Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal in the women’s 49 kg weightlifting competition to open India’s counter at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 She became the first Indian weightlifter to win silver at the Olympics and the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic medal. Saikhom Mirabai […]
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Simone Biles has withdrawn from the women’s all-around gymnastics final at the Tokyo Olympics after a further medical evaluation determined that she is not yet ready to compete. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In sports, the yips are a sudden and unexplained loss of skills in experienced athletes. Symptoms of the yips are losing fine
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The new world records and spectacular upsets generally dominate the conversation around Olympics, another important topic has repeatedly come into the limelight — the ‘sexualisation of sport’. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The phrase first hit headlines when the German women’s gymnastics team wore unitards as their uniform at the sporting event, instead of the
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There are 335 sportspersons from Russia competing with athletes from around the world, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Yet, unlike their counterparts, the Russians are not allowed to use their country’s name, flag and anthem, and are competing under the acronym ROC, meaning Russian Olympic Committee. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This is because Russia,
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Sumit Nagal beat Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin and became the first Indian since 1996 to win a singles match at the Olympics. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 He won the 2015 Wimbledon boys’ doubles title, thus becoming the sixth Indian player to win a junior Grand Slam title. He is currently the highest-ranked Indian singles tennis
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Bala Devi has been named as the AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year 2020-21, with young gun Manisha Kalyan winning the AIFF Women’s Emerging Footballer of the Year 2020-21 Award. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This marks the third time that the mercurial forward has won this prestigious award, having previously won it two years
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The International Olympic Committee announced that Australian city of Brisbane will host the 2032 Summer Olympic Games. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The International Olympic Committee is the supreme authority of the Olympic Movement. Its job is to promote Olympism around the world and lead the Olympic Movement. As of April 2019, its membership consists
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The number of oath-takers at the Olympics opening ceremony has been doubled from three to six for the Tokyo Games to ensure gender parity. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Olympic oath is taken by an athlete from the host county, on behalf of all the competitors and the ceremony also includes one coach and
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Singer Ananya Birla has teamed up with music maestro AR Rahman to launch a cheer song for Indian sports personalities as they gear up for Tokyo Olympics. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Titled “Hindustani Way”, the song has been sung by Ananya and composed by Rahman. Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur launched the
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently interacted with the Indian athletes’ contingent bound for Tokyo Olympics which are from 22 States. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 A total of 126 athletes across 18 sports disciplines from India will be heading to Tokyo. This is the biggest-ever contingent India is sending to any Olympics. The 69 cumulative
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