Current Affairs Sports 2016 Short Notes

Current Affairs: National Sports Awards – 2016

National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. National Sports Awards 2016 are given to the following sportspersons/ coaches/organizations :

(1) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta 2016

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is India’s highest sporting award given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.

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S. No.	Name of the awardee	Discipline
1.	Ms. P.V. Sindhu	Badminton
2.	Ms. Dipa Karmakar	Gymnastics
3.	Shri Jitu Rai	Shooting
4.	Ms. Sakshi Malik	Wrestling

(2) Dronacharya Awards 2016

Dronacharya Award is bestowed upon coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events.

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S. No.	Name of the awardee	Discipline
1.	Shri Nagapuri Ramesh	Athletics
2.	Shri Sagar Mal Dhayal	Boxing
3.	Shri Raj Kumar Sharma	Cricket
4.	Shri Bishweshwar Nandi	Gymnastics
5.	Shri S. Pradeep Kumar	Swimming (Lifetime)
6.	Shri Mahabir Singh	Wrestling (Lifetime)

(3) Arjuna Awards 2016
Arjuna Award is India’s second highest sporting award bestowed upon sportsperson for consistently outstanding performance for four years.

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S. No.	Name of the awardee	Discipline
1.	Shri Rajat Chauhan	Archery
2.	Ms. Lalita Babar	Athletics
3.	Shri Sourav Kothari	Billiards & Snooker
4.	Shri Shiva Thapa	Boxing
5.	Shri Ajinkya Rahane	Cricket
6.	Shri Subrata Paul	Football
7.	Ms. Rani	Hockey
8.	Shri Raghunath V.R.	Hockey
9.	Shri Gurpreet Singh	Shooting
10.	Ms. Apurvi Chandela	Shooting
11.	Shri Soumyajit Ghosh	Table Tennis
12.	Ms. Vinesh	Wrestling
13.	Shri Amit Kumar	Wrestling
14.	Shri Sandeep Singh Mann	Para-Athletics
15.	Shri Virender Singh	Wrestling (Deaf)

(4) Dhyan Chand Award 2015

Dhyan Chand Award is bestowed upon sportspersons for life time contribution to sports development.

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S. No.	Name of the awardee	Discipline
1.	Ms. Satti Geetha	Athletics
2.	Shri Sylvanus Dung Dung	Hockey
3.	Shri Rajendra Pralhad Shelke	Rowing

The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Apart from a medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive a cash prize of Rs. 7.5 lakh. Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh each.

Current Affairs:2016 Summer RIO Olympics Games:

The 2016 Summer Olympics Games officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad commonly known as Rio 2016. It is a major international multi-sport event held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 August to 21 August 2016. 11,303 athletes from 207 Nations, With 306 sets of medals, the games featured 28 Olympic sports.

Edition	31st
Opening Ceremony	5th August, 2016
Closing Ceremony	22nd August, 2016
Theme	World Peace and Environment
Motto	A New World
Mascot	Vinicius
Total Participating Nations	207
Total Events	306
Total Sports Category	28
1st Time Participating Country	Kosovo, South Sudan
New Sports Event	Golf, Rugby
Headquarter of International Olympic Committee	Lausanne, Switzerland
President of International Olympic Committee	Thomas Bach
1st Indian Women Member	Nita Ambani
India’s Flag bearer at Opening Ceremony	Abhinav Bindra
India’s Flag bearer at Closing Ceremony	Sakshi Malik
Number of Indian Athletes	117
Largest Olympic Team of 2016 Rio Olympics	USA (554 athletes)
Smallest Olympic Team of 2016 Rio Olympics	South Pacific Nation of Tuvalu (1 athletes)
1st Gold Medal at Rio Olympic	Virginia Thrasher (Women’s 10 meter air rifle, USA)
1st Indian Medalist at Rio	Sakshi Malik (Bronze, 58 Kg Freestyle Wrestling)
2nd Indian Medalist at Rio	P. V. Sindhu (Silver, Women’s Single Badminton)
Highest Individual Medal	Michael Phelps (6 Medals: Gold- 5, Silver-1, USA)
Youngest Gold Medal	Ren Qian (15-Year Old, Women’s 10m Platform Diving Event)
Youngest athlete of 2016 Rio Olympics	Meet Gaurika Singh (13-Year Old, Swimmer, Nepal)
Next Olympic Venue	Tokyo, 2020
Headquarter of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)	New Delhi
President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)	Narayana Ramachandran
General Secretary of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)	Rajeev Mehta
Opening & Closing Ceremony	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The top ten listed Nationals by number of gold, silver & bronze medals are listed below. India finished in 67th place with a total of 2 medals (0 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze).

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Ranking	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1.	USA	46	37	38	121
2.	Great Britain	27	23	17	67
3.	China	26	18	26	70
4.	Russia	19	18	19	56
5.	Germany	17	10	15	42
6.	Japan	12	8	21	41
7.	France	10	18	14	42
8.	South Korea	9	3	9	21
9.	Italy	8	12	9	28
10.	Australia	8	11	10	29
67.	India	0	1	1	2

Indian Medalists in Rio Olympics Games – 2016

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	P. V. Sindhu	Badminton	Women’s singles
Bronze	Sakshi Malik	Wrestling	Women’s freestyle 58 kg

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