Bihar

• 06 May 2022

Hrithik Anand of Vaishali wins gold in Brazil

Why In News?

On May 5, 2022, Hrithik Anand from Bihar has won a gold medal for India at the 24^th Summer Deaf Badminton Olympics held in Brazil .

Key Point

• Hrithik Anand has bagged the country's first gold medal in the team event of the 24^th Summer Deaf Badminton Tournament held in Brazil.
• It is worth mentioning that Hrithik Anand had won two silver medals in the Under-19 Boys' Double and Mixed Double at the World Deaf Badminton Championships, 2019 held in China.
• The players selected for the 24th Summer Deaf Badminton Tournament by the All India Spot Council of the Deaf include Hrithik Anand, Rohit Bhaker, Abhinav, Aditya Yadav, Gouranshi, Jerlin and Shreya Singla.