GK Flashcards
which edition was commonewealth games 2022
22nd
commonwealth games 2022 took place in
birmingham, england
commonwealth games 2022 held from
28th july-8th august
motto?
sport is just the beginning
how many nations participated?
72 (largest ever)
athlete’s oath was administered by?
geva mentor
organiser?
commonweath games federation
mascot
perry, multicolored bull
named after a place in birmingham
india won how many medals in CWG 2022
61
out of the total medals how many were gold?
22
india’s rank ?
4th
which country bagged the most medals in cwg 2022
australia 178 medals
how many countries are part of commonwealth of nations
56
hq of commonwealth of nations
marlborough house , london, uk
top 5 countries who bagged the most medals
1.australia
2.england
3.canada
4.india
5.newzealand
head of commonwealth of nations
king charles III
flag bearers for india during the opening ceremony
P.V. sindhu and manpreet singh
flag bearers for india during the closing ceremony
nikhath zareen and sharath achanta
youngest player in the indian contingent
anahat singh, squash player 13 yrs
oldest player in the indian contingent
sunil bahadur 45 yrs
india won it’s 1st medal in which sport
lawn bowls
women- gold
men- silver
india’s most successful player this year
sharath kamal 3 gold and 1 silver medal
lovely choubey, pinki singh, nayanmoni saikia and rupa rani tirkey are associated with which sport?
lawn bowls
1st cwg were held at
hamilton, canada in 1930
1st medal for india was won by
rashid anwar in 1934 (won a bronze in 74kg freestyle wrestling)
new events introduced in 2022
t20 cricket(women)
judo
3x3 basketball
3x3 wheelchair basketball
para table tennis
which country bagged a gold in cricket
australia
india got which medal in cricket
silver
last time cwg were held at
gold coast australia
latest country to sever it’s ties with the crown in 2021
barbados
how many countries still have the british crown as it’s nominal head
15 nations (including britain)
british crown lead nations are known as
the commonwealth realm
