CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The 16-year-old Manu became the first shooter from India and the first female athlete from India to grab a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games. In February 2019 she won the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at 2019 ISSF World Cup in Delhi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lu Kaiman of China won gold in the women’s 10m air pistol event defeating Greece’s Anna Korakaki 16-10. She also booked a place for herself in the Paris Olympics. Indian shooter Rhythm Sangwan finishes 17th with a score of 576 in the women’s 10m air pistol event in ISSF World Championships in Cairo.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Shooting, two-time Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan created history by becoming the first Indian shooter to win the gold medal in the men’s skeet event at the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea, yesterday. Mairaj Ahmad Khan recorded 37 hits out of a possible 40 in the final to win gold.

Detailed explanation-4: -ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Championship 2022: India finish with 34 medals-list of all medallists. With 12 golds, nine silvers and 13 bronze, India finished second on the medals table behind China at the Cairo meet. Junior shooters won 25 of these medals.