CURRENT AFFAIRS

2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who won India’s 1st Athletics gold medal at Asiad 2018?
A
Tejinder Pal Singh Toor
B
Hima Das
C
Seema Poonia
D
Neeraj Chopra
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Asian Games 2018: Neeraj Chopra wins first India’s first gold in javelin throw, sets new national record | Sports News,The Indian Express.

Detailed explanation-2: -First individual medal: Helsinki 1952 KD Jadhav. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav created history, becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic medal (bronze) in an individual sport at the Helsinki Olympics. The 27-year-old had initially found himself being overlooked in the squad for the 1952 Olympics.

Detailed explanation-3: -Neeraj Chopra became India’s first-ever gold medalist in athletics. He won the gold medal in the javelin throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with the best winning throw of 87.58 metres. Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic took second place, and Vitezslav Vesely took home the bronze.

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