Top Current Affairs Of The Day: 18 July 2022
by Sivasankari Sekar | Updated Jul 18, 2022
PV Sindhu Won The First Super 500 Title In Singapore Open 2022
PV Sindhu, the Indian badminton player, won the first Super 500 title of her career, defeating reigning Asian champion Wang Zhi Yi.
Highlights:
PV Sindhu, the Indian badminton player, won the first Super 500 title of her career, defeating reigning Asian champion Wang Zhi Yi (China) 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 in the final of the Singapore Open.
This is her first 500 since the world championship win in 2019.
This is Sindhu's first 500 or better final in 2022. This is a significant marker for the world. No 7 while the rankings are still frozen.
The men's singles title at badminton's Singapore Open 2022 was won by Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.
Aravindh Chithambaram Won The Tournament In Spain
Aravindh Chithambaram, the Indian Grandmaster, won in the 41st Villa De Benasque International Chess Open in Spain.
Highlights:
Aravindh Chithambaram, the Indian Grandmaster, won in the 41st Villa De Benasque International Chess Open in Spain.
Aravindh's coach R B Ramesh glorified his ward for the title.
He defeated Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia and compatriot Raunak Sadhwani on the basis of a tie-break score here.
Raunak finished in 3rd place behind the Armenian.
Aravindh is also a former national champion.
The 17-year-old Raunak stayed unbeaten through the ten rounds, scoring 6 wins to go with 4 draws. An inferior tie-break score harmed his chances of claiming the top spot.
TRENDING
For Commonwealth Games, IOA Named 322-Member Indian Contingent
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced a 322-member Indian contingent.
Highlights:
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced a 322-member Indian contingent, including 215 athletes. It also includes 107 officials and support staff, and they all will represent the country at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, UK.
The Games will take place in British city from July 28 to August 8, 2022.
Team India will compete in fifteen sporting disciplines and 4 disciplines in the para-sports category.
The vice president of the Boxing Federation of India, Rajesh Bhandari, is the Chef de Mission of the squad.
Some popular names in the squad include PV Sindhu, the 2-time Olympic medallist, Neeraj Chopra, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, and Bajrang Punia. Manika Batra, Defending CWG champions Vinesh Phogat, 2018 Asian Games gold medalists Hima Das, Amit Panghal, and Tajinderpal Singh Toor will be taking part in the championship.
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