1. Consider the following statements:
- Bajrang Punia is the only Indian wrestler to win 4 medals at the World Wrestling Championships.
- He won bronze in Tokyo Olympics by defeating Uzbekistan’s Daulet Niyazbekov.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1]
Notes:- Bajrang Punia is an Indian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the 65-kg weight category. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Punia won a bronze medal by defeating Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov. Punia is the only Indian wrestler to win 4 medals at the World Wrestling Championships.
2. Which of the following sports events were held for the first time in Olympics in Tokyo 2020?
- Karate
- Rugby
- Golf
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1 ]
Notes:
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics featured karate, a martial art from the Ryukyu Kingdom of Japan, and introduced surfing, a water sport using a board to ride waves, along with sports climbing and skateboarding. Rugby, previously included in the Olympics in 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924, and 2016, returned in the Rugby Sevens format. Golf, a club and ball sport from 15th century Scotland, was also part of the event, having been introduced in 2016.
3. Who won the gold medal in the men’s decathlon event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Kevin Mayer
[B] Damian Warner
[C] Ashley Moloney
[D] Victor Lindelöf
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Correct Answer: B [Damian Warner]
Notes:- Damian Warner (Canada) won the gold medal in the men’s decathlon event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- Kevin Mayer (France) won the silver medal.
- Ashley Moloney (Australia) won the bronze medal.
4. Who won the gold medal in the men’s discus throw event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Simon Pettersson
[B] Lukas Weißhaidinger
[C] Daniel Ståhl
[D] Nathan Aké
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Correct Answer: C [Daniel Ståhl]
Notes:- Daniel Ståhl (Sweden) won the gold medal in the men’s discus throw event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- Simon Pettersson (Sweden) won the silver.
- Lukas Weißhaidinger (Poland) won the bronze.
5. Who won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Jakub Vadlejch
[B] Marcos Alonso
[C] Neeraj Chopra
[D] Vít?zslav Veselý
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Correct Answer: C [Neeraj Chopra]
Notes:- Neeraj Chopra (India) won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is the first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics.
- Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic) won the silver.
- Vít?zslav Veselý (Czech Republic) won the bronze.
6. Who won the gold medal in the men’s hammer throw event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Wojciech Nowicki
[B] Eivind Henriksen
[C] Pawe? Fajdek
[D] Max Aarons
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Correct Answer: A [Wojciech Nowicki]
Notes:- Wojciech Nowicki (Poland) won the gold medal in the men’s hammer throw event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- Eivind Henriksen (Norway) won the silver medal.
- Pawe? Fajdek (Poland) won the bronze medal.
7. Who won the gold medal in the men’s shot put event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Joe Kovacs
[B] Ryan Crouser
[C] Tajinderpal Singh Toor
[D] Michail Antonio
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Correct Answer: B [Ryan Crouser]
Notes:- Ryan Crouser (United States) won the gold medal in the men’s shot put event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- Joe Kovacs (United States) won the silver.
- Tom Walsh (New Zealand) won the bronze.
8. Who won the gold medal in the men’s triple jump event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Pedro Pichardo
[B] Son Heung-min
[C] Zhu Yaming
[D] Hugues Fabrice Zango
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Correct Answer: A [Pedro Pichardo]
Notes:- Pedro Pichardo (Portugal) won the gold medal in the men’s triple jump event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- Zhu Yaming (China) won the silver.
- Hugues Fabrice Zango (Burkina Faso) won the bronze thus winning the first ever Olympic medal for Burkina Faso.
9. Who won the gold medal in the men’s high jump event at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics?
[A] Gianmarco Tamberi
[B] Mutaz Essa Barshim
[C] Giovani Lo Celso
[D] Both A and B
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Correct Answer: D [Both A and B]
Notes:- Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy) and Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) both shared the gold medal in the men’s high jump event at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
- Gianmarco Tamberi along with Mutaz Essa Barshim emerged as joint winners of the event following a tie between both of them as they cleared 2.37m.
- Both Tamberi and Barshim agreed to share the gold medal in a rare instance where the athletes of different nations had agreed to share the same medal in the history of Olympics.
- The silver medal was not awarded.
- Maksim Nedasekau (Belarus) won the bronze.
- Mutaz Essa Barshim became only the second man to earn three medals in the high jump, joining Patrik Sjöberg of Sweden (1984 to 1992).
10. Who won the gold medal in the men’s 50 kilometres walk event at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics?
[A] Gurpreet Singh
[B] Dawid Tomala
[C] Jonathan Hilbert
[D] Gabriel Jesus
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Correct Answer: B [Dawid Tomala]
Notes:- Dawid Tomala (Poland) won the gold medal in the men’s 50 kilometres walk event at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
- Jonathan Hilbert (Germany) won the silver.
- Evan Dunfee (Canada) won the bronze.
