Rafael Nadal wins 2019 edition of men’s singles US Open Tennis title

Spain’s Rafael Nadal has won the 2019 edition of men’s singles US Open Tennis title by defeating Daniil Medvedev in a five-set epic with a thrilling 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4. This is his 4th US Open title and 19th ..

Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

To recognize the spirit of adventure in the youth of India, the Government of India hands out the Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award every year. What are the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure awards? The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards are awarded ..

Manasi Joshi wins gold at 2019 BWF Para Badminton World Championships

Indian Para-badminton player Manasi Joshi from Rajkot has recently clinched her first gold in women’s singles category at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland. In the final, she defeated 3-time SL3 world champion Parul Parmar with a ..

WADA suspends accreditation of India’s National Dope Testing Laboratory for 6 months

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspended accreditation of National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) for six months. This suspension was imposed due to non-conformities with International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) by NDTL as identified during WADA site visit. Reasons for Suspension WADA ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

2019 World Youth Chess Championship

For the first time-ever India is hosting the prestigious World Youth chess championship, which is scheduled to be held in Mumbai from October 1 to 13. The world’s best talent in under-14, u-16 and u-18 categories will be on view. ..

India wins 2019 T20 Physical Disability Cricket World Series

Indian cricket team has won the T20 Physical Disability World Cricket Series in England. In the final, India defeated England by 36 runs at the Blackfinch New Road ground in Worcester. The Indian team called itself Wadekar Warriors, in memory ..

2020 Olympics at Tokyo Japan

The 2020 Summer Olympics (more commonly referred to as Tokyo 2020) will be held from July 24 to August 9, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. What had happened? The city of Tokyo was shortlisted to be the host city during the ..

Maharashtra launches Mission Shakti sports initiative

Film Actor Aamir Khan launched Mission Shakti, a Maharashtra government’s initiative to train athletes from tribal areas for international sports events such as Olympics. It will help Maharashtra government to hunt for talented athletes in remote areas of Chandrapur and ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty become first Indian pair to win a BWF Super 500 badminton tournament

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have become the first Indian pair to win a BWF Super 500 badminton tournament. They beat World champions Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen of China in the summit clash of Thailand Open 21-19, ..

Dejan Papic appointed as new national coach of Indian table tennis team

Dejan Papic from Canada has been appointed the new national coach of the Indian table tennis team. He accepted the one-year contract that was offered to him by the Sports Authority of India (SAI). He will be paid USD 7000 ..