2012 in Indian sports

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.
19Ã¢ÂÂ23 January: Rajasthan defeats Tamil Nadu for the 78th Ranji Trophy in cricket.
28 January: In tennis, Leander Paes and Radek ÃÂ tÃÂpÃÂ¡nek of the Czech Republic win the men's doubles at the Australian Open.
28 January: Australia defeats India 4Ã¢ÂÂ0 in the Test Series in Australia.

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.

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.

2 April: Sher-e-Punjab wins the 2012 World Series Hockey final, defeating Pune Strykers 5Ã¢ÂÂ2.
4 April: The Twenty20 cricket Indian Premier League begins.
12 April: Shiva Thapa became the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics.
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 2012Ã¢ÂÂ13 I-League.

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.
2011Ã¢ÂÂ12 I-League football season ends.
10 May: Viswanathan Anand defends his world chess championship title against Boris Gelfand from May 10Ã¢ÂÂ31.
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

July 31: Gagan Narang wins a bronze medal in the men's 10m air rifle at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

July 27 Ã¢ÂÂ 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 21Ã¢ÂÂ18, 1Ã¢ÂÂ0.
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.
23Ã¢ÂÂ27 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.

31 August Ã¢ÂÂ 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 Ã¢ÂÂ 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.

15Ã¢ÂÂ19 November: First test between India and England of England's tour of India at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
23Ã¢ÂÂ27 November: Second test between India and England of England's tour of India at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

5Ã¢ÂÂ9 December: Third test of England's tour of India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
13Ã¢ÂÂ17 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