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Sunil Chhetri becomes the second-highest active international goalscorer

Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri becomes the second-highest active international goalscorer as he overtook Argentina star Lionel Messi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Chhetri achieved the feat when he struck a brace to help India defeat Bangladesh 2-0 in the ongoing FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and AFC Asian Cup China Qualifiers at the […]

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Pooja Rani clinches second gold in a row in Asian Boxing Championships

India boxer Pooja Rani (75kg) successfully defended her title as she outpunched in-form Mavluda Movlonova to hand the country its first gold at the 2021 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Earlier Mary Kom and Lalbuatsaihi finished their campaigns with silver medals after going down fighting in their respective semi-finals.

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Mohali international hockey stadium renamed after Balbir Singh Senior

Punjab Government recently announced to rename the Mohali International Hockey Stadium, Sector 63, after triple Olympian and Padma Shri Balbir Singh Sr. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The stadium will now be known as Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium. The stadium was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal on 27

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India’s first Olympic-bound Fencer Bhavani Devi

India’s first Olympic-bound Fencer Sabre Fencer Bhavani Devi was looking forward to giving off her best performance in Tokyo2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi, who is widely known as Bhavani Devi (born 1993), is an Indian sabre(fencer). She is the first Indian fencer to ever qualify for the Olympics after

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IOC chose to continue the ban on protests on field, podiums

Olympic-bound athletes won’t be allowed to protest on the field, on podiums, and during ceremonies. The decision, taken on the back of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC’s) Rule 50, has triggered a fresh round of debate over athletes’ right to expression. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The decision, taken on the back of the International

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Khelo India State Centre of Excellence for Rowing discipline

Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurated Khelo India State Centre of Excellence for Rowing discipline at the Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council Water Sports Academy in Srinagar on 10th April 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This is one of the two KISCEs from Jammu & Kashmir itself, with the

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ICC Cricket Committee approves changes to DRS and third umpire protocols

The ICC (International Cricket Council) Cricket Committee, led by former India captain Anil Kumble, has made it clear that the ‘Umpire’s Call’ will continue to be a part of the Decision Review System. However, it has introduced a few changes to the current DRS protocols. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The “wicket zone”, the area

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame begins in North Eastern prefecture of Fukushima

The Olympic flame has begun its journey across Japan, after a year-long delay caused by the global pandemic. This relay will be traveling through all 47 prefectures. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 It kicked off this morning in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima.The flame was brought to Japan from Greece last March. The 2020 Summer

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India leads medals tally with 13 Gold in ISSF Shooting

India is leading the medals tally with 13 Gold in Shooting, Eight Silver and Six Bronze medals in the ISSF World Cup Competition in Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 India’s Vijayveer Sidhu and Tejaswani claimed Gold medal in the 25 meter rapid fire pistol mixed team event. In an all-Indian gold medal match, they

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2nd Khelo India National Winter Games

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered the inaugural address at the 2nd Khelo India National Winter Games on 26th February 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The event has been organised by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, in collaboration with the J&K Sports Council and the Winter Games Association of J&K. The

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