Under-19 World Cup: India won a record-extending fifth Under-19 World Cup title, beating England by four wickets in the final. The 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in the West Indies in January and February 2022 with sixteen teams taking part. It was the fourteenth […]
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Diplomatic Boycott Of The Beijing Winter Olympics
Diplomatic Boycott Of The Beijing Winter Olympics: India announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which get underway recently. By doing so, India has joined a growing list of countries that will not send government delegations to the Chinese capital for the Winter Olympics. In December, the United States had announced a […]
Scheme Of Assistance To National Sports Federations (NSFs)
Scheme Of Assistance To National Sports Federations (NSFs): The Union Government has approved continuation of Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs) with an outlay of Rs. 1575 crore for XV Finance Commission Cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26). The Scheme of Assistance to NSFs is the flagship Central Sector Scheme. It is the main […]
Winter Olympics 2022
Winter Olympics: The Russian President, Pakistan Prime Minister and five Presidents from Central Asia will reach China for the opening of the Winter Olympics. The Russian President will discuss the ongoing crisis with Ukraine with the Chinese President. China has close relations with Russia but has been largely silent on the crisis in Ukraine […]
Jallikattu in Covid-19
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 […]
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 […]
