CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India won its first-ever silver medal in individual event at the Olympics when its ace shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore struck it on the fourth day at the 28th Olympic Games in Athens bringing good news to millions of sports fans back home.

Detailed explanation-2: -At Rio 2016, Dipa Karmakar became the first woman gymnast to represent the country at an Olympic Games, and inspired many with her huge-hearted performances that left her a whisker away from stepping onto the podium.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United States of America led the medal table both in number of gold medals won and in overall medals, winning 46 gold and 121 total medals respectively.