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A)
Eldhose Paul
B)
Jeswin Aldrin
C)
Avinash Sable
D)
Murali Sreeshankar

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Avinash Sable

In Athletics, India’s Avinash Sable qualified for his maiden Diamond League Final after finishing fifth in the men’s 3000m steeplechase race at the Xiamen Diamond League 2023 in China on 2nd Sep 2023.

* Avinash Sable clocked 8:16.27 in overcast conditions at the Egret Stadium. Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali, the reigning Olympic and world champion, won the Xiamen track and field event with a meet record of 8:10.31.

* Samuel Firewu of Ethiopia clinched the second spot in 8:11.29 while Amos Serem of Kenya claimed the third place in 8:14.41.

* Commonwealth Games champion Abraham Kibiwot of Kenya came fourth with a timing of 8:15.87.

* The race in Xiamen was the sixth and last race men’s 3000m steeplechase event in the Diamond League series this year.

* India’s Neeraj Chopra (men’s javelin throw) and Murali Sreeshankar (men’s long jump) have already made the cut for the Diamond League Final..

Source : AIR

A)
India
B)
Bangladesh
C)
Australia
D)
Afghanistan

Correct Answer : Option (A) - India

In Hockey, India beat Pakistan in penalty shootout in the final to win the inaugural Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah, Oman, 2nd September 2023.

The win also served as Asia’s qualifying tournament for the FIH Men’s Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024. Subsequently, India qualified for the FIH Men’s Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024.

This is the first time in three meetings that India have beaten Pakistan in the Hockey 5s format. From 2-4 down in the second half, India took the game to the shootout after two goals from Mohammed Raheel. In the shootout, Pakistan missed all their chances while Maninder Singh hit the hammer in the coffin to score India's second goal in the shootout. Earlier in the evening, India thrashed Malaysia 10-4 in the semifinals.  

Pakistan reached the final after defeating Oman 7-3. For their remarkable performance and the important win, Hockey India announced Rupees Two Lakh to each player of the team, while Rupees One Lakh each for the support staff. Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey congratulated the team on qualifying for the FIH Men's Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024 and winning the Gold medal.

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has congratulated Indian Men's Hockey Team for winning the inaugural Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah, Oman yesterday. In a social media post, Mr Thakur said that the victory speaks volumes about the grit and passion of the talented players. He lauded them for their exceptional performance and making their way to the Hockey5s World Cup to be held in Oman..

Source : AIR

A)
Gold
B)
Silver
C)
Bronze
D)
No Medal

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Silver

Only four days after winning a historic gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Neeraj Chopra stood second in the Zurich leg of the 2023 Diamond League, courtesy of an 85.71m throw.

Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch finished at the top of the table with an 85.86m attempt.

Neeraj was not seen at his best in Switzerland, as having recently recorded throws of 88.77m and 88.17m in Hungary, he struggled to breach the 85m mark. In his first attempt, the 25-year-old could only record 80.79m.

A)
C. Marín and Viktor Axelsen
B)
N. Okuhara and Jonatan Christie
C)
B.W. Zhang and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
D)
An Se Young And Kunlavut Vitidsarn

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 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

A)
Jyothi Yarraji
B)
Dutee Chand
C)
Hima Das
D)
Parul Chaudhary

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Parul Chaudhary

Indian athlete Parul Chaudhary finished at the eleventh position in the 3000 meters steeplechase final of the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest in Hungary on Monday (28th August 2023). 

However, Parul broke the national record by marking the clock at 9:15.31 in the World Athletics Championships and qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024.

Brunei athlete Winfred Mutile Yavi clinched the gold medal with a clock mark of 8:54.29, Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech won silver with her season-best clock of 8:58.98 and another Kenya athlete Faith Cherotich achieved her personal best mark of 9:00.69, winning bronze.

A)
China
B)
Japan
C)
India
D)
Germany

Correct Answer : Option (C) - India

The Indian men's 4x400 metres relay team comprising of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal and Rajesh Ramesh ended in the fifth position in the 4x400 metres relay race final at the World Athletics Championships 2023.

* The Indian team marked the clock at 2:59.92.



* The USA relay team of Quincy Hall, Vernon Norwood, Justin Robinson, and Rai Benjamin won finished first and won the gold with a clock mark of 2:57.31.

* France clocked mark at 2:58.45 and bagged silver while Great Britain claimed bronze with the clock mark of 2:58.71.

* In the qualifying stage, the Indian relay team started off with Muhammed Anas Yahiya in the sixth place after the first run. But Amoj Jacob's superb run stormed India to second place. Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh shattered the Asian record as they clocked an astonishing 2:59:05s.

* The previous record was held by Japan of 2:59:51s..

Source : Outlook India

A)
Sergio Perez
B)
Max Verstappen
C)
Sebastian Vettel
D)
Fernando Alonso

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen of the Red Bull team has won the Dutch Grand Prix Formula One race for the third consecutive year.

With this, Verstappen has also equaled Sebastian Vettel's all-time record of nine consecutive F1 wins.

The race was held on August 27, 2023 at Zandvoort Circuit in Netherlands. At the same time, Fernando Alonso of the Aston Martin team was second in the race.

A)
Neeraj Chopra
B)
Johannes Vetter
C)
Anderson Peters
D)
Arshad Nadeem

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra made history by winning the gold medal in the men's javelin throw (88.17 meters) event at the World Athletics Championships 2023 held in Budapest, Hungary.

* He became the first-ever Indian athlete to achieve this feat, marking a significant milestone for Indian athletics.

* Neeraj faced tough competition, notably from Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who secured the silver medal with a commendable throw of 87.82 meters.

* Neeraj's gold medal not only added a prestigious achievement to his personal record but also contributed to India's medal tally at the World Athletics Championships. This win marked his second medal at the Championships, with a previous silver medal to his name.

* Neeraj's success was celebrated across India. His father expressed immense pride, and there were plans for celebratory events upon Neeraj's return to India. His achievement was seen as a proud moment for the country..

Source : Money Control

A)
England
B)
India
C)
Australia
D)
Pakistan

Correct Answer : Option (B) - India

Indian women's visually impaired team won the T-20 final of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023 at Birmingham.

* The Indian team defeated Australia by nine wickets in the rain-interrupted match.

* The Indian men's blind cricket team lost to Pakistan in the IBSA World Games final to settle for a silver medal.

* Cricket for the visually challenged made its debut in the International Blind Sports Federation World Games in 2023.

Source : India Times

A)
Lakshya Sen
B)
Chirag Shetty
C)
Srikanth Kidambi
D)
HS Prannoy

Correct Answer : Option (D) - HS Prannoy

In badminton, India's ace shuttler HS Prannoy had to settle for a bronze medal as he registered a loss to Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the semifinals of the ongoing Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships in Denmark,  26th August 2023.

Prannoy went down to world number three and three-time Junior champion Vitidsarn by 21-18, 13-21, 14-21. Prannoy had stormed into the semi-final of the BWF World Championships after defeating World Number 2 and the defending champion Viktor Axelsen at Kuala Lumpur on Friday (25th August 2023).

With this win, World Number 7 Prannoy assured a bronze medal for India by beating the home favourite Axelsen in three games 21-13, 15-21, 16-21.This is India's 14th medal at the World Championships.

This includes one gold, four silvers and nine bronze medals. China is the most successful team in the tournament's history, with 196 medals, including 69 gold, 48 silver and 79 silvers. The BWF World Championships 2023 are being held from August 21 to 27 in Copenhagen, Denmark..

Sports : AIR