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Regarding Indian athletics, which of the following statements are correct? 1. Milkha Singh was the first Indian athlete to win an individual Commonwealth Games gold medal. 2. At the Moscow 1980 Olympics, P. T. Usha missed a bronze in the 400 m hurdles by one hundredth of a second at age 20. 3. The National Institute of Sports is located in Pune.

1. Only 1 is Correct
2. Only 2 and 3 are Correct
3. Only 2 is Correct
4. Only 3 is Correct

Correct answer: Only 1 is Correct

Solution

Milkha Singh was the first Indian athlete to win an individual Commonwealth Games gold medal. P. T. Usha's famous near-miss was at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, not Moscow 1980, and the National Institute of Sports is located in Patiala, not Pune.

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