Sports - General Knowledge Questions

Correct Answer :   Kelvin Kiptum

Kelvin Kiptum collapsed to the ground after winning the London Marathon on Sunday (23rd April 2023) and recording the second fastest time in history over the distance.

* The 23-year-old Kenyan runner set the course record with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 25 seconds, missing out on Eliud Kipchoge's world record by 16 seconds.

* He just missed out on Eliud Kipchoge's world record by 16 seconds.

* In the women's race, Ethiopian-born Dutch athlete, Sifan Hassan won her marathon debut in 2:18:34.

* Switzerland’s Marcel Hug won the elite men’s wheelchair race with a time of 1:23:44..

Source : Voa News

Correct Answer :   Jyothi Surekha Vennam

India won two gold medals, one each in the mixed team event and women's individual Compound, at the Archery World Cup 2023 Stage 1 in Antalya, Turkey on Saturday (22nd April 2023).

* Indian mixed team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Pravin Deotale outclassed Chen Yi Hsuan and Chem Chieh Lun of Chinese Taipei 159-154 to win the mixed team gold.

* The second gold came in the women's individual Compound event after Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated Sara Lopez of Columbia 149-146..

Source : AIR

Correct Answer :   Harmanpreet Kaur

The Indian team captain "Harmanpreet Kaur", created history on Tuesday (18th April 2023) by becoming the first-ever Indian woman to be named among the Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2023.

* The Wisden Cricketers of the Year is a prestigious honor awarded by the Wisden Almanack, one of the most respected cricketing publications in the world, dating back to 1889.

* The award recognizes the most exceptional cricketing performances by players from around the world. Harmanpreet Kaur is the only woman in this year’s (2023) list, alongside four men who made significant contributions to the sport during the English summer.

* Harmanpreet Kaur’s exceptional performance in the second ODI of the series against England at Canterbury earned her a place in the coveted list.

* She played a crucial role in leading India to their first ODI series win on English soil since 1999, smashing an impressive 111-ball-143. This knock was instrumental in helping the Indian women’s team whitewash the hosts, demonstrating her exceptional skills as a captain and player..

Source : Female Cricket

Correct Answer :   5

* Indian Swimmer, Vedaant Madhavan has claimed 5 gold medals for India at the Malaysian Invitational age group Championships 2023 held in Kuala Lumpur.

* He won gold in the 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, and 1500m swimming categories.

* In 2022, he also participated in the 48th Junior National Aquatics Championships and became the first person in India to break the record of the 1500m freestyle by finishing the race within 16:01.73 seconds..

Source : India Today

Correct Answer :   Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan

India's Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan claimed twin gold medals following a stellar run at the Brazil Para-Badminton International 2023.

* The 18-year-old Nithya defeated Peru's Giuliana Poveda Flores 22-20 21-11 in the women's singles SH6 category finals to win the gold medal.

* She also combined with Sivarajan Solaimalai to beat Hong Kong's Chu Man Kai and Choi Wing Kei 21-11 21-17 in the mixed doubles SH6 final.

* The participants of SH6 classification comprises 'standing/short stature' players.

* Tokyo Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam also struck gold in the men's doubles after defeating Korean pair of Joo Dongjae and Shin Kyung Hwan 22-20 21-19 in finals of SL3-SL4 class.

* The SL3/SL4 class has players who play standing with severe/minor lower limb impairment.

* Bhagat also signed off with a singles silver after losing 12-21 13-21 to fellow Indian Kumar Nitesh in SL3 category, while Sukant secured a bronze.

* Among others, Tarun claimed a silver after losing 7-21 13-21 to France's Lucas Mazur in the summit clash.

* Manasi Joshi too settled for a silver after losing 11-21 21-18 0-21 to Turkey's Halime Tildiz...

Source : Economic Times

Correct Answer :   Chennai

The Asian Champions Trophy 2023 hockey tournament will be held in Chennai, India from 3 August to 12 August 2023, Hockey India (HI) confirmed on Monday (17th April 2023).

* The Asian Champions Trophy, in its seventh edition, will be held in Chennai for the first time. It will also be the first international hockey competition to be hosted in Chennai since the Asia Cup was held there in 2007.  

* The tournament will also serve as a preparatory event for the Indian men’s hockey team ahead of the Asian Games in September-October to be held in Hangzhou, China.

* The Asian Champions Trophy was last held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2021. South Korea defeated Japan in the final on penalties to win their maiden title. India defeated Pakistan 4-3 in the bronze medal match...

Source : Olympics

Correct Answer :   Shaili Singh

Long jumper Shaili Singh logged a 6.76m effort, the second-best by an Indian after the legendary Anju Bobby George, to win the women’s long jump gold medal at the Indian Grand Prix 4 2023 athletics meet in Bangalore, Karnataka on Saturday (15th April 2023).

* Shaili Singh also made the cut for the Asian Games 2023, scheduled in Hangzhou, China, later this year, by breaching the women’s long jump qualifying standard of 6.45m set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

* The 19-year-old also improved her personal best by 28cm at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, which catapulted her over Aishwaya Babu (6.73), JJ Shobha and V Neena (6.66), Mayookha Johnu (6.64), M Prajusha, Nayana James and Ancy Sojan (6.55) in the list of best long jumps by an Indian woman. Only Anju Bobby George’s national record of 6.83m ranks better.

* Silver medallist Nayana James (6.53m) also beached the Asian Games qualifying standards.

* In the women’s shot put, Rio Olympian Manpreet Kaur produced a best effort of 16.81m to win the gold medal. She also breached the Asian Games qualifying standard of 16.30m.

* Baranica Elangovan, meanwhile, bagged gold in the women’s pole vault with a throw of 4.10m. The Tamil Nadu athlete, too, breached the qualification standards of 4.10m for the upcoming Asian Games...

Source : Olympics

Correct Answer :   Aman Sehrawat

Aman Sehrawat clinched India’s first gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan.

* Sehrawat topped the podium in men’s 57 kg freestyle category on the penultimate day of the competition.

* He defeated Kyrgyzstan's Almaz Smanbekov 9-4 to win the gold medal.

* Aman Sehrawat’s victory in Astana ensured the men’s freestyle 57kg gold medal stayed with India for the fourth year running.

* This was Aman Sehrawat’s second podium of the year. Last year, Sehrawat was the first Indian wrestler to win gold at the Under-23 world championships in Spain.

* With two freestyle medals India’s tally rose to 13 in the competition. The Greco-Roman wrestlers won four medals while the women’s wrestlers bagged seven..

Source : AIR

Correct Answer :   Shakib Al Hassan

Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan scooped the ICC Men’s Player of the Month (March 2023) while Rwanda’s Henriette Ishimwe bagged the ICC Women’s Player of the Month (March 2023) as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday (13th April 2023) announced the winners of the awards for March 2023.

* Both all-rounders edged out their fellow contenders following a vote conducted among a specialist panel — comprising ICC Hall of Famers, former international players, and media representatives — and global cricket fans registered at icc-cricket.com, who had been voting since the nominees were announced last week.

* In claiming the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March, Shakib wins his second Player of the Month crown after first winning in July 2021.

* He triumphs following a string of fine displays with bat and ball, cementing his position at the summit of the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings for all-rounders. As well as an impressive series win over Ireland, Shakib was instrumental in securing a historic 3-0 T20I series victory over touring world champions England..

Source : News18

Correct Answer :   07

Indian women wrestlers have bagged seven medals – two silver and five bronze – in Asian Wrestling Championship 2023 at Astana in Kazakhstan and finished 3rd in the Women’s Teams Ranking.

* In the last edition, India won 5 medals and settled at the 4th spot.

* Antim Panghal won silver in the 53-kg category. Nisha Dahiya also claimed silver in the 68-kg category.

* Anshu Malik, Sonam Malik, Manisha, and Reetika bagged bronze medals..

Source : News On Air