CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Dipika Pallikal Karthik (born 21 September 1991) is an Indian professional squash player. She is the first Indian to break into the top 10 in the Professional Squash Association Women’s rankings. Dipika Pallikal came to prominence in 2011, when she won three WISPA tour titles to attain a career-best ranking of 13th.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commonwealth Games 2022 squash: World champions Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa enter doubles quarter-finals. Dipika Pallikal also advanced in the mixed doubles with Saurav Ghosal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ace squash player Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian to win a singles medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG 2022) this year when he defeated England’s James Willstrop for bronze in Birmingham.

Detailed explanation-4: -Background: Dipika Pallikal was born in Chennai into a Malayali Christian family and was brought up in Chennai.

Detailed explanation-5: -Deepika turned professional in 2006, but her career was filled with ups and downs initially. She became more consistent and started notching up winning performances after her brief training stint in Egypt in the beginning of 2011.