Category: Sports Current Affairs

Sumit Nagpal becomes first Indian to enter the second round of Grand Slam Singles event

October 17, 2020

• Sumit Nagpal created history by becoming the first Indian to win a singles’ main draw match at a grand slam in the last 7 years.

India, Russia announced as joint winners at FIDE Chess Olympiad

October 17, 2020

• India and Russia were announced on August 30, 2020, as the joint winners of FIDE (International Chess Federation) Chess Olympiad as Divya Deshmukh and Nihal Sarin lost connection to their games in the 2nd round and had to forfeit.

Table Tennis player Poulami Ghatak retires

October 17, 2020

• Poulami Ghatak, India’s ace Table Tennis player, decided to retire silently from the sport.

Los Angeles Lakers wins 17th NBA Championship

October 13, 2020

• The Los Angeles Lakers won the National Basketball Association (NBA) Championship 2020 by defeating the Miami Heat.

Rafael Nadal wins French Open 2020

October 12, 2020

• Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win the men’s 2020 French Open Title.
• In Women’s single, Iga Swiatek of Poland, claimed a historic win, by becoming the youngest woman to win the title in the history of the championship by defeating Sofia Kenin, of the United States.

2020 Eifel Grand Prix

October 11, 2020

• The 2020 Eifel Grand Prix held at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany has been won by Lewis Hamilton.

International Online Shooting Championship won by Visnu Shivaraj Pandian

October 5, 2020

• India’s Visnu Shivaraj Pandian has won the 10m air rifle event at the fifth edition of the International Online Shooting Championship.

Kiren Rijiju launches new logo of Sports Authority of India

October 1, 2020

• The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju has launched the new logo of Sports Authority of India’s (SAI).

Russian Grand Prix 2020 won by Valtteri Bottas

September 27, 2020

• The Formula One Russian Grand Prix 2020 which was held at Sochi Autodrom, Russia has been won by Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland).

2020 Italian Open title won by Novak Djokovic

September 23, 2020

• 2020 Italian Open title won by Novak Djokovic. He defeated Argentine Diego Schwartzman.
• Women’s Single won by Simona Halep whereas Men’s Double won by Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos & Women’s Double won by Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová.