CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Teenage shooting sensation Manu Bhaker won the Emerging Player Award for last year’s edition. The 19-year-old became the youngest Indian to clinch the women’s 10m air pistol gold at the Shooting World Cup in 2018.

Detailed explanation-2: -In her reaction to winning the award, Mirabai Chanu thanked the BBC and says: “I am currently training in the United States of America.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Manipur-born Mirabai Chanu created history at the Tokyo Olympics last year by becoming the first Indian weightlifter to win a silver medal at the quadrennial showpiece.

Detailed explanation-4: -Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2021 on 29 March 2022. Chanu became the first Indian weightlifter to win a silver medal at an Olympic Games when she finished second in the 49kg category in Tokyo.

Detailed explanation-5: -Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2021, following a public vote. The Olympic silver medallist beat golfer Aditi Ashok, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, Para-shooter Avani Lekhara, and badminton player PV Sindhu to the award.