Olympics Current Affairs, GK & News
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
On 6th April, the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is observed annually. This day is celebrated to highlight the importance of sports in society. Overview: This day recognizes the positive impact due to sports on the harmony and peace of various communities across the globe. Sports help in promoting social ties, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace • Olympics • Sports • Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations • United Nations General Assembly
2022 Winter Olympics- Explained
The 2022 Winter Olympics ended on February 20, 2022, by uplifting closing ceremony. It saw sporting drama and milestones. However, it was tarnished by a Russian doping scandal. Highlights The Games will be remembered for new stars like Eileen Gu as well as for the doping controversy in which a 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Bird’s Nest stadium • Doping in Russia • Doping in sport • Olympics • The 2022 Winter Olympics
US boycott Olympics
The US Government recently announced the boycott of Olympics 2022. The Olympics 2022 is to be held in Beijing. The US cited that “China’s human rights ATTROCITIES” is the main reason for its boycott. The US has named the boycott as “Diplomatic Boycott”. What is Diplomatic Boycott? It means that the US is not sending ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs • Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Beijing • Olympics • US-China • US-China standoff
Olympics protest rule- Key Facts
With the players across the globe taking the knee the Olympic rule has always banned such demonstrations at the Games and this has been a hot topic debated for decades. Key Points The Olympics have always portrayed themselves as a non-political entity that brings together countries on the basis of sports and unity. Hence ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Events Current Affairs • Sports Current Affairs
Topics: International Olympic Committee (IOC) • Mexico City Olympics • Olympics • Tokyo 2020 Olympics • U.S. Olympic Committee
Laurel Hubbard: 1st Trans Olympian
New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has selected weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to contest women’s +87 kg category. Weightlifter will be the first transgender athlete to compete at Olympics. Key Points 43-year-old weightlifter had competed in men’s weightlifting competitions before gender transition in 2013. Hubbard has been eligible to compete at Olympics since 2015. In 2015, International ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Persons in News • Sports Current Affairs
Topics: 1st Trans Olympian • Laurel Hubbard • New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) • Olympics • Transgender • Weight Lifting • Weightlifters
What is Stop Tokyo Olympics?
The Stop Tokyo Olympics is an online campaign that is wanting to stop the Tokyo Olympics Games. It has gathered more than 200,000 signatures within two days of its launch. However, the organisers of the Olympic Games are to go ahead in conducting the games. The Pfizer agreed to donate their vaccine to help inoculate ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: biosecurity • COVID-19 • Olympic Games • Olympics • Pfizer • Summer Olympics