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| 1451. |
Who wins gold at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid? |
| Answer» Wrestler Vinesh Phogat won gold at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, conceding just one point in five bouts en route to the title victory in the women's 50kg freestyle category. The 23-year-old outclassed Canada's Natasha Fox 10-0 in the final. Vinesh began her campaign by beating Mariana Diaz on technical superiority and then thumped Erin Golston 12-1 and Valeria Chepsarakova 5-0. | |
| 1452. |
Who has been appointed as the interim coach of India women's cricket team by BCCI? |
| Answer» Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appointed former India off-spinner Ramesh Powar to look after the Indian women's cricket team till replacement for coach Tushar Arothe will be found. The Indian womens Cricket team is scheduled to have a series in Sri Lanka in August. | |
| 1453. |
Who won the prestigious post in the Federation's Executive Committee elections held in Kathmandu? |
| Answer» India has been elected new President of Asian Tug of War Federation. India's Gautam Kaul won the prestigious post in the Federations' Executive Committee elections held in Kathmandu, Nepal. This is the first time when India has been elected to lead the organisation. The post of Secretary-General has also gone to India, while Nepal has got Treasurer's post. Pakistan and Cambodia have won posts of Vice Presidents. | |
| 1454. |
Who topped Forbe's 2018 list of World's highest paid celebrity? |
| Answer» American Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has been named the world's highest paid celebrity by Forbes with earnings of $285 million in the last 12 months. Actor George Clooney take the No. 2 spot with the highest annual pay of his career. Reality star Kylie Jenner, 20, came in third on the annual Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Lionel Messi (ranked 8th with $111 million) and Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 10th with $108 million) were the only other athletes in the top 10. | |
| 1455. |
Who inagurated the Jammu & Kashmir's first all-women branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank? |
| Answer» Jammu & Kashmir's first all-women branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank was inaugurated. First Lady Usha Vohra e-inaugurated the first 'All-Women Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank' at a function organised at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC). The total staff strength of the bank is 13. Ms Vohra also launched special services and products designed exclusively for women clients of the bank, which included Pink Gold Saving Scheme, Pink Platinum Saving Scheme, Special Loan Facility for Women Entrepreneurs, Pink Gold Debit Card and Pink Platinum Credit Card. | |
| 1456. |
Who received the Golden Ball award for best player at the 2018 FIFA World Cup? |
| Answer» The French National Football team has clinched the 2018 FIFA World Cup by defeating Croatia 4-2 in a thrilling final match at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15. Croatia were playing in their first World Cup final. They were the smallest country to reach the Final in the modern era. For France, it was a first World Cup crown since winning on home soil in 1998. England's Harry Kane won the World Cup Golden Boot Award as top scorer with 6 goals. Croatia captain Luka Modric won the Golden Ball award for the World Cup's best player despite being on the losing side. Kylian Mbappe of France won the Young Player of the Tournament Award after scoring his 4th goal of the competition in the final. | |
| 1457. |
Girish Chandra Chaturvedi has been appointed as the non-executive Chairman of this bank. |
| Answer» RBI has approved the appointment of Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as non-executive (part-time) Chairman of the ICICI bank till June 30, 2021. Girish Chandra Chaturvedi was previously the petroleum secretary. ICICI Bank announced that Kochhar has decided to go on leave till the completion of an external inquiry into the matter of lending loan to Videocon group. | |
| 1458. |
Name of the Javelin thrower who clinched a gold medal at the Sotteville Athletics Meet in France? |
| Answer» Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has clinched a gold medal at the Sotteville Athletics Meet in France. The Indian youngster secured the top spot in the podium with an 85.17m throw. Moldova's Andrian Mardare took the silver medal after he covered a distance of 81.48m. The bronze medal went to Lithuania's Edis Matusevicius, whose best throw of the night was 79.31m. | |
| 1459. |
Who won the tilte of 2018 Thailand Open in Bangkok? |
| Answer» India's star shuttler PV Sindhu (seeded second) suffered a defeat to fourth seed Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in straight games inside 50 minutes to settle for runners-up spot in the Thailand Open at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok. | |
| 1460. |
Name the Indian who received the USISPF Leadership Award at the first Annual Leadership Summit of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) in Washington. |
| Answer» D. Jim Umpleby III and Ajay Singh were awarded for their transformative role in developing US-India business relations and enhancing the lives of citizens in United States and India. The Annual Leadership Summit stressed on USISPF's commitment to enhance the strategic partnership between the US and India. The theme for this year's summit was: "Strengthening the Strategic Partnership". | |
| 1461. |
Who clinched ninth consecutive German Grand Prix victory? |
| Answer» Honda's Marc Marquez clinched his ninth consecutive German Grand Prix victory and took a 46-point championship lead over Valentino Rossi into the summer break after dominating what is set to be the final MotoGP race at the Sachsenring. Seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi finished second with his Yamaha team-mate Maverick Vinales third. | |
| 1462. |
Who is the chairman of committee for representing the NCC and NSS? |
| Answer» The government has decided to set up a committee under the Chairmanship of Mr Anil Swarup, former Secretary, School Education, with suitable representations from NCC, M/o Youth Affairs and Ministry of HRD to suggest measures to strengthen National Cadet Corps (NCC) and National Service Scheme (NSS). The Committee will deal with on issues like expansion, strengthening training infrastructure, rationalizing resources, reducing manpower deficiency affecting NCC and NSS. The Committee will also submit recommend for building synergies between these two institutions viz. | |
| 1463. |
Anil Kaul has been appointed as the Managing Director of __________. |
| Answer» Tata Capital has appointed Anil Kaul as the Managing Director of Tata Capital Housing Finance, with effect from 18th July 2018. He succeeds R Vaithianathan. He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services sector and retail lending business. He has held senior management positions at ICICI Bank, ICICI Lombard, Citibank, Standard Chartered Plc. | |
| 1464. |
Hima Das was declared as the first sports ambassador of __________. |
| Answer» Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has named Indian Athlete Hima Das as the first sports ambassador of Assam. This announcement has been made after Hima Das became the first Indian woman to win gold medal in the women's 400 m final race at IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships held in France, recently. | |
| 1465. |
Name of the CM who launched an e-Pragati core platform in the state is; |
| Answer» Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu launched e-Pragati core platform, a forward-looking digital initiative, at Undavalli, Amaravati. It is aimed at connecting the citizen to 34 departments, 336 autonomous organisations and 745-plus services. The Andhra Pradesh State government intends to realise the vision of 'Sunrise AP 2022'. The e-Pragati authority will achieve the goals of the project by supporting the seven development missions launched in the areas of e-Governance, Social Empowerment, Skill Development, Urban Development, Infrastructure, Industrial Development and the Services sector. This platform would create a coordination between citizens and the government to solve several issues. | |
| 1466. |
Who became the youngest Indian golfer to make the cut in any Major? |
| Answer» Shubhankar Sharma became the youngest Indian golfer to make the cut in any Major after he capped a wonderful back nine to achieve the feat at the 147th Open Championships at Carnoustie, Scotland. Zach Johnson of the USA, the 2007 Masters and 2015 Open champion, rose to the top of the leaderboard. | |
| 1467. |
Who has topped in the ODI rankings? |
| Answer» The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the latest ODI rankings and India captain Virat Kohli has topped with a score of 911 points a career high for him. This is the highest since Australia's Dean Jones tally of 918 points in March 1991. | |
| 1468. |
For whom, Madhusudan Padhi was appointed as the principal secretary? |
| Answer» Odisha government appointed Senior bureaucrat Madhusudan Padhi as the principal secretary to Governor Dr Ganeshi Lal. He is currently posted as Transport Commissioner. | |
| 1469. |
Name of the goalkeeper who became the world's most expensive goalkeeper? |
| Answer» Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Beckar became the world's most expensive goalkeeper upon joining the team of Liverpool from Roma. The deal was worth £75 million with £65 million as the amount and £10 million for add-ons. He replaced Loris Kunis who made 2 high profile mistakes in the Champions league in May. | |
| 1470. |
Who won the 400 metres race at the Cena Noveho Mesta nad Metuji meet? |
| Answer» India's Muhammad Anas Yahiya broke his own national record to win the 400 metres race at the Cena Noveho Mesta nad Metuji meet in Czech Republic. Muhammed Anas Yahiya set the new record when he won gold medal with a time of 45.24 seconds in the 400 metres race. His earlier national record was 45.31 which he set when he finished fourth at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. He became the second Indian sprinter to reach the finals of the one-lap event at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast after Milkha Singh. | |
| 1471. |
Who was appointed the executive director of National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP)? |
| Answer» Arman Ali will take charge as executive director of NCPEDP on 1st October 2018. Javed Abidi, who was the director of the NCPEDP, died on 4th March 2018 following a chest infection. He was 53 years old. Arman Ali's appointment was announced at a National Disability Consultation on the Rights of Persons with Disability. Representatives from 23 states and 2 Union territories participated in the event. Arman Ali is the executive director of Shishu Sarothi from 2009. Shishu Sarothi is the Centre for Rehabilitation and Training for Multiple Disability. | |
| 1472. |
Who has been appointed as CCO of Bajaj Auto Ltd? |
| Answer» Bajaj Auto Ltd. has appointed Rakesh Sharma as its first Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Rajiv Bajaj, Bajaj Auto MD, said that the post of CCO was created to complement the offices of the Executive Director (ED) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and informed all heads of departments to report to the CCO. He also said that the CCO would be responsible for product harmonisation leading to 'one world, one product' marketing synergies, creating 'one brand, one position,' customer focus resulting in 'one company, one quality' and corporate alignment facilitating 'one stakeholder, one message. | |
| 1473. |
Who became the first Pakistan cricketer to score a double century in one-day internationals? |
| Answer» Fakhar Zaman became the first Pakistan cricketer to score a double century in one-day internationals. Fakhar Zaman achieved the feat during the fourth ODI against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Friday. The Pakistan left-hander is the sixth international cricketer to cross the 200-run mark in ODIs. Apart from Fakhar Zaman, India's Rohit Sharma, New Zealand's Martin Guptill, India's Virender Sehwag, West Indies' Chris Gayle and India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar have reached the landmark score. | |
| 1474. |
Name of the Indian CM who has visited all 75 districts of the state? |
| Answer» Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has visited all 75 districts of the state in just 16 months. He created a record on July 23 during his Hathras visit by becoming the first-ever CM to cover the entire state within first 16 months of his rule. At Hathras he laid the foundation stone of 34 development and welfare schemes worth Rs 155 crore. His visits intended to ensure that the benefits of the schemes launched by the Centre and his government reached the last person and to speed up the overall development of Uttar Pradesh. | |
| 1475. |
Who has been crowned as the Miss Asia (Deaf) 2018 ? |
| Answer» Deshna Jain (20), who is from Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh, has been crowned the 2018 Miss Asia (Deaf) title and was the 3rd runner-up in the 2018 Miss International (Deaf) contest held in Taipei, Taiwan, from July 8-July 16. At 20, she is also the youngest contestant to take part in the event. It's the first time since 2009 that an Indian has won any title in the much coveted Miss and Mister Deaf International pageants. Earlier, Deshna became the Miss India (Deaf) 2018 in Jaipur, Rajasthan and represented the country at international platform. | |
| 1476. |
Who launched a Development Projects in Madhya Pradesh? |
| Answer» Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched development projects worth over 5400 crore rupees in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh. He addressed the gathering during Vikas Parv and farmers' convention in the district. The minister also laid the foundation stones of five national highway projects stretching 226 km at an investment of Rs 3,583 crore. | |
| 1477. |
Who has been nominated as the first woman chief justice of a Pakistani high court? |
| Answer» Justice Tahira Safdar (61 years old) was named as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar. She replacing Mohammad Noor Muskanzai. She made history in 1982 when she became the first woman civil judge in Balochistan. | |
| 1478. |
Who laid the foundation stone of the 2nd Phase of construction of NEIAH in Shillong? |
| Answer» Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH Shri Shripad Yesso Naik laid the foundation stone of the 2nd Phase of Construction of North East Institute of Ayurveda & Homeopathy (NEIAH) at NEIAH Campus in Mawdiangdiang, Shillong. The estimated cost of the construction is Rs 40.80 crore. The estimated cost of the construction is Rs 40.80 crore. It will have residential accommodation for students, doctors and staff and guest house. | |
| 1479. |
Who has been appointed as Non-executive Chairman on board of Max Financial Services Ltd? |
| Answer» The Board of Max Financial Services (MFS) named Mr. Analjit Singh, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Max Group, as the non-executive Chairman of Max Financial Services (MFS). Max Financial Services is the listed holding company for Max Life Insurance Company. It was established after the demerger of Max India Limited. Analjit Singh is the sponsor and principal shareholder of MFS, Max India and MVIL. He succeeds Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai. Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai will continue on the Board of MFS for her full term as an independent, Non-executive director. | |
| 1480. |
Rishi Srivastava was appointed as CEO and MD of __________. |
| Answer» Tata AIA Life has recently announced that its board has appointed Rishi Srivastava as the new chief executive officer and managing director, subject to regulatory approval from IRDAI. Srivastava will take over from current chief executive officer Naveen Tahilyani who takes over as chief executive officer, group partnership distribution, AIA Group, Hong Kong. | |
| 1481. |
Who bagged a gold medal in 15th National Youth Athletics Championship? |
| Answer» Indian shot-putter Dhanvir Singh bagged a gold medal in the ongoing 15th National Youth Athletics Championship. While Adish Ghildiyal of Uttarakhand won the silver medal with a throw of 18.23 metre. Meanwhile, Dhanvir Singh and the winner of Women's 100-metre hurdle race, Aparna Roy, were declared the 'Best Athletes' of the National Youth Athletics Championship. | |
| 1482. |
Which tennis player tops in the ATP tennis world ranking? |
| Answer» Rafael Nadal remains in the top position of the ATP tennis world rankings as per standings on 23rd July 2018. He is a 17 time Grand Slam winner. As per ATP standings; Rafael Nadal (ESP) with 9,310 points; Roger Federer (SUI) with 7,080 points; Alexander Zverev (GER) with 5,665 points; Kevin Anderson (RSA) with 4,655 points. | |
| 1483. |
Who won the German Grand Prix 2018 tittle? |
| Answer» Mercedes Lewis Hamilton secured the first position in the German Grand Prix 2018. He was followed by Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes in the second position. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen secured the third position. | |
| 1484. |
Who has become the first Asian to swim UK-France channel? |
| Answer» Prabhat Koli (19) from Maharashtra, who crossed the English Channel when he was 16, has become the first Asian to swim the choppy water from Jersey (an Island in the UK) to France in cold weather. The long-distance sea swimmer covered 25km in 6 hours and 54 minutes. He started off from La Coupe Point of Jersey, behind St Catherine's backwater and touched the shore of St Germain Plage on the Normandy coast of France. As part of his seven seas challenge, Prabhat is now training to cross the North Channel in Ireland in first week of August. | |
| 1485. |
Who has been appointed as the Chancellor of Pondicherry Central University? |
| Answer» Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu is appointed as the Chancellor of Pondicherry Central University by the President, Ram Nath Kovind, in his capacity as Visitor of the university. The term of the Chancellor will be five years. | |
| 1486. |
Name the Indian who was re-elected President of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship Working Group for a 2nd two-year term at the annual meeting in Johor, Malaysia. |
| Answer» India's Vicky Chandhok was unanimously re-elected President of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship Working Group for a second two-year term at the annual meeting in Johor, Malaysia. Representatives from Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Indonesia among others attend the meeting and the elections. | |
| 1487. |
Gandhi: The years that changed the world (1914-1948) is written by; |
| Answer» A book titled "Gandhi: The years that changed the world (1914-1948)" has been written Ramachandra Guha. This book will be released in September 2018. It will be published by Penguin Random House India. Ramachandra Guha is a popular historian and author. He is 60 years old. This book will narrate the story of Gandhi's life, from his departure from South Africa to his assassination in 1948. It will also tell the history of Indian freedom movement. It also contains Gandhi's arguments with B.R. Ambedkar, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Subhas Chandra Bose, etc. This book is a follow up to "Gandhi Before India" (2013). | |
| 1488. |
Which Indian player received the International Player of the Year award for 2017-2018 from England's Barmy Army? |
| Answer» Virat Kohli received the International Player of the Year award for 2017-2018 from England's Barmy Army. Barmy Army is a popular fan club of English cricket supporters. In 2018, Kohli has played a total of 19 matches across formats and has scored 1181 runs with an average of 65.61. He has scored four hundred and four half-centuries. | |
| 1489. |
Who introduced the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 in Lok Sabha? |
| Answer» The Lok Sabha passed the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018. The Bill aimed at preventing human trafficking of women and children, providing rehabilitation to the victims and prosecuting offenders. The Bill was introduced in the House by the Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi. The Bill approves severe punishment of 10 years to life imprisonment for aggravated forms of trafficking. It also proposes establishing a National Anti-Trafficking Bureau (NATB) for coordinating, monitoring and surveillance of trafficking cases. It allocated Rs.10 crore for Relief and Rehabilitation Committee and Rehabilitation Fund. | |
| 1490. |
Swapan Sarkar, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? |
| Answer» Swapan Sarkar (67), the Veteran sports journalist, has passed away in New Delhi on July 26, 2018. He was a versatile sports writer and covered football, tennis, cricket, badminton, table tennis and athletics for his publications. He worked for a number of dailies and was also the Delhi sports correspondent of Ananda Bazaar Patrika (ABP) from mid 1990's. Earlier, he had worked for Kolkata's english daily Amrita Bazar Patrika (ABP) and Northern India Patrika. He has briefly worked for Gujarat Samachar. Sarkar was a regular in the Delhi sports circuit having covered events like 1982 Asian Games, 2010 Commonwealth Games along with tournaments like Nehru Cup, Federation Cup, Durand Cup and DCM. He has also covered events like Davis Cup, National Athletics meet. | |
| 1491. |
The World's oldest person, Chiyo Miyako dies recently, She belongs to the country of; |
| Answer» The world's oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died. Chiyo Miyako died on 22nd July 2018. Her death was confirmed by the government of Kanagawa, her home state south of Tokyo, Japan. Miyako, born on 02nd May 1901, became the world's oldest person in April after Nabi Tajima from the Kikai island in southern Japan died at age 117. | |
| 1492. |
Shivangi Pathak the youngest Indian woman scaling Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro in 3 days. She belongs to which state? |
| Answer» Shivangi Pathak, who became the youngest Indian woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest, has added another feather to her cap by scaling Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro in 3 days. Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro measures 5,895 meters in height. The Haryana teen, who acknowledged the endless support of her parents and family in her journey, aims to be an inspiration to girls all over India to relentlessly pursue their passion. | |
| 1493. |
Who became first Indian to score 2,000 runs in T20 International? |
| Answer» Mithali Raj has become the first Indian to score 2,000 runs in T20 International Cricket. She achieved the landmark during India's seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the Women's Asia Cup T20 at Kaula Lumpur. Mithali has 2,015 runs from 75 matches. She is the seventh woman to reach 2,000 runs in T20 format. The list is headed by England cricketer Charlotte Edwards with 2,605. India men's team captain Virat Kohli with 1,983 runs is the next on the list, followed by Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina. | |
| 1494. |
Which Indian personality exhilarating pole to flag victory in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in Belgium? |
| Answer» Indian driver Jehan Daruvala completed an exhilarating pole to flag victory in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in Belgium. Formula 1 hopeful Jehan also had the fastest lap to his name in race one of the weekend at the legendary Spa Francorchamps circuit. Jehan was fifth on the timesheets after his first lap and improved to provisional second on the next lap. On his third and last effort, Jehan gave it everything for a brilliant lap to bag pole position by 0.10 seconds ahead of the then championship leader Marcus Armstrong of New Zealand. | |
| 1495. |
Who laid the foundation stone for permanent campus of (NSTI) for Women at Mohali, Punjab? |
| Answer» The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development &Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan laid the foundation stone for permanent campus of National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) for Women at Mohali, Punjab. This is the first NSTI Institute for Punjab and only one of its kind in India which is exclusively for women. The Minister also launched a unique Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) which would admit differently abled persons as well, also a first of its kind in India at Mohali. He a launched India's first in-phone guide and mobile application "Go whats That" in Chandigarh. | |
| 1496. |
Name of Pakistan's cricket player who has been elected as the next Prime Minister Pakistan. |
| Answer» The former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan has claimed victory in Pakistan's Election of 2018. The 65-year-old cricketer-turned-politician is representing Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI). He is expected to get as many as 119 seats of the 270 national assembly seats contested. He contested against Shahbaz Sharif, who heads the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz). | |
| 1497. |
Which player enters pre-quarterfinals of World Badminton Championships at Nanjing in China? |
| Answer» Kidambi Srikanth enter pre-quarterfinals of World Badminton Championships at Nanjing in China. Srikanth defeated Pablo Abian Vicen of Spain 21-15, 12-21, 21-14. In Women's singles, Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu will face Fitriani Fitriani of Indonesia in the second round of the championships. Saina Nehwal already entered the pre-quarterfinals defeated Turkey's Aliye Demir In Men's doubles, pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Sumeeth Reddy and Manu Attri will also play their round-of-16 matches. | |
| 1498. |
Which Indian player won the second consecutive international gold at Yasar Dogu International? |
| Answer» Bajrang Punia won his second consecutive international gold and Sandeep Tomar won a silver medal at the Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul, Turkey. Indian wrestlers returned with 10 medals, including seven by women, from the ranking event. In the women's competition, Pinki gold medallist in the 55kg category with her 6-3 win over Ukraine's Olga Shnaider in the final. The Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik failed to reach the medal round in the 62-kilogram category. | |
| 1499. |
Name of the Indian player who lifted the 2018 men's singles Russian Open Badminton trophy? |
| Answer» Ace Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma has lifted the 2018 Russian Open Badminton trophy at Vladivostok on July 29. In the title clash, Sourabh defeated Japan's Koki Watanabe by 18-21, 21-12, 21-17, and win his first title of the season. In Mixed Doubles, the pair of Rohan Kapoor and Kuhoo Garg lost in the Final against the Russian-Korean team of Vladimir Ivanov and Min Kyung Kim, 19-21, 17-21. | |
| 1500. |
Name of the American swimmer, who sets a world record by swimming 100m backstroke in 58.00sec at the US Swimming Championship? |
| Answer» Kathleen Baker set a world record of 58.00sec to win the 100m backstroke at the US swimming championships. Earlier world record of 58.10 set by Canadian Kylie Masse at the World Championships in Budapest on July 25 of last year. The top three finishers all broke 59 seconds, with Olivia Smoliga second in 58.75 and Smith third in 58.83. | |