Top 50 Sports Current Affairs Questions for All Competitive Exams

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India won a silver medal at the Maruhaba Cup in the Asian Surfing Championships 2024 in the Maldives. The Indian team included Kamali P, Ajeesh Ali, Srikanth D, and Sanjay Selvamani. Japan won gold with 58.40 points; India secured silver with 24.13 points. Taipei won bronze with 23.93 points, and China came fourth with 22.10 points. India won the Heat 2 semi-final, scoring 32.16 points. This win follows India’s first-ever surfing quota for the Asian Games. Indian surfer Harish Muthu reached the quarter-finals, making history for India.

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Sharath Kamal has been named the first Indian ambassador of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Foundation.
The announcement was made during day 11 of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) season five at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium. Sharath was elected to the ITTF’s Athlete’s Commission in November 2022. He will promote table tennis for development, especially among children from underprivileged backgrounds. He holds the record for the most medals in Commonwealth Games history for table tennis, including 13 medals with three golds at the 2022 Birmingham Games.

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Indian shooter Dhanush Srikanth won three gold medals at the 2024 World Deaf Shooting Championship. World Deaf Shooting Championship 2024 being held at Hanover in Germany. The championship, organized by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf, is being held from August 29 to September 8, 2024.

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India’s Deepthi Jeevanji won a bronze medal in the women’s 400m T20 race at the Paris Paralympics 2024. She completed the race in 55.82 seconds. Jeevanji secured third place, finishing behind Yuliia Shuliar from Ukraine, who clocked 55.16 seconds. The second-place finisher was Aysel Onder from Turkey, who holds the world record and finished in 55.23 seconds. This achievement highlights Jeevanji’s significant performance on an international stage.

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India’s top pistol shooter, Anmol Jain, won gold in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol event at the prestigious TOPGUN CUP, held at Topgun Shooting Academy in Gurugram. In the Men’s 10m Air Rifle, American shooter Jeff Browning took the gold. The two-day competition showcased top shooting talent. Anmol, a former National Champion and ISSF World Cup medalist, praised the event for its high standards and competitive spirit.

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Glasgow, Scotland’s capital, will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after Victoria, Australia, withdrew due to rising costs. Glasgow had previously hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games successfully. The Commonwealth Games started in 1930, with countries from the Commonwealth participating.

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India’s men’s team won the bronze medal at the 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championships after losing 3-0 to Chinese Taipei in the semi-finals. This is India’s third consecutive bronze in the men’s team event, following 2021 and 2023. India has won a total of seven bronze medals at the Asian Table Tennis Championships. Indian players faced tough competition against higher-ranked opponents.

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Karnataka won the 24th National Para-Swimming Championship with 392 points. Maharashtra finished second with 378 points, and Rajasthan took third with 248 points. The National Para-Swimming Championship 2024 took place in Panaji, Goa.

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India hosted the 16th edition of the Women’s Indian Open Golf in Gurugram, Haryana. The tournament featured 114 players from 31 nations, including 27 from India. Indian stars included Hitaashee Bakshi, Vani Kapoor, Gaurika Bishnoi, Amandeep Drall, and Ridhima Dilawari. Aditi Ashok made history in 2016 as the first Indian to win this prestigious tournament. The Women’s Indian Open, founded in 2007, is India’s most prestigious women’s golf event.

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Bangladesh won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2024, defending their title by beating Nepal 2-1. The final match took place at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu. Nepal became the first runner-up in the tournament. Nepal’s Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli announced a cash prize for the Nepali women’s football team as an incentive for their achievement.