Sports Current Affairs Para Olympics
Mona Agarwal, won bronze medal in the
Paris Olympics R2 Women 10m Air Rifle SH1 event at
the Paralympics 2024.
Shooter Swapnil Kusale secured bronze
Rubina Francis, became India’s first
medal at Paris Olympics in 50 m rifle
female pistol para-shooting medallist, by
Paris Olympic held in France
winning the bronze medal in the
Lieutenant Colonel Kabilan Sai Ashok, Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 event,
has become India’s youngest referee to
Preeti Pal won 2 bronze medals one in
officiate the boxing events
the 100m and another in the 200m events
He is also the first Indian to become the and she became first Indian woman
president of World Military Boxing track and field athlete to win two medals
Council. at a single Paralympic Games
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic won gold in the Indian para-athlete Nishad Kumar won
tennis men’s singles silver in men’s high jump.
Now he achieved Golden Slam, having Yogesh Kathuniya, won silver in Men’s
won all Grand Slam titles and an Olympic
Para Discus Throw F56 category.
Gold.
Nitesh Kumar, won gold in the Men’s
Noah Lyles, is a sprinter and he became
Singles SL3 category (designated for
world’s fastest man by winning the men’s
athletes with impairment in one or both
100-meter
lower limbs and poor walking or running
Vinesh Phogat disqualified in Paris balance.)
Olympic due to overweight in wrestling
Manish Narwal won Silver in shooting
Neeraj Chopra won silver in Javelin and Sumit Antil won gold in Men’s Javelin
becoming only the second Indian male
Throw F64 category
athlete to secure two Olympic medals.
Sachin Khilari won silver in Men’s Shot
He gave intense competition, particularly
Put
from Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem
Ajeet Singh won silver in javelin throw
Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat secured
F46 category
bronze at Paris in men 57 kg category
Suhas Yathiraj, won silver in Men’s
He is the youngest Olympic medallist for
Singles badminton SL4 category
India.
Jay Shah becomes youngest-ever ICC Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar won
bronze in mixed team compound archery
Chairman
At just 17 years old, Sheetal became
The ICC is the global governing body for
India’s youngest Paralympic medallist
cricket, with more than 100 members, and
is responsible for staging global events Harvinder Singh, becoming India’s first
such as the World Cup Paralympic Gold Medallist in Archery
Tanvi Patri, a 13-year-old, won the Dharambir, won India’s first-ever
under-15 girls singles title at the Paralympic Gold in the Men’s Club
Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 junior Throw F51
championships in Chengdu, China Kapil Parmar won India’s first ever
Diana Pundole, became 1st female paralympic medal in judo
national racing champion in the saloon
category at the MRF Indian National Car
Racing Championship
Other News Bihar to Host Khelo India Youth Games
and Para Games in 2025
India to host first-ever KHO-KHO world 9-year-old Aarit Kapil become youngest
cup in 2025 at New Delhi’s IGI Stadium, Indian to beat a chess Grandmaster.
where 24 nations will participate Mumbai won second Syed Mushtaq Ali
Archer Deepika Kumari won silver Trophy title.
medal at World Cup Final after losing to The mascot for the 38th National Games
China’s Li Jiaman in Mexico in archery. name is “Mauli” inspired by the Monal,
Mumbai won the Irani cup for the 15th the state bird of Uttarakhand,
time. symbolizing the region’s uniqueness and
The Irani Cup was first introduced in encouraging young athletes to aim high.
1960 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The tagline for the Games, “Sankalp Se
the Ranji Trophy. Shikhar Tak” (From Resolve to Zenith)
Women’s Asian Champions Trophy- Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
2024, logo and Mascot name “Gudiya”, President PT Usha announced the
inspired by the state bird of Bihar, inclusion of traditional sports like yoga
Sparrow. and mallakhamb in the Games
The Women’s Asian Champions Trophy- New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
2024 is a joint venture of Hockey India has been finalised as the venue for the
and the Bihar government and will be 2025 Para Athletics world cup
held at the newly developed Rajgir This is the first time India will host para-
Hockey Stadium. athletics’ biggest sporting event.
Jannik Sinner won Shanghai Masters in KHEL UTSAV 2024
China by defeating 24-time Grand Slam Organized by the Ministry of Information
champion Novak Djokovic and Broadcasting
New Zealand Women won T20 World Conducted at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Cup. and Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New
Bala Devi, often referred to as the “goal Delhi.
machine” of Indian women’s football, Event included tournaments in
became 1st Indian women to score 50 badminton, cricket, hockey, and table
international goals. tennis.
24th National Para-Swimming The Indian men’s hockey team defeated
Championship was held in Panjim, Goa China 1-0 in the Asian Champions Trophy
Zimbabwe Cricket Team scored 344 runs Captain Harmanpreet Singh of Indian
in T20 match and set new world record hocket men team
against Gambia Pavan Kampelli won bronze in
GM Aravindh Chithambaram, won eFootball, the country’s first-ever podium
Chennai Grand Masters title finish in the event at Asian Esports
‘Know Your Medicine (KYM)’ app Games in Bangkok
Launched by Union Minister for Youth SYED MODI INTERNATIONAL 2024
Affairs & Sports It’s a badminton tournament took place in
Appeal to strengthen the fight against Lucknow
doping in sports, urging athletes, coaches, Lakshya Sen won in Men Singles and P.V
and the entire sporting community to Sindhu won in omen singles
embrace the National Anti-Doping Treesa and Gayatri the first Indian
Agency (NADA) women’s doubles team to win the title at
FIFA unveiled a golden trophy that was this tournament.
created in collaboration with Tiffany & MEN’S JUNIOR ASIA CUP 2024
Co. for the contentious and newly- Indian hockey team defeated Pakistan 5-
expanded Club World Cup. 3 in the final of hockey in Muscat, Oman.
Bangladesh win U19 men’s Asia cup, defeat
India by 59 runs in final (Cricket)
KHELO INDIA WINTER GAMES
Union Territory of Ladakh will host the
ice events
While the UT of Jammu & Kashmir will
host the snow events
The Winter Games will flag-off the Khelo
India season with the Youth & Para
Games scheduled in Bihar
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
D Gukesh becomes youngest world
champion by beating China’s Ding Liren
in Singapore
