CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Swapna Barman became the first Indian to win gold in the women’s Heptathlon event at the 18th edition of Asian Games. She accumulated a total of 6026 points over two days.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Kamaljit Sandhu. Kamaljeet Sandhu is a female Indian athlete who won a gold medal at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games in the 400 meter race. She ran the distance in 57.3 seconds. She is the first Indian woman athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Asian Games.

Detailed explanation-3: -Singaporean swimmer Neo Chwee Kok became the first-ever Asian Games gold medallist and was also the most successful individual athlete at New Delhi 1951 with four top podium finishes. Sachin Nag won the 100m freestyle swimming event to record India’s first gold medal at the Asian Games.