Statement -Milkha Singh was the first Indian athlete to win an individual Commonwealth Games gold medal.
Statement about Indian Athletics:
1. Milkha Singh was the first Indian athlete to win an individual Commonwealth Games gold medal.
2. At Moscow 1980 Olympics PT Usha miss a bronze in 400 m hurdles by one hundredth of a second at age 20.
3. The National Institute of sports is located in Pune.
Which of these statements are correct?
भारतीय एथलेटिक्स के बारे में कथन:
1. मिल्खा सिंह पहले भारतीय एथलीट थे जिन्होंने व्यक्तिगत कॉमनवेल्थ गेम्स में स्वर्ण पदक जीता।
2. मॉस्को 1980 ओलंपिक में पी.टी. उषा ने 400 मीटर बाधा दौड़ में 20 वर्ष की आयु में एक सौवें सेकंड से कांस्य पदक खो दिया।
3. राष्ट्रीय खेल संस्थान पुणे में स्थित है।
इनमें से कौन-सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?
Detailed Solution & Logic
Only 1 is Correct/ केवल 1 सही है
🟢 Explanation
Statement 1: Correct ✅
English:
Milkha Singh was the first Indian athlete to win an individual gold medal in the Commonwealth Games (1958, Cardiff) in the 440 yards race.
मिल्खा सिंह पहले भारतीय एथलीट थे जिन्होंने 1958 कॉमनवेल्थ गेम्स (कार्डिफ) में 440 यार्ड दौड़ में स्वर्ण पदक जीता।
Statement 2: Incorrect ❌
P. T. Usha missed the bronze medal by 1/100th of a second in the 400m hurdles, but this happened at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, not the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
पी. टी. उषा ने 400 मीटर बाधा दौड़ में कांस्य पदक 1/100 सेकंड से गंवाया, लेकिन यह घटना 1984 लॉस एंजिल्स ओलंपिक में हुई थी, न कि मॉस्को 1980 ओलंपिक में।
Statement 3: Incorrect ❌
The National Institute of Sports (NIS) is located in Patiala, not Pune.
राष्ट्रीय खेल संस्थान (NIS) पटियाला में स्थित है, न कि पुणे में।
⭐ Extra Facts / अतिरिक्त तथ्य
- Milkha Singh is popularly known as “The Flying Sikh.”
मिल्खा सिंह को “फ्लाइंग सिख” कहा जाता है। - P. T. Usha is called the “Queen of Indian Track and Field.”
पी. टी. उषा को “भारतीय ट्रैक की रानी” कहा जाता है।
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