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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who became the first Indian wrestler to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
A
Yogeshwar Dutt
B
Sushil Kumar
C
Vinesh Phogat
D
Sakshi Malik
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -But it was KT Irfan that offered the first hope when in March 2019, he became the first Indian athlete to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. India’s sprint ace Dutee Chand also made her second Olympic appearance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in men’s javelin throw with a best attempt of 87.58.

Detailed explanation-3: -India continued their medal streak in wrestling at the Olympics as Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Bajrang Punia ended up on the podium, in their respective weight categories, at Tokyo 2020.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 2019, Vinesh Phogat won her first world championship medal, a bronze, at Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and sealed a quota place at the Tokyo Olympics.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sakshi Malik created history in 2016 when she won the bronze medal at the Rio Olympics. Sakshi became the first woman from India to win an Olympic medal in wrestling. Also a Haryana native, Sakhi Malik began wrestling at the age of 12 and competed in the same weight category as Geeta Phogat.

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