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Current Affairs UPPSC 2004 GS-I
Question

Two Indian Players - Pratima Kumari and Sinmacha Chanu, were suspended from Athens Olympics on the charges of doping. With which one of the following sports were they concerned?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Weight Lifting

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Weight Lifting”.
Pratima Kumari and Sinimacha Chanu, Indian athletes who were suspended from the Athens Olympics on charges of doping, were associated with: (3) Weightlifting

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