Question

Who was the youngest Athlete at the Rio Olympics?
1. Deepa Karmakar
2. Virginia Thrasher
3. Gaurika Singh
4. Emily Seebohn

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Gaurika Singh

The correct answer is Gaurika Singh.

• Gaurika Singh was the youngest Athlete at the Rio Olympics. 
  • Nepal's swimming sensation Gaurika Singh was the youngest athlete to compete in the last Olympic Games in Rio. 
  • She has held many national records since beginning her swimming career at the young age of eight.
  • She has set the record of winning 4 gold medals in a season of the South Asian games held in Nepal (2019).
  • She has won two silver and three bronze medals for swimming at the 2016 South Asian Games.
  • She also participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the youngest Olympian, representing Nepal in the Women's 100m backstroke.
  • She is also currently the good-will ambassador of the Shanti Education Initiative Nepal (SEIN).

• Virginia Thrasher :
  • Virginia "Ginny" Thrasher is an American sports shooter who won a gold medal in the women's 10-meter air rifle at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
  • She won the first gold medal awarded at the 2016 Olympics.
• Emily Seebohn :
  • Emily Jane Seebohm, OAM is an Australian backstroke, freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley swimmer.
  • She currently represents Energy Standard in the International Swimming League.
• Deepa Karmakar :
  • Dipa Karmakar is an Indian artistic gymnast.
  • Karmakar first gained attention when she won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
  • She becoming the first Indian female gymnast to do so in the history of the Games.