India at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Current Affairs, GK & News

Akash Malik becomes India’s first silver-medallist in archery at 2018 Youth Olympic Games

October 18, 2018

Akash Malik from Haryana has become the India’s first silver-medallist in archery at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. He lost a one-sided final to Trenton Cowles of the USA by 0-6 in the men’s recurve final. With this, India concluded the youth Olympics with 13 medals, namely, 3 gold, 9 silver, and one bronze. In ..

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Saurabh Chaudhary clinchs Gold in 10-metre air pistol event at 2018 Youth Olympic Games

October 11, 2018

On October 10, Pistol shooter Saurabh Chaudhary clinched Gold in the 10-metre air pistol event at the 3rd edition of Summer Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is India’s third gold medal in the history of Youth Olympic Games (UOG) and all three have come in this edition in Buenos Aires. Earlier, ..

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Manu Bhaker becomes first shooter from India to claim a gold at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

October 10, 2018

Shooter Manu Bhaker has become the first shooter from India to claim a gold at the 3rd edition of Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 9, 2018. She finished on top of the podium in women’s 10m air pistol event with a score of 236.5. With this, she also became the first ..

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Manu Bhaker named as flag-bearer of Indian contingent for 3rd Youth Olympic Games 2018

October 2, 2018

Teenage shooting star Manu Bhaker has been named as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the 3rd Youth Olympic Games to be held at Buenos Aires in Argentina from October 6-18. Goa Olympic Association Secretary Gurudutta D Bhakta will be the Chef-de-Mission of the contingent. It is India’s largest ever contingent at the Youth ..

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Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker secures place for 2018 Youth Olympic

December 12, 2017

Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker booked their men’s and women’s quota places for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) by winning a gold and a silver each at the 10th Asian Championship 10M Rifle/Pistol at Wako City, Japan on December 11, 2017. Chaudhary won both the individual as well as the Team gold in the ..

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