CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -IOA senior vice-president Rakesh Anand has been chosen as India’s Chef de Mission for CWG 2022 which will be held in Birmingham, UK from July 28 to August 8.

Detailed explanation-2: -“In addition, Rajesh Bhandari, Team India Chef de Mission, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, announced that a maximum of 164 participants from the Indian contingent can take part in the Parade of Nations in the Opening Ceremony, scheduled for July 28, 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -"I am honoured to have been appointed as Chef de Mission for the Victoria 2026 Games cycle having held the role of deputy at Birmingham 2022, our most successful Games ever,” said Carter-Kelly.

Detailed explanation-4: -Six-time Olympic cycling medallist Anna Meares has been appointed as Chef de Mission of Australia’s team for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Meares, who medalled at all four Olympics where she competed, was also the nation’s flagbearer at Rio 2016.

Detailed explanation-5: -Film scriptwriter, director, actor, author, photographer, swimmer, walker and cyclist, Rakesh Anand Bakshi is the son of the legendary lyricist Anand Bakshi. He is the founder of Bicycle Angels, a non-profit social initiative that helps donate bicycles to the underprivileged as a means of livelihood.