Which country became 206th member of the Olympic family after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved its inclusion?: South Sudan
Explanation: South Sudan is officially the 206th member of the IOC as the country was inducted as the latest member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 1 August 2015 at committee’s ongoing annual meet at Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Therefore, now country can send a team to next year’s Rio summer Olympics who can compete under its own flag. It is also worth to mention that it was done despite the ongoing fighting in the South Sudan in which thousands have been killed and more than 2.2 million displaced since fighting broke out in December 2013 between President Salva Kiir’s government and rebels commanded by Riek Machar.
What is the name of the sport person who is India’s its first-ever individual to won the medal in the World Archery Championships on 1st August 2015?: Rajat Chauhan
Explanation: With this winning India thus has opened their account in the ongoing World Archery Championship where they had never won any individual medal. In a battle between two 20-year-olds, Chauhan put pressure on the reigning youth world champion as he matched the local lad by shooting two perfect 10s and one nine in the first set. The 2014 Asian Games team gold medalist, Chauhan, was going neck and neck till the third set when he shot a poor 8 and 9 as Hansen gained a three-point lead before wrapping up the issue 147-143 in a fiercely contested individual men's compound final next to the iconic Christiansborg Palace.
Which Indian company on 30 July 2015 was awarded with the title sponsorship rights for India's international home cricket matches for a period of four years with a winning bid of Rs 2.42 crore per match?: One97 Communications
Explanation: One97 Communications is owners of very famous online wallet Paytm in India. The decision to award the rights to One97 Communications till 2019 was taken at the BCCI's marketing committee meeting in Delhi. The base price per match was Rupees 1.68 crore as the bids were opened in the second half of the five-hour long meeting and thus One97 Communications won the bid at Rs. 2.42 crore per match by 40 lakhs more than the bid from Micromax. It is worth to mention that in year 2014-15 Micromax was the only company to bid for the same.
Which former South Africa cricket captain passed away on 28 July 2015 at the age of 66. He was known for its historic comeback to International cricket in 1991 under his captaincy historic moment in South African cricket history?: Clive Rice
Explanation: Clive Rice was one of the best cricket all-rounders who had scored 26,331 first-class runs at 40.95 and took 930 wickets at 22.49 in his era. However the international cricket was not able to see his best cricket as his career coincided with South Africa’s sporting isolation during apartheid time. He had also played for Nottinghamshire between 1975 and 1987 and led them to the County Championship title in 1981 and 1987.
Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) on 27 July 2015 allowed which Indian women athlete to compete in women’s event with immediate effect?: Dutee Chand
Explanation: Dutee Chand was dropped from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games contingent at the last minute after the Athletic Federation of India (AFI) in its 16 July 2014 order stating that hyperandrogenism made her ineligible to compete as a female athlete. Thus, she has challenged the decision of AFI in September 2014 with support from Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Hence, in a historic decision by CAS chaired by Justice Annabelle Claire Bennett (Federal Court of Australia). In its verdict, CAS suspended the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) regulation governing eligibility of females with naturally-occurring Hyperandrogenism. The CAS has also gave the IAAF two years time to provide the scientific evidence that naturally-occurring Hyperandrogenism provide an unfair athletic advantage to female athletes as compared to their peers. If the IAAF does not, or cannot, do so the Hyperandrogenism Regulation will be rendered null and void.
Which Indian team has made it to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after getting past seventh seed Germany in the round-of-16 match at the World Archery Championship in Copenhagen on 28 July 2015?: Women's archery recurve team
Explanation: The men's recurve team, however, having finished 15th in the qualification rounds of the competition, needed to win their first round match on Tuesday to seal the much-needed berth for the Olympics next year. However, he women's contingent were tenth in the qualifying round on Monday, and they came from behind to record a convincing 5-3 victory to make the nation and the archery contingent proud. Former world No.1 Deepika also finished eighth in the individual competition.
Who was appointed as the Chief Coach of the Indian hockey team on 25 July 2015?: Roelant Oltmans
Explanation: Earlier on 24 July 2015, a nine-member committee headed by Olympian Harbinder Singh, decided that Van Ass’ future should not be continued. Thus, Roelant Oltmans was declared as new Chief of coach of Indian Hockey. Roelant Oltmans will replaced Paul van Ass, who was unceremoniously sacked after a bitter spat with Hockey India President Narinder Batra. Since 3 years Oltmans has been associated with Indian hockey.
Who won his second Tour de France title in three years on 26 July 2015 to enhance his growing reputation as a grand tour specialist?: Briton Chris Froome
Explanation: Froome, the first Briton to win the Tour twice, made his mark in the mountain stage to La Pierre St Martin in the 10th stage before riding defensively to hold off Quintana, who came close to make him crack in Saturday's stage to l'Alpe d'Huez. The 30-year-old Froome, a late bloomer who surged into the limelight when he took second place in the 2011 Tour of Spain, beat Colombian Nairo Quintana by one minute 12 seconds and his Movistar team mate Alejandro Valverde of Spain by 5:25. Quintana won the white jersey for the best Under-25 rider for the second time after 2013, and Froome was the first rider to win both the yellow jersey and the polka dot jersey for the mountains classification since Carlos Sastre in 2008.
What is the name of the Young Indian golfer who made his name into history book by clinching his second successive title at the IJGA World Stars of Junior Golf event in Las Vegason 24 July 2015?: Shubham Jaglan
Explanation: Shubham Jaglan was just five years old when he started golf, practicing in an agricultural field. Now at the age of 10, son of a milkman from rural Haryana, brought home a score of 106 in three rounds to win by five strokes, ahead of two Americans Justin Dang and Sihan Sandhu and Thailand's Pongsapak Laopakdee for the Boys 9-10 years category title at the Angel Park. Earlier, Jaglan had triumphed by one stroke at the Junior World Golf Championships after scoring a three-day total of seven-under 179 on 9 July 2015 at the Welk Resort Fountain Course in California.
According to figures released by the London School of Marketing on 24 July 2015, which Indian layer has been named as the ninth most marketable sportsman in the world?: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Explanation: The list is headed by tennis star Roger Federer who lost this year Wimbledon against Novak Djokovic. In the TOp beats Tiger woods, LeBron James and Kevin Durant on the list. However, Dhoni ahead of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Maria Sharapova, Kobe Bryant and Usain Bolt among others. It is also worth to mention that Team India captain Dhoni has also pipped the likes of 'Sprint King' Usain Bolt, tennis ace Novak Djokovic and teammate Sachin Tendulkar in the latest list of world's 100 richest sportspersons, released by the Forbes magazine.
