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Param Vishisht Seva Medal
The Olympic Gold medal winner Neeraj Chopra was honoured with the Prama Vishisht Seva Medal. Neeraj Chopra brought fame to India by winning the country’s first athletic gold medal. In Tokyo Olympics, Chopra won the medal throwing javelin to 87.58 metres. Along with Neeraj Chopra, 18 other are being honoured with the award. Achievements of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News • Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Arjuna Award • Ati Vishisht Seva Medal • Indian Air Force (IAF) • Indian Army • Indian Navy • Nausena Medal • Neeraj Chopra • param vishisht seva medal • Param Vishist Seva Medal • Rajputana Rifles • Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal • Sena Medal • tokyo olympics • Vayu Sena Medal • Vishisht Seva Medal
World Athletics Rankings 2021: Neeraj ranked at 2
Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra has finished at number 2 rank in the World Athletics ranking after securing Gold Medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Highlights Neeraj Chopra has been ranked second with his score of 1315. He is only behind German athlete Johannes Vetter who is having the score of 1396. Chopra at Tokyo Olympics ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs • Sports Current Affairs
Topics: 2020 Tokyo Olympics • Javelin Throw • Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) • Neeraj Chopra • tokyo olympics • World Athletics Ranking
Four new sports in Tokyo Olympics
Four new sports have been introduced in the Tokyo Olympics. They are karate, skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing. Karate Martial art, since the 1970s, has been a candidate for Olympic inclusion but the organizers never agreed to accept this sport until the Tokyo Games presented the perfect opportunity to showcase this sport from its homeland. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Karate • Skateboarding • Sport climbing • Surfing • tokyo olympics
Asian Wrestling Championship: Vinesh Phogat wins Gold
The Indian Wrestler Vinesh Phogat has won her maiden Gold at the Asian Wrestling Championship. She won the medal beating Taipei’s Meng Hsuan Hsieh. Key Highlights Vinesh had earlier won four bronze and three silver medals. This is her third gold medal, but first at the Asian Wrestling Championship. Vinesh Phogat Vinesh Phogat is an ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Arjuna Award • National Sports Development Fund • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award • Target Olympic Podium Scheme • tokyo olympics • Vinesh Phogat • Wrestling
India to host Asian Boxing Championship
The National Sports Federation of India recently announced that it is host the Asian Boxing Championship by November-December 2020. The federation is positive about the virus to be wiped out by then. Highlights The host city of the competition is to be finalised after things normalize. The host city is to be decided by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: 2020 Tokyo Olympics • Asian Boxing Council • Boxing • Boxing Federation of India • International Boxing Association (AIBA) • International Olympic Committee (IOC) • tokyo olympics • Women's boxing