Sports GK MCQs

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The “President’s Cup” is a series of men’s golf matches between a team representing the United States of America and an international team representing the rest of the world minus Europe.

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Mary Kom is the only female boxer to have won a medal in each one of the first seven World Championships. Mary Kom is an Indian amateur boxer. She is the only female to become World Amateur Boxing champion for a record six times, the only female boxer to have won a medal in each one of the first seven World Championships, and the only boxer (male or female) to win eight World Championship medals. Nicknamed Magnificent Mary, she is the only Indian female boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in the flyweight (51 kg) category and winning a bronze medal. She became the first Indian female boxer to win a gold medal in the Asian Games in 2014 at Incheon, South Korea and is the first Indian female boxer to win gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She is also the only boxer to become Asian Amateur Boxing Champion for a record six times.

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Pehlwani, also known as kushti, is a form of wrestling contested in the Indian subcontinent. It was developed in the Mughal Empire by combining Persian koshti pahlevani with influences from native Indian Malla-yuddha.

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Dara Singh Randhawa was an Indian professional wrestler. He was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha (upper house) of India. He is known for his undefeated worldwide streak in wrestling. Singh was inducted into the Legacy Category of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

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Russia won the most number of medals in wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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

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Dola Banerjee is famous as an Indian archer. She gained prominence by winning a bronze medal in the women’s individual archery event at the 2004 Athens Olympics, making her one of the first Indian women to achieve this feat. Additionally, she has won multiple medals at the World Archery Championships and is known for her contributions to promoting archery in India.

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Backcourt (or back row) is an attack performed by a back-row player. The player must jump from behind the 3-meter line before making contact with the ball, but may land in front of the 3-meter line.

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The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball’s major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men’s Handball Championship and the IHF World Women’s Handball Championship.

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The Campeonato Nacional de Andebol Masculino, also known simply as Andebol 1, is the premier handball league in Portugal and is overseen by the Portuguese Handball Federation.