SPORTS

Question 1

Alpine Renault’s Esteban Ocon (France) won the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix 2021 held at Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary.

Answer 1

It is Esteban Ocon’s maiden F1 victory
# Mercedes’ driver Lewis Hamilton (United Kingdom) finished 2nd, With this, Lewis Hamilton regained the lead in the F1 2021 Drivers Championship
# F1 Championships are organised by Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA)
# About FIA
President – Jean Todt
Headquarters – Paris, France

Question 2

Sri Lankan All-Rounder Isuru Udana (33) announced his retirement from International cricket

Answer 2

About ICC (International Cricket Council) Chairman – Greg Barclay Headquarters – Dubai

Question 3

32nd Edition of Olympic Games is taking place in Tokyo, Japan from 23rd July, 2021 – 8th August, 2021
# Cash award of INR 75 Lakh for each gold medal winner; INR 40 Lakh for Silver medal; INR 25 Lakh to Bronze medal winners
# About International Olympic Committee (IOC)
President – Thomas Bach
Headquarters – Lausanne, Switzerland

Answer 3

# Specific Motto is ‘United by Emotion’
# Opening ceremony took place at the newly-built National Stadium, Tokyo
# MirabaiChanu (Manipur) wins Silver Medal in 49kg Weightlifting
# She became 1st Indian Weightlifter to win Silver in Olympics
# P.V. Sindhu (Telangana) wins Bronze Medal in Badminton
# She became the 1st Indian Woman and 2nd Indian overall to win 2 Olympic Medals
# Tennis - SumitNagal (Haryana) defeated Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) in his opening round match. With this, he became the 1st Indian since 1996 (3rd overall) to win a singles match at the Olympics
# Hockey – VandanaKatariya (Uttarakhand) became the 1st Indian woman to score a hat-trick at Olympics
# Fencing – CA Bhavani Devi (Tamil Nadu) who became the 1st ever fencer to represent Indian at Olympics also became the 1st Indian Fencing Player to win an Olympic Match

Question 4

Nepal Cricket Team Captain Paras Khadka(34) announced his retirement from International cricket. He is the 1st Nepalese batsman to score a century in both ODI and T20 formats

Answer 4

longest-serving captain in Associate Cricket
# About International Cricket Council (ICC)
Chairman – Greg Barclay
Headquarters – Dubai
Chairman of ICC’s Cricket Committee – Anil Kumble