Weekly Current Affairs (15th September to 21st September 2024)

Weekly Current Affairs (15th September to 21st September 2024)

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Category : Sports Published on: September 22 2024

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  • The ICC has announced equal prize money for men's and women's World Cups, starting with the Women's T20 World Cup in the UAE, where winners will receive USD 2.34 million.
  • Oscar Piastri defeated Charles Leclerc to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024.
  • Anmol Kharb defeated Denmark's Amalie Schulz to win her first international singles title at the Belgian International 2024.
  • The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) won the Hockey India Senior Men's Inter-Departmental National Championship 2024.
  • Neeraj Chopra secured second place at the Brussels Diamond League Final 2024 with a javelin throw of 87.86m, narrowly missing the top spot to Anderson Peters, who threw 87.87m.
  • Santosh Kashyap has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian women's football team.
  • India defeated China to win the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 title for the fifth time.
  • Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways.
  • Saleema Imtiaz has become the first Pakistani woman nominated to the ICC international panel of development umpires.
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