Olympic | MCQs

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Pakistan won their first Olympic Games gold medal in 1960 in men's hockey competition.

This Summer Olympics was held in Rome, Italy.

Competitors: 44 (all men)

Took part in 35 events in 7 sports

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President Emmanuel Macron of France was awarded the Olympic Order in gold.

This prestigious distinction was bestowed upon him by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in recognition of his unwavering support for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and his commitment to the Olympic ideals championed by Pierre de Coubertin.

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Syed Hussain Shah won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. This was the Pakistan's first ever Olympic boxing medal. 

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The West and its allies, including Pakistan, boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

In 1980, the United States led a boycott to protest the late 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

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Pakistan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

This Olympics was Pakistan's best performance since 2000 with both Talha Talib & Arshad Nadeem reaching the finals of their respective events.

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Pakistanis the four-time champion: 

• 1971

• 1978

• 1982

• 1994

Pakistan is the most successful national field hockey team in the Hockey World Cup.

Additional information:

Pakistan also won two times as Silver medalists in 1975 and 1990.

Pakistan played its first International Hockey matches in 1948

In the 1994 year, Pakistan was the world champion of Hockey

In 1994 Pakistan won the World Hockey Cup last time