Famous Indian Athletes

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Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's 800 meters at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. Dhyan Chand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Milkha Singh, known as the "Flying Sikh", won the gold medal in the men's 800 meters at the 1960 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games.

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won an individual gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the men's 100 meters?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Anju Bobby George

  4. Vikas Gowda


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

P. T. Usha, known as the "Payyoli Express", won the gold medal in the women's 100 meters at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian athlete to win an individual gold medal in the event.

Which Indian athlete holds the national record in the men's long jump?

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. Renjith Maheshwary

  3. Jeswin Aldrin

  4. Murali Sreeshankar


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Murali Sreeshankar holds the national record in the men's long jump with a distance of 8.36 meters, set in 2022.

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the women's discus throw at the World Athletics Championships?

  1. Krishna Poonia

  2. Seema Punia

  3. Harwant Kaur

  4. Kamalpreet Kaur


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Krishna Poonia won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw at the 2010 World Athletics Championships, becoming the first Indian athlete to win a medal in the event.

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo?

  1. Neeraj Chopra

  2. Shivpal Singh

  3. Davinder Singh Kang

  4. Gurpreet Singh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in athletics at the Olympic Games.

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the women's 400 meters at the Asian Games?

  1. M. R. Poovamma

  2. Tintu Luka

  3. Manjit Kaur

  4. Nirmala Sheoran


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

M. R. Poovamma won the bronze medal in the women's 400 meters at the 2014 Asian Games, becoming the first Indian athlete to win a medal in the event.

Which Indian athlete holds the national record in the women's 100 meters hurdles?

  1. Jyothi Yarraji

  2. Gayathri Govindaraj

  3. Anu Raghavan

  4. Surekha Yadav


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jyothi Yarraji holds the national record in the women's 100 meters hurdles with a time of 13.04 seconds, set in 2022.

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the men's 3000 meters steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships?

  1. Gopal Saini

  2. Sudha Singh

  3. Lalita Babar

  4. Avinash Sable


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Avinash Sable won the bronze medal in the men's 3000 meters steeplechase at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, becoming the first Indian athlete to win a medal in the event.

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the women's 800 meters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi?

  1. P. T. Usha

  2. Shiny Wilson

  3. Tintu Luka

  4. Manjit Kaur


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tintu Luka won the gold medal in the women's 800 meters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in the event.

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the men's high jump at the Asian Games?

  1. Bahadur Singh

  2. Tejaswin Shankar

  3. Hari Shankar Roy

  4. Karthik Muralidharan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Tejaswin Shankar won the bronze medal in the men's high jump at the 2018 Asian Games, becoming the first Indian athlete to win a medal in the event.

Which Indian athlete holds the national record in the men's 110 meters hurdles?

  1. Renjith Maheshwary

  2. Siddhanth Thingalaya

  3. Sharad Kumar

  4. Amit Kumar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Renjith Maheshwary holds the national record in the men's 110 meters hurdles with a time of 13.67 seconds, set in 2016.

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the women's long jump at the World Athletics Championships?

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. Mayookha Johny

  3. Nayana James

  4. V. R. Indira


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Anju Bobby George won the bronze medal in the women's long jump at the 2003 World Athletics Championships, becoming the first Indian athlete to win a medal in the event.

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's 400 meters at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta?

  1. Muhammad Anas

  2. Arokia Rajiv

  3. Kunhu Muhammed

  4. Amoj Jacob


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Muhammad Anas won the gold medal in the men's 400 meters at the 2018 Asian Games, becoming the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in the event.

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the women's 1500 meters at the Asian Games?

  1. Sunita Rani

  2. Sudha Singh

  3. Lalita Babar

  4. Jhuma Khatun


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sunita Rani won the bronze medal in the women's 1500 meters at the 2002 Asian Games, becoming the first Indian athlete to win a medal in the event.

Which Indian athlete holds the national record in the men's shot put?

  1. Om Prakash Karhana

  2. Inderjeet Singh

  3. Tajinderpal Singh Toor

  4. Jasdeep Singh


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tajinderpal Singh Toor holds the national record in the men's shot put with a distance of 21.49 meters, set in 2021.

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