India has finalised Hoysala temples in Belur, Halebeedu and Somanathapura in Karnataka as its nominations for consideration in the World Heritage Sites List for 2022-23.

World Wetlands Day is observed every year on February 2 to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands and the need to preserve them. The day commemorates the date when the Convention on Wetlands was adopted in 1971

World Wetlands Day was first celebrated in 1997. The day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the Caspian Sea shore on February 2, 1971.

India's Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra has been nominated for the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award 2022. He is one of the six nominees for the award. The other nominees include Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev, British tennis player Emma Raducanu, Spanish footballer Pedri, Australian Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus and Venezuelan athlete Yulimar Rojas.

Sachin Tendulkar is the only Indian sportsperson to have won the Laureus World Sports Award. The cricket legend had won the Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 Award, which marked the emotional moment during the 2011 ICC World Cup when Tendulkar was carried by the team on their shoulders in a lap of honour after India's win.

Indian men's hockey team goalkeeper, PR Sreejesh was named World Games Athlete of the Year 2021 on January 31, 2022. He became the first Indian male athlete and second Indian sportsperson overall to win the honour.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) announced the final player auction list comprising 590 players on February 1, 2022. The mega IPL auction will include key Indian players including Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, R Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Shammi and Ishant Sharma.