Correct Answer : Option (D) - Manika Batra

Manika Batra created history on Friday (29th Sep 2023) as she became the first Indian to reach the quarterfinals of the individual table tennis event at the Asian Games 2023. Batra defeated Thailand's Suthasini Sawettabut 4-2.

Manika Batra made history by advancing to the quarterfinals of the women's table tennis competition at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou. On Friday, she triumphed over Thailand's Suthasini Sawettabut in a nail-biting round of 16 match-up, winning 4-2 (11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6).

After a tense tie at 2-2 following the first four sets, Batra managed to secure victory in the subsequent two sets.

With the win, Batra also became the first Indian singles player to reach the quarterfinals in table tennis at the Asian Games. She is now set to face Wang Yidi, with a spot in the semifinals and a guaranteed medal on the line.

In contrast, the men's competition saw mixed results for the Indian team in their round of 16 matches. The seasoned duo of Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran were defeated 0-3 (5-11, 4-11, 7-11) by China's Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin. However, Manush Utpalbhai Shah and Manav Vikash Thakkar clinched a hard-fought victory of 3-2 (3-11, 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 11-8) against Singapore's Yew En Koen Pang and Izaac Quek Yong. They will next face top seeds Woojin Jang and Jonghoon Lim in the quarterfinals..

Source : India Today

Correct Answer : Option (A) - India

Shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran clinched gold in men’s rifle 3P team event at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Friday (29th Sep 2023).

En route to their gold medal, the Indian shooters also broke the World Record after achieving a cumulative 1769 points, eight more than the previous record set by the United States in 2022 at the CAT championships.

HIGHLIGHTS :

Swapnil and Aishwary amassed an identical 591 cumulative points to finish first and second respectively in the qualification event to advance into the final, which will happen later in the day. Despite ending up on same points, Swapnil(33) finished above compatriot Aishwary(27) in the rankings table due to superior inner 10s record.

Additionally, both the shooters set a new qualification Asian Games and Asian record.

Akhil, despite finishing fifth in individual rankings, had to unfortunately miss out on the qualification as only two shooters from a country can take part in the final..

Source : The Hindu

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Roshibina Devi

India's Roshimina Devi won silver medal in the 60 kg women's Wushu category in the Asian Games 2023.

In the same shooting, the men's 10 meter pistol team (Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema and Shiva Narwal) won the gold medal for the country.

India has won a total of 6 gold medals so far..

Source : The Hindu

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Deependra Singh Airee

Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee holds the record for the fastest fifty in T20 cricket, courtesy his astonishing nine-ball half-century scored vs Mongolia at the Asian Games 2023 in a group stage match. The knock is also the fastest 50 in T20 Internationals (T20Is).

Dipendra Singh Airee scored an unbeaten 52 off just 10 balls in the match played at the Zhejiang University of Technology Pingfeng Cricket Field in Hangzhou, Republic of China. The record knock featured an astonishing eight sixes. It also included six successive sixes, of which five came in the penultimate over.

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Before the Nepalese batter, former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh held the record for the fastest 50 in T20 cricket for almost 16 years. Considered one of the most iconic batting performances in modern cricket, Yuvraj's memorable knock came gainst England at Durban in the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in 2007. It still stands as the fastest 50 at the T20 World Cup.

In the group stage match, Yuvraj Singh reached his half-century in just 12 balls. During his 58 off 16 balls, Yuvraj Singh hit three fours and seven sixes, six of which came in consecutive balls in a single Stuart Broad over. It was the first time any player hit six sixes in a single over in T20 cricket...

Source : Olympics

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Sift Kaur Samra

Indian shooter Sift Kaur Samra clinched the gold medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions women's individual final by a whopping 7.3 points at the Asian Games 2023.

The 22-year-old shooter scored a total of 469.6 points to shatter the world record in the event.

Meanwhile, Ashi Chouksey settled for a bronze medal with 451.9 points. She was in silver medal contention, however, lost out to China's Zhang Qiongyue in the standing elimination round at Hangzhou.

Earlier, the women's team of Manu Bhaker, Isha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan had won gold in the 25 meter pistol event.  

The Indian duo had bagged the silver medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions women's team event earlier today (27th Sep 2023)..

Source : Olympics

Correct Answer : Option (D) - India

India's dressage team cantered to its first ever Asian Games 2023 gold and only second medal in this discipline in the history of the sport with the quartet of Sudipti Hajela, Divyakriti Singh, Vipul Hriday Chheda and Anush Agarwalla living up to expectations, here on Tuesday (26th Sep 2023).

The Indian quartet was performing well in the selection trials as their scores either matched or were better than the Asian Games medal winners from the previous editions.

It was more about the colour of medal they would win and they grabbed the top place on the podium by aggregating 209.205 percentage points, leaving behind China (204.882 %) and Hong Kong (204.852%).

The last time the sport of equestrian contributed to India's Asian Games tally was in 1986 when the country won a dressage bronze.

In the 1982 edition in New Delhi, the Indian team had grabbed three gold medals in Eventing and Tent Pegging competitions.

Raghubir Singh had won a gold in individual Eventing in 1982 and then added another yellow metal in Team Eventing alongside Ghulam Mohammed Khan, Bishal Singh and Milkha Singh.

Rupinder Singh Brar won the third gold medal in individual Tent Pegging.

In dressage, the horse and rider are judged on how they perform a series of movements. Each movement is marked out of 10 (from 0 to 10).

Each rider gets an overall score and from there, a percentage is worked out. The rider with the highest percentage is the winner of his class.

Top three scorers in a team are counted to determine the winner.

It was a long and difficult journey for the Indian team which has an interesting mixture of riders.

All of them left home at a young age and have been training in Europe separately for the last few years away from their family.

They took part in the Asian Games selection trials organised in Europe by the Equestrian Federation of India.

Their horses were quarantined in Aachen in Germany for seven days under strict rules before they were brought to China on September 21..

Source : India Times

Correct Answer : Option (A) - India

Team India went past 3000 ODI sixes in the second ODI against Australia in Indore. They scored 399/6 with as many as 18 sixes hit in the innings. Australia will now have to chase 400 to win the second ODI.

Six off those 18 sixes were hit by Suryakumar Yadav who finished unbeaten on 72 off 37 deliveries and scored at a strike rate of 194.59. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul hit three each while Shubman Gill hit four.

SKY was at his lethal best while hitting those six sixes. He hit four consecutive sixes to Cameron Green taking 26 off his over which was the 44th of the Indian innings.

The Indore wicket was conducive to big hitting and thus the Indian batters made the most of the hot and humid conditions. In the final 10 overs, with SKY set, the Australian bowlers were toyed with.

The Indian innings was all about big hits with all the Indian batters trying to score at the same tempo. Cameron Green was the most expensive Australian bowler going for 103 runs off his spell and picking up two wickets.

India Go Past 3000 ODI Sixes :

India in the process, became the first team to hit 3000 ODI sixes. West Indies closely follows second on the list with 2953 sixes while Pakistan sit third with 2566 sixes. Astonishingly, teams like Australia and England are not within the top three in this ranking despite being renowned for playing aggressive cricket.

Cameron Green was pummelled by SKY in particular as he was asked to bowl by Steve Smith in the end overs. Green went for 103 runs off his spell leaking runs at an economy of 10.30 and was the most expensive bowler in the game. Australia in the second ODI are without Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc as the management is keen on experimenting with the other bowlers.

Meanwhile, India finished on 399/5 which is their highest score against Australia in ODI cricket. The Aussies now need a mammoth 400 runs to win and level the series.

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Correct Answer : Option (C) - Kochi

* The Indian Blind Football Federation (IBFF) said that the 'IBSA Blind Football Intercontinental Cup 2023' will be organized at the United Sports Center in Kakkanad in Kochi.

* This tournament will be held between 26 September and 2 October 2023.

* Teams from Costa Rica, Chile, Poland, Romania, Greece, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea and India will participate in it..

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Marco Bezzecchi

Marco Bezzecchi won the inaugural Indian Grand Prix 2023 on Sunday (24th Sep 2023) with a dominant performance from start to finish while Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia suffered a crash that blows the world championship contest wide open.

Pole-sitter Bezzecchi lost out on a sprint podium after a collision with team mate Luca Marini, eventually finishing fifth, but on Sunday (24th Sep 2023) there was no rider in the chasing pack who could match the determined Italian's pace up front.

Pramac Racing rider and sprint winner Jorge Martin, who risked a penalty by unzipping his leathers, finished second while Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo completed the podium after the two were involved in a tense battle on the final lap..

Source : Hindustan Times

Correct Answer : Option (B) - India

Indian women's cricket team on Monday (25th Sep 2023) won their maiden gold medal in Asian Games 2023 by defeating Sri Lanka by 19 runs in final. This is a historic feat achieved by the Indian Women's cricket team.

India Women successfully defended 116 to beat Sri Lanka Women by 19 runs and win a historic gold medal in cricket.

Brief scores : India 116/7 in 20 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 46, Jemimah Rodrigues 42). Sri Lanka 97/8 in 20 overs (Hasini Perera 25, Titas Sadhu 3/6)..

Source : Mint