Exercise :: Sports - Latest Current Affairs
- Sports - Latest Current Affairs
| 1. | Indian men's recurve team bagged a __________ medal in the Archery World Championships. |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Indian men's recurve team bagged a silver medal in the Archery World Championships at Den Bosch in The Netherlands, thus ending India's campaign with one silver and two bronze medals in the Championships. The Indian trio of Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das and Pravin lost to Chinese team of Ding Yiliang, Wei Shaoxuan and Feng Hao 6-2 in the summit clash.
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| 2. | Which of the following team won Cantor Fitzgerald U21 International title? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Indian junior women's hockey team clinched the Cantor Fitzgerald U21 International 4-Nations title after beating Ireland 1-0 in the final at Dublin, Ireland. The win meant India ended the tournament with an unblemished record. With three goals in four games, Mumtaz Khan finished as the highest goal scorer of the tournament.
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| 3. | Which of the following team wins the Champions League for the sixth time? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: In Football, Liverpool breezed past Tottenham at Madrid to win the Champions League for the sixth time. In the all-English showpiece, the Reds got the better of Spurs with a 2-nil win. Mohamed Salah put Liverpool in front after just two minutes when he converted a penalty following a handball by Moussa Sissoko.
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| 4. | How many gold medals did India won Under-20 Eurasian Athletics Championship? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Under-20 Eurasian Athletics Championships held at Almaty, Kazakhstan, Indian juniors bagged 5 gold and 3 silver medals. The national teams from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, India, and Tajikistan participated in a 2-day event held on May 29-30, 2019. Sreekiran bagged the boys' 800m gold with a time of 1:54.62 while Rohit Yadav added the fifth gold medal to India's tally, finishing on top in the boys' javelin throw by clearing a distance of 74.55m.
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| 5. | The first world cup match for 2019 is being held in which stadium? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The opening match of the ICC World Cup 2019 was held on May 30, 2019, between host country England and South Africa at the Kennington Oval, London.
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