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Sports Personalities and Achievements

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This hub covers questions on famous sports personalities and their record breaking achievements. It includes topics on Olympic medalists and national award winners. This content is highly relevant for general awareness sections in SSC, banking, railways, and UPSC exams.

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Sports Personalities and Achievements Questions

Multiple choice

Which Indian swimmer has won the most medals at the Mini National Championships?

  1. Rehan Poncha

  2. Sandeep Sejwal

  3. Shikha Tandon

  4. Virdhawal Khade
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Rehan Poncha has won a total of 20 medals at the Mini National Championships, including 12 gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian swimmer has won the most medals at the State Championships?

  1. Rehan Poncha

  2. Sandeep Sejwal

  3. Shikha Tandon

  4. Virdhawal Khade
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Rehan Poncha has won a total of 35 medals at the State Championships, including 25 gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which cyclist has won the most Olympic gold medals in cycling?

  1. Jason Kenny

  2. Chris Hoy

  3. Bradley Wiggins

  4. Victoria Pendleton
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Jason Kenny, the British track cyclist, has won a record seven Olympic gold medals, making him the most successful Olympian in the sport.

Multiple choice

Which cyclist has won the most Olympic gold medals in track cycling?

  1. Jason Kenny

  2. Chris Hoy

  3. Bradley Wiggins

  4. Victoria Pendleton
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Jason Kenny, the British track cyclist, has won a record six Olympic gold medals in track cycling.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Lovlina Borgohain

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Nikhat Zareen

  4. Simranjit Kaur
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Lovlina Borgohain, a 24-year-old boxer from Assam, won a bronze medal in the women's 69 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the third Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer is aiming to become the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing?

  1. Amit Panghal

  2. Manish Kaushik

  3. Shiva Thapa

  4. Vikas Krishan Yadav
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Amit Panghal, the current world number one in the men's 57 kg weight class, has expressed his ambition to become the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic gold medal.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer is aiming to become the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the World Boxing Championships?

  1. Lovlina Borgohain

  2. Nikhat Zareen

  3. Simranjit Kaur

  4. Mary Kom
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Nikhat Zareen, the reigning Asian champion in the women's 52 kg weight class, is aiming to become the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the World Boxing Championships.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer is aiming to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women's 60 kg weight class?

  1. Lovlina Borgohain

  2. Nikhat Zareen

  3. Simranjit Kaur

  4. Mary Kom
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Explanation

Simranjit Kaur, a 29-year-old boxer from Punjab, is aiming to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women's 60 kg weight class.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxing coach guided the Indian boxing team to its first-ever Olympic medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

  1. Gurbax Singh Sandhu

  2. OP Bhardwaj

  3. Ishwar Singh

  4. Brij Bhushan Sharma
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OP Bhardwaj, a highly respected Indian boxing coach, led the Indian boxing team to its historic first Olympic medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Akhil Kumar

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Shiva Thapa
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Vijender Singh holds the distinction of being the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal, securing a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian boxer to have won an Olympic gold medal?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Akhil Kumar

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Abhinav Bindra
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Abhinav Bindra, an Indian shooter, is the only Indian athlete to have won an individual Olympic gold medal, which he achieved in the 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

Who was the first athlete to be disqualified from the Olympics for doping?

  1. Ben Johnson

  2. Marion Jones

  3. Lance Armstrong

  4. Floyd Landis
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Ben Johnson, a Canadian sprinter, was stripped of his gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1988 Seoul Olympics after testing positive for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid.

Multiple choice

Who was the swimmer who was caught using a breathing apparatus during a race at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Mark Spitz

  3. Greg Louganis

  4. Rowdy Gaines
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Explanation

Greg Louganis, an American diver, was caught using an oxygen tank during a race at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, which was against the rules.

Multiple choice

Which athlete was stripped of his gold medal in the men's 100-meter dash at the 2012 London Olympics due to a false start?

  1. Usain Bolt

  2. Yohan Blake

  3. Justin Gatlin

  4. Tyson Gay
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Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sprinter, was disqualified from the men's 100-meter dash at the 2012 London Olympics due to a false start.

Multiple choice

What was the name of the East German swimming coach who was accused of administering performance-enhancing drugs to his athletes?

  1. Manfred Ewald

  2. Rolf Hoppe

  3. Wolfgang Mehlhorn

  4. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann
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Manfred Ewald, an East German swimming coach, was accused of administering performance-enhancing drugs to his athletes, leading to a doping scandal in the 1970s and 1980s.