Sport Events in July 2000

Jul. 5:

Shakti Singh creates Asian record in shot put by heaving to 20.60m. at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore.

Jul. 5:

Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's longstanding record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore.

Jul. 8:

Venus Williams wins the women's Wimbledon tennis championship.

Jul. 9:

India wins the Inaugural Asian cricket council under-15 cricket championship at Kuala Lumpur.

Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis becomes the first bowler to be banned for tampering with the ball in the Singer Cup one day cricket tournament.

India clinches the Inaugural Asian cricket council under-15 championship in Kuala Lumpur.

Jul. 10:

Pete Sampras wins his 7th singles Wimbledon title and his 13th Grand Slam title overtaking Roy Emerson's 12 titles.

Jul. 22:

Sweden routs India in Davis Cup tennis at Bastad (Sweden).

Jul. 24:

S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.

Tiger Woods wins the British Open and becomes the youngest and the fifth player to complete a career of four Major Slams.

Jul. 25:

Star Indian athlete P.T. Usha announces retirement from International athletics at a press conference in New Delhi.

Jul. 30:

Punjab Police men, Indian Railways women, claim the Federation Cup basketball tournament at Visakhapatnam.

Rubens Barrichello wins the German Grand Prix at Hockenhei in Germany.

Events 2000