Sports GK MCQs

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China won the most number of gold medals in the World Weightlifting Championships.

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The International Powerlifting Federation is an international governing body for the sport of powerlifting as recognized by the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) as well as the International Olympic Committee via inclusion into the World Games.

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Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates.

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The Indian Powerlifting Federation, headquartered in Jamshedpur, is a national governing body for the sport of powerlifting as recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India as well as The Indian Olympic Association.

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As of 2020, Brady Ellison ranked first in recurve men’s individual archery. He is a prominent American archer known for his consistency and success in international competitions, including multiple World Championships and Olympic appearances. Ellison has been a key figure in archery, often referred to as one of the best recurve archers in history. His achievements include winning three consecutive World Cup Finals from 2010 to 2012.

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The Soviet Union won the most number of medals in volleyball at the Summer Olympics with 12 medals.

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Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team.

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Urvalsdeild karla is the highest men’s handball competition among clubs in Iceland, where play determines the national champion. Urvalsdeild kvenna is the highest women’s handball competition among clubs in Iceland, where play determines the national champion.

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France holds the record of most numbers of gold medals won in the World Men’s Handball Championship with a record of 6 gold medals.

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India finished 4th on the podium at the Commonwealth Games 2022 with a medal tally of 61, including 22 Gold, 16 Silver, and 23 Bronze.
India is after Australia 178 (67 Gold), England 176 (57 Gold), Canada 92 (26 Gold). The Birmingham Games is India’s fourth-best performance at the CWG. Wrestlers contributed the most to the medal tally of India with all 12 of them clinching medals. Sharath Kamal, the 40-year-old table tennis star, was the most successful Indian athlete with 4 medals, including 3 Gold.