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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indian wrestler Rahul Aware has won a ____ medal in men’s 61-kilogram freestyle category at the World Championship in Kazakhstan.
A
Gold
B
Silver
C
Bronze
D
None of the Above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt’s illustrious career saw him scale several highs but the accomplishment that truly turned him into a household name was winning the bronze medal in the 60kg freestyle category at the London 2012 Olympics.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the same Olympics, Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman to win a medal in Wrestling. She won the bronze medal in Women’s 58 kg freestyle wrestling. This was the first Olympics for India where all the medallists (2) were women. P. V.

Detailed explanation-3: -KBC 14: Which Indian weightlifter has won seven silver medals at the World Championships? Kunjarani Devi is India’s most decorated weightlifter having clinched two Asian Games bronze medals and a staggering seven World Championships silver medals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yogeshwar Dutt (born 2 November 1982) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. He won gold medals at the 2010 and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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