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GK QUESTION#775

In which sport did India win its first individual Olympic gold medal?

  1. ABadminton
  2. BShootingCorrect answer
  3. CBoxing
  4. DArchery
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B. Shooting

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Shooting. India won its first individual Olympic gold at the Beijing 2008 Olympics when Abhinav Bindra won gold in the men’s 10m air rifle. Earlier, India’s Olympic golds were mainly in team events like hockey. India’s most recent individual Olympic gold was won by Neeraj Chopra in javelin at Tokyo 2020.

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