CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India’s National Game Similarly, it is assumed that the national game of India is hockey. Hockey is a sport in which India has excelled at the Olympics, taking home eight gold medals and producing stars like Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh Sr., and Dhanraj Pillai. However, it is not India’s national sport.

Detailed explanation-2: -India was the Olympic champion from 1928–56 and even humiliated Hitler’s Germany at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Hockey was believed to be the national game of India for decades, but the Government of India has clarified that hockey isn’t and never was the official national game of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -This time all eyes will be on Madhya Pradesh, the host of Khelo India Youth Games 2022. In the last Khelo India Games held in Kurukshetra, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh secured 8th position with 12 gold, 11 silver and 15 bronze medals, bagging a total of 38 medals, in which most of the medals were won by academy players.

Detailed explanation-4: -The games mascot is Savaj the asiatic lion. The curtain raiser event was held on 4 September 2022 at EKA Arena.