Question

Who among the following named for the most valuable player of Asian Games 2018 award ?
1. Mary Kom
2. Rikako Ikee
3. Bhajrang Punia
4. P.V. Sindhu

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Rikako Ikee

The Correct Answer is Rikako Ikee.

• Rikako Ikee, a young Japanese swimmer, was declared the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Indonesia Asian Games after winning six gold and two silver medals.
• She was awarded a prize of $50,000. The 18-year-old Japanese swimmer captured the 50 and 100-meter freestyles, as well as the 50- and 100-meter butterfly and the 4x100-meter freestyle and medley relays.
• Rikako Ikee is a professional swimmer from Japan. She holds the national records in the 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter butterfly, as well as the junior world records in the 50-meter freestyle and 50-meter butterfly long-course events, as well as the 50-meter butterfly, 100-meter butterfly, and 100-meter individual medley in short course. 

• The 18th Asian Games, also known as Jakarta–Palembang 2018, was a multi-sport continental event held in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2, 2018. Hanoi had been chosen to host the Games at first. 
• The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a four-year multi-sport event that brings athletes from all over Asia together. From the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games, the Asian Games Federation (AGF) governed the competition.
• Following the dissolution of the Asian Games Federation in 1982, they have been organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognises the Games, which are defined as the second-largest multi-sport event in the world after the Olympic Games.