Who Became Historic First Titles At Badminton World Championships on 27th Aug 2023

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C. MarÃn and Viktor Axelsen

N. Okuhara and Jonatan Christie

B.W. Zhang and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

An Se Young And Kunlavut Vitidsarn

Correct Answer : An Se Young And Kunlavut Vitidsarn

An Se Young and Kunlavut Vitidsarn became the first women’s and men’s singles winners from South Korea and Thailand at the badminton world championships on Sunday (27th Aug 2023).

An won the title her form foretold and prevented Carolina Marin of Spain from a record-extending fourth world crown by taking their final 21-12, 21-10 in 42 minutes.

Kunlavut won the men’s final by wearing down Kodai Naraoka of Japan 19-21, 21-18, 21-7 a year after he lost in the 2022 final.

An rose to No. 1 at the start of the month, the first South Korean woman to make the summit since 1996, six years before she was born.

The worlds title validated the ranking in a year in which she has utterly dominated. This was her eighth title from 11 finals in 12 tournaments this year (2023).

An announced she was coming when she won the 2021 World Tour Finals then reached the 2022 All England final and worlds semifinals.

This year (2023), her game has gone to another level.

Nozomi Okahura, the 2015 world champion, was the only player to take a game off An at the worlds in the quarterfinals. An took apart Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the semis.

No. 6-ranked Marin lost all three previous matchups with An this year (2023), but her confidence was up after she beat former No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying in the quarterfinals and two-time defending world champion Akane Yamaguchi in the semis. Marin has been on the comeback trail following two knee surgeries which sidelined her for a year.

From 4-4 in the final, An won six straight points to take charge. In the second game, Marin fought back to tie it at 10 but An reeled off the last 11 points. Her defense and pressure forced Marin into repeated errors.

The first game of the men’s final took longer than the entire women’s final.

No. 4-ranked Naraoka edged the 45-minute game after No. 3 Kunlavut needed to strap his right knee twice and led 19-18. In the second game of more long rallies, Naraoka was three points from victory at 18-18 but netted twice to concede.

Coming so close and missing out broke Naraoka, who was warned by the umpire in the deciding game to play his best. Kunlavut reached 10-1 and won nine more straight points to reach 19-5. The end came after 109 minutes..

Source : Republic World

Published On : August 29, 2023

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Where is the Archery World Cup 2024 being organized?

China

India

Malaysia

South Korea

Correct Answer : China

The Archery World Cup 2024 has begun 23rd April 2024 in Shanghai, China. India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam finished second in the women’s compound qualification round at Stage I.

The 27-year-old Asian Games gold medallist shot a score of 711 to finish behind Andrea Becerra of Mexico, who had a score of 713.

Meanwhile, the reigning world champion from India, Aditi Swami, finished eighth in the qualification round with a score of 704. The other two Indians, Parneet Kaur (703) and Avneet Kaur (696) finished 14th and 23rd, respectively.

The Indian women’s team, comprising top three scorers Vennam, Swami, and Parneet, finished as the best team in the qualification round with a total score of 2118. The Indian women’s team will, thus, start as the top seeds in the competition, ahead of South Korea (2117) and Mexico (2116). The teams are ranked by adding the individual scores of the top three archers from the country.

In the men’s compound qualification round, no Indian finished in the top 10 of the individual event..

Source : AIR

Published On : April 25, 2024

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Q .

Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024?

MS Dhoni

Lionel Messi

Usain Bolt

Sachin Tendulkar

Correct Answer : Usain Bolt

Legendary Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has been named by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the ambassador for the 9th ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup, which will be hosted by the West Indies and the United States of America jointly from 1 to 29 June 2024.

As a brand ambassador, Usain Bolt will promote the World Cup event, attend T20 World Cup matches in the West Indies, and participate in fan engagement events to promote the cricket sport within the United States.

World Record Holder Legendary Sprinter Usain Bolt

* Usain Bolt, a keen cricket fan, is a legend in track and field athletics. In 2017, he set the world record in the 100-metre race. He also holds the record for winning three gold medals in three consecutive summer Olympics.

* In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Bolt won gold in the men’s 100-metre, 200 metres and 4x100 metres. He created a new world record in all three events.

* At the 2012 London Olympics, he again won gold medals in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres.

* Finally, in the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won gold in 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres.

* Bolt currently holds world records in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres with times of 9.58 seconds, 19.19 seconds and 36.84 seconds, respectively.

9th ICC Men’s T- 20 World Cup 2004 Teams and Fixtures

The 9th ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup will be the biggest men’s T-20 World Cup in terms of participation. For the first time, 20 teams will participate in the T-20 World Cup. The West Indies and the United States of America will co-host the World Cup from 1 to 29 June 2024.

Teams :

* Of the 20 teams participating in the World Cup, the West Indies and the United States qualified as the host countries.

* Australia, England, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and South Africa qualified based on their top-eight finishes in the previous T-20 World Cup.

* Afghanistan and Bangladesh qualified as the next top teams in the ICC T-20 rankings at the end of last year’s T-20 World Cup.

* Eight teams qualified by winning their regional qualifying matches. Ireland and Scotland qualified from the European quota, Nepal and Oman qualified from Asia, Canada qualified from North America, and Papua * New Guinea qualified from the East Asia-Pacific region.

Canada, Uganda and the United States team are playing for the first time in the ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup.

Five Groups

The 20 teams have been divided into four groups, each consisting of five teams. The top two teams from each group qualify for the next stage and will be part of the Super Eight.

In the Super Eight stage, the eight teams will be divided into two groups. The top two teams will qualify for the semi-finals. The winner of the semi-finals will play in the finals to decide the winner of the 9th ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup.

Group	Countries
A	Canada, India, Pakistan, the United States and Ireland
B	Australia, England, Scotland, Namibia and Oman
C	Afghanistan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Uganda and West Indies
D	Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Netherlands and South Africa

Published On : April 25, 2024

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Q .

Who has become the first bowler to take 200 wickets in the history of IPL?

Mitchell Starc

Yuzvendra Chahal

Pat Cummins

Jasprit Bumrah

Correct Answer : Yuzvendra Chahal

The Rajasthan Royals leg spinner reached the milestone during the IPL 2024 match against Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday (22nd April 2024). Chahal had Mohammad Nabi caught and bowled in his first over of the night to etch his name into the history books.

Chahal outfoxed Nabi with his change of pace, forcing the Afghan batter to mistime his shot and play the ball straight to him. Chahal finished with figures of 1/48 as the Royals won the game by nine wickets with eight balls to spare.

The 33-year-old Chahal made his IPL debut in 2013 and has played a total of 153 matches in the tournament till date. His wickets have come at an average of 21.60 and a strike rate of 16.76, which is the best among the top seven wicket-takers in the competition.

With 200 wickets, Chahal is also the leading wicket-taker in the IPL. He went past West Indian Dwayne Bravo in IPL 2023 to go on top of the all-time wicket taker’s chart in the competition. Another Royals’ spinner Ravichandran Ashwin with 172 scalps is currently seventh in the list.

Chahal was signed by the Royals during the mega auction before the IPL 2022. He delivered instantly with 27 wickets from 17 matches that season and guided the Royals to their first final since the inaugural edition in 2008.

He also finished as the highest wicket-taker in IPL 2022 and won his first Purple Cap, which is awarded to the bowler with the most wickets in an edition of IPL.

Continuing his purple patch with the Royals, he ended IPL 2023 with 21 wickets from 14 matches and finished fifth in the highest wicket taker’s list for the season. Chahal has been a consistent performer in the last four years of IPL, picking up 20-plus wickets in three of these.

Chahal is poised to enjoy yet another fruitful season and has raced to 13 wickets off just eight matches in IPL 2024 already. The veteran leg spinner has picked up at least one wicket in each of his appearances for the Royals this year.

In just his third season with the Rajasthan Royals, Chahal has already picked up 61 wickets and is only five scalps away from becoming their top wicket-taker in the IPL. Siddharth Trivedi, with 65 wickets in 76 matches, currently tops the list..

Source : Rajasthan Royals