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Magnus Carlsen claimed victory in the World Rapid and Blitz Poland event after defeating all nine other players in a row on May 12, 2024. Magnus Carlsen claimed victory after defeating all nine other players in a row.

• R Praggnanandhaa, an Indian chess player, defeated Magnus Carlsen, the world number one, on May 11, 2024.
• Wei Yi , China Chess player secured second position.
• The event featured three Indian prodigies: D Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, and Arjun Erigaisi, along with other top grandmasters like Anish Giri, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Vincent Keymer.
• Praggnanandhaa finished in fourth place with 19 points, while Erigaisi secured the fifth position with 18 points.
• D Gukesh, the World Chess Championship challenger, ended in the last spot with 12.5 points.

Q: Who won the World Rapid and Blitz Poland chess tournament in May 2024?

a) Wei Yi
b) Arjun Erigaisi
c) R Praggnanandhaa
d) Magnus Carlsen

Correct Answer: d) Magnus Carlsen

Q: Which Indian Chess Player defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen in the Superbet rapid and blitz chess tournament in May 2024?

a) Vishwanath Anand
b) R Praggnanandhaa
c) Arjun Erigaisi
d) D. Gukesh.

Ans : b) R Praggnanandhaa

Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat has become the first Indian male wrestler to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. He secured a Paris quota in the men’s 57kg freestyle category at the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers in Istanbul, Turkiye.

Sehrawat beat Chongsong Han of Korea 12-2 in the semi-final to secure quota for Paris Olympic. This is India’s secure sixth quota in wrestling for the 2024 Olympics. All of the previous five quotas were obtained by the Indian women wrestlers.

Q: Who is the first Indian male wrestler to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics?

a) KD Jadhav
b) Aman Sehrawat
c) Sushil Kumar
d) Yogeshwar Dutt

Ans : b) Aman Sehrawat

Q: In which category did Aman Sehrawat secure a Paris quota for the Olympics?

a) Men’s 65kg freestyle
b) Men’s 57kg freestyle
c) Men’s 74kg freestyle
d) Men’s 86kg freestyle

Ans: b) Men’s 57kg freestyle

Indian 4x400m relay teams, both women and men, secured spots in the Paris Olympics after finishing second in their respective second-round heats at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.

1. The men’s team, consisting of Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Muhammad Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv, and Amoj Jacob, secured second place in their heat, trailing only behind the USA.
2. In the women’s tournament, Jamaica finished first in the first heat, with the Indian team comprising Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi, and Subha Venkatesan securing second place.
3. The top two teams from each of the three heats during the second round advanced to the Olympics, scheduled from July 26 to August 11.
4. With these achievements, India now has 19 track and field competitors heading to Paris, including Neeraj Chopra, the reigning javelin throw champion.

Q: Which Indian athletes comprised the men’s 4x400m relay team qualifying for the Paris Olympics?

a) Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi, and Subha Venkatesan
b) Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Muhammad Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv, and Amoj Jacob
c) Neeraj Chopra, Muhammad Ajmal, Arokia Rajivand Rajesh Ramesh
d) Amoj Jacob, Neeraj Chopra, Muhammad Ajmal and Subha Venkatesan

Ans : b) Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Muhammad Ajmal, Arokia Rajiv, and Amoj Jacob

The ninth ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 is scheduled to take place from 3 to 20 October in Bangladesh. The schedule was announced at an event in Dhaka, attended by officials from the ICC and the President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, along with the captains of the Indian and Bangladesh women’s teams.

1. Ten teams will participate in the tournament, playing a total of 23 matches over 18 days.
2. The matches will be held at two venues in Bangladesh: the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka and the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet.
3. The opening match of the T20 World Cup will be between South Africa (runners-up of 2023) and England on the first day.
4. On the same day, Bangladesh will face Qualifier 2 in the evening match in Dhaka.
5. India will play New Zealand on 4th October at Sylhet in their first match of the tournament.

Q. : When and where is the ninth ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 scheduled to take place?

a) 3 to 20 October in England
b) 3 to 20 October in Bangladesh
c) 1 to 18 November in Australia
d) 5 to 22 September in India

Ans : b) 3 to 20 October in Bangladesh

The Indian women’s 4×400 metre relay team has qualified for Paris Olympics 2024. Team finishing second in its second-round heat at the World Athletics Relays at Nassau in Bahamas.

Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi and Subha Venkatesan clocked 3 minutes and 29.35 seconds to finish second behind Jamaica to book a Paris Games ticket.

Q.: Which of the following athletes was NOT a part of the Indian women’s 4×400 metre relay team that qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024?

a) Rupal Chaudhary
b) M R Poovamma
c) Hima Das
d) Jyothika Sri Dandi

Ans : c) Hima Das

The Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) named India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup set to begin on June 1 in the USA and the West Indies.

Rohit Sharma will be leading his troops, while Hardik Pandya has been named the vice-captain.

India T20 World Cup Squad:

Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj

• Rishabh Pant marking his comeback to international cricket and Sanju Samson also included in the squad.
• India will begin their World Cup campaign against Ireland on June 05 2024 in New York. 

Question : Who has been named as the captain of India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup?

a) Virat Kohli
b) Hardik Pandya
c) Rohit Sharma
d) Ravindra Jadeja

Ans : c) Rohit Sharma