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

1 .

In the latest(September 2022), Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win Gold Medal in Javelin in which of the following Championship?

A)

Asian Games

B)

World Athletics Championship

C)

European Athletics Championship

D)

Diamond League Championship

Correct Answer : Diamond League Championship

Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower "Neeraj Chopra" on Thursday(8th Sep 2022) achieved yet another historic feat as he became the first Indian to win the prestigious "Diamond League Finals" title in Zurich.

Chopra began with a foul but jumped to the top spot with a throw of 88.44m -- his fourth career best -- in his second attempt, and that turned out to be his winning effort. He had 88.00m, 86.11m, 87.00m and 83.60m in his next four throws.

Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic finished second with a best throw of 86.94m which he registered in his fourth attempt. Julian Weber of Germany was third with a best of 83.73m.

The 24-year-old Indian superstar is now the Olympic champion, World Championships silver medallist and Diamond League champion. All these he had achieved in just 13 months. He had won the Olympic gold on August 7 last year in Tokyo..

Source : Outlook India

2 .

Which state of India will host the Hockey World Cup 2023?

A)

Assam

B)

Karnataka

C)

Tamil Nadu

D)

Odisha

Correct Answer : Odisha

The 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup will be the 15th edition of the Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup which is organized by the International Hockey Federation.

The tournament will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar and at the under-construction 20,000-seat Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, India from January 13 to 19, 2023.

The FIH delegation had met Sports Secretary Sujata Chaturvedi on Tuesday(6th Sep 2022) and Odisha Sports Commissioner-Cum-Secretary R. Vineel Krishna.

A total of 16 teams from five confederations of FIH have qualified for the world cup. The draw was held by Sports Odisha and it featured Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, Acting FIH President Seif Ahmed, former Olympian Zafar Iqbal and Member of CoA Dr S.Y. Quraishi.

Here are the four pools featuring 16 teams in the Men's 2023 Hockey World Cup.

Pool A - Australia, South Africa, France, Argentina.
Pool B - Belgium, Japan, South Korea, Germany.
Pool C - Netherlands, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand.
Pool D - India, Wales, Spain, England..

Source : The Bridge

3 .

Which former Bangladesh captain has announced his retirement from Twenty20 international cricket on 4th Sep 2022?

A)

Mushfiqur Rahim

B)

Mahmudullah

C)

Anamul Haque

D)

Mominul Haque

Correct Answer : Mushfiqur Rahim

* Former Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim announced his retirement from Twenty20 international cricket on Sunday(4th Sep 2022), three days after the team’s unceremonious exit from the Asia Cup.

* He would continue to take part in the Bangladesh Premier League, other two formats of the game (Test and ODI) and other Twenty20 franchise tournaments.

* His decision came after Bangladesh lost their Group B matches in the Asia Cup against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in UAE.

* He has played in 102 T20 matches for Bangladesh and scored 1,500 runs at 19.48..

Source : News18

4 .

Who won the singles finals of the 2022 Japan Open Badminton Tournament in Osaka?

A)

Takuro Hoki and Arisa Higashino

B)

Kenta Nishimoto and Akane Yamaguchi

C)

Yuki Fukushima and Jonatan Christie

D)

Misaki Matsutomo and Kento Momota

Correct Answer : Kenta Nishimoto and Akane Yamaguchi

Home favourites Kenta Nishimoto and Akane Yamaguchi thrilled the crowd at the Japan Open badminton tournament in Osaka on Sunday(4th Sep 2022), winning the men's and women's singles titles for the host country.

World no. 21 Nishimoto stunned Taiwan's number four seed Chou Tien-Chen 21-19, 21-23, 21-17 to finally claim his first international title, having lost in his previous six final appearances.

Akane Yamaguchi gave Japan another gold medal to celebrate when she beat South Korea's An Se-young 21-9, 21-15 in the women's final..

Source : Sportstar Thehindu

5 .

Which Indian GM won the 22nd Dubai Open chess tournament on 4th Sep 2022?

A)

Nihal Sarin

B)

Karthikeyan Murali

C)

Aravindh Chithambaram

D)

Adhiban Baskaran

Correct Answer : Aravindh Chithambaram

Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram emerged champion in the 22nd Dubai Open chess tournament here on Sunday(4th Sep 2022), with 7.5 points as seven Indians finished in the top 10 with R Praggnanandhaa sharing second spot with five others.

The 22-year-old Chithambaram and Praggnanandhaa settled for a draw in the ninth and final round which enabled the former finish with seven points, half a point ahead of the rest of the field.

The former Indian national champion, seeded 13th, remained unbeaten through the nine rounds, winning six games and drawing three. His victories included those against Rinat Jumabayev and in-form compatriot Arjun Erigaisi.

Five players finished on seven points and in joint second spot — Praggnanandhaa, top-seed Alexandr Predke, Indians Abhijeet Gupta, Jaykumar Sammed Shete and S P Sethuraman.

Praggnanandhaa, who has been in good form this year and recently defeated world No.1 Magnus Carlsen in the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami, began with a bang by winning four straight games. A loss at the hands of Kazakhstan GM Rinat Jumabayev pegged him back..

Source : The Print

6 .

Which of the Indian cricketer has announced retirement from all formats of Cricket on 6th Sep 2022?

A)

Shikhar Dhawan

B)

Ravindra Jadeja

C)

Suresh Raina

D)

Ravichandran Ashwin

Correct Answer : Suresh Raina

The former all-rounder of the Indian Cricket Team Suresh Raina announced retirement from all forms of cricket on September 6, 2022.

The 35-year-old Suresh Raina confirmed the latest development through the social media post. One of the most prominent faces of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Suresh Raina was not able to find a buyer at the mega auction earlier in 2022.

7 .

Who has won the gold medal in the Malaysian Age Group Rapid Chess Championship at Kuala Lumpur?

A)

P. Harikrishna

B)

D. Harika

C)

Vidit Gujrathi

D)

Anishka Biyani

Correct Answer : Anishka Biyani

Six-year-old Anishka Biyani won gold medal in the Malaysian Age Group Rapid Chess Championship at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday(4th Sep 2022).

Anishka, a first grade student of Dhirubhai Ambani school, achieved the feat in the Under-6 Open category with an impressive score of four points out of possible six to clinch the title in the girls category. Participants from as many as eight countries took part in the competition.

Earlier this year, Anishka also qualified as one of the best under-7 players in the All India FIDE rating chess tournament held in Yousufguda, Hyderabad.

"Anishka is extremely talented and this is her first big international victory where she competed with the best players from across the world. It is good for her that she would play more such events in the future," said her coach Durga Nagesh Guttula of SMCA in a release.

Anishka's mother Tanushri Biyani was elated and thanked her coach for putting in all the efforts in training and grooming her. Anishka is currently preparing for the Singapore Open National Age Group Championship that is scheduled to be held later this year..

Source : Thebridge

8 .

Who won Formula One Dutch Grand Prix 2022?

A)

Max Verstappen

B)

Daniel Ricciardo

C)

Charles Leclerc

D)

Sebastian Vettel

Correct Answer : Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen claimed the eventful Dutch Grand Prix 2022 on Sunday(4th Sep 2022) in front of a vociferous crowd for a second successive win for Red Bull in his home race.

The Formula One championship leader prevailed in a chaotic race, four seconds ahead of Mercedes' George Russell. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was third. Verstappen has now won 10 in 15 races this season, and extended his lead to 109 points. Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time F1 champion, looked on course to win with some 20 laps to go, but the Briton was left fuming and spewing expletives after his team failed to change his tyres during the caution period.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix auto race, at the Zandvoort racetrack, in Zandvoort, Netherlands. At left is second placed Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain and at right third placed Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco..

Source : Outlookindia

9 .

Who Becomes 1st Indian Woman to Reach "FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2022" Final?

A)

Shikha Tandon

B)

Apeksha Fernandes

C)

Kenisha Gupta

D)

Richa Mishra

Correct Answer : Apeksha Fernandes

India's "Apeksha Fernandes" has qualified for the World Junior Swimming Championships 2022 finals. She achieved the feat in the women's 200m Butterfly at the 8th edition of the meet taking place in Lima.

The other Indians to have qualified for the finals at the World Juniors include Srihari Nataraj who finished sixth in the 50m backstroke in 2019. The then-18-year-old broke the national record thrice in two days, bettering his own timings each time.

Back in 2008, Virdhawal Khade came 5th, 6th, and 7th in men's 50m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, and 100m Freestyle finals respectively at the world juniors.

In the heats, Fernandes placed fourth with a timing of 2:18:18, and an overall 8th to earn her place in the final. This timing, coincidentally, created a new national record. Earlier, the record stood at 2:18:39 which was created by Apeksha herself at the junior Nationals held in June 2022..

Source : The Bridge

10 .

Who have been named among a host of Star Indian Wrestlers named for World Senior Championships 2022?

A)

Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat

B)

Yogeshwar Dutt and Geeta Phogat

C)

Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Sakshi Malik

D)

Deepak Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya

Correct Answer : Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat

Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat are among a host of star Indian wrestlers named for the World Senior Championships to be held in Belgrade, Serbia from 10th September 2022 to 18th September 2022.

The Indian team was picked after selection trials at SAI Training Centres in Lucknow and Sonepat. Tokyo Olympian Vinesh, who completed a hat-trick of gold medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games earlier this month, will lead the women’s team, while the men’s freestyle squad will have Olympic medallists Bajrang and Ravi Dahiya, and 2019 World Championships silver winner Deepak Punia..

Source : News on Air

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