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2018<br />

june<br />

rio SuMMer oLyMpicS - 2016<br />

• 31 st Olympics<br />

• Venue - rio de jeneiro (Brazil)<br />

• Date - 5 th august 2016 - 21 st august 2016<br />

• Motto - a new world<br />

• Theme - world peace and environment<br />

• Mascot - Vinicius and tom<br />

Q Who was chosen as India’s flag bearer at the Inaugural<br />

ceremony of 2016 Rio Olympics<br />

A. abhinav Bindra<br />

• Sakshi Malik was Indian Flag bearer at the closing<br />

ceremony<br />

Q Who was chosen as India’s flag bearer at the opening<br />

ceremony of 2016 paralympics<br />

A. Devendra jhajharia<br />

Q Who was awarded with 2016 Laureus Sports Award<br />

for the sportsman of the year<br />

A. novak Djokovic<br />

cateGory 2017 2018<br />

Sportsman of the year Usain Bolt Roger Federer<br />

Sportsman of the year<br />

Simone Biles<br />

Serena<br />

Williams<br />

Team of the year Chicago Cubs Mercedes F1<br />

Breakthrough<br />

of the year<br />

Nico Rosberg<br />

Sergio Garcia<br />

Comeback of the year Michael Phelps Roger Federer<br />

Q The winners of 2017-18 Irani Trophy Cricket<br />

Tournament<br />

A. Vidarbha<br />

• Runners Up - rest of india<br />

• 2016-17 Winners - rest of india (Runners up<br />

-Gujarat)<br />

Q The first African Footballer to win the professional<br />

Footballers Association‘s (PFA) player of the year<br />

Award<br />

A. riyad Mahrez (algeria)<br />

Q The winners of 2017 U-15 SAFF (South Asian<br />

Football Federation) Cup<br />

A. india (runners up - nepal)<br />

Q<br />

Q<br />

Q<br />

Q<br />

Q<br />

Q<br />

The Cricketer who got 2017 Allan Border Award for<br />

best Australian Cricketer<br />

A. Steve Smith<br />

The oldest man to win a Wimbledon Tennis title in the<br />

Modern Era<br />

A. roger federer<br />

The winners of 2017 Premier Badminton League<br />

A. chennai Smashers<br />

• Runners up - Mumbai rockets<br />

The host country of 2018 FIFA World Cup<br />

A. russia<br />

The winners of 2016-17 Border- Gavaskar Trophy<br />

A. india (runners up - australia)<br />

The ch<strong>amp</strong>ions of 2017-18 Ashes Tournament<br />

A. australia (runners up - england)<br />

Q The winners of 2017 Women’s Euro cup<br />

A. netherlands<br />

• Runners up - Denmark<br />

• Host Country - netherlands<br />

• Best player - Lieke Martens (netherland)<br />

• Golden Boot - jodie Lee taylor (Britain)<br />

Q<br />

Q<br />

Q<br />

Q<br />

Asia Cup Hockey - 2017 Winners<br />

Men - india (runners up - Malaysia)<br />

Women - india (runners up - china)<br />

The winner of 2017 Badminton Korean Super Series<br />

A. p.V. Sindhu<br />

First woman to win a<br />

World Ch<strong>amp</strong>ionship<br />

Motor Cycle Race<br />

A. anna<br />

carrasco (Spain)<br />

The venue of 2017 Hopman Cup<br />

A. perth arena, australia<br />

• Ch<strong>amp</strong>ions - france<br />

• 2018 Ch<strong>amp</strong>ions - Switzerland<br />

Q The winner of 2017 Thailand Open Grand Prix Men’s<br />

singles<br />

A. Sai praneeth (india)<br />

Q&A timeline<br />

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