Weightlifting Legends

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Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Karnam Malleswari won the gold medal in the women's 69 kg category at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Which Indian weightlifter won the first Olympic medal for India in weightlifting?

  1. Karnam Malleswari

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Karnam Malleswari won the bronze medal in the women's 69 kg category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Karnam Malleswari won the gold medal in the women's 69 kg category at the 1994 World Weightlifting Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Karnam Malleswari won the gold medal in the women's 69 kg category at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the men's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sanamacha Chanu won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in the men's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sanamacha Chanu won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg category at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, United States.

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in the men's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sanamacha Chanu won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg category at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the women's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kunjarani Devi won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg category at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in the women's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kunjarani Devi won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg category at the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships in Athens, Greece.

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in the women's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kunjarani Devi won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg category at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the men's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sanamacha Chanu won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in the men's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sanamacha Chanu won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg category at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, United States.

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in the men's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sanamacha Chanu won the gold medal in the men's 56 kg category at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the women's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kunjarani Devi won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg category at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Which Indian weightlifter became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in the women's category?

  1. Kunjarani Devi

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. N. Kunjarani

  4. Sanamacha Chanu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kunjarani Devi won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg category at the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships in Athens, Greece.

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