Athletics
India Shines at 2024 Asia-Pacific Deaf Games
India achieved remarkable success at the 2024 Asia-Pacific Deaf Games held in Kuala Lumpur. The Indian team returned home with an impressive total of 55 medals, improving from their previous performance in 2015. Team Composition and Performance The Indian contingent ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Uttarakhand’s New Sports Initiatives Unveiled
Uttarakhand is witnessing important developments in sports infrastructure. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami recently inaugurated three major schemes worth ₹13.78 crore. These initiatives aim to enhance sports facilities in the region and inspire youth engagement in athletics. Key Inaugurations The ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Sports Current Affairs
New Events of 2028 Olympics
The 2028 Olympics is to be held in Los Angeles. This is after the 2024 Olympics to be held in Paris. The 2022 Olympics was held in Tokyo. These are all the summer Olympics, the main Olympics. The one that ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Anju Bobby George wins Woman of the Year Award from World Athletics
The Indian Athlete Anju Bobby George has won the Woman of the Year Award from World Athletics. She has won the award for grooming young girls to take up sports. What are Anju’s achievements? She is a gold medallist in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Target Olympic Podium Scheme to be launched for Junior Athletes
The Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijju has launched the Target Olympic Podium Scheme for junior atheletes. The scheme will groom them for the Olympics that is to be held in 2024 and 2028. What is the plan? The GoI is ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Asian Championship Winner Gomathi Marimuthu stripped off Medal
The Asian Championship Gold medal winner Gomathi Marimuthu has been stripped off the medal and also banned from sport activities for 4 years. The 31-year old athlete had tested positive for anabolic steroid Nandrolene at the 2019 Asian Championship. Highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Asian Youth Games to be held in China in November 2021
The Olympic Council of Asia announced that the third Asian Youth Games is to be held in China in November 2021. Around 18 Olympic games such as rock climbing, athletics, gymnastics, aquatics, boat racing are to be included. Asian Youth ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Joginder Singh Saini passes away
Veteran athletics coach and Dronacharya awardee Joginder Singh Saini recently passed away at the age of 90. He had served as the Chief national athletics coach for several years between 1970 and 1990. He had also been the chief coach of the ..
South Asian Games: India leads with 214 medals
India has won 110 gold, 69 silver and 35 bronze at the South Asian Games, 2019. On the whole India won 214 medals. The event was held in Nepal. Highlights In athletics, India won 49 medals that comprised of 23 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
South Asian Games begins in Kathmandu
On December 1, 2019, the President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari opened the South Asian Games in Kathmandu. The event is scheduled to be conducted for 10 days. Around 487 athletes are participating from India. About South Asian Games The ..