Sport Events in October 1997
2nd Oct
Pakistan beats India to take the Wills Challenge Cup in Lahore.
4th Oct
Karnataka clinches overall championship in National sprint rowing in Chennai.
5th Oct
Bahutule takes eight wickets as Mumbai wins the Irani Trophy.
Sandra Testud stars as France wins Federation Cup tennis.
Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event.
6th Oct
Abhijit Kunte wins Asian junior chess title.
7th Oct
Li Ruofan of China emerges Asian girls chess champion in Jaipur.
New Zealand fast bowler Danny Morrison retires from all leves of cricket.
Lalram Sanga and Purnima Mohato emerge men's and women's individual champions in National Archery.
8th Oct
Ahzar Mehmood scored century on debut and along with Mushtaq Ahmed equalled the 10th wicket world record partnership of 151 in the first Test against South Africa in Rawalpindi.
12th Oct
India Seniors lift Challenger Trophy cricket title.
Leander-Mahesh claim sixth doubles title of the year when they bagged the Heinekin Open ATP Tour series doubles in Singapore. Railways emerges overall champions in National road cycling championship in Chennai.
19th Oct
Germany clinches Champions Trophy hockey.
22nd Oct
India veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
24th Oct
Sasikiran wins National `B' chess.
26th Oct
Croatia's Zoran Primorac regains the men's World Cup table tennis in Nimes.
27th Oct
South Africa clinches the final Test against Pakistan and the three-Test series in Pakistan.
31st Oct
Rushmi Chakravarthy makes it a double in the National hardcourt tennis in Mumbai.