Asian Indoor Athletics Championship 2016

7th Asian Indoor Athletics Championship

Question: In 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships held in February 2016 at Doha, India ranked-
(a) 7th
(b) 8th
(c) 9th
(d) 10th
Ans (b)
Related facts:

  • The 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was the seventh edition of the international indoor athletics event between Asian nations. It took place at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar, between 19 and 21 February.
  • In this championship 267 athletes from 36 nations participated in 26 Events.
  • Medal tally for the top three countries is as follows:
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Qatar61310
2 China55212
3 Kazakhstan42410
  • India Ranked 8th in the Championship with total 7 medals including 1 Gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals.
  • India’s only gold medal was won by athlete Mayookha Johnny in Long Jump in which she managed to touch  35 m mark.
  • Indian Women’s team was ranked 6th and Indian men team was ranked 8th in the championship.

Reference:
http://athleticsasia.org/index.php/7th-asian-indoor-athletics-championships
http://www.athleticsasia.org/index.php/k2-component/103-qatar-emerged-top-in-the-asian-indoor-athletics-championship-2016
https://sports.app.box.com/s/b798l6sc1p6v8z494nbdor07xoa6ixe2/1/6655261365/54180912613/1
http://athleticsasia.org/index.php/features/21-7th-asian-indoor-athletics-championships