Sport Events in July 2001

July 7:

West Indies lifts the Triangular series cricket tournament in Zimbabwe.

July 8:

Venus Williams retains title in the Wimbledon tennis championship.

July 9:

Goran Ivanisevic becomes the first wild card entrant to win the men's Wimbledon tennis championship.

Swati Ghate becomes the first women chess player to qualify for the men's `A' championship.

July 20:

India's M. Kasturi wins the girls' title in the Asian junior chess championship at Teheran.

July 21:

Roy Gilchrist (67), former West Indian cricketer, passes away at Kingston (Jamaica).

July 22:

Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) bags title in the 29th Sparkassen chess meeting at Dortmund.

Ian Thorpe creates world record in the 400m freestyle (3:40.17sec) in the World swimming championship at Fukuoka (Japan).

July 23:

Russia's Roman Sloudnov rewrites his 100m breaststroke World record (59.94) in the semifinal of the World swimming championship at Fukuoka (Japan).

July 24:

Ian Thorpe creates a world record in the 800m freestyle (7:39.16) event of the World swimming championship at Fukuoka.

July 28:

China retains title in the Asian Confederation basketball title at Shanghai (China).

England wins the team title in the World women's squash championship at Penang.

July 29:

Argentina emerges winner in the World Cup qualifying hockey tournament at Edinburgh.

July 30:

Colombia wins the Copa America football championship at Bogota.

Events 2001