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Correct Answer :   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 :   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 :   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 :   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 :   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 :   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

Correct Answer :   India

Indian trio Rudrankksh Patil, Divyang Panwar, and Aishwary Tomar clinched gold in the Men's 10m air rifle event in Asian Games 2023

* India won its first medal in shooting as the trio of Ramita Jindal, Mehuli Ghosh, and Ashi Chouksey earned a Silver in the women's 10m air rifle event.

* Indian duo Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh won a silver in men's lightweight double sculls in the rowing discipline.

* India has secured six medals - one gold, three silver, and two bronze..

Source : CNBC

Correct Answer :   Nischal

The 16-member Indian shooting team finished its campaign with two medals, a Gold and a Silver, at the ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

19-year-old Nischal gave India its second medal when she won the silver in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions on the final day of the tournament.

* Elavenil Valarivan won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle event on Saturday (16th Sep 2023).

* India’s Asian Games-bound shooters skipped the meet.

* 2018 Asian Games champion Saurabh Chaudhary returned empty-handed after failing to qualify for the final in the men’s 10m air pistol event on Thursday.

* Nischal, who made her senior ISSF World Cup debut in Baku earlier this year, scored 458.0 in the final at Rio across kneeling, prone and standing positions to finish behind Norway’s Jeanette Hegg Duestad, who won gold with a score of 461.5.

* Jeanette Hegg Duestad is a three-time world champion and an Olympian. Stephanie Grundsoe of Denmark won the bronze in Rio with 447.6 points.

* Nischal started her day by shooting 587 in the elimination round. In the qualification round for the final, she shot 592 to rewrite Anjum Moudgil’s previous national record of 591 set at the President’s Cup last year.

* She came second behind reigning world champion Miao Wanru of the People’s Republic of China, who shot 594 to top qualifiers but came fourth in the final.

* Anjum Moudgil and Ayushi Podder also competed in the women’s 50m rifle 3P event but did not make it to the eight-shooter final from the 55-member field.

* Anjum shot 586 to finish 10th while Ayushi was 35th with a score of 580.

* The Rio meet was the last rifle and pistol ISSF World Cup of the year. It will be followed by the ISSF World Cup Final in Doha, Qatar, scheduled from November 18 to 27..

Source : Thestatesman

Correct Answer :   Elavenil Valarivan

Indian Olympian and shooter Elavenil Valarivan secured a gold medal in the women’s 10 m air rifle event at the ongoing International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday (16th Sep 2023) night.

* She secured a gold by firing 252.2 points in the final of the event. This is India’s first medal in the tournament. In the second place was France’s Oceanne Muller. She scored 251.9 points, falling just short of the Indian. The third position was grabbed by China’s Jiale Zhang, scoring 229 points.

* Sports Authority of India (SAI) Media shared the news of Elavenil’s win on their X (Formerly Twitter) handle.

* The Rio event will be the last ISSF World Cup for rifles and pistol shooters in 2023 before the finals in Doha, Qatar, from November 18 to 27.

* The Indian shooters chosen for the Asian Games 2023, which begin on September 23 in Hangzhou, China, have chosen to skip the Rio World Cup.

* India finished with four medals – one gold, two silvers, and one bronze – at the May ISSF World Cup for rifle and pistol shooters in Baku, Azerbaijan.

* At the ISSF World Cups staged so far in 2023, Indian shooters have won a total of 23 medals – seven gold, four silver, and 12 bronze. The Indians are presently fourth in the medal standings..

Source : Telangana Today

Correct Answer :   Carlos Sainz

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz won the Singapore Grand Prix 2023 on Sunday (Sep 17, 2023) to end Formula 1 leader Max Verstappen's record run of 10 wins in a row and shatter Red Bull's dream of going through the season unbeaten.

McLaren's Lando Norris finished a close second and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton took third place as Red Bull ended up off the podium for the first time since last November's Brazilian Grand Prix.

In a strategic, slow-burning thriller of a race, Sainz - nicknamed "smooth operator" - played his hand perfectly after starting on the pole, slowing the field to close any safety car window and saving his tyres before helping former teammate Norris stave off the chasing Mercedes pair.

Mercedes' George Russell, pushing hard for the win on far fresher medium tyres than the leaders, crashed on the last lap while in third place..

Source : Channel News Asia