Sports GK MCQs

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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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The first organized national wrestling tournament took place in New York City the United Staes of America in 1888.

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Shuai Jiao is the term pertaining to the ancient jacket wrestling wushu style of Beijing, Tianjin and Baoding of Hebei Province in the North China Plain which was codified by Shan Pu Ying. In modern usage, it is also the general Mandarin Chinese term for any form of wrestling, both inside and outside China.

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The National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and hall of fame for amateur wrestling, headquartered in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the United States of America.

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Sukhen Dey is an Indian Weightlifter. He won Gold medal in the men’s 56 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scottland & previously won silver medal in 2010 Commonwealth Games at Delhi.

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The word “toxophilite” comes from the Greek words “toxon”, meaning bow or arch, and “philos”, meaning loving or fond of. So a toxophilite is someone who loves or is fond of archery, bows, and arrows. They enjoy practicing archery as a hobby or sport, and some toxophilites also bow hunt animals. Overall, it refers to an archery aficionado or devotee.

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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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Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent’s side of the court.

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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.