Current Affairs - August 2020

Month Aug 2020 Type Sports

9 Current Affairs were found in Month - Aug 2020 for Type - Sports

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Sports 1. All Football Federation (AIFF) launched web platform “E-Pathshala” in partnership with the Sports Authority of India (SAI), as an Athlete Coaching Program in football for Grassroots and Intermediate. 2. British Snooker Player Ronnie O’Sullivan defeated Kyren Wilson to win World Snooker Championship 2020 (England), as his 6th World Championship title. 3. Cricketers Jaques Kallis (South Africa), () and -born Australian Female Cricketer are inducted into International Council’s Hall of Fame. 6 Indian Players are in ICC Hall of fame - Bishan Bedi, , , , and . England has most (28) Players in ICC Hall of Fame. 4. German Football Club Bayern Munich won UEFA Champions League 2019-20 title by defeating Paris Saint-Germain. 5. Mercedes F1 Racing Driver Lewis Hamilton (UK) won Belgian Grand Prix. 2020 F1 Season- Round Grand Prix Winner Race date

1 Austrian Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas (Finland) 5 July

2 Styrian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 12 July

3 Hungarian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 19 July

4 British Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 2 August

5 70th Anniversary Grand Prix Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch) 9 August

6 Spanish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 16 August

7 Belgian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 30 August

8 Italian Grand Prix 6 September

9 Tuscan Grand Prix 13 September

10 Russian Grand Prix 27 September

11 Eifel Grand Prix 11 October

12 Portuguese Grand Prix 25 October

13 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 1 November 6. Mercedes F1 Racing Driver Lewis Hamilton (UK) won British Grand Prix. 2020 F1 Season- Round Grand Prix Winner Race date

1 Austrian Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas (Finland) 5 July

Styrian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 12 July 2

3 Hungarian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 19 July

4 British Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 2 August

5 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 9 August

6 Spanish Grand Prix 16 August

7 Belgian Grand Prix 30 August

8 Italian Grand Prix 6 September

9 Tuscan Grand Prix 13 September

10 Russian Grand Prix 27 September

11 Eifel Grand Prix 11 October

12 Portuguese Grand Prix 25 October

13 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 1 November 7. Mercedes F1 Racing Driver Lewis Hamilton (UK) won Spanish Grand Prix. 2020 F1 Season- Round Grand Prix Winner Race date

1 Austrian Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas (Finland) 5 July

2 Styrian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 12 July

3 Hungarian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 19 July

4 British Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 2 August

5 70th Anniversary Grand Prix Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch) 9 August

6 Spanish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 16 August

7 Belgian Grand Prix 30 August

8 Italian Grand Prix 6 September

9 Tuscan Grand Prix 13 September

10 Russian Grand Prix 27 September

11 Eifel Grand Prix 11 October

12 Portuguese Grand Prix 25 October

13 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 1 November 8. Misc. Sports Events (Aug 2020) - India withdrew from women’s world team Squash championship scheduled in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) in December 2020, due to lack of preparation of its players. Noted England Cricketer has been made a member of House of Lords of British Parliament. ICC announced that Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 that was postponed due to COVID-19, will be held in Australia in 2022. India will host ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 as planned. Indian Umpire, KN Ananthapadmanabhan has been included in ICC’s international panel of umpires following India's Nitin Menon’s promotion to ICC elite panel. Punjab Cricket Association named its new stadium in Mullanpur after last ruler of erstwhile Patiala state, late Maharaja Yadavindra Singh. He played a Test match for India in 1934. Portugese Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo named as Juventus' 'Most Valuable Player of the Year', for his 37 Goals season. Virtual Sports Platform Dream11 won IPL 2020 title sponsorship bid for Rs 222 crores, replacing VIVO that backed out amid anti-china sentiment. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and INOX Group signed sponsorship agreement to support Team India for Tokyo Olympics, rescheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021. England's James Anderson became first-ever fast bowler to take 600 in , achieving this against Pakistan. German Golfer Sophia Popov won Women’s British Open 2020 title (rebranded as 2020 AIG Women’s Open). Hyderabad’s Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash Jonnalagadda won first-ever Gold Medal for India in Mental Calculations World Cup (MCWC) by Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO), creating a new All-Time Record. India and Russia became joint winners of FIDE online Chess Olympiad 2020, which was held online for first time due to pandemic. West Indies Cricketer Dwayne Bravo became first bowler to take 500 wickets in Cricket Format. 9. Red Bull F1 Racing Driver Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch) won 70th Anniversary Grand Prix (Silverstone Circuit, UK). 2020 F1 Season- Round Grand Prix Winner Race date

1 Austrian Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas (Finland) 5 July

2 Styrian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 12 July

3 Hungarian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 19 July

4 British Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (UK) 2 August

5 70th Anniversary Grand Prix Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch) 9 August

6 Spanish Grand Prix 16 August

7 Belgian Grand Prix 30 August

8 Italian Grand Prix 6 September

9 Tuscan Grand Prix 13 September

10 Russian Grand Prix 27 September

11 Eifel Grand Prix 11 October

12 Portuguese Grand Prix 25 October

13 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 1 November

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