2016
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N Ramachandran
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Virendra D. Nanavati
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Akhilesh Das Gupta
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Birendra Prasad Baishya
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Detailed explanation-1: -His name might not have the same lustre or renown now, but for a generation gone by Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was a star they adored and wanted to emulate. KD Jadhav would go on to become the first Indian to win an Olympic medal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Pullela Gopichand.
Detailed explanation-3: -To date, the IOC has had nine Presidents. In chronological order: Demetrius Vikelas (Greece), President from 1894 to 1896. Pierre de Coubertin (France), President from 1896 to 1925.
Detailed explanation-4: -The IOC is the supreme authority of the worldwide modern Olympic Movement. The IOC organizes the modern Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games (YOG), held in summer and winter every four years. The first Summer Olympics was held in Athens, Greece, in 1896; the first Winter Olympics was in Chamonix, France, in 1924.