CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has created emblems for the first anniversary of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. They will be used in the Tokyo 2020 Games One Year Anniversary Commemorative Project.

Detailed explanation-2: -China topped the medal table for the fifth consecutive Paralympics, with 96 golds and 207 total medals. Great Britain finished second for the ninth time, with 41 golds and 124 total medals. The United States finished third, with 37 golds, their best finish since the 2008 games, and 104 total medals.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the 125th IOC Session held on September 7, 2013, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tokyo was selected to be the host city for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Detailed explanation-4: -Javelin thrower Tek Chand will be India’s flag-bearer during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 as Thangavelu Mariyappan was quarantined after he came in close contact with a COVID-19 positive person on the flight to Tokyo.