Sports current affairs 1.Sania Mirza appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia i. United Nations (UN) Women on 25 November 2014 announced the appointment of Indian tennis superstar and youth icon, Sania Mirza, as its Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. The organisation is dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment. ii. She became the first South Asian woman to be appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador. iii. The other Goodwill Ambassadors include British actor Emma Watson, Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman, HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand, and Indian actor- filmmaker- singer Farhan Akhtar. 2. Boxer Manoj Kumar finally receives Arjuna Award i. Boxer Manoj Kumar today received the prestigious Arjuna Award from Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. ii. The 2010 Commonwealth Games gold- medalist, was bestowed with the honour in a function organised in the National capital. ii.i Manoj was earlier denied the award by the Kapil Dev-led selection committee after which he approached the Sports Ministry but after being snubbed for a second time in the review meeting, Manoj took the legal route and filed a case in the Delhi High Court. iii. He won the case and that led to the Ministry accepting his nomination for the award. 3. Michael Phelps named Male Athlete of the Year at the 2014 i. Michael Phelps was crowned Male Athlete of the Year at the 2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards on 24 November 2014. He was crowned with the title for a fifth time. ii. Earlier, he won the title in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2012. He was awarded with the title despite being suspended from competition for six months after a drunken driving arrest in September 2014. 4. Indian cyclist Deborah creates history; Wins 4 golds in Track Asia Cup i. Ms Deborah, a tribal girl from Andaman and Nicobar Islands has created history in National Level by winning four Gold Medals in the Track Asia Cup Cycling Championship 2014 which concluded at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi. ii. Deborah won both the two gold medals - in the womens elite keirin and sprint finals - yesterday on the concluding day of the championship for an overall individual tally of four gold. iii. India also grabbed four silver, including the two they won yesterday and added three more bronze medals to their tally to finish with a total of 18 medals, 5 gold, 4 silver and 9 bronze.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 19:29:37 +0000
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