Sport Events in May 2002
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May 5
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Viswanathan Anand wins the Eurotel world chess championship at Prague.
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South Central Railway, Secunderabad, clinches the women's title in the National league volleyball championship at Tirupur.
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May 6
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Indian Overseas Bank lifts the men's title in the National league volleyball championship at Tirupur.
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Peter Edbon of England wins his maiden title in the Embassy world snooker championship at Sheffield.
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May 13
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WGM S. Vijayalakshmi wins a record of six titles and five in a row in the Women's National `A' chess championship at Lucknow.
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May 16
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Real Madrid wins the Europeans Champions Cup football league championship at Glasgow.
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May 18
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Air India wins the Aga Khan All India memorial hockey tournament at Mumbai.
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China lifts the Uber Cup badminton tournament at GuangZhou, China.
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May 19
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Indonesia lifts the Thomas Cup badminton tournament at GuangZhou, China
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May 22
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Host West Indies clinch the Test series 2-1 against India.
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May 25
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Mike Russel wins the World Professional billiards championship at Midsomer Norton.
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May 27
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Nisha Mohota wins the International rating chess tournament held at Sangli.
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Koneru Humpy (15 years, 1 month & 27 days) becomes the youngest woman player to achieve men's GM norm in the Elekes Memorial chess tournament at Budapest.
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May 31
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Legendary leg-spinner Subash Gupte passes away in Trinidad, West Indies.
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Events 2002 |