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Comprehension

A. Match the following.

Column A Column B

1. Bishweswar Nandi a. first Indian to win medals in gymnastics

2. Yelena Sergeyevna Produnova b. India’s first female Olympic gymnast

3. Ashish Kumar c. Romanian gymnast
4. Dipa Karmakar d. Produnova vault

5. Nadia Comăneci e. Dipa’s coach

B. Answer the following ques ons.

1. Why did Dipa throw tantrums initially?
2. What limitation did Dipa have as a gymnast?

3. How was Dipa’s childhood different from that of other children?

4. Whose win inspired Dipa?

5. What bold task did Nandi and Dipa undertake for the Rio Olympics?

Vocabulary

There are special places to play each sport called ‘arena’. Match the sports given

in Column A with the arenas in Column B.

Column A Column B

1. athletics a. court
2. boxing b. track

3. golf c. field

4. tennis d. ring

5. swimming e. alley

6. cricket f. pool

7. hockey g. pitch

8. bowling h. arena

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