Who among the following won India's first ever gold medal in the International Youth Olympic Games (2018) held in Argentina?
- A.Neeraj Chopra
- B.Praveen Chitravel
- C.Jeremy Lalrinnunga
- D.Suraj Panwar
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Jeremy Lalrinnunga. The weightlifter from Mizoram won India's first ever gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games, in the boys' 62 kg event at Buenos Aires in October 2018.
The Youth Olympic Games, for athletes aged 15 to 18, began at Singapore in 2010. India had won medals at earlier editions but no gold until Jeremy, then 15, lifted a total of 274 kg in Buenos Aires. India went on to win three golds at those Games. Jeremy later won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in the men's 67 kg class.
A is wrong: Neeraj Chopra did not take part in the 2018 Youth Olympics; that year he won gold at the Commonwealth and Asian Games. B is wrong: Praveen Chitravel, a triple jumper, won an athletics medal at the same Games, but not India's first gold. D is wrong: Suraj Panwar, a race walker, also won a medal there, but not gold.
Exam tip: Youth Olympics 2018 = Buenos Aires; India's first YOG gold = Jeremy Lalrinnunga (weightlifting, 62 kg).
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