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Tejaswini Sagar wins gold at Under-15 World School Chess Championship
Tejaswini Sagar from India won under-15 category of World School Chess Championships in her maiden attempt. In the ninth and final round played at Pattaya, Thailand she defeated Kavinya Miyuni Rajapaksa of Sri Lank to win gold medal. In this ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Winners of 2015 Mutua Madrid Open
Men’s singles Title Britain’s ace tennis player Andy Murray has won the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open Men’s Singles Title. In the final match he defeated defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain by 6-3, 6-2 score. This is Andy Murray’s first ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Haryana Government includes Deaflympics in its sports policy
Haryana Government has decided to include Deaflympics in its Sports Policy in order to boost the morale of differently-abled sportspersons in the state. Decision in this regard was taken during a state cabinet meet chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
India's top shooters win 3 gold, 2 bronze medals at International Shooting Competition
India’s top rifle shooters have won a rich haul of three gold and two bronze medals at the International Shooting Competition of Hannover in Germany. In this shooting event, Beijing Olympics Games gold medallist Abhinav Bindra won both the individual ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Maniram Patel wins Gold medal in men's 20 kilometre walk in 19th Federation Cup senior athletics championship
Maniram Patel from Gujarat has won Gold medal in the men’s 20 kilometre walk in the 19th Federation Cup senior athletics championship held at Mangaluru, Karnataka. In the finals Patel clocked a time of 1 hour, 29 minutes, 51 seconds ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Indian Railway girls clinch 5th National Hockey Championship title
Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) have won the 5th National women hockey championship title. In the final match played at the Master Chandgi Ram sports stadium at Saifai, Uttar Pradesh the the RSPB girls team defeated Hockey Jharkhand by 12-2 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Indian motor sports gets Government recognition
Union Government has finally recognised motorsports as a sport in India. In this regard, Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has included Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) in the list of sports backed National Sports Federations ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Railways win 5th Senior Men’s National Hockey championship
Railway Sports Promotion Board has won the 5th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship 2015. In the final match, they defeated Uttar Pradesh Hockey by 5-3 goals which was played at Pune. While in this championship, the 3rd Position was secured ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen wins Shamkir chess tournament in Azerbaijan
World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway on 26 April 2015 won the Shamkir Chess tournament held in Azerbaijan. In the ninth and final round, he defeated Rauf Mamedov of Azerbaijan in 35 moves and scored seven points. Former world champion ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
India’s S. Sarjubala and Pinki Jangra clinch gold medals at President's Cup International Boxing in Indonesia
India’s Shamjetsabam Sarjubala and Pinki Jangra have clinched gold medals at the 22nd President’s Cup Open International Boxing Tournament held in Indonesia. Pinki Jangra won the gold medal in 51kg category by defeating Mongolia’s Nandintsetseg by 2-1 score. On the ..