8 to 10 october 2026 Current Affairs – English

This is the current affairs 8 to 10 October 2026. Here are questions and answers of daily current affairs for better preparation of competitive exams for government jobs.

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1. How many medals did Indian athletes win in total at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. 40
b. 50
c. 85
d. 95

Answer: c. 85 (21 Gold, 27 Silver, 37 Bronze)

GOLD MEDALS (21)
Sport : Athlete(s) : Event

1) Athletics: Kiran, Prachi, Poovamma Machettira and Vithya Ramraj: Women’s 4×400 Metre Relay
2) Shooting: Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh: 10 Metre Air Pistol Mixed Team
3) Shooting: Neeru Dhanda: Women’s Trap Individual Event (Ended India’s 48-year wait for an individual gold medal in trap since Randhir Singh won in 1978.)
4) Shooting: Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai: Mixed Team Trap (This was India’s first gold medal in the mixed team trap event at the Asian Games. Their score of 34 hits out of 40 was a new Asian record.)
5) Kabaddi: Indian Women’s Kabaddi Team
6) Kabaddi: Indian Men’s Kabaddi Team
7) Hockey: Indian Women’s Hockey Team (Won its first gold medal in 44 years since 1982; qualified for Los Angeles 2028.)
8) Hockey: Indian Men’s Hockey Team (Successfully defended the title for the first time; qualified for Los Angeles 2028.)
9) Cricket: Indian Women’s Cricket Team
10) Cricket: Indian Men’s Cricket Team
11) Archery: Women’s Compound Archery Team (Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prathika Pradeep and Taniparthi Chikitha)
12) Archery: Taniparthi Chikitha and Sahil Rajesh Jadhav: Mixed Archery Team
13) Archery: Men’s Compound Archery Team (Sahil Jadhav, Kushal Dalal and Thirumuru Ganesh Maniratnam)
14) Archery: Ankita Bhakat, Kirti and Kumkum Anil Mohad: Women’s Recurve Team (This was India’s first gold medal in the women’s team event at the Asian Games.)
15) Archery: Kumkum Anil Mohad: Women’s Individual Recurve (This was India’s first gold medal in this event.)
16) Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain: Women’s 75 kg Category (After Mary Kom, she became the second Indian woman to win a boxing gold medal at the Asian Games since 2014.)
17) Boxing: Parveen Hooda: Women’s 65 kg Category
18) Boxing: Ankush Panghal: Men’s 75 kg Category
19) Wrestling: Aman Sehrawat: Men’s 57 kg Freestyle (This was the first time an Indian wrestler had become an Asian Games champion in the men’s 57 kg category.)
20) Wrestling: Sujeet Kalkal: Men’s 65 kg Freestyle (This was India’s first gold medal in wrestling since 2018.)
21) Golf: Pranavi Urs: Women’s Individual Event

SILVER MEDALS (27)
Sport : Athlete(s) : Event

1) Athletics: Sreeshankar Murali: Men’s Long Jump
2) Athletics: Vishal T.K., M.R. Poovamma, Manu T.S. and Vithya Ramraj: Mixed 4×400 Metre Relay
3) Athletics: Gulveer Singh: Men’s 10,000 Metre Race
4) Athletics: Sawan Barwal: Men’s Marathon (He ended India’s 44-year wait for a medal in this event and became the first Indian to win a medal outside Indian territory.)
5) Athletics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Men’s Shot Put
6) Athletics: Sarvesh Kushare: Men’s High Jump
7) Athletics: Gulveer Singh: Men’s 1,500 Metre Race
8) Athletics: Ancy Sojan: Women’s Long Jump
9) Athletics: Yashvir Singh: Javelin Throw
10) Shooting: Elavenil Valarivan: Women’s 10 Metre Air Rifle (Individual)
11) Shooting: Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod: Women’s 10 Metre Air Rifle (Team)
12) Shooting: Himanshu Dhillon: Men’s 10 Metre Air Rifle (Individual)
13) Shooting: Rudraksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane: Men’s 10 Metre Air Rifle (Team)
14) Shooting: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudraksh Patil and Neeraj Kumar: Men’s 50 Metre Rifle 3 Positions Team
15) Shooting: Ashi Chouksey, Vidarsa Kochulunkal Vinod and Tilottama Sen: Women’s 50 Metre Rifle 3 Positions Team
16) Shooting: Esha Singh: Women’s 25 Metre Air Pistol
17) Shooting: Neeru Dhanda, Manisha Keer and Ashima Ahlawat: Women’s Trap Team
18) Archery: Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan and Yashdeep Bhoge: Men’s Recurve Archery
19) Archery: Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Anil Mohad: Mixed Team Recurve Archery
20) Squash: Anahat Singh: Women’s Singles (She became the first Indian to win a silver medal in women’s singles at the Asian Games.)
21) Squash: Abhay Singh: Men’s Singles (After Saurav Ghosal won a medal in Hangzhou three years earlier, he became India’s second singles medal winner in Asian Games history.)
22) Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu: Women’s 49 kg Category (This was India’s first weightlifting medal at the Asian Games. Before this, Karnam Malleswari had won a silver medal in Bangkok in 1998.)
23) Wushu: Roshibina Devi: Women’s 60 kg Sanda
24) Wrestling: Antim Panghal: Women’s 53 kg Category
25) Wrestling: Nitesh Siwach: Men’s 97 kg Greco-Roman
26) Sailing: Prince Noble Kurisinkal and Manu Francis: Men’s Skiff
27) Golf: Indian Women’s Team

BRONZE MEDALS (37)
Sport : Athlete(s) : Event

1) Athletics: Pooja: Women’s High Jump
2) Athletics: Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Harita Bhadra and Sneha S.S.: Mixed Team 4×100 Metre Relay
3) Athletics: Dharamveer Chaudhary, Manu T., Jai Kumar and Vishal T.K.: Men’s 4×400 Metre Relay
4) Athletics: Rohit Yadav: Javelin Throw
5) Athletics: Prachi: Women’s 400 Metre Race
6) Athletics: Harita Bhadra: Women’s 200 Metre Race (This was India’s first medal in this event at the Asian Games in eight years.)
7) Athletics: Tejaswin Shankar: Men’s Decathlon
8) Athletics: Parul Chaudhary: Women’s 3,000 Metre Steeplechase
9) Athletics: Baranica Elangovan: Women’s Pole Vault (She became the first Indian to win a medal in the women’s pole vault event at the Asian Games.)
10) Athletics: Vithya Ramraj: Women’s 400 Metre Hurdles (She broke P.T. Usha’s four-decade-old 400 metre hurdles record, which had stood since 1984.)
11) Athletics: Parul Chaudhary: Women’s 5,000 Metre Race
12) Athletics: Seema Kumari: Women’s 10,000 Metre Race
13) Athletics: Manpreet Kaur: Women’s Shot Put
14) Athletics: Gulveer Singh: Men’s 5,000 Metre Race
15) Shooting: Rudraksh Patil: Men’s 10 Metre Air Rifle (Individual)
16) Shooting: Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan and Parinaaz Dhaliwal: Women’s Skeet Team (This was India’s first women’s skeet team medal in Asian Games history.)
17) Shooting: Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Mairaj Ahmad Khan: Men’s Skeet Team
18) Shooting: Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal: Mixed Skeet Team (This was India’s first mixed team medal in skeet shooting.)
19) Archery: Ganesh Thirumuru: Men’s Individual Compound Archery
20) Archery: Neeraj Chauhan: Men’s Individual Recurve
21) Boxing: Narendra Berwal: Men’s +90 kg Category
22) Boxing: Priya Ghanghas: Women’s 60 kg Category
23) Boxing: Kapil Pokhariya: Men’s 90 kg Category
24) Squash: Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar: Mixed Doubles
25) Squash: Joshna Chinappa, Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna: Women’s Team
26) Squash: Abhay Singh, Veer Chotrani and Velavan Senthilkumar: Men’s Team
27) Table Tennis: Manush Shah and Diya Chitale: Mixed Doubles
28) Mixed Martial Arts: Suchika Tariyal: Women’s Traditional Mixed Martial Arts, 60 kg (This was India’s first medal in MMA at the Asian Games.)
29) Kurash: Pinky Balhara: Women’s 78 kg Category
30) Soft Tennis: Jai Meena: Men’s Singles
31) Badminton: Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, H.S. Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Tharun Mannepalli, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan, M.R. Arjun and Dhruv Kapila: Men’s Team
32) Rowing: Satnam Singh and Salman Khan: Men’s Double Sculls (This was India’s first rowing medal in the double sculls event in Asian Games history.)
33) Wrestling: Deepak Punia: Men’s 97 kg Freestyle
34) Wrestling: Sunil Kumar: Men’s 87 kg Greco-Roman
35) Sailing: Sheetal Verma and Harshita Tomar: Women’s Skiff
36) Sailing: Nethra Kumanan: Women’s Dinghy
37) Sepaktakraw: Indian Men’s Quadrant Team

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2. Which country won the most medals at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. India
b. China
c. Japan
d. Iran

Answer: b. China (169 Gold, 89 Silver, 83 Bronze: Total 341)

TOP 10 COUNTRIES AT THE 2026 ASIAN GAMES

Country: Gold, Silver, Bronze: Total

1) China: 169, 89, 83: 341
2) Japan: 83, 95, 91: 269
3) Republic of Korea: 39, 43, 68: 150
4) India: 21, 27, 37: 85
5) Uzbekistan: 21, 25, 24: 70
6) Iran: 19, 18, 15: 52
7) Thailand: 18, 13, 21: 52
8) Kazakhstan: 12, 24, 48: 84
9) Hong Kong, China: 11, 19, 24: 54
10) Bahrain: 11, 5, 6: 22

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3. Name the host city for the 2026 Asian Games.

a. Nagoya, Japan
b. Delhi, India
c. Beijing, China
d. Colombo, Sri Lanka

Answer: a. Nagoya, Japan

2026 Asian Games

– Which edition of the Asian Games: 20th
– Opening Ceremony: 19 September 2026 at Paloma Mizuho Stadium
– Dates: 19 September to 4 October 2026 (Sporting events had already begun on 10 September.)
– Host City: Nagoya, Japan
– Indian Contingent: Approximately 503 Indian athletes (269 men and 234 women) participated in 36 different sports.

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4. Who led the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Neeraj Chopra and P.V. Sindhu
b. Mirabai Chanu and Bajrang Punia
c. Manu Bhaker and Pawan Sehrawat
d. Lovlina Borgohain and Ravi Kumar Dahiya

Answer: c. Manu Bhaker and Pawan Sehrawat

– Manu Bhaker and Pawan Sehrawat served as India’s flag bearers.
– Opening Ceremony: Held on 19 September 2026 at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, Japan.
– Manu Bhaker is a two-time Olympic medallist in shooting.
– Pawan Sehrawat is a kabaddi player.

—- QUESTIONS FOR THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION —-

Q. Consider the following statements regarding the 2026 Asian Games:

1) The host city for the 2026 Asian Games is Tokyo, Japan, and the opening ceremony was held on 19 September 2026.
2) India’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony were star shooter Manu Bhaker and kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat.
3) India sent a contingent of 503 athletes (269 men and 234 women) to the 2026 Asian Games.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Only 1 and 2
(b) Only 2 and 3
(c) Only 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b) Only 2 and 3

Explanation:

– Statement 1 is incorrect: The host city for the 2026 Asian Games is Nagoya, Japan, not Tokyo.
– Statement 2 is correct: Manu Bhaker and Pawan Sehrawat were the flag bearers of the Indian contingent.
– Statement 3 is correct: India sent a contingent of 503 athletes (269 men and 234 women) for this competition.

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5. Who led the Indian contingent at the closing ceremony of the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Neeru Dhanda
b. Pranavi Urs
c. Ankita Bhakat
d. Lovlina Borgohain

Answer: a. Neeru Dhanda

– She is a trap shooter from Haryana.
– She won a historic individual trap gold medal for India after a gap of 48 years.
– She served as the flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the 2026 Asian Games, held on 4 October 2026 at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.
– She carried the Indian tricolour in her hands. With this, the 20th edition of the continental games came to an end.

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6. Which medal did India’s women’s 4×400 metre relay team, comprising Kiran, Prachi, Poovamma Machettira, and Vithya Ramraj, win at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Silver Medal
b. Gold Medal
c. Bronze Medal
d. No Medal

Answer: b. Gold Medal

– India has always dominated the women’s 4×400 metre relay event in Asian Games history, and this team maintained that tradition through its consistency and excellent coordination.

– Vithya Ramraj: A star athlete from Tamil Nadu who equalled P. T. Usha’s 39-year-old national record (55.42 seconds) at the Asian Games.

– Poovamma Machettira: An experienced runner from Karnataka who won gold medals at three consecutive Asian Games (2014, 2018, and 2023).

– Prachi Chaudhary: A runner from Uttar Pradesh specialising in the 400 metre event, who maintained India’s lead during the middle leg.

– Kiran Pahal: A prominent athlete from Haryana who gave the team an early and decisive lead with her fast start.

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7. Which pair won the gold medal for India in the 10 metre air pistol mixed team shooting event at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh
b. Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary
c. Yashaswini Deswal and Abhishek Verma
d. Esha Singh and Shiva Narwal

Answer: a. Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh

– Kamaljeet: Punjab (Haryana border/shooting academy region)
– Suruchi Singh: Uttar Pradesh

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8. Who is the athlete who ended India’s long 48-year wait, dating back to Randhir Singh’s victory in 1978, by winning the gold medal in the women’s individual trap shooting event at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Neeru Dhanda
b. Rajeshwari Kumari
c. Manisha Keer
d. Shreyasi Singh

Answer: a. Neeru Dhanda

– Neeru Dhanda is a prominent shooter from Haryana.
– Following Randhir Singh’s victory in 1978, this was India’s first gold medal in the individual trap event at the Asian Games, ending the country’s long 48-year wait.

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9. Which Indian pair won the gold medal in the mixed trap shooting event at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai
b. Kynan Chenai and Suruchi Singh
c. Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet
d. Neeru Dhanda and Kamaljeet

Answer: a. Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai

– The Indian pair hit 34 targets out of 40 in the final.
– This was Neeru Dhanda’s second gold medal at the Asian Games.

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10. Which team did the women’s kabaddi team defeat in the final to win the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Japan
b. South Korea
c. Iran
d. Bangladesh

Answer: c. Iran

– India defeated Iran 37–34 in the match held on 26 September 2026.
– India won two medals in kabaddi on the same day.

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11. Which team did India’s men’s kabaddi team defeat in the final to win the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Japan
b. South Korea
c. Iran
d. Bangladesh

Answer: c. Iran

– India defeated Iran 40–34 in the match held on 26 September 2026.
– The men’s team won a medal for the 10th consecutive time at the Asian Games.

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12. Which country did the Indian women’s hockey team defeat at the 2026 Asian Games to win its first gold medal in 44 years, since 1982, and directly qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics?

a. South Korea
b. China
c. Japan
d. Malaysia

Answer: b. China

– The Indian women’s hockey team ended its 44-year wait and won gold at the Asian Games again, following its victory at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.
– Olympic Qualification: With this gold-medal victory, the Indian team directly qualified for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

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13. Which country did the Indian men’s hockey team defeat in the final of the 2026 Asian Games to win the gold medal and directly qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics?

a. Japan
b. South Korea
c. Pakistan
d. Malaysia

Answer: d. Malaysia

– Decisive Goal: India’s Lalremsiami scored a field goal in the 10th minute.
– This was India’s fifth hockey gold medal at the Asian Games and the first time it successfully defended the title by winning it consecutively.

India has won gold medals in hockey at the Asian Games five times:

– 1966 (Bangkok)
– 1998 (Bangkok)
– 2014 (Incheon)
– 2023 (Hangzhou — 2022 edition)
– 2026 (Aichi-Nagoya)

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14. Which team did the Indian women’s cricket team defeat in the final to win the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Bangladesh
b. China
c. Pakistan
d. Sri Lanka

Answer: d. Sri Lanka

– The Indian women’s cricket team defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs on 22 September 2026 to win the gold medal.

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15. Which country did India defeat to win the gold medal in the men’s cricket final at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Pakistan
b. Bangladesh
c. Sri Lanka
d. Afghanistan

Answer: a. Pakistan

– The Indian men’s cricket team won the gold medal by defeating Pakistan by 19 runs in the final of the 2026 Asian Games.
– Second Consecutive Gold: This was the Indian men’s cricket team’s second consecutive gold medal in Asian Games history (2023 and 2026).
– Captain: Shreyas Iyer

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16. Which Indian players won gold in the women’s team compound archery event at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prathika Pradeep
b. Jyothi Vennam, Deepika Kumari and Chikitha Taniparthi
c. Madhura Dhamangaonkar, Prathika Pradeep and Jyothi Surekha Vennam
d. Jyothi Vennam, Deepika Kumari and Madhura Dhamangaonkar

Answer: a. Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prathika Pradeep

– The trio also equalled the world record with a score of 238.
– This score of 238 had previously been achieved by South Korea in the women’s compound team event in 2014.

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17. Who won the gold medal in mixed compound archery at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Rishabh Yadav and Chikitha Taniparthi
b. Sahil Rajesh Jadhav and Jyothi Surekha
c. Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Rishabh Yadav
d. Sahil Rajesh Jadhav and Chikitha Taniparthi

Answer: d. Sahil Rajesh Jadhav and Chikitha Taniparthi

– The pair achieved this feat in a shoot-off against South Korea in the match held on 30 September 2026.
– They also secured an Olympic qualification spot.
– India had also won gold in the compound mixed event at the 2023 Asian Games.

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18. Which players won gold in the men’s team compound archery event at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Praveen, Tarundeep and Kushal
b. Sahil, Ganesh and Kushal
c. Tarundeep, Rahul and Kushal
d. Ganesh, Praveen and Kushal

Answer: b. Sahil, Ganesh and Kushal

– They achieved this feat in the match held on 30 September 2026.

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19. Which medal did Ankita Bhakat, Kirti and Kumkum Anil Mohad win in the women’s team recurve event at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Silver Medal
b. Bronze Medal
c. Gold Medal
d. No Medal

Answer: c. Gold Medal

Ankita Bhakat — State: West Bengal (Kolkata)
Kirti — State: Haryana
Kumkum Anil Mohad — Maharashtra

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20. Which archer won the gold medal in the women’s individual recurve event at the 2026 Asian Games, securing India’s first gold medal in this event?

a. Kumkum Anil Mohad
b. Ankita Bhakat
c. Kirti
d. Deepika Kumari

Answer: a. Kumkum Anil Mohad

– Kumkum Anil Mohad is a talented archer from Maharashtra who made history by winning the gold medal in the women’s individual recurve event at the 2026 Asian Games.
– This was India’s first gold medal in the women’s individual recurve event in Asian Games history.

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21. Who became the second Indian woman boxer after Mary Kom to win an Asian Games boxing gold medal since 2014, by winning gold in the women’s 75 kg category at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Lovlina Borgohain
b. Nikhat Zareen
c. Saweety Boora
d. Pooja Rani

Answer: a. Lovlina Borgohain

– Lovlina Borgohain is a star boxer from Assam and an Olympic medallist. She won the gold medal with an outstanding performance in the 75 kg category at the 2026 Asian Games.
– Historical Significance: Following Mary Kom’s gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, she became India’s second woman boxer to win an Asian Games gold medal.

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22. In which weight category did Parveen Hooda win the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Women’s 57 kg Category
b. Women’s 65 kg Category
c. Women’s 75 kg Category
d. Women’s 50 kg Category

Answer: b. Women’s 65 kg Category

– Parveen Hooda is a young boxer from Haryana who won the gold medal with an excellent performance in the 65 kg category at the 2026 Asian Games.

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23. In which weight category did Indian boxer Ankush Panghal win the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Men’s 68 kg Category
b. Men’s 75 kg Category
c. Men’s 80 kg Category
d. Men’s 85 kg Category

Answer: b. Men’s 75 kg Category

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24. In which weight category did wrestler Aman Sehrawat win the gold medal in men’s freestyle wrestling at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. 53 kg Category
b. 57 kg Category
c. 65 kg Category
d. 74 kg Category

Answer: b. 57 kg Category

– This was the first time in Asian Games history that an Indian wrestler had become a champion in the men’s 57 kg category.

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25. In which weight category did wrestler Sujeet Kalkal win the gold medal in men’s freestyle wrestling at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Men’s 57 kg Category
b. Men’s 65 kg Category
c. Men’s 74 kg Category
d. Men’s 86 kg Category

Answer: b. Men’s 65 kg Category

– This was India’s first gold medal in wrestling at the Asian Games since 2018.

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26. Who became the first Indian woman to win a golf gold medal at the Asian Games by winning gold in the women’s individual golf event at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Pranavi Urs
b. Aditi Ashok
c. Diksha Dagar
d. Sharmila Nicollet

Answer: a. Pranavi Urs

– She became the first Indian woman golfer to win a gold medal in golf in Asian Games history.

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27. How many gold medals did India win at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. 21
b. 25
c. 27
d. 37

Answer: a. 21

GOLD MEDALS (21)
Sport : Athlete(s) : Event

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28. How many silver medals did India win at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. 21
b. 25
c. 27
d. 37

Answer: c. 27

SILVER MEDALS (27)
Sport : Athlete(s) : Event

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29. How many bronze medals did India win at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. 21
b. 25
c. 28
d. 37

Answer: d. 37

BRONZE MEDALS (37)
Sport : Athlete(s) : Event

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30. Which athlete won a weightlifting medal (silver) for India at the 2026 Asian Games after a gap of 28 years?

a. Serum Nirupama
b. Gyaneshwari Yadav
c. Mirabai Chanu
d. Harjinder Kaur

Answer: c. Mirabai Chanu

– On 23 September 2026, India’s Mirabai Chanu lifted a total of 198 kg in the women’s 49 kg weight category.
– She finished in second place and won the silver medal.
– She lifted 87 kg in the snatch and 111 kg in the clean and jerk.
– The 32-year-old Mirabai won a medal at the Asian Games for the first time.
– She has previously won medals at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and World Championships.
– Before Mirabai, Karnam Malleswari had won silver at the Asian Games in 1998.

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31. Who won the silver medal for India in the men’s marathon at the 2026 Asian Games?

a. Praveen Kumar
b. Avinash Sable
c. Tajinderpal Singh Toor
d. Sawan Barwal

Answer: d. Sawan Barwal

– Sawan Barwal of Himachal Pradesh broke his own national record on 26 September 2026.
– The 28-year-old Sawan completed the 42.195-kilometre distance in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 37 seconds.
– India won a medal in the men’s marathon at the Asian Games after 44 years.
– Previously, India had won bronze in this event at the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi.
– A marathon is 42 kilometres long, while a half marathon is 21.097 kilometres long.

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32. In which city and country will the 21st Asian Games be held in 2030?

a. Ahmedabad, India
b. Beijing, China
c. Kathmandu, Nepal
d. Doha, Qatar

Answer: d. Doha, Qatar

– The Asian Games will be held in Doha, the capital of Qatar, in 2030.
– The Asian Games will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2034.