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Sports Personalities and Achievements Questions
Which Indian athlete has won the most number of gold medals at the National Athletics Championships?
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P.T. Usha
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Milkha Singh
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Anju Bobby George
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K.T. Irfan
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P.T. Usha has won the most number of gold medals at the National Athletics Championships among Indian athletes.
Which Indian athlete has won the most number of gold medals at the Federation Cup Athletics Championships?
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Anju Bobby George
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P.T. Usha
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Milkha Singh
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K.T. Irfan
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Anju Bobby George has won the most number of gold medals at the Federation Cup Athletics Championships among Indian athletes.
Which Indian athlete has won the most number of gold medals at the Indian Grand Prix Athletics Championships?
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Milkha Singh
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P.T. Usha
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Anju Bobby George
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K.T. Irfan
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Milkha Singh has won the most number of gold medals at the Indian Grand Prix Athletics Championships among Indian athletes.
Which Indian athlete has won the most number of medals at the Asian Athletics Championships?
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P.T. Usha
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Milkha Singh
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Anju Bobby George
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K.T. Irfan
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P.T. Usha has won the most number of medals at the Asian Athletics Championships among Indian athletes.
Which Indian athlete has won the most number of medals at the Commonwealth Athletics Championships?
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Milkha Singh
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P.T. Usha
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Anju Bobby George
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K.T. Irfan
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Milkha Singh has won the most number of medals at the Commonwealth Athletics Championships among Indian athletes.
Which athlete has won the most Olympic gold medals?
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Michael Phelps
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Usain Bolt
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Carl Lewis
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Jesse Owens
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Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 Olympic gold medals.
Which athlete has won the most Olympic medals in a single Games?
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Michael Phelps
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Carl Lewis
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Jesse Owens
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Usain Bolt
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Michael Phelps won a record 8 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Who is the only snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the halfpipe event?
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Shaun White
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Kelly Clark
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Hannah Teter
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Torah Bright
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Shaun White is an American snowboarder who has won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the halfpipe event, from 2006 to 2010.
Which snowboarder is known for his signature move, the 'McTwist', which involves a 540-degree rotation with a grab?
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Shaun White
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Terje Haakonsen
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Travis Rice
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Mark McMorris
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Terje Haakonsen, a Norwegian snowboarder, is known for his signature move, the 'McTwist', which involves a 540-degree rotation with a grab.
Who is the first Indian boxer to win a gold medal at the Olympics?
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Vijender Singh
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Mary Kom
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Akhil Kumar
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Dingko Singh
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Vijender Singh won the bronze medal in the middleweight category at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal.
Who is the only Indian boxer to have won a medal at the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and Olympic Games?
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Vijender Singh
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Mary Kom
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Akhil Kumar
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Shiva Thapa
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Mary Kom is the only Indian boxer to have won medals at the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and Olympic Games.
Which Indian boxer won the gold medal in the women's flyweight category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
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Mary Kom
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Lovlina Borgohain
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Simranjit Kaur
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Pooja Rani
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Lovlina Borgohain won the bronze medal in the women's welterweight category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Who is the only Indian boxer to have won a medal at the Youth Olympic Games?
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Shiva Thapa
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Vikas Krishan Yadav
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Manish Kaushik
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Amit Panghal
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Shiva Thapa is the only Indian boxer to have won a medal at the Youth Olympic Games.
Which Indian boxer won the bronze medal in the men's middleweight category at the 2016 Rio Olympics?
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Vikas Krishan Yadav
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Shiva Thapa
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Manish Kaushik
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Amit Panghal
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Vikas Krishan Yadav won the bronze medal in the men's middleweight category at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Who is the current World Champion in the women's light flyweight category?
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Mary Kom
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Lovlina Borgohain
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Simranjit Kaur
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Pooja Rani
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Mary Kom is the current World Champion in the women's light flyweight category.