Weekly Current Affairs (08 August to 13 August 2022)

Weekly Current Affairs (08 August to 13 August 2022)

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Category : Sports Published on: August 14 2022

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  • Bajrang Punia defeats Lachlan McNeil of Canada to win the gold medal in the men's 65 kg wrestling category at the Commonwealth Games 2022
  • Rupal Chaudhary Becomes First Indian Athlete to Win Two Medals at World U20 Athletics C’ships
  • Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat wins gold medal in women's 53 kg category at Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham
  • Legendary Indian chess player and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand becomes Vice President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE)
  • Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen beat Ireland's Carly McNaul to win gold in women's flyweight category
  • Aldhos Paul wins gold medal in triple jump event at Commonwealth Games 2022
  • India finishes Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign with 61 medals, ranked fourth among 72 countries
  • West Indies great Kieron Pollard became the first cricketer in the world to play 600 T20 matches
  • India captain Sunil Chhetri named as AIFF Footballer of the Year for 7th time
  • Tamil Nadu chess prodigy V Pranav becomes India's 75th Grand Master
  • India's men's and women's team wins bronze medals in 44th Chess Olympiad
  • Sri Lanka spinner Prabhat Jayasuriya and England all-rounder Emma Lamb named as “ICC's Players of the Month” for July
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