Manav Thakkar Current Affairs, GK & News
Manav Thakkar becomes first Indian to be ranked World No.1 in U-21 Men’s Singles Category
19-year-old Indian table tennis player Manav Thakkar has jumped nine places to become the world number 1 in the Under-21 Men’s single category rankings released by the International Tennis Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Friday, 3rd January 2020. The updated ranking was released by ITTF on Friday, in which Manav achieved the feat after winning the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Argentina • International Tennis Tennis Federation (ITTF) • Jakarta • Manav Thakkar • North America • Table tennis
Kidambi Srikanth wins Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson Of Year award for 2017
Kidambi Srikanth , who is the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gold-medal winning shuttler, has been adjudged as the Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson Of The Year award for 2017 in New Delhi. Beside this, renowned hockey player Dhanraj Pillay was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Other winners included the women’s cricket team, which bagged the ..
Topics: Athlete of the Year • Dhanraj • Dhanraj Pillay • Jitu Rai • Manav Thakkar • Sport in India • Sports • Srikanth Kidambi
India wins all 10 Gold Medals at South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships
The South Asian Junior Table Tennis championship was held in Mount Lavinia, near Colombia in Sri Lanka. In a stunning performance, the paddlers from India have won all the 10 Gold Medals on offer in this tournament. Apart from 10 gold medals, the Indian participants have also won 14 medals, thus taking the medal tally ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Archana Kamath • Manav Thakkar • South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships • Table tennis