CURRENT AFFAIRS

2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indian men’s hockey team defeated which team to win their first-ever Bronze Olympic medal in 41 years?
A
Argentina
B
Germany
C
Italy
D
Great Britain
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A resolute Indian men’s hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, defeating a plucky Germany 5-4 to win the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games in Tokyo on Thursday.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian men’s hockey team’s bronze medal-winning feat at the Tokyo Olympics won Moment of the Year at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards, which was held at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. Rupinder Pal Singh accepted the award from former Indian men’s hockey team captain Viren Rasquinha.

Detailed explanation-3: -On August 5, 2021, Indian hockey turned a corner! After 41 long years, the Indian men’s hockey team finally found its way back to the Olympic podium after winning a bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 by beating Germany in the third-place playoff.

Detailed explanation-4: -KD Jadhav: The scrawny lad who stood tall in the sport of giants. Khashaba Jadhav may have been lean and stood at only 5’5” but the Indian wrestler, also referred to as the Pocket Dynamo, dwarfs the far bigger athletes in his sport.

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