Latest Sports and Games General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Who won the Silver medal in Women's Wrestling Freestyle 57kg category at Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Anshu Malik

B)

Sonam Malik

C)

Sarita Mor

D)

Sakshi Malik

Correct Answer : Anshu Malik

India's young wrestler "Anshu Malik" claimed the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 as she lost the final by 3-6 to Nigeria's Odunayo Adekuoroye in women's 57kg final in Birmingham on Friday(5th Aug 2022). This was Odunayo's third gold medal at the CWG.

Anshu conceded two points early in the match as the Nigerian claimed two points through a superb takedown. And following a tense first half from there on, the 21-year-old Haryana grappler claimed a further two points by the end of the half to make it 4-0. Anshu, however, was at fault for not making any aggressive move in the first half.

The second half saw Anshu pick a point of passivity as Nigerian turned defensive. The strategy paid dividend as she picked further two points with near fall to. With six seconds to go, Anshu picked three points to make it 4-6..

Source : Firstpost

2 .

Who won the gold medal in Womenâ€™s Wrestling Freestyle 62Kg category at Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Babita Kumari

B)

Sakshi Malik

C)

Divya Kakran

D)

Vinesh Phogat

Correct Answer : Sakshi Malik

Indian wrestler "Sakshi Malik" bagged the gold medal in the women’s 62kg freestyle wrestling event at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, UK on 5th Aug 2022.

This was Sakshi Malik’s third straight medal at the CWG. She won the 58kg silver at Glasgow 2014 and a bronze at Gold Coast 2018.

Sakshi Malik, a Rio 2016 bronze medallist, beat Canada's Ana Godinez Gonzalez by fall in the gold medal match to secure her top podium finish at the Coventry Stadium and Arena..

Source : Olympics

3 .

Who won the gold medal in men's wrestling 65 kg category at Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Abhinav Bindra

B)

Deepak Punia

C)

Bajrang Punia

D)

Ravi Kumar Dahiya

Correct Answer : Bajrang Punia

Star India wrestler "Bajrang Punia" clinched the gold medal with a dominating win over Canada’s Lachlan McNeil in the 65kg final bout at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Bajrang won 9-2 in the summit clash.

Such was Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang’s dominance in the 65kg competition that he won three of his four bouts inside first rounds.

Bajrang was touted to achieve glory for India and he lived up to the expectations of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and TOPS who sent him to the US for training ahead of the CWG..

Source : News18

4 .

Who won the gold medal in men's wrestling 86 kg category at Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Deepak Punia

B)

Yogeshwar Dutt

C)

Sushil Kumar

D)

Ravi Kumar Dahiya

Correct Answer : Deepak Punia

Indian grappler Deepak Punia won the gold medal in the Men’s Freestyle 86kg category in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022. He defeated Pakistan’s Muhammad Inam at the Coventry Arena Wrestling Mat B on Friday.

Punia won the gold medal match 3-0. Punia bagged India’s third wrestling gold at the Commonwealth Games 2022.

The Indian grappler took 2-0 lead in the first period and all the pressure was on the Punia’s opponent heading into the last three minutes.

Punia was in good form in this match. In the final three minutes, he managed to hold his own and he kept his opponent at bay to walk away with the gold.

The Pakistani wrestler struggled to find a way through Punia’s strong defence and went home without scoring a point..

Source : The Print

5 .

Who won silver medal in men's long jump athletics at Commonwealth Games 2022 on 4th Aug 2022?

A)

Avinash Sable

B)

Sharath Kamal

C)

Jinson Johnson

D)

Murali Sreeshankar

Correct Answer : Murali Sreeshankar

Murali Sreeshankar clinched a silver in men's long jump to give India its second medal in athletics at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday(4th Aug 2022).

The 23-year-old Indian jumped 8.08 metres in his fifth attempt to finish second behind Laquan Nairn of Bahamas.

Notably, Nairn also had the best jump of 8.08 metres. However, he won the gold medal as his second best of 7.98 metres was better than the 7.84 metres of Sreeshankar.

Under rules, if two jumpers are tied on same distance, the one who has a better second best effort will be ranked ahead.

Jovan van Vuuren (8.06m) of South Africa took the bronze..

Source : The Hindu

6 .

Who Wins gold medal in Men's Heavyweight Para-powerlifting in Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Sunil B

B)

Ilamparithi

C)

Sudhir

D)

Paramesh S

Correct Answer : Sudhir

India's Sudhir claimed the gold medal in men's heavyweight para powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday(4th Aug 2022).

India's Sudhir won a historic gold medal in the men's heavyweight para powerlifting at the ongoing Commonwealth Games on Thursday. He lifted 208kg in his first attempt and then went into the lead with his second lift of 212kg. In the third and last attempt, he failed to lift 217kg but clinched India's seventh gold medal at the ongoing Games.

Not only that, Sudhir also scripted a Commonwealth Games record with his total points of 134.5. The 27-year-old, who had won a bronze medal at the Asian Para Games, has an impairment due to the effects of polio..

Source : NDTV

7 .

Who won a bronze medal in the men's 109+kg weightlifting category at Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Pardeep Singh

B)

Gurdeep Singh

C)

Ravi Kumar Dahiya

D)

Ragala Venkat Rahul

Correct Answer : Gurdeep Singh

India’s Gurdeep Singh won a bronze medal in the men’s 109+kg weightlifting event. Gurdeep lifted a total weight of 390kg (167kg+223kg) in the final, as he won India’s 10th weightlifting medal at the ongoing edition of the Games. Gurdeep joined Gururaja Poojary and Lovepreet Singh to add a third bronze medal in weightlifting for India.

The gold went to Pakistan’s Muhammad Nooh Butt for his Games record-breaking lift of 405kg (173kg+232kg). New Zealand’s David Andrew Liti clinched the silver for his effort of 394kg (170kg+224kg).

8 .

Who won the silver medal in women's judo 78 kg category at Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Tulika Maan

B)

Tombi Devi

C)

Divya Tewar

D)

Rajwinder Kaur

Correct Answer : Tulika Maan

Indian judoka, Tulika Maan settle for a silver medal in the women’s Judo 78kg category in the Commonwealth Games 2022. Tulika Maan gets India’s second silver medal in Judo and third overall in the Judo, as she conceded a defeat by Ippon to Scotland’s Sarah Adlington in the Women’s +78kg final.

Career of Tulika Maan : Maan had earlier won a gold medal in the South Asian Games in Kathmandu in 2019. Ahead of her participation in the CWG, she took part in the Madrid European Open 2022, where she secured the fifth spot. Following her resounding second-place finish at the Games, Maan is now slated to participate in the Asian Senior Championships 2022, scheduled to take place in Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan.

9 .

Who won bronze medal in the men's high jump final Commonwealth games 2022?

A)

Subramani Siva

B)

Hari Shankar Roy

C)

Amiya Kumar Mallick

D)

Tejaswin Shankar

Correct Answer : Tejaswin Shankar

3rd Aug 2022 : New Zealand's "Hamish Kerr" won the gold medal, while Brandon Starc bagged the silver medal. Both athletes soared and cleared 2.25 metres but Kerr won the gold on count back.

Tejaswin Shankar on Wednesday(3rd Aug 2022) won the bronze medal in the men's high jump final at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. Shankar became the first India to win a medal in men's high jump medal in the commonwealth games.

The Indian high jumper cleared 2.22 metres to finish third on count back. Notably, Donald Thomas of Bahamas and England's Joel Clarke-Khan also cleared 2.22 metres but they took more than one attempt to clear the distance. Meanwhile, Shahkr did it in one try.

About Tejaswin Shankar : Tejaswin Shankar (born 21 December 1998) is an Indian athlete who competes in the high jump event. He holds the high jump national record of 2.29 metres set in April 2018. Shankar won the gold medal at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, setting a Games record of 2.14 metres.

He won silver at the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati with a leap of 2.17 metres. Due to a groin injury, he finished sixth at the Asian Junior Championships and missed the 2016 World Junior Championships..

Source : Times Now News

10 .

Who has clinched the bronze medal in squash men's singles by beating James Willstrop of England 11-6, 11-1, 11-4 to take India's Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Ramit Tandon

B)

Ali Farag

C)

Sourav Ghoshal

D)

Mohamed El Shorbagy

Correct Answer : Sourav Ghoshal

Sourav Ghoshal wins squash bronze

Indian squash player Saurav Ghosal bagged the bronze medal and his maiden singles title at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham as he defeated James Willstrop of England in the men's singles category on Wednesday(3rd Aug 2022).

The 35-year-old Ghosal defeated England's Willstrop 3-0 to win India's first-ever singles medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Ghosal played a commanding game against his English opponent for the bronze medal and won the match in a one-sided clash with a scoreline of 11-6, 11-1, 11-4..

Source : First Post