The Sports Journalists’ Federation of India award, 2021

The Sports Journalists’ Federation of India award, 2021

Question – In the Annual General Meeting of Sports Journalists Federation of India on 14th December 2021, it has been decided to confer the prestigious SJFI Medal to whom?
(a) Kapil Dev
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Sunil Gavaskar
(d) Rahul Dravid
Answer—(c)
Related facts –

  • In the Annual General Meeting(AGM) of Sports Journalists Federation of India on 14th December 2021, it has been decided to confer the prestigious SJFI Medal to former cricketer Sunil Gavaskarl.
  • Key points(decisions) of the AGM —
  1. Neeraj Chopra, who won India’s lone gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, was named the SJFI Sportsman of the Year award while weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who clinched a silver at the quadrennial extravaganza, was adjudged SJFI Sportswoman of the Year.
  2. The Indian men’s team which won the hockey bronze in Tokyo was declared SJFI Team of the Year.
  3. Sumit Antil and Pramod Bhagat, the stars of India’s Paralympics campaign, were declared the SJFI Parathletes of the Year in the men’s category while shooter Avani Lekhra was named the SJFI Parathlete of the Year in the women’s section.

By – Pankaj Pandey

Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/sport/sunil-gavaskar-conferred-with-sjfi-medal/article37955770.ece