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A)
Elena Vesnina
B)
Daria Kasatkina
C)
Naomi Osaka
D)
Ekaterina Makarova

Correct Answer :   Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player. She is the champion of US Open in women’s singles. She made her breakthrough into the upper ranks of women’s tennis in 2018 by winning her first WTA title at the Indian Wells Open tournament.

A)
Renaud Lavillenie
B)
Raphael Holzdeppe
C)
Sam Kendricks
D)
Thiago Braz da Silva

Correct Answer :   Thiago Braz da Silva

Thiago Braz da Silva is a Brazilian athlete who specialises in pole vaulting. He is the current reigning Olympic Gold Medalist and holds the Olympic record of 6.03m.

A)
Andre Agassi
B)
Roy Emerson
C)
Rafael Nadal
D)
Jim Courier

Correct Answer :   Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi was the first male player to complete the Career Grand Slam on three different surfaces and the first male player in history to win the Career Golden Slam i.e. winning the four Grand Slams and the Olympic Gold Medal in singles. Which woman player has won the most Glam Slam tournament singles titles?

A)
Australia
B)
United Kingdom
C)
Netherlands
D)
United States of America

Correct Answer :   United Kingdom

United Kingdom houses the “O2 Arena Tennis Stadium”. The O2 Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of the O2 entertainment complex on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. It opened in its present form in 2007. It has the second-highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom.

A)
Steffi Graf
B)
Maria Sharapova
C)
Serena Williams
D)
Venus Williams

Correct Answer :   Venus Williams

Venus Williams became the first tennis player to win a medal at four separate Olympic games, as well as the first player in the Open Era to win an Olympic medal in all three events (singles, doubles, mixed).

A)
Bandy
B)
Rink Hockey
C)
Sledge Hockey
D)
Roller Hockey

Correct Answer :   Sledge Hockey

Sledge Hockey is the name of the ice hockey designed for players who have a physical disability. Sledge hockey, also known as Para ice hockey, or sledge hockey, is an adaptation of ice hockey designed for players who have a physical disability. Invented in the early 1960s at a rehabilitation centre in Stockholm, Sweden, and played under similar rules to standard ice hockey, players are seated on sledges and use special hockey sticks with metal “teeth” on the tips of their handles to navigate the ice.

A)
Golf
B)
Polo
C)
Wrestling
D)
Tennis

Correct Answer :   Wrestling

Puroresu is the predominant style of professional wrestling that has developed in Japan. The term comes from the Japanese pronunciation of “professional wrestling”. Growing out of origins in the traditional US style of wrestling, it has become an entity in itself. Japanese pro wrestling is distinct in its psychology and presentation of the sport.

A)
Four
B)
Five
C)
Six
D)
Seven

Correct Answer :   Four

Lewis has won nine Olympic gold medals in all: four in 1984 (100m, 200m, 4x100m, long jump), two in 1988 (100m and long jump), two in 1992 (4x100m and long jump), and one in 1996 (long jump).

A)
Kevin Garnett
B)
Reggie Miller
C)
Baron Davis
D)
Stephon Maurbury

Correct Answer :   Reggie Miller

Reginald Wayne "Reggie" Miller scored 8 points in the final 7 seconds of a game to lead his team to victory. The match was New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers, Knicks were leading 105-99 score with 18.7 seconds left in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference semi-finals.

A)
Manoj Kothari
B)
Subash Agrawal
C)
Ashok Shandilya
D)
Mihir Sen

Correct Answer :   Mihir Sen

Mihir Sen is not associated with billiards.