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

1 .

Who won the gold medal in the women's light-fly Boxing 48 kg-50 kg category at Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Manisha Moun

B)

Jamuna Boro

C)

Lovlina Borgohain

D)

Nikhat Zareen

Correct Answer : Nikhat Zareen

India's Zareen Nikhat, gold, Northern Ireland's Carley McNaul, silver, England's Savannah Stubley, bronze and Uganda's Teddy Nakimuli, from left, after the Women's Light Fly (48-50kg) the Women's Light Fly (48-50kg) boxing final at The NEC on day ten of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Nikhat Zareen is a world champion boxer and the way she fights portrays the passion she has for the game. Like Nitu Ghangwas, Nikhat also won with a 5-0 unanimous decision.

Nikhat Zareen was born on 14th June 1996 in Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh. She was introduced to boxing by her father, Mohammad Jameel Ahmed. Zareen has been appointed as the staff officer in Bank of India, Zonal Office at AC Guards, Hyderabad. Her previous records are:

* Gold at World Championship, Istanbul 2022.

* Bronze at Asain Championship, Bangkok 2019.

* Gold at Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament, Bulgaria 2022.

Source : Outlookindia

2 .

Who won the Gold medal in Women's Wrestling Freestyle 53kg category at Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Vinesh Phogat

B)

Babita Kumari

C)

Anshu Malik

D)

Pooja Gehlot

Correct Answer : Vinesh Phogat

Indian grappler "Vinesh Phogat" won the gold medal in the Women’s Freestyle 53 kg Nordic category in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022.

She defeated Chamodya Keshani Maduravalage Don of Sri Lanka at the Coventry Arena Wrestling Mat B on Saturday(6th Aug 2022).

Phogat won the gold medal match by 4-0 via Victory by fall. She took two minutes and 24 seconds to win India’s second gold of the day at the CWG.

Phogat was extremely dominant in the first period and did not let her opponent score. The Indian grappler took a 4-0 lead in the first period by pinning and rolling her opponent out of the ring..

Source : The Print

3 .

Who won the Gold medal in Men's Wrestling Freestyle 74kg category at Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Jeet Rama

B)

Pawan Kumar

C)

Naveen

D)

Sushil Kumar

Correct Answer : Naveen

India’s Naveen won the gold medal in the men’s 74kg freestyle wrestling at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Saturday(6th Aug 2022) with an imposing victory over Pakistan's Muhammad Sharif Tahir in the final.

Making his CWG debut at Birmingham 2022, the 19-year-old Naveen, an under-23 world champion, won three of his bouts by technical superiority and fell just a point short of making it four in the final.

“I am feeling very good and happy for winning the gold medal for my country," Naveen said. “It was a very good match. My opponent is also very good. I am new in this weight category and gold has made me very happy.”..

Source : Olympics

4 .

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

A)

Bajrang Punia

B)

Ravi Kumar Dahiya

C)

Manpreet Singh

D)

Yogeshwar Dutt

Correct Answer : Ravi Kumar Dahiya

Indian grappler Ravi Kumar Dahiya won the gold medal in the Men's Freestyle 57kg category in the Commonwealth Games 2022. He defeated Ebikewenimo Welson of Nigeria at the Coventry Arena Wrestling Mat B on Saturday(6th Aug 2022).

"I came here with the goal of winning a gold medal for the country and achieved it. My next target is World Championship and I will try to win a gold medal for the country there also," Dahiya said.

Dahiya won the gold medal match on technical superiority with 10-0 margin. The match lasted two minutes and 16 seconds..

Source : Times of India

5 .

Who won the silver medal in men's 3000m steeplechase at Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Bahadur Prasad

B)

Jinson Johnson

C)

Avinash Sable

D)

Muhammed Anas Yahiya

Correct Answer : Avinash Sable

Avinash Sable won silver in the men's 3000m steeplechase at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday(6th Aug 2022). He clocked 8:11.20 to come second - this is his personal best and also a national record.

This is the ninth time Sable has re-written the national record. He is making his Commonwealth Games debut. Sable was just 0.05 seconds short of the gold medal.

This is the first time after six Commonwealth Games that a non-Kenyan athlete has earned a podium finish in the event..

Source : Sportstar

6 .

Who won the silver medal in women's 10000m race walk in Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Dutee Chand

B)

Caster Semenya

C)

Hima Das

D)

Priyanka Goswami

Correct Answer : Priyanka Goswami

Priyanka Goswami wins silver at Commonwealth Games 2022 in a 10000m race walk. She becomes the first Indian woman to win a medal in the race walk, Athletics at Commonwealth Games 2022. Priyanka records 43:38:82, which is a new Indian National record in a 10000m race walk on Saturday(6th Aug 2022).The national record in India was previously held by Khushbir Kaur, with 44:35.5 in 2017.

Australia’s Jemima Montag won Gold in race walk with a record of 42:34:00 at Commonwealth Games 2022. She previously won a 20km race walk at Gold Coast in 2018.

Priyanka Goswami is an Indian athlete who completes in the 20km race walk category. She represented India in Tokyo Olympics and finished in 17th position. In February 2021, she won the Indian Racewalking Championship in a 20km race by making India’s new record of 1:28:45..

Source : Olympics

7 .

Who won the gold medal in women's Para Table Tennis singles in Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Bhavina Patel

B)

Avani Lekhara

C)

Deepa Malik

D)

Dipa Karmakar

Correct Answer : Bhavina Patel

Bhavina Patel on Saturday(6th Aug 2022) won the gold medal in the women's singles para table tennis at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. Bhavina defeated Nigeria's Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpeoyi 12-10 11-2 11-9. It was India's 13th gold medal in the games.

The 35-year-old from Gujarat had won a silver at Tokyo Paralympics. After winning the silver medal in the individual category at the 2011 PTT Thailand Open, Bhavina reached reached the world No. 2 ranking.

At the Asian Para Table Tennis Championships in Beijing in 2013, the star Indian para table tennis player won a silver medal in the women's singles class 4. She also clinched a bronze in the Asian Para Table Tennis Championships in Beijing in 2017..

Source : Times Now News

8 .

Who won the gold medal in the Men's Boxing 48-51kg weight category at Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Amit Panghal

B)

Vikas Krishan

C)

Manish Kaushik

D)

Vijender Singh

Correct Answer : Amit Panghal

Indian boxer "Amit Panghal" has won the gold medal in the 48-51kg weight category at ongoing Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham. He defeated England's Kiaran Macdonald by 5-0 in the final match.

Panghal bettered his silver from the last edition as he out-punched European Championship silver medallist England's Kiaran MacDonald by a 5-0 verdict in the men's flyweight.

Despite the height disadvantage, Asian Games gold medallist Panghal was the far better pugilist among the two.

But MacDonald upped the ante in the final round despite managing a nasty cut..

Source : Mint

9 .

Who won gold in women's Boxing 48 kg category in Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Pinki Jangra

B)

Nitu Ghanghas

C)

Nikhat Zareen

D)

Lovlina Borgohain

Correct Answer : Nitu Ghanghas

Nitu Ghanghas, an Indian boxer in the women's 48 kg category bagged a gold in the Commonwealth Games 2022. She punched down her opponent Demie-Jade Resztan of England by a unanimous 5-0 decision.

* This is the first medal for India in boxing at this edition of Commonwealth Games.

* Nitu's clinched the victory against her opponent after barraging her with non-stop punches. In the semi-finals also she was ruthless over Canada's Priyanka Dhillon as she scored a RSC (Referee Stops Contest) win.

* She played with an open guard, inviting her opponent to strike using straight jabs and combo punches in enhanced effect.

* The 21 year old from Haryana's Bhiwani district is a two-time junior world champion..

Source : Mint

10 .

Who becomes the first Indian to win gold in the triple jump in Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Arshad Nadeem

B)

Avinash Sable

C)

Eldhose Paul

D)

Jah-Nhai Perinchief

Correct Answer : Eldhose Paul

India’s Eldhose Paul scripted history by winning the first-ever gold medal in Men’s Triple Jump at the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Sunday(7th Aug 2022). With the best effort of 17.03m, he left everyone in awe of his stunning jump. Paul’s statemate Abdulla Aboobacker won silver with a 17.02m jump (wind assistance +1.2) in his fifth attempt. Bermuda’s Jah-Nhai Perinchief won bronze with a jump of 16.92m.

It was even more special as India clinched a historic 1-2 in the men's triple jump final. Abdulla Aboobacker win Silver in the event as the two Indians celebrated the memorable victory by taking a lap around the Alexander Stadium with the Indian flag draped around their shoulders.

Eldhose Paul (born 7 November 1996) is an Indian athlete who competes in triple jump. In 2022, he became the first Indian to qualify for the final of the triple jump at the World Athletics Championships.

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