Current Affairs - Athletics
Khelo India Youth Games 2021: Haryana becomes Champion
The Khelo India Youth Games 2021 was hosted by Haryana from 4 -13 June 2022 across multiple venues with Panchkula hosting the bulk of the events. The Games are a part of the Indian government’s Khelo India initiative.
Deaflympics 2021
The quadrennial Deaflympics 2021 was held at Festa da Uva Main Pavilion in the city of Caxias do Sul in southern Brazil from 1 May to 15 May 2022.
- The name chosen for the mascot was ‘Nino’, means: priceless, worthy of appreciation, cheerful, happy, very lucky, auspicious.
Kamalpreet Kaur provisionally suspended by AIU
Top Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for a banned steroid (Stanozolol), which is a breach of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules.
- A provisional suspension is when an athlete or other person is suspended temporarily from participating in any competition or activity in athletics prior to a final decision at a hearing conducted under the World Athletics Anti-doping rules or the integrity code of conduct.
India at 2020 Summer Paralympics, Tokyo (as on 30 Aug. 2021)
Medal
Name
Sport
Event
Gold
Avani Lekhara
Shooting
Women's R2 10 Metre Air Rifle Standing SH1
Gold
Sumit Antil
Athletics
Men's Javelin Throw F64
Silver
Bhavina Patel
Table Tennis
Women's Individual Class 4
Silver
Nishad Kumar
Athletics
Men's High Jump T47
Silver
Yogesh Kathuniya
Athletics
Men's Discus Throw F56
Silver
Devendra Jhajharia
Athletics
Men's Javelin Throw F46
Bronze
Sundar ...
Neeraj Chopra: Fist Indian to win an Athletics Medal in Olympics
Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal with a throw of 87.58m in the men’s javelin throw final at the Tokyo Olympics.J. Vadlejch (86.67 m) and V. Veselý (85.44 m) from ...
100m Sprint Event: Tokyo 2020
Men’s: Marcell JacobsItaly's Marcell Jacobs won the men's 100m gold at Tokyo Olympics. He is the first Italian to take the most coveted title in athletics and doing it with ...
First Gold Medallist Skateboarding at Tokyo Olympics
Yuto Horigome of Japan claimed the first Olympic gold medal in skateboarding after the introduction of this game for the first time in Tokyo ...
Momiji Nishiya: Japan’s Youngest Gold Medallist in Olympics
Momiji Nishiya, the 13-year-old skateboarding player, became the youngest gold medallist from Japan as she won the women’s street skateboarding event of the 2020 Olympics.The youngest Olympian in the modern ...
Ban Ki-moon re-elected as IOC Ethics Commission Chair
Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was reelected for an additional four-year term as Chair of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Ethics Commission at the 138th IOC Session.The South Korean ...
Brisbane to host 2032 Olympics
Brisbane was picked on 21 July 2021 to host the 2032 Olympics.The Games will go back to Australia 32 years after the popular 2000 Sydney Olympics. Melbourne hosted the event ...