Official Motto and New Sports at the 32nd Summer Olympics
Question
Consider the following statements in respect of the 32nd Summer Olympics:
- 1.
The official motto for this Olympics is 'A New World'.
- 2.
Sport Climbing, Surfing, Karate and Skateboarding, Baseball are included in this Olympics.
Options
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect because the official motto for the Tokyo 2020 Games (the 32nd Summer Olympics) was 'United by Emotion' ('A New World' was the motto for the 2016 Rio Olympics). Statement 2 is correct because the International Olympic Committee added sport climbing, surfing, karate, skateboarding, and baseball/softball to the competition schedule for the Tokyo edition. > The Tokyo 2020 Olympics introduced several new sports, including skateboarding and sport climbing, under the motto 'United by Emotion'. Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2021
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q99
Subject
Current Affairs
Sub-topic
Sports
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Easy
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
Tokyo Olympics 2020 news updates
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