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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The medal-winning Indian player Dingko Singh, who has passed away Asian Games gold, was associated with which game?
A
Shooting
B
Wrestling
C
Boxing
D
Weightlifting
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Boxing. He was an Indian boxer who won the gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.

Detailed explanation-2: -Master Chief Petty Officer Ngangom Dingko Singh (1 January 1979 – 10 June 2021) was an Indian boxer who won the gold medal at 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok. He was from the North-eastern Indian state of Manipur. He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 2013.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kamaljeet Sandhu is a female Indian athlete who won a gold medal at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games in the 400 meter race. She ran the distance in 57.3 seconds. She is the first Indian woman athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Asian Games.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Short. By India Today Web Desk: Ngangom Dinko Singh, the bantamweight boxer who won the Asian Games gold in the 1998 edition in Bangkok, died on Thursday. Dingko was battling ill-health for a number of years now, starting with liver cancer, for which he was being treated since 2017.

Detailed explanation-5: -Asian Games gold medallist boxer Ngangom Dingko Singh passed away after prolonged illness at his residence at Sekta village in Manipur’s Imphal East district on Thursday morning, family sources said. The 42-year-old had fought Covid last year and also liver cancer for many years.

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