Who was appointed as the middle and long distance coach of the Indian athletics team in January 2021?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Nikolai Snesarev
Nikolai Snesarev was appointed as the middle and long-distance coach of the Indian athletics team in January 2021.
- Avinash Sable, a 3000m steeplechaser who has already qualified for the Olympics, and another middle- and long-distance runners were being coached by Snesarev in their quest to make the Tokyo Olympics.
- In February 2019, he announced his resignation as the long and middle-distance coach for Indian athletics after Sable decided to train with Army coach Amrish Kumar instead.
- Preeja Sreedharan and Kavita Raut finished first and second in the 10,000-meter race at the 2010 Asian Games under Snesarev's coaching, and Sudha Singh won the steeplechase.