Sports GK MCQs

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Muirfield is a privately owned links which is the home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. Located in Scotland, overlooking the Firth of Forth, Muirfield is one of the golf courses used in rotation for The Open Championship.

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Clinching is a form of trapping or a rough form of grappling and occurs when the distance between both fighters has closed and straight punches cannot be employed. In this situation, the boxer attempts to hold or “tie up” the opponent’s hands so he is unable to throw hooks or uppercuts.

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Occasionally seen in Olympic boxing, the bolo is an arm punch which owes its power to the shortening of a circular arc rather than to transference of body weight; it tends to have more of an effect due to the surprise of the odd angle it lands at rather than the actual power of the punch.

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Collegiate wrestling (also known as folkstyle wrestling) is the form of wrestling practised by men at the college and university level in the United States. This style, with some slight modifications, is also practised at high school and middle school levels, and also among younger participants, where it is known as scholastic wrestling. These names help distinguish collegiate wrestling from other styles of wrestling that are practised around the world such as those in the Olympic Games: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling.

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The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England.

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Sathish Sivalingam is an Indian weightlifter who won gold medals in the men’s 77 kg weight class at both the 2014 and the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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The correct answer is Kim Woo-jin. He set the world record during the 2016 Summer Olympics with a score of 700 out of 720 in the individual men’s archery qualifying round. This score was achieved under World Archery Federation rules at a distance of 70 meters. Kim Woo-jin’s performance was notable as it surpassed the previous record and showcased his exceptional skill in archery, a sport that has been part of the Olympics since 1900.

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The “Longines Prize for Precision” is awarded in archery, recognizing the sport’s emphasis on accuracy and skill. Archery has ancient roots, dating back to at least 20,000 years ago, and became an Olympic sport in 1900. The prize highlights the importance of precision in achieving success in this discipline.

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The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honour extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, the United States of America, where volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan at the local YMCA.

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Denmark won the gold medal in men’s handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The men’s tournament of Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on 7 August and ended on 21 August 2016. Games were held at the Future Arena.