Sports GK MCQs

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Vasily Alekseyev holds the record of winning the most number of gold medals in the World Weightlifting Championships all-time.

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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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The World Archery Federation (WA) is headquartered in Switzerland, specifically in the city of Lausanne. This city is known as the “Olympic Capital” because it hosts the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters. Switzerland is home to many international sports organizations due to its neutral status and central location in Europe.

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The gold medal in men’s individual archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics was won by Ku Bon-Chan from South Korea. South Korea has a strong archery tradition, having won numerous Olympic medals in the sport. Ku’s victory marked South Korea’s continued dominance in archery, as they have won the most gold medals in this discipline since its introduction to the Olympics in 1900.

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As of 2020, Kang Chae-Young from South Korea ranks first in recurve women’s individual archery. She gained prominence after winning multiple international competitions, including the 2019 World Archery Championships. South Korea has a strong archery tradition, producing numerous Olympic and world champions, contributing to its dominance in the sport.

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Switzerland houses the headquarters of the International Volleyball Federation. International Volleyball Federation is the international governing body for all forms of volleyball. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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The United States of America won the most number of gold medals in beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics with a record of 6 gold medals.

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Holger Nielsen was a Danish fencer, shooter, and athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is probably best known for drawing up the first modern set of rules for the game of handball.

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Jeremy Lalrinnunga won a gold medal for India in the men’s 67kg category weight-lifting in the Commonwealth Games.
The 19-year-old athelete from Aizawl in Mizoram also created a new Commonwealth Games record in the snatch event, by picking up 140 kg. This was India’s fifth medal from the weightlifting arena including Mirabai Chanu (gold), Sanket Sargar (silver), Bidyarani Devi (silver) and Gururaj Poojary (bronze).

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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.