Question: Which Indian athlete has won Consecutive High Jump Titles in the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Manhattan, USA?
(a) Tejaswini Shankar
(b) Hari Shankar Roy
(c) Sahana Kumari
(d) Mariyappan Thangavelu
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Representing Kansas State University, India’s Tejaswini Shankar won back-to-back men’s high jump titles in the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Manhattan, USA.
- He is the third Indian to compete in the highly competitive USA circuit, the breeding ground for many US track and field Olympians.
- Shankar had also won the men’s high jump title in the 2019 edition of the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships while the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay