Sports Current Affairs- July 29, 2021
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1-The Indian Railways stated on Wednesday that its players who win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics would get a special financial incentive of Rs 3 crore to improve their morale.
2-Olympics: Atanu Das defeats Korean archer Oh Jinhyek to advance to the pre-quarterfinals
3-India defeated Argentina 3-1 in men’s hockey group play to go to the quarterfinals.
4-Satish Kumar, a boxer from India, advances to the quarterfinals of the men’s super heavyweight division after beating Jamaican Ricardo Brown.
5-PV Sindhu of India has advanced to the quarterfinals of the women’s singles event at the Tokyo Olympics, defeating Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt 21-15, 21-13.
6-Sam Kendricks, the reigning world pole vault champion, tests positive and is ruled out of the Games.
7-I am more than my achievements and gymnastics: Simone Biles is a well-known American gymnast.
8-Manu Bhaker is fifth in the 25m pistol category following the first qualifying round, while Rahi Sarnobat is 25th.
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9-South Africa defeats Germany 4-3 in men’s hockey at the Olympics.
10-Longer boundaries in Sri Lanka provide a challenge to Indian batters, according to bowling coach Paras Mhambrey.
11-Boxer MC Mary Kom’s Olympic career came to an end in the pre-quarterfinals against Colombia’s Ingrit Lorena Valencia Victoria.
12-On Saturday, Belinda Bencic of Switzerland will compete for the gold medal in women’s singles tennis at the Tokyo Olympics against Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic.
13-Patrick Moster, the German cycling director, was expelled from the Olympics for making racial comments.
14-Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh, two Indian rowers, place 11th overall in the Tokyo Olympics.
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15-Olympic tennis star Novak Djokovic beats Kei Nishikori to go to the semi-finals.
16-Vinay Kumar, an ex-India pacer, has joined the Mumbai Indians as a talent scout.
17-Indian men move up to third place in the hockey standings, while women drop to 12th.
18-Twitter users are going crazy with Lady Gaga’s lookalike at Tokyo 2020.
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19-Condoms given at the Olympic Games Village were useful for Jessica Fox, an Olympic champion in canoeing and kayaking, who utilised the rubber to repair her boat.
20-China won the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics, breaking the world mark.
21-Sri Lanka wins the series with a 7-wicket victory against India in the third T20I. Wanindu Hasaranga took 4/9 in four overs to help the hosts limit India to 81/8 in 20 overs.
22-MC Mary Kom, an Indian boxing star, withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, capping off a brilliant career on a tearful note.
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