UPSSSC PET 2023 (28 Oct Shift 2)
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav had become the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in which of the following sports ?
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Answer: Option C — Wrestling
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Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav won bronze in freestyle wrestling (bantamweight) at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, becoming independent India's first individual Olympic medallist. He was not an athlete, swimmer or shooter.
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