Question: Who among the following will receive the Olympic Laurel at the Tokyo Games 2020?
(a) Muhammad Yunus
(b) Kipchoge Keino
(c) Jacques Rogge
(d) Milkha Singh
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner, Muhammad Yunus will receive the Olympic Laurel at the Tokyo Games.
Olympic Laurel:
- The Olympic Laurel is a distinction awarded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to honour those who have “made significant achievements in education, culture, development and peace through sport”.
- It was introduced in 2016 to implement part of recommendation 26 of Olympic Agenda 2020.
About the Muhammad Yunus:
- Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist, and civil society leader.
- He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank.
- Yunus founded the Grameen Bank in the 1980s.