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Know more about Education EDITION it all her medal hopes at Olympics PAGE 2 TWITTER TO LET PAGE 3 PAGE 4 USERS CHANGE WHO CAN REPLY TO CLICK HERE: PAGE 1 AND 2 TWEETS AFTER POSTING TOKYO OLYMPICS THE X-PLAINED COUNTDOWN GHOST BEGINS TECHAWAY Cheer for India GEAR n a bid to give more power to its users, Twitter has the ‘Hindustani rolled out a new feature WHAT WHY I where you can decide who Recently, expressing concern Is it dangerous: According to the can reply to your tweet after you Way’ over the depleting number of National Oceanic and Atmospheric post it, a move that will help curb marine mammals, PETA said, Administration (NOAA), ghost fishing gear harassers and abusers on the plat- over 6,50,000 'non-target' wreaks havoc on marine animals and their environment. form. Called 'Change who can marine mammals(or bycatch- The most obvious concern is entanglement. Fish, seals, sea reply', the feature is available in es) are injured and/or killed lions, turtles, dolphins, whales, seabirds, crustaceans— are the three dots menu next to your every year due to the fishing vulnerable to entanglement. If an animal doesn’t die from can we stop it: To stop the de- tweet. "Your Tweets = Your Space. industry. Similarly, according injuries sustained during the entanglement, it will suffo- struction done by ghost gear, an to the World Wildlife cate or starve, trapped. Similarly, a single net has the Now, you can change who can HOWinitiative called the Global Ghost reply to you even after Fund(WWF), ghost gear is the potential to destroy an entire coral reef, killing some of Gear Initiative(GGGI) has been launched. Started in 2015, it brings you Tweet," the most-deadly form of marine the animals that live there, wiping out the habitat of many together more than 100 stakeholder groups, including 17 na- plastic debris. According to others, and damaging an already sensitive ecosystem for tional governments as well as representatives from the civil so- company said. experts, ghost gear is any dis- years to come. Ghost fishing gear can also transport inva- ciety, the private sector and others from across the fishing in- he Union minister for youth carded, lost or abandoned sive species to new areas. And it can be ingested by dustry. In India, in 2018, the Kerala government launched the Currently, the affairs and sports Anurag fishing nets, traps and pots in marine animals, which can lead to injury and death. It can ‘Suchitwa Sagaram’ scheme to collect ghost gear, which is fed users can limit who the marine environment. act as a hazard to navigation as well. Thakur has launched into a plastic shredding machine. replied to your tweets, T Team India's official cheer but they have song 'Hindustani Way', ahead of the Ghost nets make up 46% of the Great BEST OUT OF GHOST GEAR Pacific Garbage Patch (now about thrice to set that preference upcoming Tokyo Olympics, beginning If reports are to go by, a new market for 'green plastics' is report- the size of France) and up to 10% of all while writing the July 23. The song, titled, 'Hindustani edly emerging— from shoes partially made from ocean plastics to the marine litter. Interestingly, it takes about swimsuits made from ghost nets, and products such as skateboards, tweet Way', has been sung by pop singer 400-600 years for ghost fishing nets to sunglasses, athleisure wear, among others, are being produced from Ananya Birla and composed by naturally decompose old fishing gear and are getting popular among the scuba divers veteran music composer, AR Rahman. With the new feature, the In typical Rahman fashion, it’s heavy 1 users can change who can The Indian Space Research reply at a later time on rousing beats. ISRO SUCCESSFULLY The objective of the Gaganyaan pro- the human spaceflight demonstration Organisation (ISRO) on gramme is to demonstrate the capability Four Indian astronaut-candidates have To change who can reply, The video for ‘Hindustani Way’ begins with an Indian TEST FIRES LIQUID to send humans to low Earth orbit already undergone generic space flight click or tap the three-dot family watching Leander Paes in action at the 1996 Wednesday successfully 2 FUEL ENGINE FOR onboard an Indian launch vehicle and training in Russia as part of the Atlanta Olympics, where Paes won a bronze to end conducted the third long- menu on a tweet and look for bring them back to the Earth. Gaganyaan programme India’s 16-year drought without an Olympic medal. GAGANYAAN the option in the menu duration hot test of the liquid The Union minister of state ISRO's heavy-lift launcher GSLV Mk III The video then goes on to follow the same family, as (Independent charge) of space, Jitendra has been identified for the mission The new feature will soon it maps some of India’s Olympic medal winners since propellant Vikas engine for Singh, said in February this year that the The formal announcement of the be available on iOS, then— Rajyavardhan Rathore(2004), Abhinav Bindra the Gaganyaan programme, 3 first unmanned mission is planned in Gaganyaan programme was made by PM Android and the web globally (2008), PV Sindhu (2016) — interspersed with shots the country's first manned December 2021 and the second Narendra Modi during his Independence of Rahman dancing and Ananya singing mission to space... unmanned one in 2022-23, followed by Day address on August 15, 2018
Are you facing issues related to your academics, mental EMMY NOMINEES ANNOUNCED: 'THE CROWN' health, etc? Do you want to You ask, share your problems, but shy AND 'THE MANDALORIAN' LEAD RACE to reveal them with your near he nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards ones? Never mind, our were announced on Tuesday by the Emmy- According to ew.com, Television expert, CBSE helpline T winning father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Academy's Board of Governors recently We JAYDEB KAR announced a small but notable rule change counsellor, Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones. 'The Crown' and will answer queries from 'The Mandalorian' lead with 24 nominations each, this year for the Emmys to be more inclu- answer students, parents, and while WandaVision has 23. Ted Lasso, The Handmaid's sive of gender-non-conforming individuals: Tale and Lovecraft Country are among other big A nominee or winner of any acting catego- educators. Your identity ry can request they be recognised with the more gender- will be strictly protected... nominees. The ceremony will be hosted by Cedric, the Entertainer for a limited live audience of nomi- neutral title ‘Performer’ on their nomination certificate and nees and guests this year, after last year's Emmy statuette, although the categories themselves My elder brother never shares show went almost virtual owing to the relating to the actor and actress won't change. his mobile phone with me to Covid-19 pandemic. Entertainment Qplay. I feel bored all the time. How should I convince my brother to give me the phone to play? What corona else can I do to entertain myself? update This is a common problem but it is not a big issue to be concerned with. Firstly, remember that you should not Here’s why you should be spending too much time with elec- encourage people to RETHINK STUDENT EDITION tronic gadgets. Cellphones and other What are positive SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2021 gadgets are there to make life easier Newspaper in affirmations? And Education for us, but that does not mean we are I face a lot of difficulty in get vaccinated why you should try dependent/addicted. Try to add digi- learning fast. How can I cohort study on the impact of vaccina- this practice? tal detox hours to your day, wherein Qbecome a fast learner? tion among Covid-19 patients by Star you can indulge in creative activities, Health and When it comes to learning, we get HEALTH pursue hobbies, indulge in physical Allied All you need to know about infusing anxious, especially when we procras- A activities and spend time having con- Insurance has unveiled water for greater health benefits tinate. A lot of time is wasted in fin- versations with your family members. the significant impacts ishing a pending task. So build a rou- Make it a point to set an example to of vaccination among EXPLORIA tine and finish all work on time. Here your sibling and show him all the individuals 45 years Celebrate World Emoji Day (July 17) are some easy steps. Decide the time things he is missing out on by being and above. The study with us as we tell you more about that works the best for you (morn- glued on to gadgets all the time. concluded that there “world’s fastest growing language” ing/afternoon/evening). Revise when Of course, one can’t completely stay was a marked reduc- you are most alert and focused. away from the gadgets, therefore, tion in the total hospi- FILMS, BOOKS Revisit your study plan, and include rope in your brother for an online talisation expenses by Know the origins of time travel as a genre in more writing practice. Lastly, don't movies and books. PLUS: Sports flicks you quiz or puzzle that will make him approximately 24 per cent, the average length of study under pressure, you should need to see now share the phone with you. Make your stay (ALOS) by a mean of 2.1 days, ICU requirement relax, meditate and perform yoga to gadget time fun and experiential, by 66 per cent and a reduction of approximately 81 increase your understanding power. SIMPLY SPORTS per cent in mortality among patients, who had com- rather than just entertainment. Catch all the action of last week with frame- pleted two doses of vaccination. worthy moments from Wimbledon, UEFA Euro (MAIL US YOUR QUERIES AT [email protected]) and Copa América It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond the classroom. SCHOOL IS COOL Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL! 02 FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2021
ital posters to raise awareness be- fore conducting ‘Online Yoga Kalamkari Micro-Tyco Innovate classes’ for family and friends. “Great engagement from the folk art at beginning and the passion behind the chosen SDG can be clearly Programme by WildHearts seen. They have researched and Vidya Bharati understood how yoga can support ehru World School, mental health and have found a session on Kalamkari Vanshita Mishra, XI Ghaziabad emerged practical way to implement this,” folk art was con- victorious in the Mi- commented WildHearts judges. ducted for grade XI The dyes used in cro-Tyco Innovate According to the parents of par- Astudents of Vidya Kalamkari are colours extracted Nprogramme which is ticipating students, the project Bharati School. Through this from plants, roots, leaves and similar an international competition or- inspired them towards doing students were exposed to a traditional vegetable matter, combined with minerals ganised by WildHearts group something for a social cause form of art. like iron, and mordants like alum. www.wildheartsgroup.com/micro- which is the need of the hour. Kalamkari, which literally means Kalamkari art has been practiced by many tyco/ More than winning, the students ‘pen work’, are paintings done on textile families in Andhra Pradesh. Nowadays, in It was an incredible opportu- were motivated to make it hap- with vegetable or natural dyes which India, silk, cotton, and synthetic sarees, du- nity for the students to represent pen. Indeed a golden opportunity flourished throughout India from 14th pattas are also sold with Kalamkari print. NWS and the country. and an amazing platform for stu- century onwards. The only tool used for The students participated enthusi- The Micro-Tyco Innovate Pro- dents to grow. these intricate works was a ‘Kalam,’ astically and highlighted the measures gramme is a 30-day entrepre- Director NWS, Dr Arunabh which is a thin bamboo stick sharpened to preserve this art and keep them alive neurial training programme that Singh congratulated this achieve- to a point like the nib of a pen. for upcoming generations. is designed to teach students ment, and said, “This requires about United Nations’ Sustain- years of work and planning.” able Development Goals. It also from around the world partici- their innovative project to make Head teacher NWS, Susan Holmes provides students with the inspi- pated in this event. a difference. Through the online congratulated students for em- ration and confidence so they can NWS’s students Dhruv Garg, platform, they spread awareness bracing the Micro-Tyco method – Earth doesn’t belong to play their part in making the Aashita Tyagi, Bhargavi Sinha, among people about how to im- a unique 12 step process – to be- world a fairer, more sustainable Vansh Garg and Aadhiya Agarw- prove mental health, with zeal, en- come change makers in their com- place for everyone. WildHearts be- al selected ‘Good Health and Well- thusiasm and determination that munities. She was appreciative of us, we belong to the Earth lieves business can and must be Being’ which is the third Sus- was inspirational to us all. They students’ parents and teachers, a force for good. Many schools tainable Development Goal for created a website, petition and dig- for their support and guidance. nvironment Day is a reminder for everyone to get involved in environ- Ement friendly activities for the sake Virtual orientation program at Ramjas of our planet. From school children to Yoga is a boon for health community groups, companies and govern- ike every year, (president) and Laxmi Singh amjas School, also offered a ments, all come together to pledge Saraswati Bal Mandir (manager) were present Pusa Road or- glimpse of various towards building a greener planet. Rganised a vir- activities that the Lajpat Nagar Vidyalaya online. Monika (Yogacharya) tual orientation pro- school participates L Keeping this aim in view, the students celebrated International Day benefited everyone by doing gramme for class VI. in along with the ac- of Sachdeva Global School involved them- of Yoga with fervour. many asanas with subtle The objective of the colades and achieve- selves in various activities including an programme was to ac- ments it has won The program started with exercises. In the end, Neelam engaging in informative role play, thought- quaint parents and over the years. In ‘Saraswati vandana’. After shared important information provoking poem composition and slogan students with the his- her address to par- this, principal Ashok Mittal on topics like physical and tory, mission and vi- ents and students, writing in order to sensitise children welcomed the chief guest of mental benefits of yoga, its sion of the school. It principal Surabhi towards the ever-changing environment. brought key partners, Dua emphasised the the program Neelam useful benefits on diseases Students of class VII and VII were initiated parents and teachers need for parents and (Patanjali Yogpeeth Acharya), through yoga, importance of together, in an attempt to ity area and the state-of- the school to work to- towards a greener world with a plantation Indernil (Karyavahak, Lajpat yoga in life. enhance the holistic de- the-art library were some gether towards a joint drive at their homes and also by making a Nagar), and Monika All guests, principal, velopment of a child. of the striking infra- goal of nurturing re- Green Family Plan. The event was conduct- The students were structural features of the sponsible citizens and (Yogacharya). acharyas and all children con- ed successfully with whole hearted partic- taken on a virtual tour of campus that were show- promoting high level In this program, Upendra nected online with their par- the school through a Pow- cased through the pres- learning so that they be- ipation and awareness for a greener Shastri (head of Education ents and presented wonderful erPoint presentation. The entation. come assets for a better world. well-equipped labs, activ- The students were tomorrow. Department) Sushil Kant yoga asanas. CARE AND CONCERN NURTURE FRIENDSHIP
t started out as a regular day of ing who pushed me. It was school. Same lectures, same stu- Manushi. But it’s not like you Idents, same teachers… Basically, a think, it was a mistake and she SAKSHI kind of uneventful apologised to me a million times. SINGH, day But, during the But it was a good thing that I fell, fifth period, some- in some ways. The fall strength- class XI, thing happened… ened our bond. They all took care Vidya Bharati Nothing very seri- of me and checked on me all the ous but I can’t for- time, even during tests and stuff. School get that day. We all got closer than we ever It was three were before. years ago, when I was in class V, we were all It’s been three years and we are playing games during P E class, like always. I still the best of friends. If I hadn’t was with my group of friends, Ishna, fallen, this friendship probably NAVYA Aayushi, and Manushi, and we were playing kho wouldn’t have been this strong. Even after MOGHA, kho. It was my turn to be chased, and Manushi growing, changing so many things, and class XI, was chasing me. We were all having fun, but all me moving to a new city, we are still the of a sudden, I felt a push and fell forwards, bruis- best of friends, and I like to think that Vidya ing my knees badly. The nurse was mad at me it’s because of my bruise. Bharati for being irresponsible. ANUHYA SHAH, class VIII, School You probably must be wonder- Udgam School, Ahmedabad
es, I am the best friend of humans, I never expire at least as the saying goes. People say I speak metaphorically but Ythat’s what I am though. My buddies and I and live in houses called shelves where we are stacked up and wait for a never-end- ing time for someone to pick us up and learn our knowledge. I might be not a living creature with two arms, two legs, and an KASHISH excellent brain. But I have a life within my stories that brings RANA, class XI, smiles to peoples’ faces, that avoids their boredom, and some- Vidya Bharati School times enlightens their spiritual thinking, this feeling never lets me rest and break down. People around are IF I WERE strange; they all are different; they all BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE have choices. The Fun activity for Ryanites children in the family yan International assembly. The assembly start- love to read colourful School always be- ed with the Bible reading fol- pictured books while adults like philosophy and teens like fiction. lieves in the holistic lowed by the Lord’s Prayer and But, now my interaction with humans is limited as people around Rdevelopment of the special prayer. students and to add an interna- They exhibited their mod- are always struck on watching some strange tional bend to the curriculum els and projects that they had reflecting surfaces and also get all the we participated in prestigious made while participating in the information from them. It feels good international school awards. when I get a nice companion who understands and reads me, I give my ticipating in various activi- best in keeping up his interest. I ties like food pyramid mak- believe the humans should become ing, recipe booklet making, quiz, coffee mug designing, more of me, who speak of poster making etc. their feelings. People say I The students learnt the do magic but it’s just my stories culture of India, Italy, the month- long activities. The ex- United Kingdom and Philip- hibition was appreciated by the that ignite their imagination, transporting The theme undertaken for pines along with a comparison parents a lot. School principal, them to a new world of magical tales. this year is ‘Food and healthy of their food habits. The proj- Nisha Sharma, applauded and RAKSHIT DUBEY, class X, Zebar School for living’. The project com- ect came to end with the vir- motivated children to keep menced with the students par- tually conducted culmination working hard. Children, Ahmedabad CLICK HERE: PAGE 3 AND 4
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ANAGRAMUSEMENT In each of the following, SURYAKUMARI DENNISON, teacher, Aavishkar Academy, Bengaluru Quiz an anagram (letters of time one word rearranged to Please speak softly as form another) of one 1 the baby is _____. word completes the sen- a) Please b) Speak c) Softly d) Baby tence. Choose the correct Step-3 Step-4 words and unscramble their letters to fill in the blanks. The adventurer sailed EXAMPLE: Her wand can- 3 across the ocean in not turn dusk to ___. a____. a) Adventurer b) Sailed A. Wand B. Cannot They praised the c) Across d) Ocean C. Turn D. Dusk 2 woman for not suc- A panel of experts Answer: A. Wand-Dawn cumbing to___. 4 investigated the crash a) They b) Praised of the___.
Step-5 Step-6 c) Woman d) Succumbing 3) d. Ocean-Canoe 4) a. Panel-Plane a. 4) Ocean-Canoe d. 3) a) Panel b) Experts Answer: 1) a. Please-Asleep, 2) b. Praised-Despair Praised-Despair b. 2) Please-Asleep, a. 1) Answer: c) Investigated d) Crash
Editor Idiom-etrics in the making Weave a story with headlines SURYAKUMARI DENNISON, teacher, Aavishkar Academy, Bengaluru Include some of these headlines to make a story and give (Choose the idiom that best suits the situation) it a title. Mail the story to us at [email protected]. uditions were being held for ‘The Merchant of Venice’, The interesting one will be published in the which was to be staged at school the following Ayear. Ms Chopra, who was directing edition. Watch out for this space!!! the play, was certain that Madan would prove a perfect Shylock. Hoping to hear a moving rendition of the ‘Hath not a Jew’ The headlines: speech, the teacher was in for a shock. Madan started And the well but got stuck. He began again and could not proceed. 1) Game over? “I got nervous, Ma’am,” he told Ms Chopra later. winner is... 2) Bragging ‘space’ of the V. KRISHNA SAI A) Fly in the ointment GAYATRI
B) Butterflies in one’s stomach billionaires... Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Answer: B Answer: Public School, Hyderabad C) Ants in one’s pants 3) EURO 2020: Home or Rome? i Arjun!, called TRIVIA A REGULAR Sheela. “I am n interesting idiom derives from Rakesh,” said 4) RBI tells a banking comic H an American equestrian term, RECESS the boy. “My mis- th story to children A related to a 19 -century racing id you know that Maana take,” apologised fraud. A horse, closely resembling anoth- Sheela. “You and my 5) Messi wins his first major Patel is the first Indian er of greater ability, was substituted for female swimmer to qualify classmate, Arjun, the superior one. The fake animal with a title for the Tokyo Olympics? ‘Did look identical.” false name and pedigree was known as a D you know that the first human-rated ringer, which meant a duplicate. Dead in A) A dead end test flight for Gaganyaan is NOT in ‘dead ringer’ means accurate (as in dead B) A dead duck on target). A dead ringer, therefore, is an 2021’? My desk-mate kept reeling
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C) A dead ringer exact replica of someone or something. hallo! Answer: C Answer: Learn a previous day. It was our recess FRENCH break, and I would usually spend the short 10 minutes making small talk with my desk-mate. One of my Find the correct answer from 1) Je voudrais une chambre pour deux. Work sheet friends came along, offering his the given one that will com- Meaning: I would like a double room. whole wheat veggie momos to us. I 2 Q:1 How would you communicate that you took just one, but my desk-mate 2) Je voudrais annuler ma réserva- plete the series? took three, to which the momo-man tion wish to cancel your reservation? reacted, ‘Better gain control over 2550, 3660, 4770, ? Meaning: I would like to cancel my reserva- Q:2 How will you ask if there is an your stress-eating!’ My desk-mate A. 5580 B. 5680 tion.
NUMBER SERIES air-conditioning? felt offended, and said, "I'm not C. 5880 D. 5980 C : Answer 3) Est-ce qu’il y a de climatisation? Q:3 How will you ask at reception about the stressed.” While this fight seemed Choose the correct alterna- Meaning: Is there an air conditioning? interesting, I was intrigued by the check-out time? 1 tive from the given ones that Choose the correct alterna- 4) À quelle heure est-ce qu’il faut headline in a nearby newspaper, will complete the given 3 tives from the given ones that régler la note? Q:4 What does it mean when you ask for ‘Sherlock Holmes goes digital with series? will complete the series. MEANING: At what time should we check out? shops and someone says, ‘C’est tout Gen Z in the frame-’ Oh wait, never mind, somebody just wiped their 13, 17, 23, 31, ?, 53, 67 5) Où sont les magasins? droit’? 0, 2, 6, 12, ?, 42, 56 MEANING: Where are the shops? disgusting oily hands all over the
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C. 43 D. 47 C. 34 D. 30 climatisation? de a y qu’il Est-ce Monsieur, 2) réservation ma annuler voudrais Je Bonjour! 1) Answer : B : Answer The seven- time champion and his Red Bull team will seek a potentially decisive “knockout” triumph over defending champions Mercedes and home hero Lewis Hamilton in this weekend’s British Grand Prix which features a new form of qualifying
fter reeling off his first hat-trick of New experimental format can close the performance gap on Red Bull. “We are successive wins to move 32 points expecting a very strong performance from Mercedes clear of seven-time champion Hamil- ■ Normally it would be a maximum of 25 points for and Lewis,” said team boss Christian Horner. “He’s at ton the 23-year-old Dutchman is in a victory and one for the fastest lap. There are addi- home and will be backed by the crowd, but if we can imperious form. Red Bull are revel- tional points on offer this weekend through ‘The win at Silverstone, it will be a very significant victo- ling in five straight victories to lead Sprint’ which is being used for the first time as an al- ry.” Hamilton won last year’s British event, but was both championships after nine races. ternative to the traditional qualifying. It will take beaten by Verstappen in the ‘70th Anniversary’ race ABut he recognises that Hamilton, 36, remains a for- place on Saturday afternoon and, like traditional qual- just a week later as the circuit hosted two successive midable force, especially on home soil at Silver- ifying, will decide the grid positions for Sunday’s 52- contests behind closed doors. The decision to allow a stone. lap race.The sprint is part of an experimental for- full house to attend the race secured the future of the The Briton has won a record seven times mat aimed at attracting a younger audience with the circuit, said managing director Stuart Pringle. “Our at the often windswept former war-time air- top three awarded three, two and one point respec- ability to survive Covid was stacked against us if we field in central England where a capacity tively.They will also be taken on a victory parade lap had no crowd,” he said. “It’s absolutely critical.” crowd of 140,000 is expected on Sunday. and presented with ‘retro’ wreaths in a salute to the It will be the biggest attendance at a sport’s history. The 100km non-stop race will take sports event in Britain since the start around half an hour. Starting positions for ‘The Sprint’ Norris in the right zone of the Covid-19 pandemic. will be decided by a three-part qualifying hour on Fri- day afternoon, replacing second free practice.That ■ Red Bull number two Sergio Perez and his Mercedes will mean Friday’s opening free practice hour is the counterpart Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez are ex- I have great respect team’s only chance to find a competitive set-up for pected to be in serious contention but many fans will for Lewis and we are the conditions. Further sprints are due to be held in cheer McLaren’s 21-year-old Briton Lando Norris, who Italy and at one other race later in the season. was mugged after attending the England-Italy Euro taking nothing for 2020 final at Wembley. Norris is the only man to have scored points at every race this year and has three granted. We are taking Immense pressure podium finishes. Compatriot George Russell of Williams is looking for his team’s first points since each race one at a time, on Hamilton 2019. Despite being badly shaken by his experience, but, of course, I am Norris said he would be ‘in the right zone’ to enjoy ■ Hamilton and Mercedes will be under acute pres- racing in front of home fans. “I am really looking for- hoping to come out of sure as they attempt to arrest their slide.The Eng- ward to it,” he said. Hamilton, however, will be draw- lishman is without a win in five races since the Span- ing most energy from the fans as he aims to add to his the race with 29 points. ish Grand Prix in May,when he led the title race.The record 100 pole positions and 98 victories and reduce MAX VERSTAPPEN, team hopes that the possible introduction of updates the deficit in his bid for an eighth world title. AFP Belgian-Dutch racing driver
FILE PHOTO: Max Verstappen of Netherlands driving the Red Bull Racing RB15 Honda during the Red Bull Racing Filming Day at Silverstone Photos: GETTY IMAGES MESSI TO SIGN A NEW DEAL WITH BARCELONA
ionel Messi is set to extend his stay at LBarcelona by signing a new five-year deal, with the Argentine talisman set to take a wage cut, ac- The 19 year old wrestler will be competing in the 62kgs category cording to reports. Lionel Messi, Barca’s all-time top at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 scorer and appearance maker, technically ended ate in 2017, it seemed that Sonam was out of action for six list Sakshi Malik at a national trial in his 21-year association Sonam Malik would never months. “She couldn’t hold her arm Lucknow. In April, Sonam became the with the club last month be able to take to the mat up. She wasn’t able to grip anything youngest Indian woman wrestler to and is currently a free again. A nerve-related with any strength,” said Ajmer Malik, qualify for the Olympics by reaching agent after his previous L twinge on her right shoul- Sonam’s coach. the 62kg final at the Asian Olympic contract expired. Since der, that also affected the right arm, Qualifiers in Almaty,Kazakhstan. Joan Laporta took over as left young grappler Sonam Malik OLYMPIC WATCH At the Olympics, Sonam will be Barca president, the club paralysed on her right side. Her world taking to the mat on August 4. “I has been trying to reduce came crashing down. After all, she In 2018, Sonam was back on the know there is a lot of competition their wage bill in order to was fresh from winning gold at the mat and won bronze medals at the in my category. I know I am not one keep Messi and stay with- World Cadet Championships in Asian Cadet Championship and World of the favourites to win, but on my in La Liga’s strict finan- be shown any leniency. Athens, Greece. Cadet Championship. In 2019, she won day I can defeat the best. If any one cial control rules. La Liga Messi’s last contract, Cut to present, she has booked her another World Cadet gold. She grad- takes me lightly, it’ll be at their own chief Javier Tebas said last signed in 2017, was the berth for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics uated to the senior level, thereafter. peril. I have studied the video week that Barcelona, most lucrative in world in the 62kg category and is gunning for Soon she started making waves and footage of my competition and have which has a total debt of sport according to a Janu- glory at the showpiece event. hit the headlines in early 2020 after made my plans accordingly,”Sonam more than 1 billion euros ary report in newspaper El After suffering from the paralysis, defeating Rio Olympics bronze medal- says with confidence. ($1.18 billion), would not Mundo. REUTERS
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Pho Women’s Recurve event at the The Olympians a. Eighth b. Sixth b. 11th c. Fourth d. Second Archery World Cup (stage III). Where c. 2nd DEEPIKA KUMARI was the event held? d. 1st Archery Deepika became the second a. Berlin orld No. 1 archer, Deepika Kumari’s journey Q3: Indian after Palton Hansda b. Cortina Q8: Deepika Kumari won a in the sport began as a child aiming for to win the junior compound c. Salt Lake City triple gold in the Archery Wmangoes with stones. Her professional World Cup held at Paris this year. d. France journey began in 2006. She won the 11th Youth competition at the Archery World How many gold medals has she won World Archery Championship, Utah, United States Cup. In which year did she win it? overall? in 2009, at the age of fifteen, also winning a gold a. 2006 b. 2007 Who did she defeat at the medal in the women’s team recurve, at the event. c. 2008 d. 2009 Q6: a. 10 She is currently ranked World No. 1 and has a circuit final stage III at b. 9 string of medals won at the World Cups, Asian What kind of bow does How many Gold medals did the World Cup? c. 8 Archery Championships, the Commonwealth Q1: Deepika Kumar specialise in? d. 7 Q4: a. Michelle Kroppen Games, the World Championships and the Asian a. Compound Bow she win at the 2021 Paris b. Choi Misun ANSWERS: 1. c. Recurve Bow 2. a. Eighth Games. The triple gold she won at the Archery b. Longbow World Cup? 3. a. 2016 4. b. 3 5. d. France World Cup 2021, leaves no doubt that she is India’s c. Recurve Bow a. 4 b. 3 c. Olivia Sloan 6. a. Michelle Kroppen 7. d. 1st 8. b. 9 best bet at the Games this year. d. Recurve Barebow c. 2 d. 1 d. Chang Hye Jin