CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -On Saturday evening, as 15-year-old Chandigarh lad Ranveer Duggal won the bronze medal in the IBSF World U-16 Snooker Championship in Tyumen, Russia, the youngster broke into tears and hugged his mother Jaswinder Kaur.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pankaj Arjan Advani (born 24 July 1985) is an Indian billiards and former professional snooker player. He is a 25-time International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) world champion.

Detailed explanation-3: -In billiards, India’s leading cueist, Pankaj Advani has claimed his 25th gold medal on the world stage, winning the 2022 IBSF World Billiards Championship in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. He outclassed compatriot Sourav Kothari 4-0 in a one-sided final to defend the title for the fifth time in a row.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yasin Merchant is recognised as India’s first professional snooker player. His three National Snooker Championship victories in 1991, 2000 and 2001 are remembered fondly by all Indians.

Detailed explanation-5: -The “International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation” (IBSF), is the religiously and politically neutral international non-governmental organisation administering the sports of Bobsleigh (including Bob-on-the-Road) and Skeleton.