Tag: Paris Olympics 2024

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Appointments India's New Cabinet Secretary The Union government has recently appointed TV Somanathan as the new Cabinet Secretary. He succeeds Rajiv Gauba. About Cabinet Secretary The Cabinet Secretary is the highest-ranking civil servant in the Government of Indi He is the ex-officio chairman of the Civil Services Board, the Cabinet Secretariat. He is appointed for a fixed two-year term. He ranks eleventh in the Indian order of precedence Sports and Games Paris Olympics 2024 The Paris Olympics 2024 have concluded India finished at 71st in the medal tally. It is a decline from its 48th place in Tokyo Indian Medal Winners at Paris Olympics 2024 Indian athletes                                     Medal          Event Manu Bhaker                                        Bronze         Women's 10m air pistol event Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh                       Bronze         10m air pistol mixed team event Swapnil Kusale                                     Bronze       Men's 50m rifle 3 positions Indian hockey team                               Bronze       Men's hockey Neeraj Chopra                                      Silver         Men's Javelin Throw Aman Sehrawat                                    Bronze       Wrestling Men's 57kg freestyle event   Note Neeraj Chopra became India's fifth two-time Olympic medallist. Indian athletes competed in 69 medal events across 16 sport Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic shooting She also became the first athlete from India to win two medals in the same Olympics.