Important Sports Current Affairs – January 2020 January 2020 Important Sports Current Affairs Lawn bowls & Cycling to be included in 3rd Khelo India Games Chief Executive Officer of “Khelo India Games” has announced that “Lawn bowls” and “cycling” will be included in the 3rd edition of Khelo India Games. The two games will be included in the event for the first time. The 3rd edition of the tournament will be held in Guwahati, Assam in January 2020. Athletes from all over the country will be coming to Guwahati for the Khelo India Youth Games. Extra Shots: Khelo India Youth Games, formerly Khelo India School Games, meaning Play India Youth Games, held annually in January or February, are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot games in India held for two categories, namely under-17 years school students and under-21 college students. First event: 2018 Last event: 2019 Occur every: Annual Purpose: Grassroot talent hunt Abbreviation: KIYG Headquarters: New Delhi Sai Deepak sets new Guinness World Records for most side lunges B Sai Deepak set a Guinness World Records for most side lunges in 60 seconds. Deepak scripted the record by making 59 side lunges in 60 seconds which is his fourth overall Guinness World Records. The previous record held by Pakistan national Irfan Mehsood. Page 1 of 21 Subscribe Our Yearly Mock Test Pack to Get 1000+ Mock Test for Bank+SSC+Railway Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected] Important Sports Current Affairs – January 2020 The 23-year-old dedicated his achievement to the martyrs. Currently four Guinness World Records for India. Extra Shots: Guinness World Records: Guinness World Records known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as the Guinness Book of Records. Published: 1955 Publisher: Jim Pattison Group IOA withdraws boycott call for 2022 Commonwealth Games Indian Olympic Association (IOA) withdrawn its threat to boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham over Shooting's exclusion. It also announced that the country bid to host either the 2026 or the 2030 edition. The Commonwealth Games Federation (GCF) decided to submit a formal proposal to host a Commonwealth Shooting Championships before the main Games.GCF President Dame Louise Martin welcomed India confirming participation at the Birmingham Games. The country's apex body for Olympic sports next approaches the government for the necessary clearances to host the multi-sport event. The country hosted the 2010 edition in the national capital. Extra Shots: Commonwealth Games Federation: Commonwealth Games Federation branded as Commonwealth Sport is the international organization responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games. Founded: 1932 IOA: The Indian Olympic Association is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams at these events. Wikipedia Founded: 1927 President: Dr. Nariner Dhruv Batra Secretary General: Rajeev Mehta Recognized: 1927 Founders: Harry Buck, Arthur Noehren 5th IHAI National Ice Hockey Championship-2020 begins in Leh The 5th Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI) National Ice Hockey Championship -2020 has begun in Leh today. In the inaugural match in Under-20 Boys category between Chandigarh and Haryana, the contest ended in a draw with 4 goals each. Similarly, the second match between Ladakh Scouts Regiment Centre and Delhi also ended in a draw with 2 goals each. Extra Shots: IHAI: The Ice Hockey Association of India is the governing body of ice hockey in India. It became a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation on April 27, 1989. However, as of 2014 no teams from India participate in IIHF world championships. The current President of the Association is K. L. Kumar. President: K. L. Kumar IIHF membership: 27 April 1989 MS Dhoni picked captain of ESPNCricinfo's ODI and T20 teams of past decade Page 2 of 21 Subscribe Our Yearly Mock Test Pack to Get 1000+ Mock Test for Bank+SSC+Railway Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected] Important Sports Current Affairs – January 2020 Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today picked as captain of ESPN Cricinfo's ODI and Twenty20 teams of the decade, while Virat Kohli was named the leader in Tests. The criteria, set by the 23-member panel. Kuldeep Yadav, and Yuzvendra Chahal, were the only other Indians to make the Test XI, which also featured England's Alastair Cook and New Zealand's Kane Williamson. Former skipper Mithali Raj and fast bowler Jhulan Goswami were named in the same women's team picked for both the ODIs and T20s. Australia's inspirational cricketer, Meg Lanning was named the captain of the side. Extra Shots: ESPNcricinfo is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches, and StatsGuru, a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present. As of March 2018, Sambit Bal was the editor. Owner: ESPN Inc. Date launched: 15 March 1993 Available in: English Language Shri Nityanand Rai inaugurated 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019 Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai inaugurated the 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019 in New Delhi. The five-day sporting event will draw to a close on the 7th of this month. The Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister organized the Khelo India program. Extra Shots: CRPF: The Central Reserve Police Force is India's largest Central Armed Police Force. It functions under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. The CRPF's primary role lies in assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and counter insurgency. General nature: Federal law enforcement Headquarters: New Delhi Motto: " और " Minister responsible: Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold at 63rd National Shooting Championship Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary has won the men‟s 10 metres air pistol gold medal at the 63rd National Shooting Championship in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Second-placed Sarabjot Singh of Haryana, while world number two Abhishek Verma settled for bronze in a high-quality final. Abhishek and Sarabjot together won the team gold for Haryana. Sarabjot also won the junior men‟s gold. Extra Shots: Madhya Pradesh: Capital: Bhopal Chief Minister: Kamal Nath Governor: Lalji Tandon National Park: Bandhavgarh NP, Fossil NP, Kanha NP, Madhav NP, Panna NP, Pench NP, Sanjay NP, Satpura NP K. Srikkanth & Anjum Chopra to get CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award Page 3 of 21 Subscribe Our Yearly Mock Test Pack to Get 1000+ Mock Test for Bank+SSC+Railway Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected] Important Sports Current Affairs – January 2020 Krishnamachari Srikkanth & Anjum Chopra will be conferred with the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. Krishnamachari Srikkanth will be the recipient of 2019‟s prestigious CK Nayudu Lifetime Award. Former India women‟s captain Anjum Chopra is the co-recipient of the lifetime achievement award for the year 2019. Srikkanth and Anjum will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement award by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for their contributions to Indian cricket. Extra Shots: BCCI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India is the national governing body for cricket in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. CEO: Rahul Johri Headquarters: Mumbai Secretary: Jay Shah Women's coach: W. V. Raman Men's coach: Ravi Shastri Presidents: C.K. Khanna, Sourav Ganguly Leo Carter becomes 7th cricketer to hit six 6s in an over New Zealand„s batsman Leo Carter has become the seventh batsman in the history of cricket to smash six 6s in an over. He achieved the feat in New Zealand‟s domestic T20 tournament Super Smash. Representing Canterbury, he smashed Knight‟s bowler Anton Devcich for six 6s in the 16th over of the innings. Other 6 players who have achieved the feat are: Gary Sobers (West Indies), Ravi Shastri (India), Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa), Yuvraj Singh (India), Ross Whiteley (England) and Hazratullah Zazai (Afghanistan). When it comes to T20 cricket, Carter is just the fourth batsman to achieve the feat. Yuvraj is the only batsman to have scored six 6s in an international T20I. Bhubaneswar to host 1st edition of Khelo India University Games The 1st edition of Khelo India University Games is scheduled to be held at the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from February 22 to March 1, 2020. Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled the logo and jersey of Khelo India University Games. Khelo India University Games will witness over 4,000 athletes from 100 Universities across India vying for top honours in 17 different disciplines namely archery, athletics, boxing, fencing, judo, swimming, weight- lifting, wrestling, badminton, basketball, football, hockey, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, rugby and kabaddi. Extra Shots: Odisha: Capital: Bhubaneswar Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik Governor: Ganeshi Lal State Formed in: 1 April 1936 Literacy Rate: 72.87% National Park: Bhitarkanika NP, Simlipal NP Page 4 of 21 Subscribe Our Yearly Mock Test Pack to Get 1000+ Mock Test for Bank+SSC+Railway Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected] Important Sports Current Affairs – January 2020 P Magesh Chandran wins 95th Hastings International Chess title India‟s P Magesh Chandran wins the title in the 95th edition of the prestigious Hastings International Chess Congress at Hastings in England.