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The International Olympic Committee, for the first time, had made provisions for flagbearers from both genders at the opening ceremony only last year. This will be made effect from the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Indian Boxer M.C. Mary Kom and men’s hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be flagbearers for India at the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics. Wrestler Bajrang Punia will be the flagbearer at the closing ceremony on August 8.

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16-year-old Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin recently became champion in the Masters’ section of the Serbia Open Chess Championship in Belgrade.
This is the second consecutive tournament victory for Nihal Sarin after he claimed the title in Silver Lake Open tournament. Sarin became a Grandmaster in 2018 at the age of 14. In this tournament, he won six games and drew three, to remain unbeaten.

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Italy is the Champion of the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship. Italy has defeated England at the Wembley Stadium on penalties, to win their second Euro title.
England was chasing its first Euro title in history. The team last won a major tournament in 1966, when they won the World Cup. Giorgio Chiellini was the captain of the winning team, Italy while the England team was led by Harry Kane.

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In December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russia for four years from competing in international events, including the Tokyo Olympics and the FIFA World Cup in 2022, after accusing for doping.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, there are 335 sportspersons from Russia, who are competing under the acronym ROC, which stands for Russian Olympic Committee. They are not allowed to use their country’s name, flag, and anthem.

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The games Karate, Skateboarding, Surfing and Sport climbing have been included as four new games at the Tokyo Olympics 2021. Apart from these 4 games, baseball and softball are being reintroduced in 2021 Tokyo Olympics, after they were dropped in the year 2016.
The inclusion of these sports in the Olympics is set to create a new spotlight for them.

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P V Sindu is the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. She won her first Olympic medal, which was a silver medal, at Rio Olympics 2016. She won a bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics 2021 after defeating He Bing Jiao of China.
PV Sindhu belongs to Hyderabad, Telangana. Her Personal coach is Park Tae Sang and the national coach of Badminton is Pullela Gopichand.  She got Padma Bhushan Award in 2020. She has been also awarded with Pamda Shri (2015), Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2016 and Arjuna Award in 2013.

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Hungarian Grand Prix, 2021 was held at the Hungaroring in Mogyorod, Hungary on August 1, 2021. Esteban Ocon won his maiden F1 race. Hungarian Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. Esteban Ocon has now taken the Formula One Championship lead from Max Verstappen.
Esteban Ocon belongs to France and he competes for Alpine-Renault.
Formula One World Championship 2021 is a motor racing championship for Formula One cars. It is recognised by the International Automobile Federation which is the governing body of International motorsport. According to FIA, Formula One World Championship  is the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship is being conducted over 23 Grands Prix  across the world.
Lewis Hamilton is the defending World driver and Mercedes is the defending World constructor. They won the titles in 2020.

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Isuru Udana, Sri Lankan Cricketer announced his retirement from International cricket at the age of 33. He will continue playing domestic cricket and will be available for franchise tournaments. He is a left hand bowler. He made his debut in the 2009 T20 World Cup which was held in 2009. He has played 21 One Day Internationals, 35 Twenty 20 Internationals.
International Cricket Council was founded on 15 June 1909. ICC is headquartered in Dubai. Greg Barclay is the current chairman of ICC.

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Chen Yufei won the gold medal in women’s singles badminton at Tokyo Olympics on August 2, 2021. She defeated Taiwan’s Tai Tzu ying 21-18, 19-21, 21-18 to capture the title. She is a Chinese badminton player. She won the girls’ singles junior titles at the 2016 Asian and the World Junior Championships. In 2017, she was awarded the 2017 Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year.

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Viktor Axelsen won the gold medal in men’s singles badminton at Tokyo Olympics on August 2, 2021. He belongs to Denmark. He defeated Chen long of china who won the gold medal in 2016 Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Viktor Axelsen is the 2017 World Champion and the gold medalist of 2020 Summer Olympics. He became the first European player to won the World Junior Championship. He defeated Kang Ji-wook of Korea in 2010 and won the World Junior Championship.