Tokyo 2020: the big Olympics quiz
Aug 10, 2021
Who cleaned up? Who misfired? Who punched above their weight?Which country won the most medals per capita (they won one medal for every 11,333 people in the country)?San Marino TurkmenistanBurkina Faso QatarWho won the silver medal in the men’s high jump?Mutaz Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi shared the silver medalMaksim Nedasekau Gianmarco Tamberi No oneWhat were the medals made from at these Games?Metals excavated from below Mount Fuji They were the medals that had been made for the 1940 Games, which were due to be held in Tokyo but had to be cancelled when the second world war broke out in 1939 Recycled mobile phones and electrical equipmentRecycled coffee Ukrainian shooter Serhiy Kulish won silver in the 10m air rifle event in Rio five years ago and was in the mix for another medal in Tokyo, but what went wrong?He dropped his gun, shot himself in the foot and was disqualified He left his contact lenses in his hotel, could not get back in time due to various Covid checks and missed his final He mistakenly fired at someone else’s target, received zero points for his shot and dropped down to eighth positionHis gun broke before his event and he didn’t have a spare so was not able to compete Which athlete won the most gold medals in Tokyo?Katie Ledecky Caeleb DresselSunisa Lee Allyson Felix Kirani James has now won gold, silver and bronze medals at the Olympics.
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