Question: Shakil Ahmed, is associated with?
(a) Swimming
(b) Indoor rowing
(c) Judo
(d) Chess
Answer: (b)
- Shakil Ahmed, who is Asian Cup gold medalist and noted oarsman on 13th January, 2019, has set up a world record in indoor rowing by completing one lakh meters in above-40 years category in Kolkata.
- A FISA (International Rowing Federation) level one coach, Shakil began his record-setting indoor rowing feat in Salt Lake stadium complex at 8 am on 13th January, 2019, and achieved the milestone of covering 1,00,000 meters of simulated distance in 10 hours.
- He also has the record of completing 50,000 meters of simulated rowing in four hours and 13 minutes which is already in the Limca Record Book.