Current Affairs - Sports

Exercise : Sports - Latest Current Affairs
  • Sports - Latest Current Affairs
206.
The Victoria state of Australia has pulled out as the Commonwealth Games host for which year?
2025
2026
2027
2028
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Australia's Victoria state has withdrawn as the host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of a massive increase in the projected cost of staging the multi-sports event.

207.
Carlos Alcaraz, who won his first Wimbledon title, belongs to which country?
Germany
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated seven-time champion Novak Djokovic to claim his first Wimbledon title.

208.
Keerthana Pandian, who made headlines, belongs to which game?
Badminton
Golf
Snooker
Hockey
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Keerthana Pandian defeated fellow Indian Anupama Ramachandran in the final to emerge as the IBSF World under-21 women’s snooker champion.

209.
India's six-person team won two gold medals at the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad in 2023 in Japan. How many countries participated in the event?
112
108
100
95
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The six-member Indian team at the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2023 held in Chiba, Japan (July 2-13, 2023) secured 2 Gold, 2 Silver, and 2 Bronze medals and finished 9th out of 112 countries.

210.
How many members are there in the National Olympic Committee?
30
35
40
45
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia with 45 member National Olympic Committees. OCA, in partnership with the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF), announced the "Road to Asian Games" campaign for the 2022 Asian Games.