Sports Flashcards
Laureus World Sports Awards 2023 ceremony held in
Paris
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
Lionel Messi
Messi won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in which other year
2020 (became first ever footballer to win)
2023: became first sportsman from team sport to win twice
Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Laureus World Team of the Year: Winner of 2023:
Argentina Men‘s Football Team
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
1st Laureus World Sports Award ceremony took place in which year and was won by who?
Took place on May 25, 2000- won by Tiger Woods (golf)
Most Laureus World Sports Awards is won by which player?
(6)- Roger Federer - 5 Sportsman of the year +1 Comeback of the year
Laureus Sport for Good:
TEAMUP (Global)
Most Laureus World Sports Awards won by a female?
(5)- Serena Williams - 4 Sportsman of the year +1 Comeback of the year
Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 won by
Sachin Tendulkar
Where did Wimbledon 2023 take place?
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, UK
Wimbledon 2023 was which edition of the game
136th
Wimbledon 2023 is the the ___ staging of the Ladies‘ Singles Championship event
the __ in the Open Era
the 129th staging of the Ladies‘ Singles Championship event
the 55th in the Open Era
Wimbledon is the __rd grand slam of the year
3rd
Wimbledon is run by which fed/org
International Tennis Federation (ITF)
Winner of Wimbledon 2023
Carlos Alcaraz
Who won the Women’s singles in Wimbledon 2023
Czech Republic Marketa Vondrousova
Who won Men‘s doubles in Wimbledon 2023
Netherlands Wesley Koolhof / United Kingdom Neal Skupski
Who won Women‘s doubles in Wimbledon 2023
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Wimbledon is held in which months and on which court
late June to early July (grass court)
Australia Open is held in which months and on which court
Jan
Hard Court
US Open is held in which months and on which court
August– September (hard court)
French Open is held in which months and on which court
May-Early June
Clay court
INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION Founded in which year as what
1913 (as the International Lawn Tennis Federation)
HQ of International Tennis Federation
London UK
Who is Chair of International Tennis Federation &
Who is the CEO of International Tennis Federation
Chair: David Haggerty
CEO: Kelly Fairweather
2023 Asian Athletics Championship was held in which country
Thailand
2023 Asian Athletics Championship - Mascot
Hanuman
When was the Asian Athletics Association established
1973
How many countries participated in the 2023 Asian Athletics Championship
9- India; Japan; Hong Kong; Singapore; China; Indonesia; the Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Philippines
Which countries topped the medal tally in Asian athletic Championship
Japan- 1st
China-2nd
India-3rd
Diamond League
2023 is which edition of the competiton
14th edition
How many rounds of Diamond League are being held?
14
Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023 was which edition of the game
7th
Where was the Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023 held
Mayor Radhakrishna Stadium, Chennai
Mascot of Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023
Bomman
Who won the Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023 for the record 4th time
India
First edition of Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023 was hosted by
China
India moved to which in the FIH - hockey ranking after winning Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023
3rd from 4th
1- Netherland
2- Belgium
President of Asian Hockey Federation
Fumio Ogura
When was the Asian Hockey Federation established
1958
HQ- Kuala Lumpur
When was the Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023 first played
China- 2011
Who won the FIDE world cup 2023
Magnus
Where did FIDE World Cup 2023 take place
Baku, Azerbaijan
FIDE World Cup 2023 marked the __ th iteration of the Chess world cup
10th
Where was FIDE World Cup 2023 hosted
Baku Ajerbaijan
Prag acheived the GM title at the age of ?
12
Prag became an international master at what age
10
1st Grandmaster from India
Vishy Anand 1988
Pragannandha is seeded at
31
FIDE was founded in which year and where
1924
Paris
Chair of FIDE
Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich
India’s top ranked chess player
Dommaraju Gukesh
Current world ranking of Gukeksh
8
Vishwanath Anand had been the top ranked player of India since how many years before Gukesh overtook him
36 years
Who is the youngest chess player to cross the 2750 mark
Gukesh
World Athlectics Championship 2023 edition
19th
India’s rank in World Athletics Championships 2023
18th- 1 medal
Rank 1 in World Athletics Championships 2023
US - 29 medals
Where was World Athletics Championships 2023 held
National Athlectics Centre, Budapest, Hungary
Since when has Magnus Carslen been the World No 1
July 2011
Motto of World Athletics Championships 2023
Witness the Wonder
Mascot of World Athletics Championships 2023
Youhuu (native Hungarian Racka sheep)
In which year did Neeraj Chopra win Asian Games Gold
2018, 2023