CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2021

Indian men's hockey team created history on August 5, 2021 by winning

the bronze medal after a stunning 5-4 victory over Germany in the bronze
medal match at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 6, 2021, announced that
the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award will be now known as the Major
Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The highest sporting honour in the
country which was named after the former Prime Minister of India Rajiv
Gandhi has been rechristened in the honour of Hockey wizard Dhyan
Chand.
Bajrang Punia has clinched the bronze medal after defeating three-time
Asian Champion Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in men's wrestling freestyle
65kg at Tokyo Olympics 2020 on August 7, 2021.
Neeraj Chopra became the first-ever Indian athlete to win individual gold
at the Olympic Games on August 7, 2021. He is the second Indian-ever to
win an individual gold after Abhinav Bindra, who won gold in Men's 10m
air rifle in shooting in 2008 Olympic Games.
Kaziranga National Park (KZP) in Assam has become the first National
Park in India to be equipped with satellite phones.
Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema won the country’s
presidential election with a landslide victory.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on August 21, 2021,
was appointed as the new Prime Minister by Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan
Abdullah.
Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh passed away on
August 22, 2021 after a prolonged illness. He was 89.
India's Shaili Singh won the silver medal in the women's long jump event
at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi on August 22, 2021.
Bhavina Patel created history on August 29, 2021 by becoming the first
Indian Table tennis player to win silver medal at Paralympics. She won
silver in the women's singles class 4 at Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
Indian para-athlete Nishad Kumar clinched silver in T46 high jump event
at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics at the Olympic Stadium on August 29,
2021. He became the second Indian to win a medal at Tokyo Paralympics.
The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur on
August 29, 2021, launched Fit India Mobile Application at the Major
Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi. The app was launched to
celebrate the second anniversary of the Fit India Movement and as part of
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Shooter Avani Lekhara won India’s first gold medal in the women’s 10m
Air Rifle Standing (SH1) event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games.
South African cricketer Dale Steyn announced his retirement from all
forms of cricket on August 31, 2021. He is one of the greatest pacers to
have ever played cricket.

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