First Indian to win Gold at World Para Swimming Championship

Nagpur's Kanchanmala becomes first Indian to win gold at World Para Swimming Championship

Question: Which of the following Indian Women Swimmer won the gold medal in the recently concluded World Para Swimming Championships in 2017?
(a) Subha Mishra
(b) Alka Shrivastav
(c) Kanchanmala Pandey
(d) Rajni Patel
Answer: (c) 
Related Facts: 

  • On 7 December 2017 Indian blind women swimmer, Kanchanmala Pandey, won the gold medal in the World Para Swimming championship-2017.
  • This championship was held in Mexico.
  • Kanchanmala of Nagpur, Maharashtra got this achievement in the 200 meter individual medal event in the SM-11 category.
  • She missed the medal in the 100m freestyle event and finished at fifth in Breaststroke and Backstroke.
  • Kanchanmala, a 26-year-old Indian working in the Reserve Bank of India, was the only female swimmer to qualify for the competition from India.

Reference:                 
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/nagpurs-kanchanmala-becomes-first-indian-to-win-gold-at-world-para-swimming-championship/articleshow/61969957.cms
https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/171214124613494_Resul