Who among the following did the Sports Authority of India appoint as the middle-and-long
distance coach of the Indian athletics team in January 2021?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Nikolai Snesarev.
- Belarusian Nikolai Snesarev was appointed as India's middle and long-distance coach by the Sports Ministry.
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Having first come to India in 2005, Snesarev coached 10,000m runners Preeja Sreedharan and Kavita Raut to a 1-2 finish in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou and steeplechaser Sudha Singh to gold.
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It was the first time that Indian women won medals in the 25-lap race.