Sports Current Affairs- July 30, 2021
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1-On Friday, Deepika Kumari, India’s lone competitor in women’s archery, advanced to the quarterfinals of the women’s solo event.
2-Avinash Sable of India established a new national record in the men’s 3000m steeplechase heats but was unable to advance to the final due to the Tokyo Olympics sports schedule.
3-The performance of India’s young batters in the T20I series against Sri Lanka did not surprise Indian head coach Rahul Dravid.
4-Boxer Lovlina Borgohain ensured India a medal in women’s welterweight by reaching the semifinals after defeating Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-Chin in the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics.
5-Dasun Shanaka, the winning captain of Sri Lanka, expressed gratitude to Indian skipper Shikhar Dhawan and coach Rahul Dravid for sharing their expertise with the youthful Sri Lankan squad.
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6-The Yogi Adityanath administration is now attempting to transform the state into a sports mecca.
7-Archery: Deepika Kumari is knocked out of the Tokyo Olympics after losing to top seed An San of South Korea in the quarterfinals.
8- Olympic boxer Mary Kom claims she was forced to alter her ring attire only minutes before her PQF match.
9-Vitalina Batsarashkina of Russia won the women’s 25m pistol gold medal in a shoot-off against Kim Min-jung of South Korea at the Asaka Shooting Range.
10-Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat of India were eliminated from Tokyo Olympic qualifying after placing 15th and 32nd, respectively.
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11-Lovlina Borgohain, an Indian boxer, says, “I want to go for gold.”
12-Sindhu surges into the women’s singles semi-finals, defeating Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-13, 22-20 in 56 minutes.
13-PV Sindhu, the silver medalist from the 2016 Olympics, beat Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in straight games to go to the semi-finals of the women’s singles badminton tournament at the Olympic Games.
14- Serbia’s world No. 1 Novak Djokovic is defeated by Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the men’s singles quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics.
15-Olympic hockey: India’s ladies defeated Ireland to keep their chances of reaching the quarterfinals alive.
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16- In the last preliminary match in men’s hockey Group A, India beat host Japan 5-3. In the Tokyo Olympics, they are second behind world No. 1 Australia.
17- The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) guarantees that families will be able to accompany players on Ashes tours.
18-The Rajasthan Royals have acquired a controlling interest in the Barbados franchise of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
19-Sri Lanka has banned three cricketers for violating Covid protocols: Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, and Niroshan Dickwella.
20-After defeating world No.1 and teammate Fan Zhendong 4-2 in the final, China’s Ma Long became the first male table tennis player to win back-to-back Olympic singles championships.
21-India will face Great Britain in the men’s quarterfinals at the Olympics.
22-Mahi Raghav advances to the finals of the Junior National Boxing Championships.
23-Punjab hockey players would get Rs 2.25 crore apiece if they win Olympic gold.
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