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The 30th Summer Olympics (London Olympics 2012) concluded in London on 12 August 2012. The 17-day event was inaugurated at Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park in East London on 27 July 2012. London Olympics witnessed nearly 10500 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees participating in as many as 26 sports events. At the end of the game US topped the medal tally with a total of 104 medals (46 Gold+29 Silver+ 29 Silver) followed by China, which bagged a total of 88 medals (38 G o l d + 2 7 S i l v e r + 2 3 Bronze). Great Britain with 65 medals (29 G o l d + 1 7 S i l v e r + 1 9 Bronze), Russia with 82 medals (24 Gold+26 Silver+32 Bronze) 74 and South Korea with 27 medals (13 Gold+8 Silver+6 Bronze) finished third, fourth and fifth respectively. India with a total of 6 medals (2 Silver+4Bronze) finished 55th on the medal tally. India at London Olympics 2012 India had sent 83-member team to the London Olympics 2012, which is the largest ever contingent sent by Indian Olympic Association in the Olympics. Indias total number of medals in L o n d o n Olympics 2012 stood at a record haul of six medals. Shooter Vijay Kumar bagged the silver medal in the 25 m Rapid Fire event, while MC Mary Kom, five-time world womens boxing champion, ace shuttler Saina Nehwal and rifle shooter Gagan Narang won India bronze medals. Gagan Narang opened Indias account at the medal tally after he won bronze in shooting event on 30 July 2012. Indias mens hockey team badly disappointed those who were expecting them to reclaim the lost glory of Indian hockey. The team in a show of disastrous performance finished 12th and at the bottom most as they lost all their six matches. It was the worst-ever performance by the Indian hockey team in the history of Olympics. Prior to this the worst ever performance of the Indian Hockey team came in 1996 Atlanta Olympics when it had finished 8th. Besides, major medal hopes for the country such as Beijing Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra in shooting and Deepika in Archery also could not meet with the expectations of the people, as they squarely failed to http://upscportal.com

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UPSCPORTAL Current Affairs : http://upscportal.com/civilservices/current-affairs deliver a medal winning performance. Beijing bronze medalist Vijender Kumar also failed to recreate the magic in the boxing ring as he lost to Uzbekistans Abbos Atoev 17-13 in the quarterfinals. Indias History in Summer Olympics India started participating in Summer Olympics from Paris Olympics 1900 after Norman Pritchard, an Anglo-Indian, participated in two events and claimed silver in both the events. India first sent its contingent to Summer Olympics in Antwerp Olympics 1920 and has sent its team in every Olympics since then. In the last 112 years of modern Olympics India has won mere nine gold and 8 of them are in hockey and one in individual shooting event. After 6 medal haul at the London Olympics 2012 total number of medals won by India now stands at 26. Major Medal winning Performances at London Olympics 2012 Michael Phelps bagged 6 medals(4 Gold+2 Silver) in swimming, becoming the most decorated Olympian ever with 22 medals. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt clinched three gold in three separate events (100 meter race, 200 meter race and 4X100 meter relay team race). He won the 100 metres gold medal with a time of 9.63 seconds, setting a new Olympic record for that distance. He took 19.32 seconds to clinch 200 meters gold. With a storming http://upscportal.com victory in both 100 and 200 meters race he became the only sprinter in the history to defend both Olympic titles. Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt won Gold in Mens 100 Meter Race, set Olympic Record Germany beat Netherlands 2-1 to win mens hockey gold. Mexico beat Brazil 2-1 to win Soccer gold United States defeated Spain to win mens Basketball gold Andy Murray of Great Britain beat Roger Federer of Switzerland to win tennis mens singles gold Russia defeated Brazil to win mens volleyball gold Dan Lin of China beat Malaysian Chong Wei Lee to clinch Badminton mens singles gold Olympic Games which is lit in Olympia (modern day Greece). The initial editions of Olympics were organized without flame. The tradition of torch was reintroduced in Amsterdam Olympics 1928. Olympic Medals There were 4700 medals (Gold, Silver, Bronze) up for grab at the London Olympics 2012. The Olympic medals weigh between 375-400 grams, they are eighty-five millimetres in diameter and seven millimetres thick. The gold medals are not actually made of solid gold. They are in fact 92.5 percent silver and 1.34 percent gold, while the rest is copper. Metals used in the medals were mined in Mongolia and Utah in the United States.On every medal there is the image of Nike, the Greek Goddess of victory. Next Olympics (31st Summer Olympics) The 31st edition of Summer Olympics will be held in Reo de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016. The city was made the host of the event in 121st IOC session. The games are scheduled to be held from 5 August to 21 August 2016. Indias Medal count in London Olympics 2012 India bagged Record Six Medals in London Olympics 2012 as:Sushil Kumar - Silver Wrestling Vijay Kumar - Silver - Shooting Gagan Narang - Bronze Shooting Yogeshwar Dutt - Bronze Wrestling Mary Kom - Bronze -Boxing Saina Nehwal - Bronze Badminton 75

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ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup India defeated host and defending champion Australia to win ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In the final match played at Townsville in Australia on 26 August 2012, the Indian under -19 squad led by Unmukt Chand beat Australian side by 6 wickets. Skipper Unmukt Chand scored unbeaten 111 runs leading his team to a glorious victory. Batting first the Australian team scored 225 runs with the loss of 8 wickets. Australian captain William Bosisto scored unbeaten 87 runs. India started strongly but lost 4 wickets on just 97 runs. Subsequently skipper Chand guided the Indian team to a 6 wickets victory in the 48th over. William Bosisto, the Australian skipper received the Man of the Tournament award. Anamul Haque of Bangladesh scored 365 runs, highest in the tournament. Reece Topley of England claimed 19 wickets and remained the leading wicket taker of the tournament. This victory marked third under19 world cup title for India after Mohammad Kaif in 2000 and Virat Kohli in 2008 had led the team to the tournament victory. A total of 16 teams participated in the tournament. The teams were put into four groups A, B, C and D. India was placed in group C along with Papua New Guinea, West Indies and Zimbabwe. Australia was placed in group A alongside Ireland, England and Nepal. ICC Under-19 World Cup The ICC Under-19 World Cup started as an 8-team event in 1988. The tournament was not staged after 76 its first edition in 1988 till 1998 and since then has been organised by the ICC as a biennial event. The number of competing teams in the tournament has increased from eight in 1988 to the present 16 giving an opportunity for a number of associate and affiliate teams to showcase its talent. India beat New Zealand by 2-0 Test Series India won the second cricket test against New Zealand by 5 wickets on 3 September 2012. Chasing a target of 261 set by New Zealand on the fourth day of the second and final Test in Bangalore, India overhauled the target in the post-tea session with one full day remaining. Virat Kohli on 51 and Skipper MS Dhoni on 48 remained not out. Kohli, who had made 103 in the first innings, was adjudged man of the match, while Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was named man of the series. With this, India won the 2 match series 2-0. India had won the first test at Hyderabad by an innings and 115 runs. South Africa is Worlds Number One Cricket Team South Africa replaced England as the Worlds Number One Test Cricket team. The feat was achieved after its 2-0 victory over England in the three Test-match series, which ended at Lords Cricket Ground in London on 21 August 2012. England had been the top team in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table since August 2011 when it dethroned India while South Africa has assumed the number one spot for the first time since November 2009. The latest ICC Test Championship table is given below: South Africa 120 points England 117 points Australia 116 points Pakistan 109 India 104 Sri Lanka 98 West Indies 90 New Zealand 80 Bangladesh 0 Note: Zimbabwe is presently unranked, as it has played insufficient matches. VVS Laxman announced Retirement V.V.S. Laxman, on 18 August 2012 announced his retirement from international cricket, ending a glorious career spanning 16 years. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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Player Team Innings 57 69 72 72 72 77 78 79 79 79 Hashim Amla (RSA) Vivian Richards (WI) Gordon Greenidge (WI) Gary Kirsten (RSA) Virat Kohli (IND) Graham Gooch (ENG) Kevin Pietersen (ENG/ICC) Navjot Singh Sidhu (IND) Brian Lara (WI) Boeta Dippenaar (RSA/AFR)

Andrew Strauss retired Englands test team captain Andrew Strauss announced his retirement from international cricket on 29 August 2012. Under Strauss captaincy the England team witnessed back-toback Ashes wins over Australia and reached to the top of the test rankings. He was appointed the skipper of English team in 2009 replacing Kevin Pietersen. A left-hand batsman, Strauss made his first class debut in year 1998 and one-day international debut in 2003 against Sri Lanka. Strauss made his test debut against New Zealand at Lords in 2004, where he scored 112 and 83 runs in two innings and received Man of the Match award. In a nine-year long international career, Strauss played 100 tests and 127 one-day internationals. Strauss has to his credit 7037 and 4205 runs in test and ODIs respectively.

DLF ended its Association with IPL Indias largest real estate company DLF decided to end its fiveyear long association with Indian Premiere League as its title sponsor. The last date of renewal of contract was 28 July 2012, and the company did not file application for the renewal of its contract. The company spent 250 crore rupees in its five-year association with IPL. DLF has been actively promoting different sports in the country. The company organizes DLF Masters Golf Tournament in Gurgaon every year. It is also one of the sponsors of the Davis Cup tennis tournament 2012, which will be held in Chandigarh. Besides, DLF has associated itself with various other sports over the years. It had supported Haryana Open Badminton Championship, Delhi Football League and various other sports events.

TENNIS
Womens Singles US Open 2012 Serena Williams of USA won her fourth Womens Singles US Open title in New York on 9 September 2012. In the final match played a short while ago, fourth seeded Serena showed incredible resolve as she beat the top seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 in two hours and 18 minutes. Besides the fourth US Open title, this was Serenas 15th Grand Slam singles crown. Meanwhile, the Italian duo of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won the Womens Doubles trophy. In the title clash, the second seeded Italian duo defeated the Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka, 6-4, 6-2 to win the title. Cincinnati Masters Mens & Womens World no. 1 tennis player Roger Federer won a record fifth Western & Southern Open Title (Cincinnati Masters ) at Cincinnati on 19 August 2012. Federer beat second seeded Novak Djokovic 6-0, 7-6, (9-7). This was the first time when top-seeded mens players clashed in the final of Cincinnati Masters. http://upscportal.com In womens singles final Chinas Li Na beat German Angelique Kerbar to win her first title of the season. Li Na overcame the terrible first set to record a 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over her rival. To make it to the final, Li defeated American wild card Venus Williams in the semifinals. Kerber, 77

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SHOOTING/ARCHERY
Fourth International Junior Shotgun Cup Ankur Mittal won the bronze medal in double trap in the fourth International junior shotgun Cup in Orimattila, Finland. He scored 177 points. Mittal had scored 45, 41 and 45 in qualification and 46 in the final. Shayan Masood, the other Indian came fourth, one point behind. He had scored 130 in qualification following a series of 43, 45 and 42. The results of Mens double trap: 1. Artem Nekrasov (Rus) 190 (142); 2. Kiril Fokeev (Rus) 183 (139); 3. Ankur Mittal 177 (131); 4. Shayan Masood 176 (130).

FOOTBALL
Nehru Cup Football Tournament India won Nehru Cup football tournament on 2 September 2012 after beating Cameroon 5-4 via penalty shoot-out. In the final played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India vanquished Cameroon 5-4 via penalty shootout and retained the Nehru Cup football. The match went into tie-breaker after the two teams were locked 2-2 at the end of 120 minutes of play. Gouramangi Singh (19th minute) and Sunil Chhetri (77th) scored for India in the regulation time, while Makkon Thierry (29th) and Kingue Mpondo (54th) found the net for Cameroon.In the tiebreaker, Robin Singh, skipper Chhetri, Denzil Franco and Mehtab Hosain struck to ensure

that India managed a clean slate. Taking the final shot, Makkon hit the post to leave Cameroon shattered.

Ashu C Tambe, Ousmalia, Bebey Kingue Paul and Mpondo scored for the visitors in the shootout.

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3 Member Committee to resolve Issues in Indian Hockey The Indian Olympic Association 78 set up a three-member committee to resolve the issues in Indian Hockey. Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation, the two bodies for Hockey in India have been asked to present their stand before the committee on 21 August 2012. The committee has been set up following the directions from the International Hockey Federation in July 2012. The http://upscportal.com

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GOLF
US PGA Golf Championship Rory Mcllroy won the US PGA Golf Championship at Kaiwah island on 12 August 2012, claiming his second major title with a record-setting eight-shot victory. With this victory Mcllroy also became world number one player surpassing Luke Donald. 23-year Mcllroy, hit a six-uneder 66 to finish 13 under, while, David Lynn and Ian Poulter finished second and third respectively. Tiger Woods, four-time winner of the title, faltered to a level par 72 and two under total.

VARIOUS
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2012 London Olympics silver medalist Vijay Kumar and Bronze medalist Yogeshwar Dutt will be conferred with the countrys highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2012. Besides, 25 sportspersons will be presented the Arjuna Awards, the second highest sports award in the country. The awards were announced by the Union Sports Ministry on 19 August 2012. Usually the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is given to only one sportsperson in one calendar year but the rule can be relaxed in special circumstances such as an Olympic medal. Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar bagged a silver in the 25m rapid fire event at the London Olympics, while wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt claimed a bronze in 60kg free style event. List of the sports persons, chosen for Arjuna Awards: Deepika Kumari (Archery), Laishram Bombayla Devi (Archery), Sudha Singh (Athletics), Kavita Ramdas Raut (Athletics), Ashwani Ponnappa (Badminton), Parupalli http://upscportal.com Kashyap (Badminton), Aditya S Mehta (Billiards and Snooker), Vikas Krishan (Boxing), Yuvraj Singh (Cricket), Sardar Singh (Hockey), Yashpal Solanki (Judo), Anup Kumar (Kabaddi), Samir Suhag (Polo), Annu Raj Singh (Shooting), Omkar Singh (Shooting), Joydeep Karmakar (Shooting), Deepika Pallikal (Squash), Sandeep Sejwal (Swimming), Ng. Sonia Chanu (Weightlifting), Narsingh Yadav (Wrestling), Rajinder Kumar (Wrestling), Geeta Phogat (Wrestling), M. Bimoljit Singh (Wushu), Deepa Mallick (Athletics Paralympics), Ramkaran Singh (Athletics - Paralympics). A 15-member selection committee headed by Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the 2004 Sydney Olympics silver-medalist and comprising noted sportspersons such as Akhil Kumar (boxing), Khajan Singh (swimming), Baichung Bhutia (football) and Ravi Shastri (cricket) finally approved the name of the 27 sportspersons for the coveted award. The awardees will be presented the award by the President of India on National Sports Day on 29 August 2012. Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: The Rajeev Gandhi Award was instituted in 1991-92. The award carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a cash prize of 7.5 lakh rupees. So far the award has been given to as many as 26 sportspersons. Vishvanathan Anand was the first sportsperson to receive the award. Arjuna Award: Arjuna Award was instituted in 1961. The award carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a cash prize of 5 lakh rupees. London Paralympic Games Queen Elizabeth officially on 29 August 2012 opened the London Paralympic games, which will be the biggest in the events 64 year history. The flame was lit at midnight, local time. The ceremony was watched by some 80000 spectators. Britains first Paralympic Games gold medallist, Margaret Maughan hit the cauldron. The opening ceremony signalled the start of 11 days of competition by 4200 athletes from 164 countries, including more than 300 athletes from Britain. Federation Cup National Throwball Championship Delhi teams, both in male and female categories, lifted 23rd 79

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UPSCPORTAL Current Affairs : http://upscportal.com/civilservices/current-affairs Federation Cup Throw Ball Championship-2012. The Championship which was held on 2325 August 2012, was organised by the J&K Throw Ball Association in collaboration with Throw Ball Federation of India at sports ground Government College for Women M A Road Srinagar. As many as 20 teams, both in male and female categories, from various States and Union Territories of the country participated in the Championship. Delhi beat Tamil Nadu 15-10, 15-12 in the womens final of the Federation Cup National throwball championship which was held in Srinagar. In the mens final, Delhi beat Andhra Pradesh 2-1. Nine State teams took part in the championship. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards Committee Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the silver medallist of Athens Olympics 2004, was named the head of the 15member committee, set up to select the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee and Arjun Award winners. Aslam Sher Khan, the former hockey team skipper, was named the head of the 15-member committee that will select the Dronacharya Awardees. Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is the highest sports award in the country. The award consists of a cash award of 7.5 lakh rupees, a scroll of honour and a medal. Arjuna Awards, the second highest awards given to sportspersons, carries a scroll of honour, and a cash award of five lakh rupees. Dronacharya Awards are given to the coaches of different sports for their remarkable contribution. The Dronacharya Awards are consisted of a plaque, a scroll of honour, ceremonial dress and a cash award of five lakh rupees. Most Successful Athlete in the Olympic History US swimmer Michel Phelps became the most successful athlete in the history of Olympic games after he won the gold medal in 4x200 metre freestyle relay in final race at the Aquatic Centre on 31 July 2012. Phelps, who is playing his 4th Olympics, with this victory took his individual Olympic tally to 19 (15 gold, two silver and two bronze), surpassing the 18 won by Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina between 1956 and 1964. He first swam at the Olympics in 2000 Sydney Olympics, when he was just 15. He became the youngest American male swimmer in 68 years and placed fifth in the 200m butterfly. He also holds the world record in swimming when he swam1: 54.92 in the 200m butterfly event in March 2001. Six-time winner of the World Swimmer of the Year Award, Phelps has to his credit the record of winning maximum number of gold medals (8) won in a single Olympics, the feat he achieved hduring 2008 Beijing Games surpassing American swimmer Mark Spitzs seven-gold record at Munich in 1972.

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Objective Questions

1. Recently American Swimmer Michael Phelps Surpassed the 48 years old Record of 18 Olympic Medals of which Player? (a) Boris Shakhlim (b) Takashi Ono (c) Nikloi Audrinov (d) Larisa Latynnina 2. Recently Vijay Kumar won Silver in London Olympic in which event. (a) 25 m Rapid pistol event (b) 50 m Rapid pistol event (c) 75 m Rapid pistol event (d) None of these 3. Consider the following statement 1. Lee Chong Wei became the first man to win two successive Olympic gold in badminton (London Olympic) 2. Olympian Ben Ainslie of Britain is related to Hockey. 3. Andy Murray won gold medal

(in mens single Tennis) (Olympic 2012) Which of the above statement are true? (a) 1 & 2 (b) Only 3 (c) 1, 2 & 3 (d) None of these 4. Kirani James won First gold medal (mens 400 m hurdles) for his tiny Country, from which country he belongs ? (a) Kenya (b) Grenada (c) Fiji (d) Scotland 5. Sally Pearson wins 100 m hurdles in Olympic record time, from which country she belongs ? (a) France (b) Germany (c) U.K (d) Australia 6. Which Olympian smashes 800m world record (in London Olympic 2012) (a) Usain Bolt

(b) David Rudisha (c) Ashton Eaton (d) None of these 7. Yogeshwar Dutt clinched fifth medal for India (In Olympic 2012) in Which game he is Associated ? (a) Wrestler (b) Boxing (c) Badminton (d) None 8. Who was Indias flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony of London Olympic (2012) ? (a) Gagan Narang (b) Abhinav Bindra (c) Sushil Kumar (d) Saina Nehwal

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1. 3. 5. 7. (d) (b) (d) (a) 2. 4. 6. 8. (a) (b) (b) (c)

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