India's medal tally rises at the continental games

India improved its medal tally at the continental games with strong performances in track events and shooting. Sports current affairs feature heavily in the General Awareness sections of SSC, Banking and Railways exams.

• • Examiners usually ask for the host city, India's medal count and the flag-bearer.
• • Major multi-sport events include the Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
• • A short, updated sheet of host / year / medal-count is the best way to revise sports GK.

Flag-bearer

The athlete who carries the national flag at the opening ceremony.

Medal tally

The count of gold, silver and bronze medals won by a country.

• Q. Who was India's flag-bearer at the event? (A commonly asked one-mark question.)
• Q. Which city hosted the games, and what was India's final medal count?

• ↗ Official games website
• ↗ Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports