CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Leander Paes won the bronze medal. Ranked 126 in the world at the time, he had entered the Atlanta Olympics as a wild card. In 1996, he was the only medalist for India, a country that finished tied 71st on the leaderboard. Paes was the first Indian, and Asian, tennis player to win an Olympic medal.

Detailed explanation-2: -He also claimed a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles, winning at Wimbledon (1999, 2003, 2010, 2015), the Australian Open (2003, 2010, 2015), the French Open (2016), and the U.S. Open (2008, 2015) with partners Lisa Raymond (1999), Martina Navratilova (2003), Cara Black (2008–10), and Martina Hingis (2015–16).

Detailed explanation-3: -Leander Adrian Paes OLY (/peɪs/ PAYSS; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players ever. He holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup. Paes won eight men’s doubles and ten mixed doubles Grand Slam titles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indian tennis player Leander Paes, who was celebrating his 44th birthday on Saturday, is the only tennis player in the world and the first Indian to have made seven appearances at the Olympic Games.