Category: Sports Current Affairs

Well known Pakistani skipper Sana Mir retires

Sana Mir
  • Well known former skipper of Pakistan, Sana Mir has announced her retirement from International cricket.

New logo of World Games 2022 unveiled

World games 2022
  • New logo of the World games 2022 that are scheduled to be held in Birmingham, Alabama, US (United States). New date for the event is 7 July to 17 July in 2022.

P V Sindhu appointed as ambassador of ‘I am Badminton’ Campaign

PV Sindhu
  • India’s ace shuttler P V Sindhu has been appointed as ambassador of “I am Badminton” campaign by Badminton World Federation(BWF).

Chinese virtual Grand Prix won by Charles Leclerc

charles leclerc
  • Monégasque ferrari racing driver, Charles Leclerc has won Chinese virtual grand prix championship. 
  • Due to COVID-19 offline events are not possible, so Ferrari introduced new Formula 1 Esports Virtual Grand prix series.

WWF India’s new ambassador is Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan ANand
  • Indian Chess player Viswanathan Anand has joined World Wide Fund India as its ambassador for the environmental program.

The mascot of Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games “Feifei”

feifei mascot asian para games 2022
  • The mascot of 4th Asian Para Games that are scheduled to be held in Hongzhou, China from 9-15 October 2022 is “Feifei”.
  • This event will have having 22 different Sports.

India will host Asian Boxing Championship in November-December

India will host Asian Boxing Championship in November-December
  • The national sports federation has declared on 13th April that it will host the Asian Boxing Championships for men and women in November-December 2020.
  • The tournament will be kept in November-December and the host city will be finalized after things come to normal,” Boxing Federation of India’s (BFI) Executive Director R K Sacheti told media.

FIFA’s latest ranking stated that India retains 108th slot

FIFA
  • India football team preserved its 108th spot in the latest FIFA rankings.
  • While Belgium placed first and world champion France is on 2nd rank and Brazil is in the 3rd place.

Weightlifters from Malaysia and Thailand banned from Tokyo Olympic 2020

Tokyo 2020 Olympics
  • For violating doping rules. weightlifters from Malaysia and Thailand have been banned from Tokyo Olympics 2020.
  • They have been suspended by the International Weightlifting federation.

Kobe Bryant has been inducted in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of fame

kobe bryant
  • American Basketball legend Kobe Bryant has been inducted in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
  • He has become the 9th player to become the member to achieve this milestone.