Category: RECORDS IN ASIA

World’s biggest/largest Cricket Stadium – Motera Stadium

Motera Stadium (aka) Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat has a seating capacity of over 1,10,000.

Inaugrated by U.S. President Donald Trump on his first official visit to India on February 24th,m2020

With this it superceded the ‘Melbourne Cricket Ground (Australia) which held the record earlier.

Constructed by Larsen and Toubro (L &T), India . Designed by the Australian Company – Populous

Indian Shooter No.1 at ISSF World Cup, Men’s 50-metre Pistol : April 2016

Jitu Rai won the Gold and became World No.1 at ISSF World Cup(International Shooting Sport Federation) in the Men’s 50m pistol category held in Bangkok. Friday April 01st, 2016

Jitu Rai participates in both the 10-metre and 50-metre pistol shooting events.

Jitu Rai scored 191.3 points and claimed the Gold by beating China’s Pang Wei, former World and Olympic champion who scored 186.5. Wang Zhiwei of China, also an Olympic medallist, claimed the 3rd position with 165.8 final score.

Jitu Rai was born on August 25th, 1987 in Sankhuwa Sabha,Nepal and is an Indian citizen. He is the 4th brother of 5 siblings.

Rai joined the Indian Army in 2006 and is a Naib-Subedar in ’11 Gorkha Rifles’ and resides in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh).

WINNING RECORD:

ISSF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2014

Silver Medal – 2014  Granada(Spain)      – 50m air pistol

ISSF WORLD CUP 2016

Gold Medal   – 2016  Bangkok(Thailand)     – 50m air pistol

Bronze Medal – 2015  Changwon(South Korea) – 10m air pistol

Silver Medal – 2014  Maribor(Slovenia)     – 50m     pistol

Silver Medal – 2014  Munich (Germany)      – 10m air pistol

Gold Medal   – 2014  Maribor(Slovenia)     – 10m air pistol

COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2014

Gold Medal   – 2014 Glasgow(Scotland)       – 50m     pistol

ASIAN GAMES 2014

Gold Medal   – 2014 Incheon(South Korea)    – 50m     pistol

Bronze Medal – 2014 Incheon(South Korea)    –  10m air pistol

 

Diamler India exports first-batch of Fuso Trucks from Chennai. June 2013 .

Diamler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV)exported the first shipment of 64 Fuso trucks manufactured at its Oragadam plant. The trucks exported are in the 9-, 12- and 25 tonne range.

Marc Llistosella, Managing Director & CEO, DICV said ‘This is a realisation of our promise to export from Chennai ‘

The Fuso trucks are headed towards Sri Lanka as a part of Diamler India’s (DICV)commitment to export to various countries in Asia and Africa. Sri Lanka will be followed by Bangaldesh, Zambia, Kenya and Brunei later this year.

The Fuso brand of trucks, owned by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), is a member of the Diamler Trucks Division of Diamler AG, which owns 89.29% per cent stake in the Corporation.

Diamler India (DICV) is a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of German automotive giant Diamler AG. The Oragadam (Chennai) plant alongwith the Kawasaki plant in Japan will be Diamler’s two global competence centres. Although the new lineup will be branded Mitsubishi Fuso in export markets, in India they will be branded as Bharat Benz – Diamler’s India brand.

Oragadam is an industrial hub to the west, in the outskirts of Chennai where DICV in its plant spread over 400 acres ,produces the Bharat Benz range of trucks for the domestic market.

 

 

First Indian Secretary General of Asian Wrestling body (AAWC) . April 2013 .

Raj Singh became the first Indian to be elected Secretary General of ” Asian Associated Wrestling Council ” (AAWC) by vote of the general assembly on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013.

Raj Singh the current Secretary General of the ” Wrestling Federation of India ” (WFI)secured 20 votes and will hold the office for the term of 4 years. Chang Kew Kim was elected President for the 2nd term, as President AAWC after he got 23 votes.

The 24 representatives of their respective Asian countries cast their vote at the General Assembly, held in New Delhi.