Sports Current Affairs 2024

Australian Open 2024
Men’s Singles
Winner Runner-up
Daniil Medvedev
Jannik Sinner (Italy)
(Russia)
Womens ’s Singles
Winner Runner-Up
Aryna Sabalenka Zheng Qinwen

(Belarus) (China)
Men's Doubles
Winner Runner-Up
Bopanna and Ebden Simone Bolelli and Andrea

( Aus.) Vavassori ( Italy)
Oldest Player to Achieve No. 1 Ranking in

Tennis Men’s Doubles: Rohan Bopanna
achieved this milestone.
Men’s Singles Grand Slam Titles Winner
Grand Slam
Rank Player Country
titles
1 Novak Djokovic 24 Serbia
2 Rafael Nadal 22 Spain
3 Roger Federer 20 Switzerland
Women’s Singles Grand Slam Titles Winner
Rank Player Titles Country

1 Margaret Court 24 Australia
2 Serena Williams 23 United States
2023 World Blitz Chess Championship
Magnus Carlsen emerged

as the winner.
Women’s 2023 World Blitz Chess Championship:
Valentina Gunina from Russia

secured the title.
FIH Women’s Hockey5s World Cup 2024:
The Netherlands won the tournament after

a win over Malaysia
The inaugural edition was held in Oman.

19th Asian Marathon Championships 2024
Man Singh won the gold medal in

Hong Kong, China.
Diu Beach Games 2024:
India’s first multi-sport beach games

were inaugurated at Ghogla Beach.
Madhya Pradesh emerged as the overall

champion at Ghoghla Beach in Diu.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2023
S. No. Category Entity awarded for Rashtriya Khel

Protsahan Puruskar 2023
1. Identification and Jain Deemed to be University, Bengaluru
nurturing of
budding / young
talent
2. Encouragement to Odisha Mining Corporate Limited
sports through
Corporate Social
Responsibility
First Female Neutral Umpire in Cricket
Sue Redfern became the first female

neutral umpire appointed by the
International Cricket Council.
ICC Men’s T20 International Team of the Year:
Suryakumar Yadav has been named as

the captain of the ICC Men’s T20
International Team of the Year for 2023.
ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year 2023:
Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the

captain of the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the
Year for the year 2023.
Equestrian Sports
National Equestrian Championship in Dressage 2023-2024:
Auroville, Tamil Nadu, will host the event.

Khelo India Winter Games 2024
The mascot is named “Sheen-e She’

(Shan).”
The Khelo India Winter Games 2024 is

being conducted in two phases. The first,
from February 2 to 6, was held in Leh,
Ladakh while the second is scheduled
from February 21 to 25, in Gulmarg,
Jammu and Kashmir.
Celebration of State Sports Day
Maharashtra announced the celebration of

January 15 as the state sports day in honor of
wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav.
Indian freestyle wrestler.
He was the first athlete from

independent India to win an individual medal
in the Olympics
No. 1 – Ranked Indian Chess Player
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
achieved the top ranking.
Sports Related Obituaries
Mario Zagallo, Brazil’s World Cup winning

player and coach, dies at age 92
Franz Beckenbauer (German Football ),

World Cup winning player and coach,
dies at 78
Former India Defender Prabir
Majumdar Passes Away
Winter Youth Olympics 2024
Indian Representation:
Sahil Thakur represented India at the fourth edition of the

Winter Youth Olympics 2024.
Host Country:
The Winter Youth Olympics 2024 was held in South Korea

(Gangwon2024)
Mascot:
The mascot for the event was named “Moongcho.”

9th Asian Winter Games 2025 Harbin, China
Mascots Unveiled:
“Binbin” and “Nini” have been revealed as

the mascots for the 9th Asian Winter Games
2025 in Harbin, China.
Inspiration:
The mascots draw inspiration from the

Siberian Tiger.
6th Khelo India Youth Games 2023 (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
Inauguration by PM Shri Narendra Modi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi

inaugurated the 6th Khelo India Youth
Games 2023 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Official Mascot:
The official mascot of the games is

“Veera Mangai.”
Here is the full medal tally of the Khelo India Youth
Games 2024:
Rank State Gold Silver Bronze Total medals

1 Maharashtra 57 48 53 158
2 Tamil Nadu 38 21 39 98
3 Haryana 35 22 46 103
2024 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup (Men’s)
Event Commencement:
The 15th edition of the 2024 ICC Under-

19 Cricket World Cup (Men’s) has
commenced in South Africa.
Final Winner ??
Latest Sports-Related Awards
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC

Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2023:
Pat Cummins from Australia was awarded the

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Men’s
Cricketer of the Year 2023.
Individual ICC Category Awards
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 Virat Kohli (India)
ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year 2023 Usman Khawaja (Australia)
Chamari Athapaththu (Sri

ICC Women’s ODI Cricket of the Year 2023
Lanka)
ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2023 Suryakumar Yadav (India)
BCCI Awards 2024
1) Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award
Men: Farokh Engineer, Ravi Shastri
2) Polly Umrigar Award - Best International Cricketer - Men
Shubman Gill (2022-23)
3) Best International Cricketer - Women

Deepti Sharma (2022-23)
FIFA Awards 2023
Award Category Winner Nationality/Team
The Best FIFA

Women’s Player Aitana Bonmati Spain
2023
The Best FIFA

Lionel Messi Argentina
Men’s Player 2023
Players in News
Rohit Sharma
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma
made history by becoming the first
batsman to score five centuries in T20
Internationals (T20Is).
Divyakriti Singh
Divyakriti Singh became the first woman

to receive the Arjuna Award for
equestrian sports.
Sumit Nagal

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Australian Open 2024

Aryna Sabalenka Zheng Qinwen

Bopanna and Ebden Simone Bolelli and Andrea

Oldest Player to Achieve No. 1 Ranking in

Rank Player Titles Country

Magnus Carlsen emerged

Valentina Gunina from Russia

The Netherlands won the tournament after

The inaugural edition was held in Oman.

Man Singh won the gold medal in

India’s first multi-sport beach games

Madhya Pradesh emerged as the overall

S. No. Category Entity awarded for Rashtriya Khel

Sue Redfern became the first female

Suryakumar Yadav has been named as

Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the

Auroville, Tamil Nadu, will host the event.

The mascot is named “Sheen-e She’

The Khelo India Winter Games 2024 is

Maharashtra announced the celebration of

Indian freestyle wrestler.

He was the first athlete from

Mario Zagallo, Brazil’s World Cup winning

Franz Beckenbauer (German Football ),

Sahil Thakur represented India at the fourth edition of the

The Winter Youth Olympics 2024 was held in South Korea

The mascot for the event was named “Moongcho.”

“Binbin” and “Nini” have been revealed as

The mascots draw inspiration from the

Inauguration by PM Shri Narendra Modi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The official mascot of the games is

Rank State Gold Silver Bronze Total medals

The 15th edition of the 2024 ICC Under-

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC

Pat Cummins from Australia was awarded the

Chamari Athapaththu (Sri

1) Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award

Men: Farokh Engineer, Ravi Shastri

2) Polly Umrigar Award - Best International Cricketer - Men

Shubman Gill (2022-23)

3) Best International Cricketer - Women

Award Category Winner Nationality/Team

The Best FIFA

The Best FIFA

Divyakriti Singh became the first woman

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