Question: Upcoming Summer Olympic Games 2020 will be held in?
(a) Tokyo
(b) Beijing
(c) Paris
(d) London
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On 26th April, 2019 Divyansh Singh Panwar secured Olympic quota place in the shooting World Cup in China.
- Divyansh Singh Panwar missed the gold by 0.4 point in men’s air rifle shooting competition. The event was won by Hui Zicheng of China.
- A day earlier he had won the mixed air rifle gold in partnership with Anjum Moudgil.
- Anjum Moudgil, Apurvi Chandela had won the air rifle Olympic quota in the World Championship last year.
- Saurabh Chaudhary had won the air pistol Olympic quota at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Delhi, in February.
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF):
- The International Shooting Sport Federation or ISSF, is an international body which governs the Olympic Shooting events in Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun disciplines, and of several non-Olympic Shooting sport events.
- It works for the regulation of the shooting sport, Olympic qualifications and organization of international competitions such as the ISSF World Cup Series, the ISSF World Cup Finals the ISSF Separate World Championship in Shotgun events and the ISSF World Championship in all events.
Links:
https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/with-silver-divyansh-secures-indias-fourth-olympic-quota-in-shooting/article26953297.ece
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Shooting_Sport_Federation