Sports GK

January – October 2017

Dr Gaurav Garg
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Chinese company Alibaba signs deal to be major sponsor
of Olympic Games

11-year deal could be worth over $1bn to International

Olympic Committee
Venue
Asian games
2018 - Jakarta & Palembang, Indonesia (For the first time, the Asian
Games are being co-hosted in two cities)
2022 – Hangzhou, it will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian
Games, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010.
2026 - Nagoya, it will be the third Japanese city to host the Games,
after Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994.
Venue
Summer Olympic games
2020 - Tokyo
2024 – Paris
2028 - Los Angeles
Venue
Winter Olympic games

2022 - Beijing ,Having previously hosted the 2008 Summer

Olympics, Beijing will become the first city to ever host both
the Summer and the Winter Olympic Games.

2018 - Pyeongchang County, South Korea.

Commonwealth Games

2018 – Gold cost, Queensland, Australia

2022 – Birmingham, England
 FIFA World Cup
2018 – Russia
2022 – Qatar

ICC Cricket World Cup

2019 – England & Wales
2023 – India

Women Cricket World Cup

2021 – New Zealand

2018 Men's Hockey World Cup

Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.
Satnam Singh Bhamara became the first Indian to be drafted into NBA
after he was picked up by the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA drafts in June
2015.

Height - 7’2”,
India’s Amjyot Singh selected by Oklahoma City Blue in 2017 NBA G
League Draft as the 103rd pick in the 2017 NBA G League Draft.
 Punjab Royals produced a brilliant comeback to win the second edition
of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) after defeating Haryana Hammers 5-
4 in the final.

Haryana Hammers, were also beaten to the title in the final of the first
edition by Mumbai Garudas
 Gokul Natesan

he was the 97th pick in

the NBA draft to became
only the second Indian-
origin player to be signed
by an NBA G-League side.

Natesan Canton Charge, a

minor league affiliate
team of Cleveland
Cavaliers
Coaches

CRICKET –
Ravi Shastri – Coach
Bharat Arun is India's bowling coach,
Sanjay Bangar assistant coach
R Sridhar - fielding coach

Hockey - Sjoerd Marijne (Men)

Harendra Singh (Women)
Asia Cup hockey title
Indian women’s hockey team won the 2017 Asia Cup hockey title
defeating China by 5-4 goals in penalty shootout 2017

India’s second Women’s Asia Cup title

After they had won it in 2004....

South Korea – 3rd

final match held in Japan

Asia Cup hockey title
India won 2017 Asia Cup hockey title defeating Malaysia in the
final match

Final was played in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Final score - 2-1 score.
3rd Asia Cup title after they had won it in 2003 and 2007
Kidambi Srikanth

four Super Series Premier title in 2017

Australian Super Series

Indonesia Super Series
Denmark Open
French Open

SAI PRANEETH – Singapore OPEN

P V Sindhu
Runners up

Won
 23rd BWF World Championship
Winner –
Victor Axelsen – Denmark - Men
Nozomi Okuhara – Japan - Women
Name Team/Nationality Important Info
Phil Foden England Golden Ball and Tournament's Best player
Gabriel Brazao Brazil Golden Glove
Rhian Brewster England Golden Shoe Official Match-ball –
Amarjit Singh India Captain Krasava by Adidas
Jeakson Singh India India's first ever goal in FIFA World Cup
First NRI to represent India in any international
Namit Deshpande India/USA football match

Esther Staubli Switzerland First female football referee to officiate a match

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup

KHELEO – The Leopard

 Tennis
US Open 2017 Winners Australian Open 2017 Winners
Rafael Nadal Roger
Men’s Singles Men’s Singles
(Spain) Federer(Switzerland)
SLOANE STEPHENS Women’s Singles Serena Williams(US)
Women’s Singles
(USA)

Wimbledon 2017 Winners

French Open 2017 Winners Roger
Rafael Nadal Men’s Singles Federer(Switzerlan
Men’s Singles d)
(Spain)
Jelena Ostapenko Garbiñe Muguruza
Women’s Singles Women’s Singles
(Latvia) (USA)
Max Verstappen
DUTCH

Kimi Räikkönen
& Valtteri Bottas
Finland

Champion –
Lewis Hamilton
4th Time
 IPL 10
Final match played in Hyderabad
IPL CHAIRMAN – Rajeev Shukla
Mumbai Indians won by 1 run against Rising Pune Supergiant in the final, winning their third title.
Krunal Pandya of Mumbai Indians was declared man of the match in the Final

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the Orange Cap for the leading run-scorer of the
tournament with 641 runs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, also of Sunrisers Hyderabad, was awarded the Purple Cap for finishing as
the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 26 wickets.

Rising Pune Supergiant's Ben Stokes was named Most Valuable Player, also known as Man of the
Series, while Basil Thampi of Gujarat Lions was named the Emerging Player of the Tournament.
IPL 10
Gionee India - Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders
Kings XI Punjab - Hero Cycles

Vivo - Indian Premier League title sponsorship rights for the next five seasons (2018-2022)

OPPO Mobiles is the new Team India sponsor

Kit Sponsor - Nike
The five years rights period starts on 1st April 2017 and continues until 31st March 2022
Mr. Rahul Johri – CEO, BCCI
BCCI Acting president Chandra Kishore Khanna
Chairman Vinod Rai
ICC Chairperson: Shashank Manohar
ICC CEO: Dave Richardson
 Ushanath Banerjee Committee

Transfers Dispute Committee by AIFF

Senior advocate Ushanath Banerjee

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Committee recently constituted by BCCI to analyse Lodha panel reforms

Rajeev Shukla

In 2014 – Lodha committee by Supreme Court – BCCI Reforms

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh constituted a

steering committee, headed by Olympian Randhir Singh, to
set in motion the process of setting up a sports university in
Patiala.

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The committee set up on Scouts and Guides

Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.

Headed by
Harsh Malhotra

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A committee on to suggest improvements in the National
Sports Development Code functioning of sports
federations

Injeti Srinivas
Previous - Headed by Secretary (Sports)
Now he is corporate affairs secretary
New Sports Secretary - Rahul Bhatnagar

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Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

TOP committee Target Olympic Podium (TOP)

For identifying and supporting potential medal prospects

for 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games

headed by Abhinav Bindra, Olympic Gold Medalist

 Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Doping problems
India have been ranked third in anti-doping violation on three
occasions (2013, 2014, 2015)
The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) reports made public in 2015
reported that 117 Indian athletes failed dope test

Russia > Italy > India

Weightlifting has taken over athletics as the dirtiest with a
whopping 56 Indian lifters (32 male and 24 female) punished for
doping.
 Momentum Jharkhand, Zed Black Aggarbatti – MS Dhoni
King’s XI Punjab – Virendra Sehwag
Sony Pictures Sports, Smartron, ICC Women’s cricket world cup - Sachin Tendulkar
Delhi Dynamos FC - Jacqueline Fernandez
Lia Agarbathi - Mithali Raj and Arunima Sinha
Jharkhand Hockey - Sumrai Tete
ISL Side FC Goa, PUMA, Maanyavar, Gionee - Viral Kohli
Bridgestone , Gatorade, APIS India, Nokia - P.V. Sindhu
Suresh Raina - IPOL Lubricants
Laureus Sports, OPPO, EazyDiner - Yuvraj Singh
InCred NBFC - Rahul Dravid
Tamil Thalaivas pro kabaddi team - Kamal Hassan
Indoor Cricket Team world cup - Sandeep Patil
UN India Goodwill ambassador for SDG – Ashok Amritraj
Tokyo Olympics Games have unveiled Japan's cult anime character Son Goku as its ambassador, character in DragonBall Z
 KHUNDRAPAKAM PRADIP KUMAR
I am HIV positive, so what? : Jayanta Kalita

Unstoppable : My Life So far : Maria Sharapova

Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football :

Novy Kapadia

From Mumbai to Durban: India's Greatest Tests

S. Giridhar and V. J. Raghunath
 Winning Like Virat: Think & Succeed Like Kohli
Abhirup Bhattacharya

But Seriously – John McEnroe

Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat

Saurabh Duggal

My story – Autobiography - Michael Clarke

 National Sports Awards – 2017
National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence
in sports.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding
performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years

Arjuna Award is given for consistency outstanding performance for four years

Dronacharya Award for coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious

International sports events

Dhyan Chand Award for life time contribution to sports development.

Devendra Jhajharia – 1st para-athlete to be given Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
British Cyclist Mark Beaumont has cycled around the world, finishing his
mission in 79 days.

Kuldeep Yadav became the third Indian bowler and first spinner to bag
an ODI hat-trick. (Chetan Sharma and Kapil Dev )

Chris GAYLE – 1st player to hit 100 sixes in T20, 1st cricketer to score 10k
runs in T20

Ana Carrasco of Spain became the first-ever woman to win an

individual world championship motorcycle race
'Maharashtra Mission 1 Million' initiative under which over 10 lakh students
across the state will play football

AIBA World Boxing Championship – Gaurav Bidhuri – Bronze, Only one medal
India won
Mary Kom announced as Ambassador for 2017 AIBA Women's Youth World
Championships
Mary Kom: First Indian to be AIBA representative at IOC athletes' forum

India Basketball team captain Amritpal Singh has signed with the Sydney Kings
to play in Australia's National Basketball League next season – 1st Indian
Dhoni - 1st player to take 100 stumpings in ODI - achieved the feat in his
301st ODI when he stumped Akhila Dananjaya off leg-spinner Yuzvendra
Chahal's bowling

FIFA Player of the year + UEFA player of the season – Cristiano Ronaldo

Davinder Singh Kang - first Indian javelin thrower to qualify for javelin
throw event in World Championships
 Kavita Devi becomes first Indian woman to sign for WWE

Jehan Daruvala, the 18-year-old Mumbai racing driver, became the first
Indian to win a race in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship

Muttiah Muralitharan, the leading wicket-taker in both Tests and ODIs,

became the first player from Sri Lanka to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame

West Indies cricket team’s official name changed to WINDIES

Asian Wrestling Championship - Only one gold, Bajrang Punnia

Joshna Chinappa = 1st Indian to win Asian Squash Championship

Gul Panag – 1st Indian Woman to drive Formula E racing car

London 2017 mascots - Hero the Hedgehog
Whizbee the Bee - Para
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