CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -By Ashish Pandey: The super girls who made the nation proud had their best moments of life when Sachin Tendulkar felicitated them and gifted brand new BMW cars in Hyderabad. All the three Olympians and the cricketing legend along with national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand came together under one roof at P.

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s medallists at Olympics 2016 India’s first medal at Rio 2016 came through the unfancied Sakshi Malik, a youngster who was not in contention for the Olympics until very late when the famed Geeta Phogat could not quite nail down a quota.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Gaurika Singh. Gaurika Singh was the youngest Athlete at the Rio Olympics. Nepal’s swimming sensation Gaurika Singh was the youngest athlete to compete in the last Olympic Games in Rio. She has held many national records since beginning her swimming career at the young age of eight.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 120 athletes include 32 members of Indian men’s and women’s hockey team. Apart from them, 36 athletes will represent India in Athletics (track and field events) category alone. Indian will be competing across 15 events at Rio Olympics.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, held at Rio de Janeiro, Sakshi Malik became the first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal. She won a bronze medal in the 58 kg category of free style wrestling.