Noted sports promoter and founder chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani was elected as an individual member of International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 4 August 2016. 
•    With this, she also becomes the first Indian woman to join the prestigious body which governs Olympic sports in the world.
•    Sir Dorabji Tata was the first person to represent India in the IOC. 
•    Raja Randhir Singh is currently holding the post of an honorary member after serving the international body from 2000-2014.
Besides Nita, seven other IOC Members were elected at the 129th IOC Session ahead of the Olympic Games Rio 2016. They are:
•    Sari Essayah (Finland)
•    Ivo Ferriani (Italy)
•    Luis Moreno (Colombia)
•    Auvita Rapilla (Papua New Guinea)
•    Anant Singh (South Africa)
•    Tricia Smith (Canada)
•    Karl Stoss (Austria)
Apart from this, two Vice-Presidents were also elected on the executive board. They are:
•    Juan Antonio Samaranch (Spain)
•    Ugur Erdener (Turkey)
 

 Union Minister of State (I/ C) for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Vijay Goel here today inaugurated ‘Wall of Wishes’ at India Gate Lawns, Near Hyderabad House in the gracious presence of Renowned Boxer and Olympian Ms Mary C. Kom to celebrate the Olympic mood in the country. He also launched Digital Campaign for general public to wish Indian Olympic Contingent their best for the Rio Games. 
•    This comes after the RUN FOR RIO organized by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs to connect public at large, especially children and youth, with the Olympic spirit and power of sports. This year India is sending its largest ever contingent to participate in the Rio Games 
•    20 thousand school children and youth had participated in the 5 Km run on July 31 after the Prime Minister flagged it off at National Stadium to demonstrate to RIO bound Indian athletes that the whole country is proud of them and wishes them all the best in the forthcoming competitions. 
•    Shri Vijay Goel in his speech urged the people especially students and youth to visit India Gate in large numbers to sign their wishes at the ‘Wall of Wishes’ to cheer the Indian players competing at Rio. 
•    Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports is holding an exhibition on 05th August, 2016 at the Central Park in Connaught Place, where the students, children and youth can know about the Olympics history and participating players. The youth and people can take selfies with the cut-outs of our Olympians and watch the same. The Ministry will put giant screens at India Gate and other places in Delhi, to enable the people to watch the Rio Olympics beginning from 5th August to 21st August 2016. The objective is to take sports to every doorstep and to make the sports a part of people’s life like cricket.

Rookie Ricky Donison jumped his start for the second race in succession to squander the chance of winning and handed a double victory to Nayan Chatterjee in the premier Euro JK 16 class at the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship here on Sunday.
•    Donison was the first to cross the chequered flag in the 15-lap before being handed a 10-second penalty for a jump start in the third race of the opening weekend of the Championship.
•    The 18-year-old was not threatened thereafter and cruised to the chequered only to face the disappointment of a time penalty.
•    Donison was eventually classified third behind Chatterjee and Mahadik, who were classified first and second respectively.
•    Results (All provisional): Euro JK 16 Race 3: 1) Nayan Chatterjee, 2) Krishnaraaj Mahadik, 3) Ricky Donison. 

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi here today flagged off the RUN FOR RIO from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium(MDCNS), India Gate to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (JNS), Lodhi Road amidst Olympic spirit and cheers to celebrate the Olympic mood in the country. Thousands of school children and youth participated in the 5 Km run to demonstrate to RIO bound Indian athletes that the whole country is proud of them and wishes them all the best in the forthcoming competitions. 
•    The Prime Minister also released a publication of SAI on “Indian Olympics Journey,” which carries interesting information on country’s Olympics achievements and preparations for the future. Prior to the flagging off, Shri Narendra Modi paid floral tributes at the statue of the Hockey wizard Dhyan Chand in National stadium.
•    The RUN FOR RIO was organized by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs to connect public at large, especially children and youth, with the Olympic spirit and power of sports. India is sending its largest ever contingent of 119 athletes to participate in the Rio Games.
•    Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Vijay Goel in his speech thanked the Prime Minister for accepting the invitation to flag off the RUN and said that his ministry, under the overall guidance of Shri Narendra Modi, is committed to promote Sports in the country especially in rural and far flung areas of the country. He said the Rio bound contingent comprises eighty percent athletes from rural background and the North East region of the country. He said the focus would be to provide facilities and sports infrastructure to promote sports and sports persons at the grassroots level especially in indigenous and popular sports. 

Rio-bound shot putter Inderjeet Singh became the second athlete to test positive for a banned substance.
•    He was caught using a banned steroid in an out-of-competition test on June 22. Sources said it was a "fancy-sounding" drug though the name could not be ascertained.
•    Gold-medallist in the Asian championships, Asian Grand Prix and the World University Games last year, Inderjeet was the first Indian athlete to qualify for Rio.
•    Inderjeet had been registered by NADA for its testing pool and he was "avoiding" getting tested by the agency. 
•    Inderjeet returned from the US in the summer and participated in the Indian Grand Prix in the capital in April where he finished a fault-ridden second. 
•    Though he struggled with a shoulder injury and loss of form in recent times, but still he was considered a potential finalist in the Rio Olympics.

Lewis Hamilton cruised to a comfortable victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix to take the championship lead for the first time this season.
•    Hamilton started from second on the grid but raced past his Mercedes teammate on the first corner to establish a lead he seldom looked like giving up.
•    Further back in the field, Fernando Alonso scored seventh position for McLaren.
•    Carlos Sainz Jr. of Toro Rosso, Valtteri Bottas of Williams and Force India's Nico Hulkenburg closed out the top 10.
•    Hamilton is now six points clear in the championship standings with 10 races remaining in the 2016 season.
•    Victory was also Hamilton's fifth at the Hungaroring circuit -- a record.
•    The Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungarian: Magyar Nagydíj) is a motor race held annually in Hungary. Since 1986, the race has been a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship.

Ryan Giggs has been celebrating another title after his team, the Mumbai 5s, won the Indian Premier Futsal League -- although he missed a penalty in the final.
•    Giggs decided to become a player for the Mumbai team, in a two-week tournament, after leaving Manchester United on July 2.
•    The final was held on Sunday with Mumbai defeating a Kochi side, which included former Real Madrid right-back Michel Salgado, 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in normal time.
•    When the tournament was launched, Giggs was used as one of the "three legends" to promote the event, along with Ronaldinho and Hernan Crespo.
•    Former United midfielder Paul Scholes also went on to feature in the tournament, playing for the Bengaluru team.
•    Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. 

India test team captain Virat Kohli on 22 July 2016 became the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India.
Kohli scored 200 runs against West Indies on day two of the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium in North Sound.
•    Virat Kohli is the fifth Indian captain to score a double century in a Test match after Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (2013 vs England), Sunil Gavaskar (205 vs West Indies), Sachin Tendulkar (217 vs New Zealand) and MS Dhoni (224 vs Australia).
•    It is the highest score by an Indian skipper away from home. Mohammad Azharuddin had scored 192 against New Zealand in Auckland in 1990.
•    It is his highest score in first-class cricket and highest in Test cricket.
•    It is his highest score in the first innings as captain in West Indies. Earlier, Ricky Ponting has scored 158 in Kingston in 2008.
•    It is the third double hundred by a visiting captain in West Indies, after 205 by Len Hutton in Kingston in 1954 and 201 by Bob Simpson in Bridgetown in 1965.
•    It is the first double century for India outside the sub-continent since Wasim Jaffer's 212 in St. John's in 2006.

Wrestler Narsingh has been detected by National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) as dope positive. An Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) has been constituted by NADA under its rules for hearing the case. 
•    Its first hearing was held yesterday in which the wrestler was given an opportunity to defend himself. After the hearing, the panel has asked NADA for some further reports. 
•    After these reports are received, the panel would hold further hearing in the matter. 
•    ADDP is headed by a legal expert and includes doctors and sportspersons. 
•    NADA is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports to check doping in sports. 
•    India is committed to the World Anti-Doping code and follows prescribed procedures. 
•    Government does not interfere in the day-to-day functioning of NADA and is committed to total transparency and objectivity in matters relating to doping.

The 2016 edition of the Annual World Snail Racing Championship was won by a snail named Herbie. Held at in Norfolk, UK, the 13-inch race was finished by the snail in 3 minutes, 25 seconds. Over 2,000 people attended the race which managed to raise around £3,000 for the Saint Andrew’s Church.

•    The 2016 championships were held on 16th July 2016 and this year's winner is a snail called Herbie 2 owned by 45-year-old Colin Voss from Histon in Cambridgeshire. 
•    Herbie 2 covered the 13 inch course in 3 mins 25 secs. 
•    Last year’s winner George who was due to defend his title died suddenly the day before the Championships.
•    The next Championships will be held on 15 July 2017 on the cricket field at Congham, Norfolk, UK
•    The World Snail Racing Championships are part of Congham, Fete which is help to raise money for the 13th century St Andrew's Church.