Top 50 Sports Current Affairs Questions for All Competitive Exams

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Yogesh Kathuniya won the silver medal in the men’s discus F56 final at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The event took place at Stade de France. Kathuniya, 27 years old, achieved his season-best throw of 42.22 meters. Brazil’s Claudiney Batista dos Santos won gold with a Paralympic Record of 46.86 meters. Greece’s Konstantinos Tzounis secured the bronze medal with a throw of 41.32 meters. Slovakia’s Dusan Laczko finished fourth with a throw of 41.20 meters. Serbia’s Nebojsa Duric qualified but did not participate in the final.

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Saleema Imtiaz became the first Pakistani woman to be nominated to the ICC International Panel of Development Umpires. She started her umpiring career in 2008 with the PCB women’s panel. She officiated in the 2022 Asia Cup and 2023 ACC Emerging Women’s Cup. Imtiaz has officiated in 22 T20Is, including the Women’s Asia Cup Final in Dambulla.

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Punjab won the 14th Hockey India Junior Men’s National Championship 2024 by defeating Uttar Pradesh at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar. The match ended in a 3-3 draw and was decided by a shootout, where Punjab emerged victorious with a 4-3 score. Haryana secured third place by defeating Karnataka 5-0.

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Indian weightlifter Dhanush Loganathan won a bronze medal in the men’s 55kg event at the IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2024 in Leon, Spain. The 17-year-old lifted a total of 231kg, with 107kg in the snatch and 124kg in the clean and jerk.

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Indian men’s and women’s chess teams won gold at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest, 2024. The men’s team (Arjun Erigasi, Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Vidit, Harikrishna) won the gold medal and the Hamilton-Russell Cup. The women’s team (Vantika Agarwal, Divya Deshmukh, Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali, Tania Sachdev) won the gold medal and Vera Menchik Cup. The 46th Olympiad will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 2026.

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India’s top women’s doubles pair, Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee, made history by winning a bronze medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. This achievement marks India’s first-ever medal in women’s doubles at the championships. They became the first all-India women’s doubles pair to win a medal in this competition. The last medal in women’s doubles was won in 1952 by Gool Nasikwala, who secured gold with Japan’s Yoshiko Tanaka.

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ನಾಲ್ಕು ಬಾರಿ ಒಲಿಂಪಿಯನ್ ಆಗಿರುವ ದೀಪಿಕಾ ಕುಮಾರಿ ಮೆಕ್ಸಿಕೋದ ತ್ಲಾಕ್ಸಕಾಲಾದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ 2024ರ ಅರ್ಚರಿ ವಿಶ್ವಕಪ್ ಫೈನಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರ ರಿಕರ್ವ್ ವಿಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ರಜತ ಪದಕವನ್ನು ಗೆದ್ದರು. ಅವರು ಫೈನಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಚೀನಾದ ಆರ್ಚರ್ ಲಿ ಜಿಯಾಮಾನ್ ವಿರುದ್ಧ 6-0 ಗೆ ಸೋತರು. ಲಿ ಜಿಯಾಮಾನ್ ಪ್ಯಾರಿಸ್ 2024 ಒಲಿಂಪಿಕ್ಸ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪದಕ ಗೆದ್ದ ಚೀನಾದ ಆರ್ಚರಿ ತಂಡದ ಭಾಗವಾಗಿದ್ದರು. 18ನೇ ಆರ್ಚರಿ ವಿಶ್ವಕಪ್ ಫೈನಲ್ ಅನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ವ ಅರ್ಚರಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಿತ್ತು ಮತ್ತು ಇದು 19-20 ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 2024 ರಂದು ಮೆಕ್ಸಿಕೋದ ತ್ಲಾಕ್ಸಕಾಲಾದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯಿತು.

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India is set to host its first international Esports championship in March 2025. Organized by Skillhub Online Games Federation (SOGF) and International Esports Federation (IESF), the event aims to attract participants from 150 countries.
Esports is gaining global recognition, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) introducing annual series Esports events. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) included it in the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. The host city for the event will depend on state government sponsorship. IESF is also launching a club-based tournament in India to involve Tier 1 and Tier 2 clubs, emphasizing community engagement over profit.

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Pankaj Advani, an ace Indian cueist, achieved a historic 28th world title by defeating England’s Robert Hall at the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Doha. This victory marks Advani’s seventh consecutive title, showcasing his dominance in the sport since 2016, despite a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. His exceptional performance included a remarkable unfinished 147 break, highlighting his skill and strategic prowess in billiards.

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Harinder Singh Sodhi, also known as ‘Billy,’ a prominent Indian polo player, passed away at 86 due to age-related issues. Known for his exceptional talent and commitment, Sodhi achieved a rare handicap of plus-five, a highly respected level in polo. He was honored with the Arjuna Award for his contributions to polo.His legacy in Indian polo is celebrated with great admiration and respect.