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Squash At The 2022 Asian Games – Women's Singles
The women's singles squash event was part of the squash programme and took place between 1 October and 5 October, at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center. Schedule All times are China Standard Time ( UTC+08:00) Results Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References Hangzhou 2022 {{DEFAULTSORT:Squash at the 2022 Asian Games - Women's singles Women's singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center
The Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center () or Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center () is a multipurpose sports complex in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. It was completed in 2018 and it is used mostly for soccer matches. The main stadium was designed with a capacity of 80,000 spectators. The stadium is built by NBBJ in partnership with CCDI. The stadium is built on a site consisting of on the Qiantang riverfront, opposite Hangzhou's Qianjiang New City Central Business District.Hangzhou is scheduled to host the 2022 Asian Games, with the men's football Final and the 2022 Asian Para Games ) , Host city = Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China , Nations participating = , Athletes participating = 4,000 (Expected) , Events = 616 in 22 sports (in 24 disciplines) , Opening ceremony = 22 October 2023 , Closing cere ... in September-October 2023. Gallery File:Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium2021.jpg, Main Stadium File:Tennis Center in Hangzhou Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noor-ul-Ain Ijaz
The Noor-ul-Ain ( fa, نور العين, lit=the light of the eye) is one of the largest pink diamonds in the world, and the centre piece of the tiara of the same name. History The diamond is believed to have been recovered from the mines of Golconda, Hyderabad in India. It was first in possession with the nizam Abul Hasan Qutb Shah, later it was given as a peace offering to the Mughal emperor Aurangazeb when he defeated him in a siege. It was brought into the Iranian Imperial collection after the Persian king Nader Shah Afshar looted Delhi in the 18th century. The Noor-ul-Ain is believed to have once formed part of an even larger gem called the Great Table diamond. That larger diamond is thought to have been cut in two, with one section becoming the Noor-ul-Ain and the other the Daria-i-Noor diamond. Both of these pieces are currently part of the Iranian Crown Jewels. History of the tiara The Noor-ul-Ain is the principal diamond mounted in a tiara of the same name ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akari Midorikawa
is a Japanese professional squash player. As of February 2022, she was ranked No. 284 in the world. References 2005 births Living people Japanese female squash players Sportspeople from Chiba (city) {{Japan-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aira Azman
Aira Azman (born 29 September 2004 in Kedah) is a Malaysian professional squash player. As of 20 May 2024, she was ranked number 36 in the world, which is also the highest ranking of her young career. References 2004 births Living people Malaysian female squash players Sportspeople from Kedah Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in squash Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Squash players at the 2022 Asian Games {{Malaysia-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Kwai Chi
/ ( or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'kill', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. Today, it is the 4th most common surname in Mainland China as well as one of the most common surnames in the world. Distribution In 2019 劉 was the fourth most common surname in Mainland China. Additionally, it was the most common surname in Jiangxi province. In 2013 it was found to be the 5th most common surname, shared by 67,700,000 people or 5.1% of the population, with the province with the most people being Shandong.中国四百大姓, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013 Origin One source is that they descend from the Qí (祁) clan of Emperor Yao. For example the founding emperor of the Han dynasty (one of China's golden ages), Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu of Han) was a descend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeung Weng Chi
Yang (; ) is the transcription of a Chinese family name. It is the sixth most common surname in Mainland China. It is the 16th surname on the '' Hundred Family Surnames'' text. The Yang clan was founded by Boqiao, son of Duke Wu of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Ji (姬) surname, the surname of the royal family during the Zhou dynasty ) who was enfeoffed in the state of Yang. History The German sociologist Wolfram Eberhard calls Yang the "Monkey Clan", citing the totemistic myth recorded in the '' Soushenji'' and '' Fayuan Zhulin'' that the Yangs living in southwestern Shu (modern Sichuan) were descendants of monkeys. The ''Soushenji'' "reported that in the southwest of Shu there were monkey-like animals whose names were ''jiaguo'' (猳國), ''mahua'' (馬化), or '' jueyuan'' (玃猿). These animals abducted women and sent them back when they became pregnant. If the baby were not accepted, the woman would have to die. Therefore these children were raised a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heo Min-gyeong
Heo is a family name in Korea. It is also often spelled as Hur or Huh, or less commonly as Her. In South Korea in 1985, out of a population of between roughly 40 and 45 million, there were approximately 264,000 people surnamed Heo. The name is also found in North Korea. The character used for the name ( 許) means to permit or advocate. The Heos traditionally trace their ancestry to Queen Heo Hwang-ok, the wife of King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, one of ancient kingdoms in Korea. She bore ten sons, two of whom retained the Queen's name. The Heos are traditionally considered distant kins of the Kims, who trace their ancestry to the other sons of King Suro. Clans As with most other Korean family names, there are many Heo clans, including the Gimhae clan and the Yangchon clan. Each clan consists of individual Heo families. Even within each clan, people in different families are not necessarily related to each other. These distinctions are important, since Korean law used to prohi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshna Chinappa
Joshna Chinappa (born 15 September 1986) is an Indian professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in July 2016. She was the first Indian to win the British Junior Squash Championship title in 2005 in the under-19 category and was also the youngest Indian women's national champion. She is the current record-holder of most national championship wins, with 18 titles. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games Joshna, along with Dipika Pallikal Karthik, won the squash women's doubles gold medal, India's first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in the sport. The pair won a silver medal at the event's 2018 Gold Coast edition, losing to team New Zealand, Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy. Joshna trains at the Indian Squash Academy, Chennai. At the 2017 Women's Asian Individual Squash Championships, she won the gold medal, becoming the first Asian Squash Champion from India. In April 2018, Joshna upset Nicol David in the second round, in straight games, of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanvi Khanna
Tanvi Khanna (born 23 July 1996) is an Indian female professional squash player and is a regular member of the India women's national squash team, Indian squash team. She is currently the fourth highest ranked player in the national rankings and is regarded as one of the finest squash players to have emerged from India. She also plays for Columbia Lions squash team which belongs to the Columbia University. She achieved her highest Professional Squash Association, PSA world ranking of 86 in September 2021 and broke into the top 100 for the first time during the 2019-20 PSA World Tour. Career She made her maiden Asian Games appearance at the India at the 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Asian Games representing India and clinched a silver medal in the Squash at the 2018 Asian Games - Women's team, women's team event. She also participated at the 2019 Women's Asian Individual Squash Championships and reached quarter-finals. She lost to fellow national squash player Joshna Chinappa in the q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
