61st National School Athletics championship

61st national school athletic championship

Ques: Which of the following state won the 61st National School Athletics championship which concluded in Kerala?

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (c)

Related facts:

  • The 61st National School Athletics championship was held in Kozhikode (Kerala) from January 29 to February 2, 2016.
  • In this edition of National School Athletics championship, Kerala won the championship with 306 points winning 39 gold, 29 silver and 17 bronze medals (Total-85).
  • Tamil Nadu secured second position with 116 points and Maharashtra gained the third position with 101 points.

Reference:

http://schoolsports.in/schoolsports2015-16/

http://schoolsports.in/schoolsports2015-16/index.php/result/resultsite_athletics_national/meet_results_menu

http://schoolsports.in/schoolsports2015-16/index.php/result/resultsite_athletics_national/gold_cup/