Which Indian athlete's Olympic medal was later upgraded due to another athlete's disqualification for doping?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Solution: The correct answer is Yogeshwar Dutt.
Explanation:
☛ Yogeshwar Dutt won a bronze medal in the men's 60 kg freestyle wrestling at the 2012 London Olympics.
☛ In August 2016, his bronze medal was upgraded to a silver medal after the original silver medallist, Besik Kudukhov of Russia, was disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance in sample re-analysis.
☛ Yogeshwar Dutt defeated North Korea's Ri Jong-myong in the bronze medal play-off match at the London Games.
Extra Exam-Relevant Facts:
☛ Leander Paes: Won an Olympic bronze medal in men's singles tennis at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
☛ Gagan Narang: Clinched a bronze medal in the men's 10m Air Rifle shooting event at the 2012 London Olympics.
☛ Karnam Malleswari: Created history as the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal, winning bronze in weightlifting (69 kg) at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
☛ Sushil Kumar: Won medals at two consecutive Olympic Games—a bronze at Beijing 2008 and a silver at London 2012 in wrestling.
Important One-Liners for Upcoming Exams:
☛ Who was the first individual Olympic gold medallist from independent India? → Abhinav Bindra (2008 Beijing Olympics, 10m Air Rifle)
☛ Who is the first Indian woman athlete to win two individual Olympic medals? → P.V. Sindhu (Silver in 2016 Rio, Bronze in 2020 Tokyo)
☛ In which Olympic Games did K.D. Jadhav win independent India's first individual Olympic medal? → 1952 Helsinki Olympics (Wrestling, Bronze)
☛ Who won India's first ever track and field Olympic gold medal? → Neeraj Chopra (2020 Tokyo Olympics, Javelin Throw)
☛ Which Indian female boxer won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics? → MC Mary Kom (Flyweight category)