Tokyo Games 2020 Current Affairs, GK & News
Vinesh Phogat wins Gold in Ukraine Wrestling event
The Indian wrestler, Vinesh Phogat, has won the gold medal in women’s 53-kg category. She won the medal at XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial in Kyiv, Ukraine. Highlights In the event, the Indian Wrestler, Vinesh Phogat, defeated the world number seven, Vanesa Kaladzinskaya from Belarus in the finals match. It was a fight ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Asian Games • Commonwealth Games • Olympic Games • Tokyo Games 2020 • Ukraine • Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial • Vinesh Phogat
Greece hands over Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020 organisers
In a ceremony at iconic Panathenaic stadium of Athens, Greece has handed over the Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020 organisers. The ceremony did not include the planned cultural ceremonies from Greece or Japan, due to COVID-19 pandemic. The Governing Olympic body of Greece, Hellenic Olympic Committee’s President Spyros Capralos handed the torch over to the ..
Topics: Coronavirus • Greece • Tokyo Games 2020
Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Tokyo Games 2020, was organised. It was however closed to the public. The Olympic Flame The Olympic Flame is a symbol of the Olympic Movement and denotes the continuity between the ancient and modern games. It is lit several months before the Olympics ..
Topics: COVID-19 • Greece • Olympic Flame • Olympic Torch Relay • Olympics • Tokyo Games 2020
Kiren Rijiju Committee: Strategise Preparations for 2020, 2024 Olympics
High-Level Committee has been constituted under chairmanship Union Minister of Sports Kiren Rijiju to coordinate and strategise preparation for 2020 and 2024 Olympics. Main focus of HLC would be to ensure maximum participation and medals from Indian athletes in Tokyo Olympics 2020. About Kiren Rijiju Committee Objective: To ensure that the performance of the Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Kiren Rijiju Committee • Paris Games 2024 • Tokyo Games 2020 • Union Minister of Sports Kiren Rijiju