Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games?
- A.Deepa Malik
- B.Avani Lekhara
- C.Bhavina Patel
- D.Preeti Pal
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The correct answer is A, Deepa Malik. She belongs to Haryana and won a silver medal in the shot put at the Rio Paralympics of 2016, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games; she went on to become president of the Paralympic Committee of India and has received the Padma Shri.
Option B, Avani Lekhara, is from Rajasthan and won India's first Paralympic gold in shooting, at Tokyo, which is a different first and the one most often confused with this. Option C, Bhavina Patel, from Gujarat, won the silver in para table tennis at the same Tokyo Games, the first Indian medal in that sport. Option D, Preeti Pal, is a para sprinter from Uttar Pradesh who won track medals at Paris. The trick in such questions lies in the exact wording of the first, so read whether the question asks for the first woman medallist, the first gold, or the first medal in a particular sport.
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Practice Questions
View allNeeraj Chopra, who won India's first Olympic gold medal in athletics, belongs to which district of Haryana?
- A.Panipat
- B.Sonipat
- C.Rohtak
- D.Bhiwani
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Neeraj Chopra comes from Khandra village in Panipat district and won the gold medal in the javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics, the first Olympic gold for India in a track and field event; he later added an Olympic silver at Paris and a world championship title in the same…
Read the full explanation →Which boxer from Haryana won India's first Olympic medal in boxing?
- A.Akhil Kumar
- B.Vijender Singh
- C.Amit Panghal
- D.Jitender Kumar
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He won a bronze medal in the 75 kg middleweight class at the Beijing Olympics of 2008, the first Olympic medal won by an Indian boxer, and he came from the Bhiwani Boxing Club in Bhiwani district.
Read the full explanation →Which city of Haryana is known as the little Cuba of Indian boxing?
- A.Bhiwani
- B.Hisar
- C.Karnal
- D.Rewari
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The town is called the little Cuba or mini Cuba of India because of the Bhiwani Boxing Club, where a stream of boxers trained under the coach Jagdish Singh and from which several reached the Beijing Olympics of 2008, including the bronze medallist Vijender Singh.
Read the full explanation →At which Olympic Games did Sakshi Malik of Haryana win her wrestling bronze medal?
- A.Beijing 2008
- B.London 2012
- C.Rio de Janeiro 2016
- D.Tokyo 2020
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Sakshi Malik, from Mokhra village in Rohtak district, won the bronze medal in the 58 kg freestyle event at the Rio Olympics and became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal; hers was also the first medal India won at those Games.
Read the full explanation →Which wrestler from Haryana won the silver medal in the 57 kg freestyle event at the Tokyo Olympics?
- A.Bajrang Punia
- B.Ravi Kumar Dahiya
- C.Yogeshwar Dutt
- D.Aman Sehrawat
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He comes from Nahri village in Sonipat district and won the silver medal in the 57 kg freestyle class at the Tokyo Olympics, losing only the final; his silver was the better of the two wrestling medals India won at those Games.
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