team will face Great Britain and Germany. both will look to consolidate their position.

Men’s Fixtures:

June 1 – Germany v India
June 2 – Great Britain v India
June 8 – India v Germany
June 9 – India v Great Britain

Women’s Fixtures:

June 1 – Germany v India
June 2 – Great Britain v India
June 8 – India v Germany
June 9 – India v Great Britain

Modern Pentathlon

The 2024 Modern Pentathlon World Championships will take place in China from June 10-16. This prestigious event will see athletes competing for Olympic quotas, crucial for qualification to the Paris 2024 Olympics. It will feature the world’s top modern pentathletes in a multi-discipline competition.

June 10-16 – World Championships

Rowing

Balraj Panwar who has qualified for the Men’s Single Scull (M1X) event at the Paris Olympics 2024 after securing third place at the Asian and Oceania Olympics and Paralympic Qualification Regatta will be in action this June as he prepares to compete in the world stage in Paris

June 1-2- 2024 RATZEBURG INTERNATIONAL REGATTA
June 14-16- World Rowing Cup III

Sailing

June 12-16- ASAF Cup Seamanguem Keelboat Race, Busan, Korea
June 19-25- 2024 ASAF Keelboat Cup, Penghu, Taiwan

Shooting

India has sent a 23-member squad to the Munich World Cup. Shooters will look to perform at their best as NRAI finalize the shooting contingent after the coveted events.

June 1-8 – Munich Rifle/Pistol World Cup
June 10-19 – Lonato Shotgun World Cup

Sports Climbing

The last series of Qualifiers for Sports Climbing will take place before the contingent for Sports Climbing for Paris 2024 is finalized.

20-23 June- Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest
24-25 June- Para Climbing World Cup Innsbruck

Squash

Indian Squash prodigies will take center stage as Squash’s major events return this month. Indians led by Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh will look to make big this June.

June 2-9 – British Open (M/W) – Birmingham, England
June 3-5 – 8th Southeast Asian Cup Squash Championships (M/W) – Manila, Philippines
June 7-9 – Croatian Masters (M/W) – Zagreb, Croatia
June 12-16 – Asian Team Championships (M/W) – Dalian, China
June 13-16 – Italian Junior Open (M/W) – Riccione, Italy
June 14-16 – Danish Masters (M/W) – Copenhagen, Denmark
June 16-22 – 20th Pan American Junior Championships (M/W) – Quito, Ecuador
June 16 – 44th ASF AGM – Dalian, China
June 18-23 – PSA World Tour Finals* (M/W) – TBC
June 21-23 – Portuguese Junior Open (M/W) – Porto, Portugal
June 25-29 – Asian Junior Individual Championships (M/W) – Islamabad, Pakistan
June 27 – July 1 – European Junior Open* (M/W) – TBC

Table Tennis

After missing out on the WTT Champions Chongqing, Manika Batra will aim for success in the other tournaments lined up this month.

May 30 – June 3 – WTT Champions Chongqing
June 3-9 – WTT Contender Zagreb
June 11-16 – WTT Star Contender Ljubljana
June 19-23 – WTT Contender Lagos
June 24-30 – WTT Contender Tunis

Tennis

After the early departure of Sumit Nagal, India’s hope lies in Rohan Bopanna who features in men’s doubles with his partner Matt Ebden at French Open 2024.

May 20- June 9- French Open 2024 (Ongoing)
June 10-16 – Stuttgart Open (ATP 250)
June 10-16 – Rosmalen Grass Court Championships (ATP 250)
June 17-23 – Halle Open (ATP 500)
June 17-23 – Queen’s Club Championships (ATP 500)
June 24-30 – Mallorca Championships (ATP 250)
June 24-30 – Eastbourne International (ATP 250)

Wrestling

Indian Wrestlers like Antim Panghal, Vinesh Phogat and Aman Sehrawat who recently qualified for Paris Olympics will be in action this month in horst of events.

June 6-9 : Polyák imre & Varga János Memorial (Ranking Series)
June 7 – 8: Pat Shaw Memorial (REDT)
June 14 – 15: Sassari City Matteo Pellicone Memorial
June 15: Ljubomir Ivanovic Gedza Memorial
June 16: Sardinia Beach Wrestling
June 19 – 23: Ziolkowski, Pytlasinski, Poland Open
June 29: Macedonian Pearl

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