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People of 13-year-old Momiji Northeast know Nishiya wins first-ever very little Olympic women's about sports right now. I will work to give recogni- skateboarding gold tion to the small state of apan's Momiji Nishiya has etched her name in history, earning the first-ever gold medal in by training youth, J Olympic women's skateboarding in Tokyo. She won the event with a score of 15.26. “I didn’t think I could especially young girls win, but everyone around me cheered me on so I’m glad I MIRABAI was able to find my groove,” said Nishiya, who gave the host nation a sweep of gold medals in the street event a CHANU, day after Yuto Horigome won the men’s event. After arriving Only Marjorie Gestring, who was 13 years and in New Delhi 268 days when winning the women’s 3m springboard diving at the 1936 Berlin Games, has secured gold in a summer Games at a Mirabai Chanu dedicates younger age INDIA @ TOKYO Olympic medal to India  Air pistol mixed team qualification stage 1 (Manu Bhaker/Saurabh edicating her victory to the prayers and love of Indians, Olympic Silver Chanu's Silver Medal could get upgraded Chaudhary, Yashaswini Singh medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu said According to sources, 's gold medal Deswal/Abhishek Verma) — Both pairs D her dreams were shattered after the winner Hou Zhihui is being tested by the failed to qualify for the medal rounds Rio Olympic, but hard work, dedication and encour- anti-doping authorities. If Zhihui agement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi helped in  Boxer Lovlina Borgohain one win bringing the first medal for India from Tokyo. "I was fails, Chanu could become the away from a medal able to win this medal because of the prayers and first Indian woman love of the people of India. I wish all young people, to win a Gold  In hockey, India beat Spain 3-0 especially girls who have entered sports, to make the country proud. I dedicate my medal to the medal in  Table tennis player people of the country. I thank the PM and sports weightlifting at loses to China's Ma Long in men's minister for encouraging me," said Chanu after the Olympics singles Round 3 match returning to India on Monday. Education Booker Prize longlist unveiled FACTOIDFACTOID JEE ADVANCED azuo Ishiguro, Rachel Cusk and British Indian novelist SCHEDULED TO BE Richard Powers Sunjeev Sahota on K are among the Booker Prize longlist: $16 TN- HELD ON OCTOBER 3 literary heavyweights in the Indian-origin British nov- running for the 2021 Booker elist Sunjeev Sahota is $35 TN Prize. Ishiguro, who won the also among the 13 British literary award in 1989 for authors longlisted for 'The Remains of the Day', his this year's Booker Prize That's the cost the world has to novel about a butler who works for fiction for ‘China bear due to Covid by 2025, accord- for a Nazi sympathiser, was BOOK Room'. His novel ‘China nominated this year for 'Klara Room' was chosen from ing to McKinsey. The world is 158 published in the UK and the Sun', which is about a The Booker Prize is awarded each year to the best unlikely to ever reach global herd 14-year-old girl who gets a or Ireland between novel written in English and published in Britain or humanoid machine companion to October 2020 and immunity, but it can contain the help relieve her loneliness. Ireland. This year, four of the nominated writers are September 2021. The 40- virus with a combination of vac- Ishiguro’s novel will compete for American, and the 13 longlisted novels are notable year-old, whose nion education minister Dharmendra Pradhan the prize against Powers’ for their diversity in topic and tone. The list also grandparents emigrated cines, improved testing, and has announced that the JEE (Advanced) 2021 forthcoming 'Bewilderment', includes Maggie Shipstead’s 'Great Circle', about a from Punjab in the 1960s, has been previously smarter quarantining, based on U examination for admission to the Indian about a widowed astrobiologist woman who devotes her life to flying and an actress shortlisted for the 2015 Institutes of Technology (IITs) will be held on October struggling to care for his 9-year- known outbreaks, rather than set to play her on screen, and Francis Spufford’s Booker Prize for ‘The 3. He further said that the examination will take place old son, and Cusk’s 'Second 'Light Perpetual', which follows the lives of five chil- Year of the Runaways' large, blunt lockdowns, McKinsey adhering to Covid-19 protocols. Place', about a marriage that is disrupted when the wife invites a dren after they are caught up in a World War II and is a winner of the said in a report. famous painter to stay. bombing raid European Union Prize for  This year, IIT-Kharagpur is conducting the exam, Literature in 2017 which is the qualifying test for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)

 While the JEE-Mains is conducted for admission UNESCO adds 4 natural, 3 cultural to the engineering colleges across the country, it is Bihar is the goldmine of the nation considered as a qualifying test for the JEE- sites to World Heritage List es, you heard it right. One of the country's Advanced our natural sites and poorest states, Bihar holds the country's DID three cultural sites  In an effort to support the student community, Y largest resource of gold ore, more than tradi- YOU have been added to F tional leaders. This revelation has been made by the KNOW the National Testing Agency (NTA) is organising the the UNESCO World Heritage union minister of mines, coal and parliamentary affairs JEE (Main)- 2021 in four sessions List. The natural sites added in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The are the four islands with rich National Mineral Inventory data on gold resources in  Two of these sessions have already been complet- biodiversity in Japan; a the country (including identified reserves), presented in ed in February (Session 1: from February23 to 26 coastal area of geo-diversity Parliament shows that Bihar has a gold ore resource of 2021) and March (Session 2: from March 16 to 18). and biodiversity in South a staggering 222.8 million ton (MT), or 42.21 per cent The April and May sessions were rescheduled Korea; part of the mountain of the total gold ore resource available in the country. ridge running down the Malay Peninsula in ; and a This is far more than Karnataka, the traditional seat of The surveyed gold ore deposits  The UGC NET December 2020 cycle examination corridor along the eastern coast of the Black Sea in Georgia. The gold mining with its age-old Kolar Gold Fields. As per scheduled for May 2021 was also postponed by the three cultural sites are the Dutch Water Defence Lines; the largely lie in Gaya, Rajgir and mines ministry data, Karnataka's gold ore resource is government in view of the Covid-19 pandemic Arslantepe Mound archeological tell in Turkey; and the Colonies just half of that of Bihar at about 103.84 MT. Jamui districts of Bihar of Benevolence in Belgium and the Netherlands. “Reading is the gateway skill that makes all other learning possible.” READ. PLAY. LEARN BARACK OBAMA, EX US PRESIDENT & AUTHOR 02 WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 ‘OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH BOOKS HAS BECOME FRAGMENTED OVER TIME. IT USED TO BE A LOVE AFFAIR’ After working as an English teacher in Delhi for over five decades, post retirement, Jyoti Bisht has embarked upon a new journey to return to kids – her best friends as she addresses them — as an author this time, with a collection of short stories, ‘Half Truths’. Know her story...

[email protected] ghost story and yet isn’t exactly one. TIPS FOR KIDS The end is my favourite. Now I won't From a teacher to an author, if say why because I don’t want to give Q you were to share your journey. TO BE A away the suspense. Same goes for When I was working as a teacher, I ‘The Ghost That Got Away’. ‘Bhura’ never imagined I would be an author GOOD AUTHOR is another favourite because I love one day.I have always loved reading dogs. I enjoyed writing ‘The Teacher books but never thought of writing ➤ Reading is important even and the Thief ’ as I found the protag- one. There was no such ambition. to write. Why? It expands your onist endearing. The conversation Teaching was the only thing I was between him and the other charac- passionate about. But it did lead me imagination and the ability to ter of the story was fun to do. Then to narrating stories to children—an- narrate and keeps the listener ‘Patch in the Garden’, ‘Of Horses and ecdotes from my own life and expe- gripped to your story. Men’ and ‘The Tinkle of Anklets’ riences—which I found kept children gave me goosebumps even as I wrote more engaged than textbooks. This ➤ Make places, characters, them; I loved Kasturi's courage. Since also made the children storytellers. the stories are all different, as their When I retired from formal teaching, emotions, situations as real as creator, I really cannot choose one. I I missed these riveting interactions. possible. When you write the leave it to the reader to pick his/her This led to journaling my thoughts, story, be a part of it. And it favourite. and eventually gave birth to a col- will reach a destination. lection of short stories ‘Half Truths’. How did you max and end it quick. It can’t have to spend quality time alone. They ➤ Keep your narration simple, Q manage to Why did you choose to write short pages and pages of descriptive detail look at parents glued to laptops and get rid of a even when the plot has twists Q stories instead of a novel? —a liberty that one has with a nov- fail to fathom why should they be any writer’s block? I find writing short stories a far more el. Also, you need to really satisfy and different. Children mirror parents, and turns. Let the writing style Since this is my enriching experience, as each plot tease the minds of the millennials so unless they are into books, and en- be your own. Your individuality first book, I didn’t has to be gripping for the reader.Also, because they have a short attention joy and read to them, they would not should be reflected on how you get a writer’s it is easy for an author to think afresh, span. For me, the ending was often be able to appreciate. Also, only if a block. In fact, as one moves from one chapter to the challenging, as each story had to have family engages in narrating stories give birth to your characters. stories kept chas- other.Also, writing short sto- a riveting end for the reader to move and experiences to one another, will ➤ ing each other in ries aren’t as time con- to the next page—satisfied. the child be able to express himself. Lead your story to a great my mind. Our relationship with books has frag- climax. A good end of the mented over time. It used to be a long story often stays with us, even How do you define love affair.My interest in reading be- after the story is over. Q half-truth in life? Reading expands your imagination and gan with the ‘Noddy’ series that was Our lives are made read to us at bedtime in the dormi- ➤ Being curious and sensitive up of half-truths. the ability to write a good story tory of the boarding school. It became My stories are to the various nuances of life ON HOW TO WRITE WELL a habit and then, I couldn’t wait to drawn from the start reading books myself. is also important. The more we truths of my observe and understand life, life: incidents, suming as one would have to invest What would be your favourite the more relatable the story characters, days on writing a novel. Writing short In an age when children Q chapter in the book and why? situations. stories appealed to me far more as it Q are glued to digital devices, how Now,that’s not a fair question. I think becomes. is quicker and carries a pace for both do you think they can be drawn back as the author of the stories, I should ➤ author and the reader. to reading a printed version? like them equally, as a parent loves Above all, don’t let the fan- It is sad that as a society,we have for- all of his/her children. And mine is tasy world come to an end. How challenging is it to write short gotten to enjoy the ‘alone space’ be- a big brood of 14! I liked bits and Keep it alive, weave stories in Q stories? tween the reader and the book. It used pieces of each one, as I developed your mind and lose yourself in It is quite challenging because you to be sacrosanct. Sadly, the genera- them into their final stages. I loved need so many ideas. Also, you need tion today—exposed to a far wider ‘Under the Banyan Tree’ for the way them once in a while. to begin the story,take the plot to cli- social life—are not even aware of how it shaped up. It has the elements of a

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our athletes and the hope and aspira- tions of our nation from the 126 athletes LEARN ALL ABOUT CAREERS including the legendary female boxer Cheering Indian Olympians , tennis legend , P V Sindhu among others. Ryanites are IN SCIENCE AND MATH s the countdown to Tokyo International Group of Institutions, Mum- very hopeful that the support and prayer Olympics begins, the buzz bai have joined the nation in wishing and of a nation of more than a billion will Times NIE has always brought the very best for students. This around the Indian contingent cheering up our Tokyo-bound athletes by make our athletes to put in their best to Ahas picked up to cheer Team In- drawing posters and writing slogans. The come out on top and help India have its year we present a unique webinar for students of grade 10 and dia and lift their spirit. Students of Ryan beautiful posters convey good wishes for best Olympic outing to date. select Students of the Year during an eFORUM themed Student of the year award 2021-22 — Career Guidance Webinar

imes NIE has associ- ated with Vidyalankar THE STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021-22 for eFORUM themed TOPIC: Careers in Science and Maths T Student of the year award 2021-22 webinar to be held DATE: July 30th, 2021 on July 30th, 2021 from 5 to 6:30 TIME: 5 to 6:30 pm pm. Guest of honour for the event would be former Time NIE WEBINAR LINK: https://en-gb.facebook.com/toistu- Star Correspondent Trishit dent/live Banerjee. (Trishit was the only student selected from India for dents about opting for careers gree and Management Col- the Advanced Molecular Chem- in Science and Maths in addi- lege, approved by AICTE and istry course under the Future tion to life lessons shared by affiliated to the University of Global Leadership Programme. the Trishit Banerjee. The Mumbai. Trishit started his undergrad- Times NIE Student of the Year This award will be pre- uate programme from 01 Oc- sented to the students the finals. tober, 2015 at Tohoku Uni- currently in Grade 10, Round 2: The topic for versity, Japan. He complet- based on their aca- Young debating champs this round was ‘Self-studies ed his Graduation and Mas- demic performance in Vs Classroom studies’. ters programme with 100% Grade 9. City schools t was once said, “For Which is the better way to scholarship.) will nominate top 5 stu- good ideas and true in- learn? The other panelist for dents for this award. novations, you need hu- The proposition and the webinar is Prof Hitesh Award is being founded to Criteria - Top performers in Iman interaction, con- the opposition team fared Moghe and IIT Bombay alum- recognise academic excellence Grade 9 school exams (Acade- flict, argument, and debate”. well against each other in nus. He is head of department in the classroom. The purpose mic Year 2020-21). Holy Name High School or- their refutation round. of Mathematics at is to reward students for their During the Career Guid- ganised an online Debate Each house was enthusias- Vidyalankar. He will address hard work and dedication lead- ance webinar the topper from Competition 21’. All four tic and very comprehensive career related queries of stu- ing towards an outstanding each school will be felicitated. houses participated viz. Red, about their topic for debate. dents and encourage them to overall performance and in ac- Top five Students of The Year Blue, Green, and Yellow. Considering that these take up careers in science and ademics within the school. can attend the webinar. Overall, two rounds were competitions were held on- maths. This year we have All top 5 rankers from each conducted on different days. line, one may have imag- This time the Student of partnered this award in school will be awarded with an Round 1: The topic for ined it to be a bit arduous. the Year award 2021-22 webi- association with Vidyalankar E-certificate, and scholarship this round was “Examina- But with the cooperation of nar promises to guide Students Institute of Technology, from Vidyalankar which will tions should be conducted every member of the Holy of the Year and grade 10 stu- which is an Engineering De- be emailed to the students. offline”. At the end of this Name High School, we round, two houses reached made it possible. India’s biggest interschool Quiz - School Super League competition

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eer pressure isn’t always necessarily bad. Some- eer pressure often cause conflicts in one’s life. You often no- times peer pressure isn’t pressure but rather en- tice yourself complaining about not being good enough, or P couragement to step out of the comfort zone and Pnot fitting a particular “standard”. The feeling of always be- explore. When one needs a boost of confidence, en- ing compared to the people of your age may lead couragement from your fellow peers or to an inferiority complex and also create a red friends can be a blessing. It can positively flag towards depression and anxiety. AGAINST FOR impact one’s identity and help one develop Friends have a strong effect on the choices one their self-esteem. Yes, peer pressure is bad when the makes. This can make us join our peer’s wrongdoings like lying, skip- person being pressured is unwilling. But when some- ping classes, drinking, cheating. This list is never ending. Try to one is willing but scared, peer pressure or rather the avoid peer pressure as much as possible. Stand up for your- morale-boosting might end up doing much good. Every self, be kind, think before saying/acting upon something. person is different in their own way. Some Staying focused on self is the key to stay away people need to be given headspace to grow from peer pressure. Don’t compare yourself while others need a small push. with others or try to be them, be your Aarya Bhanushali, class X, own self. S.V.D.D. English Medium Secondary High Jasmine Airy, class X, School D.A.V. Public School, Nerul Rupinder’s brace hands India 3-0 win over Spain in Olympic men’s hockey; to face reigning Olympic champions Argentina

ragflicker Rupinder Pal that’s always a concern when that happens. pressed the Indian defence hard in second Singh scored a brace as the But the team did really well in terms of de- quarter and play was mostly in the Indian half. Indian men’s hockey over- fending,” he said. “The first quarter was came a demoralising de- played very well, we could move the ball re- ■ Spain’s pressure tactics earned them feat in the previous match ally well and it was exactly what we planned three penalty corners in the third quarter to cruise past Spain 3-0 on to do.We struggled a bit in the second and -- the last one coming just seconds from the Tuesday to inch closer to third quarters.” end following a referral -- but the Indian de- aD quarterfinal berth at the Tokyo Olympics. fence held firm to keep their lead intact. Rupinder Pal Singh Drubbed 1-7 by Australia in their last ■ Manpreet Singh’s men played high pres- match, India produced a spirited perform- sure hockey from the word go and domi- ■ Experienced India goalkeeper PR Sree- ance against world No.9 Spain and scored nated the possession in the initial 10 min- jesh, who had a nightmarish outing against through Simranjeet Singh (14th minute) and utes even though they failed to create any Australia, had a brilliant game as he showed Rupinder Pal Singh (15th and 51st) to record real scoring opportunities. In the ninth good reflexes to pull off some fine saves. a comfortable win in their third Pool A minute, India came close to breaking the match at the Oi Hockey Stadium. deadlock but Simranjeet’s deflection from ■ The fragile Indian defence, known for India, ranked fourth in the world, had skipper Manpreet Singh sailed over the goal. succumbing in tough situations, somehow earlier defeated New Zealand 3-2 in their managed to soak up the pressure put up by opening fixture. Spain, on the other hand, the Spaniards.With a two goal cushion, the are yet to register a win in the competition. Spain wasted chances Indians were quite content in just defend- Spain drew 1-1 against Argentina before los- ing in the fourth and final quarter as Spain ing 3-4 to New Zealand. ■ Spain steadily got into the groove and se- continued to apply relentless pressure. But The Indians will next play reigning cured their first penalty corner in the 12th in the 51st minute India managed to find the Olympic champions Argentina on Thursday. minute but wasted the chance.The Indians net again when they earned a penalty cor- mounted number of attacks in the final few ner, their fourth of the match, from a count- minutes and the ploy bore fruits when er attack and this time Rupinder was bang Team more organized Spain’s defence was caught off guard by on target with a powerful low flick to the Amit Rohidas’ pass and Simranjeet just right of Spanish goalkeeper Cortes. ■ For any team, it is always tough to re- tapped the ball in past Quico Cortes. cover from a morale-shattering loss within ■ Down 0-3, Spain didn’t give up and con- a day,but India looked more organised and ■ The goal rejuvenated India as they se- tinued to attack in numbers while the In- sorted against Spain on Tuesday. Despite cured three back-to-back penalty corners in dians looked to just defend. In the 53rd the win, India’s chief coach Graham Reid the final minute of the first quarter and minute, Spain secured three consecutive said the team needs to work on a lot of grey from the third set piece Harmanpreet’s flick penalty corners but dragflicker Pau Que- areas, like conceding penalty corners ahead found the body of a Spanish defender, which mada failed to breach the Indian back-line of their remaining matches. resulted in a penalty stroke. Rupinder Pal led by Sreejesh. Singh stepped up and made no mistake in ■ “Better result today, but a lot of things doubling India’s lead. ■ Spain secured another penalty corner in to work on from an improvement perspec- the final minutes but again Sreejesh denied tive. The fact that we gave too many corners, ■ Trailing by two goals, the Spaniards Quemada to help India keep a clean sheet. PTI

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BOXING HOCKEY BADMINTON OLYMPIC WATCH July 28, 2021 | INDIANS IN THE FRAY Pooja Rani - Women’s Pool A - P V Sindhu vs N Y Cheung Women’s Middleweight Round of 16 India vs Great Britain B. Sai Praneeth vs Mark Caljouw Paddler Sharath Kamal, shuttlers Shetty - Rankireddy bow out ndian paddler Sharath Kamal took Games. , Sutirtha Mukher- Defeats veteran German opponent in a keenly fought bout on her debut at the Olympics a game off the legendary Ma Long, jee and G Sathiyan have all exited the Ithe reigning Olympic and world singles competition. ndian boxer Lovlina Borgo- the thinnest of margins. She claimed also a two-time world championship champion, before making a third round hain (69kg) advanced to the all the three rounds on split points. bronze-medallist and a former Eu- exit from the table tennis competition, Win match, lose points tally quarterfinals of the women’s The Indian pugilist took Round ropean champion. She is pursuing while shuttlers Chirag Shetty and welterweight (69-75kg) cate- 1, 3-2 and this created pressure on a PhD in neuroscience, which she Satwiksairaj Rankireddy defected their Indian shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Igory in her debut Olympic her German opponent. Lovlina put on hold for a year to prepare for England opponents but still missed qual- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy emerged vic- appearance, defeating German maintained her charge in Round 2, the Olympics.Apetz made the ifying for the quarterfinals at the Tokyo torious against the England pair of Ben veteran Nadine Apetz in a close- and she unleashed further punch- Games cut after reaching the semi- Olympics, on Tuesday. Lane and Sean Vendy in their final ly-fought last-16 stage bout es, throwing Apetz off her guard. finals of the European Qualifica- Group A match but still missed out on on Tuesday. Borgohain de- The 23-year-old did not relent, and tion Tournament last year. Sharath takes game off Ma Long qualifying for the quarterfinals. feated Apetz 3-2. in the end, she won the match, pro- Borgohain is a two-time World Ranked 10th in the gressing to the quarterfinals. and Asian championships bronze- Sharath fought tooth world, the Indians beat Showed poise in medallist. She will next face Chi- and nail to take the sec- world number 18 team Game plan worked nese Taipei’s Nien-Chin Chen, who ond game from Long but 21-17 21-19 in a 44- touch contest is seeded fourth and a former eventually lost the men’s minute match. Borgohain, the lone The Indian youngster, hailing from world champion, on July 30. A win singles contest 7-11 11-8 However, they Indian boxer in ac- Assam, was the aggressor in the in that bout would assure Borgo- 11-13 4-11 4-11 in 46 min- couldn’t make it to the tion on the day, pre- opening round before she changed hain of at least a bronze medal at utes.The Chinese great acknowledged knockout stage as they vailed 3-2 over her strategy to play the waiting game, the mega-event. Chen was also a that Sharath made it tough for him. “It finished third in the rival 12 years her drawing Apetz in to punish her on silver-medallist at the 2019 Asian was a tough match. Of course at the Group A. All three

Photo: AP senior. Both the boxers counter-attack. The plan worked out Championships and defeated Olympics every match, no matter the teams finished on same were making their Games debut just fine despite the German’s well- Italy’s Angela Carini 3-2 in her pre- opponent, no matter the country, it’s al- points with two wins and the Indian became the first placed jabs often troubling Borgo- quarterfinal bout. ways tough,” Ma Long said after the each and when the number of games from her nine-strong team to hain. Borgohain relied mostly on her On Sunday, Mary Kom had match. “I did prepare for difficulties. won was considered to identify the qual- make the quarterfinal left hooks to keep the slender edge. stormed into the Round of 16 of The third game was crucial. After gut- ifiers, the Indians lost. stage. The 23-year-old The 35-year-old Apetz was the women’s flyweight (48-51 kg) catego- ting it out the last two games were bet- Chirag and Satwik’s straight game Germany’s Nadine Apetz (red) and India’s Lovlina showed great poise in a first German woman to qualify for ry after defeating Miguelina Garcia ter,” he added. loss to the Indonesians on Monday cost Borgohain fight during their women’s welter (64-69kg) tense contest to triumph by a boxing event at the Olympics and of the Dominican Republic. AGENCIES With Sharath’s defeat, India’s chal- them dear. Only the top two pairs of each preliminaries round of 16 boxing match lenge has ended in table tennis at the group advance to the quarterfinals. AGENCIES

Q3: Which woman tennis Q5: Mary Kom was the first a. Zhaina Shekerbekova Narla associated? QUIZ TIME! player was given the Indian woman boxer to win b. Park Ji-na a. Tennis award of Cet??ean de onoare Gold at 2014 Asian Games, Incheon, c. Jutamas Jitpong b. Hockey Q1: Which team won the 2015 (“Honorary Citizen”) of the city South Korea. Whom did she defeat? d. Boualam Roumaysa c. Table Tennis Cricket World Cup? of Bucharest in 2018? d. Football a. Australia a. Serena Williams Who has won the maximum b. New Zealand b. Simona Halep Q6: number of medals in the Ezra Cup is related to which c. South Africa c. Angelique Kerber World Wrestling Championships Q8: of the following sports? d. India d. Justin Henin Women’s freestyle category? a. Polo a. Kaori Icho Which of the following b. Tennis Who was the first Q2: events are not a part of Q4: b. Hitomi Obara c. Hockey the Olympic Games but a part of recognised Chess c. Saori Yoshida d. Cricket the ? Champion of the world? d. Nikola Hartmann ANSWERS: 1. a. Australia 2. d. All of the above a. Lawn Balls a. Garry Kasparov 3. b. Simona Halep 4. b. Wilhelm Steinitz b. Netball b. Wilhelm Steinitz With which sport are 5. a. Zhaina Shekerbekova 6. c. Saori Yoshida c. Squash c. Howard Staunton Q7: , Harsh Mary Kom 7. a. Tennis 8. b. Polo d. All of the above d. Adolf Anderssen Mankad, Nitin Kirtane, Susheel Photo: PTI