Jallikattu: With a steep rise in the daily cases of COVID-19, the district administration in Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet and Tirupattur, have banned the conduct of Jallikattu events, ahead of Pongal festival, as part of safety measures. The bull-taming sport is popular in Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Theni, Pudukkottai and Dindigul districts known as the Jallikattu belt. Jallikattu […]
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Draft National Air Sports Policy
Draft National Air Sports Policy: The government has released a draft national policy for air sports. Highlights of the Policy: Two-tier governance structure: The policy proposes a two-tier governance structure for air sports in the country, which will include an apex governing body called the Air Sports Federation of India (ASFI) and associations for each […]
Bullock Cart Race: Maharashtra
Bullock Cart Race: Maharashtra The Supreme Court has allowed Maharashtra to hold bullock cart races in the state till the pendency of the matter before the constitutional Bench of the apex court. It is a 400-year-old tradition. Bullock cart races were banned in Maharashtra after the Supreme Court declared that the race as violative of […]
Davis Cup 2021
Davis Cup 2021: The Davis Cup 2021 was won by Russian Tennis Federation. The Davis Cup finals was held between Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev of Russia. And Daniit Medvedev won the match bringing victory to the Russian Tennis Federation. Andrey Rublev was named the Most Valuable Player. The Davis Cup is also called the […]
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Has Suspended North Korea
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Has Suspended North Korea: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended North Korea until the end of 2022 after it failed to send a team to the Tokyo Games. The suspension means the country will miss out on the Beijing Winter Games. North Korea did not send a delegation to […]
Mirabai Chanu
Mirabai Chanu: Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Tokyo Olympics in Women’s 49 kg, becoming the first Indian weightlifter to win silver at the Olympics and the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic medal Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (born 8 August 1994) is an Indian weightlifter She won […]
Divyangta Khel Kendras
’Divyangta Khel Kendras’: Union minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot announced establishment of five ’Divyangta Khel Kendras’ in different parts of country. They have been established while looking at the interest towards the sports among the Divyangjan of the country and their good performance in Paralympics. He also distributed aids and assistive devices […]
What is Pitch-Siding?
Pitch-Siding: During a match in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Anti-Corruption Unit nabbed two individuals for allegedly pitch-siding or court-siding. Pitch or court-siding is having somebody inside a sports venue and passing on immediate match-related updates to a bookie, who can use that information to change […]
World’s Largest Stadium In Gujarat : Key Points
World’s Largest Stadium In Gujarat: The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, has inaugurated the world’s largest Stadium at Motera, in Gujarat on February 24, 2021. The Motera stadium was later renamed as the Narendra Modi Stadium. This stadium has surpassed the Melbourne Cricket Ground and became the largest stadium in the world. This stadium […]
What is 2K Time Trial in Cricket?
2K TIME TRIAL: The two-kilometer time trial — set at eight minutes and 15 seconds for fast bowlers and 8:30 for batsmen, spinners and wicketkeepers — has become mandatory for India’s centrally-contracted cricketers. On a standard athletics track, the distance is covered in five laps of 400 metres each. The timings can be measured with […]
