CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Ajeet Kumar won gold in the javelin throw F46 category while compatriot and two-time Paralympic gold medallist Devendra Jhajaria won silver.

Detailed explanation-2: -India earned a total of 13 gold, 12 silver and 9 bronze medals in the event with the Paralympian Yogesh Khatuniya, the experienced Neeraj Yadav, and the young Jayanti Behra all chipping in with two gold medals apiece. Behra also bagged a silver and so did the Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Nishad Kumar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Varun Singh Bhati won India’s first gold medal at the Rio Paralympic Games. Q. Who won the gold medal in the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the Men’s High Jump T42 event.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jesolo, Italy; 6-8 May 2022. The Italian city made its debut as part of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix season last year and will now host some of the world’s best in May at the Armando Picchi Stadium. All information related to the event is available here. The media could not be played.

Detailed explanation-5: -Deepa Malik is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics. She won the silver medal in the shot put in 2016 Paralympic Games. She was previously honored with the Arjuna award in 2012, at the age of 42 years. She has also been conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2017.