Sport Events in April 2000
Apr. 1:
India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
Apr. 5:
International Badminton Federation (IBF) bans Aparna Popat from playing international competition for three months for taking a banned drug- Phenylpropanolamine.
Apr. 8:
Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai.
Apr. 9:
Australia wins the first leg of the pre- olympic hockey tournament at Sydney.
Apr. 11:
Nisha Millet becomes the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the Sydney Olympics.
Apr. 16:
India wins the second leg of the pre- olympic hockey tournament at Perth.
Apr. 22:
Pace bowler Abey Kuruvilla, who represented India in 10 Tests and 25 one-day internationals, announces his retirement from domestic and international cricket.
Apr. 23:
Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy in Mumbai.
Apr. 23:
Maharashtra wins the Santosh Trophy in Thrissur.