CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Author and journalist, Sundeep Misra has written two books on Indian Hockey-an unauthorized biography, Forgive Me Amma: The Life and Times of Dhanraj Pillay (2007) and a collection of long form pieces titled The Mohammed of Benares and Other Stories (2017).

Detailed explanation-2: -Dutee clocked 11.33 secs in women’s 100m dash to win the gold and erase Rachita Mistry’s 16-year-old earlier national record of 11.38 s in the 2016 Federation Cup National Athletics Championships in New Delhi, however she missed the Rio Olympics qualification norm of 11.32 s by one-hundredth of a second.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sprinter Dutee Chand shared an Instagram picture with partner Monalisa this afternoon. Chand, 26, is the first Indian athlete to openly acknowledge being in a same-sex relationship.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dutee Chand first broke into the scene by becoming a national champion in the under-18 category in the 100m event in 2012. This was followed by impressive displays at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships, the World Youth Championships and the National Senior Athletics Championships at Ranchi.