Sport Events in October 2000
Oct. 2:
Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey.
Oct. 8:
Anup Sridhar and Trupti Murugunde claim the boys and girls title in the Sonora all India junior ranking tournament in Kozhikode.
Michael Schumacher wins the Japanese Grand Prix and ends Ferrari's 21 year title drought.
Oct. 15:
Sachin Tendulkar becomes the highest run- getter in one-day internationals (9379 runs) during his innings of 69 in the final of the ICC cricket tournament against New Zealand.
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi claim the double title in the Japan Open in Tokyo.
New Zealand wins the ICC knock out cricket tournament.
Oct. 16:
Rest of India wins the Irani Trophy cricket tournament; Murali Karthik scalps nine for 70, the best figures by a bowler in 38 Irani cup matches.
Oct. 21:
Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a discus gold in the World Junior athletic championship in Santiago.
Oct. 22:
Chen Tian Yuan (China), in the men's category and Tang Yuan (China), in the women's category, win the 15th Asian table tennis championship in Mumbai.
Oct. 23:
Deep Sen Gupta lifts the under-12 title and Koneru Humpy clinches the under-14 title in the World Youth Chess festival in Oropesa.
Oct. 27:
Muthiah Muralitharan creates a world record by claiming seven for 30 against India in the Coca-Cola one day cricket tournament in Sharjah.
Oct. 29:
Sri Lanka lifts Coca-Cola Trophy one day cricket tournament dismissing India for 54 runs-its lowest in 454 one- day internationals. India's previous lowest was 63 against Australia.
Oct. 30:
Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) submits its report on the match fixing scandal in New Delhi.
Oct. 31:
Five times Olympic gold medalist Steve Redgrave announces retirement.