First Indian Athlete to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020

Question: Who is the first Indian athlete to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020?
(a) K T Irfan
(b) Marry Kom
(c) Vijendra Singh
(d) Deepa Kamrakar
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

• K T Irfan became the 1^st Indian from athletics to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020.
• He finished 4^th in the 20 km event of the Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi, Japan.
• Irfan holds  personal best as well as national record of 1:20:21 attained during his 10^th place finish in 2012 Olympics.  
• Earlier, in 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games he was one of the two Indian athletes who were expelled for not adhering to the ‘no needle policy’ of the Games.

By Siddharth

Links:

https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/kt-irfan-becomes-first-indian-athlete-to-qualify-for-tokyo-olympics/article26559532.ece

https://www.news18.com/news/olympics/k-t-irfan-becomes-first-indian-from-athletics-to-qualify-for-tokyo-olympics-2069295.html

https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/kt-irfan-becomes-first-indian-athlete-to-qualify-for-tokyo-olympics/article26559532.ece