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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 athlete won the gold medal in the men's discus throw at the 2014 Asian Games?

  1. Vikas Gowda

  2. Krishna Poonia

  3. Seema Punia

  4. Harwant Kaur
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Vikas Gowda won the gold medal in the men's discus throw at the 2014 Asian Games with a throw of 62.58 meters.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the women's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Kamalpreet Kaur

  2. Manju Bala

  3. Sarita Singh

  4. Navjeet Dhillon
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Kamalpreet Kaur won the gold medal in the women's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 65.66 meters.

Multiple choice

Who was the coach of the Indian women's volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games?

  1. G. E. Sridharan

  2. R. K. Samanta

  3. Jimmy George

  4. Om Prakash
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G. E. Sridharan was the coach of the Indian women's volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Multiple choice

Who was the coach of the Indian women's volleyball team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. G. E. Sridharan

  2. R. K. Samanta

  3. Jimmy George

  4. Om Prakash
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G. E. Sridharan was the coach of the Indian women's volleyball team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the first athlete to win a gold medal in Para Powerlifting at the Paralympic Games?

  1. Anthony Denyer

  2. Jean-Paul Hernandez

  3. Bernd Vogel

  4. Michael Yule
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Anthony Denyer was the first athlete to win a gold medal in Para Powerlifting at the Paralympic Games.

Multiple choice

Who is the most successful weightlifter in Olympic history?

  1. Pyrros Dimas

  2. Naim Süleymanoğlu

  3. Akakios Kakiasvilis

  4. Lasha Talakhadze
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Explanation

Lasha Talakhadze is the most successful weightlifter in Olympic history, having won two gold medals and one silver medal.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the first Olympic badminton gold medal for India?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P. V. Sindhu

  3. Kidambi Srikanth

  4. B. Sai Praneeth
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Explanation

P. V. Sindhu won the first Olympic badminton gold medal for India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Multiple choice

Which weightlifter was stripped of his gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance?

  1. Akakios Kakiasvilis

  2. Sergei Syrtsov

  3. Hossein Rezazadeh

  4. Ronny Weller
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Akakios Kakiasvilis was stripped of his gold medal in the men's 94 kg weightlifting event after testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone.

Multiple choice

Which weightlifter was caught using a fake penis to pass a drug test?

  1. Rashid Sharifi

  2. Ilya Ilyin

  3. Artem Okulov

  4. Apti Aukhadov
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Explanation

Rashid Sharifi was caught using a fake penis to pass a drug test in 2016. The incident occurred at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Sharifi was subsequently banned from weightlifting for four years.

Multiple choice

Which weightlifter was accused of using a motorized belt to lift more weight?

  1. Naim Suleymanoglu

  2. Zydrunas Savickas

  3. Eddie Hall

  4. Hafthor Bjornsson
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Explanation

Naim Suleymanoglu was accused of using a motorized belt to lift more weight at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The allegations were never proven, but they led to a great deal of controversy.

Multiple choice

Which weightlifter was caught using a magnet to lift more weight?

  1. Yang Zhe

  2. Lu Xiaojun

  3. Tian Tao

  4. Shi Zhiyong
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Explanation

Yang Zhe was caught using a magnet to lift more weight at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The incident occurred during the men's 69 kg weightlifting event. Yang Zhe was subsequently disqualified from the competition.

Multiple choice

Which weightlifter was accused of using a hidden spring in his shoes to lift more weight?

  1. Lasha Talakhadze

  2. Giorgi Asanidze

  3. Irakli Turmanidze

  4. Anatoli Khrapaty
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Explanation

Giorgi Asanidze was accused of using a hidden spring in his shoes to lift more weight at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The allegations were never proven, but they led to a great deal of controversy.

Multiple choice

Which weightlifter was caught using a fake barbell to lift more weight?

  1. Valeriu Calancea

  2. Andrei Rybakou

  3. Yury Zakharevich

  4. Dmitry Klokov
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Explanation

Valeriu Calancea was caught using a fake barbell to lift more weight at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The incident occurred during the men's 77 kg weightlifting event. Calancea was subsequently disqualified from the competition.

Multiple choice

Which weightlifter was accused of using a hidden motor in his lifting suit to lift more weight?

  1. Hossein Rezazadeh

  2. Alireza Rezazadeh

  3. Hadi Choopan

  4. Saeid Alihosseini
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Explanation

Hossein Rezazadeh was accused of using a hidden motor in his lifting suit to lift more weight at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The allegations were never proven, but they led to a great deal of controversy.

Multiple choice

Which weightlifter was caught using a fake urine sample to pass a drug test?

  1. Ilya Ilyin

  2. Artem Okulov

  3. Apti Aukhadov

  4. Ruslan Albegov
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Explanation

Ilya Ilyin was caught using a fake urine sample to pass a drug test in 2016. The incident occurred at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Ilyin was subsequently banned from weightlifting for four years.