SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 28

SSC CGL - 03 Dec 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q28

Who was the captain of the Indian hockey men's team at Olympics 2020?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1. i.e. Manpreet Singh.

The Indian men's hockey team is led by Manpreet Singh, and the women's squad is under the direction of Rani Rampal. At Tokyo 2020, both served as the captain of their teams. On July 24, Manpreet Singh, playing for India's men's hockey team, left the game against New Zealand in Tokyo 2020, making him the 21st captain to do so.

Additional Information-

The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and sometimes referred to as Tokyo 2020, was an international multi-sport competition held in Tokyo, Japan, from July 23, 2021, to August 8, 2021, with certain preparatory events starting on July 21, 2021. During the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 7, Tokyo was chosen as the host city.

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