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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India’s Unnati Hooda represented the country in which game to win gold?
A
Badminton
B
Tennis
C
Athletics
D
Hockey
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In January 2022, Unnati played in the 2022 Odisha Open where she won the tournament beating Smit Toshniwal in the finals, winning her first ever BWF World Tour tournament. She was a silver medalist at the 2022 Badminton Asia Junior U17 and U15 Championships held in Nonthaburi, Thailand in the U17 singles event.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Saina Nehwal. The first Indian player born in Haryana to secure the world no 1 spot in Badminton in the year 2015 is Saina Nehwal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Badminton, in recent years, has seen an unprecedented rise in popularity in India, primarily sparked by the emergence of global superstars like Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and others.

Detailed explanation-4: -Her father Upakar was passionate about badminton. He enrolled his child in the academy when Unnati was seven years old. “Most members of our family are educationists. Hence, we wanted Unnati to try something new,” Upakar told The Indian Express.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lakshya Sen (born 16 August 2001) is an Indian badminton player.

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