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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Vikas Thakur who won a silver medal for India at Commonwealth Games 2022 is associated with which sport?
A
Weightlifting
B
Badminton
C
Judo
D
Boxing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Commonwealth Games 2022 weightlifting: Vikas Thakur wins silver to complete hat-trick of CWG medals. The Indian weightlifter, who won the 85kg silver at Glasgow 2014 and 94kg bronze at Gold Coast 2018, finished with a silver medal in the 96kg at Birmingham 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vikas Thakur made India proud by bagging silver in weightlifting at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He lifted a total of 346 kg (155 kg+191 kg) to finish second on the podium in the men’s 96 kg category. Notably, for Thakur, this was his third medal in three successive Commonwealth Games.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wrestler Vinesh Phogat celebrates after winning gold medal on Day 9 of the competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Wrestling Indian athletes won a total of 12 medals, with 50% of those medals (6) being golds. India also collected one silver and five bronze medals in wrestling, across the men’s and women’s disciplines. The next best Wrestling nation at CWG 2022 was Canada.

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