CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has qualified under 90 kg weight category at Rio Olympic Games 2016
A
Avtar Singh
B
Virendra Singh
C
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
D
Akhil Kumar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Avtar Singh, Indian Judo Player of below 90kg Weight Category is shown currently qualified through Continental quota for 2016 Olympic Games in Judo discipline.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -India was ranked 67th in the medals tally at the Rio Olympics, 2016. Rio Olympics was held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It had the motto-A new world. A total of 207 countries participated in the event.

Detailed explanation-4: -An incredible run in Rio for PV Sindhu PV Sindhu had been performing well in big tournaments but had to overcome a serious stress fracture in 2015 to make it through to the Rio 2016 Olympics. It was a daunting task even for the world’s best, not to mention a player barely a few years into adulthood.

Detailed explanation-5: -Consider the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics: 32 separate venues hosting 42 different sports. Over 11, 000 athletes competed, as 7.5 million spectators watched on.

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