GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Nepal’s Gaurika Singh, the youngest of the more than 10, 000 competitors at Rio 2016, overcame a slight technical hitch to win her 100m backstroke heat.

Detailed explanation-2: -PV Sindhu is the youngest Olympic medallist India has produced. When the Indian badminton star won the first of her two Olympic medals, a women’s singles silver at Rio 2016, she was 21 years 1 month and 14 days old.

Detailed explanation-3: -Held in Athens, the host country, Greece, was represented by gymnast Dimitrios Loundras who was 10 years old, 216 days at the start of competition, making him the youngest ever Olympian. Loundras’ Olympic legacy has stood the test of time.