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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India’s Asian champion Gopi Thonakal was qualified for World Athletics Championships 2019. He is associated with ______
A
Marathon
B
High jump
C
Long jump
D
Hammer throw
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is fourth. India finished fourth in the tournament, with 17 medals (3 Gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze). The 23rd Asian Athletics Championships were held at Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar in 2019.

Detailed explanation-2: -India won its first ever medal in the World Championships in Athletics (now known as World Athletics Championships) when Anju Bobby George made her historical leap, clearing 6.7 m and securing the bronze medal in long jump, in France in 2003.

Detailed explanation-3: -US wins most Gold, India places 33rd at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. The World Athletics Championships were held in America for the first time.

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