SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 15 September 2025, Shift 3 · General Awareness · Question 7 of 100

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Over 60 Indian athletes participated in the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 held in which city?

(a)Busan, South Korea
(b)Gumi, South Korea
(c)Seoul, South Korea
(d)Tokyo, Japan

Answer

Why

Correct — B. The 26th Asian Athletics Championships were held from 27 to 31 May 2025 in the South Korean city of Gumi. The AFI's report from the closing day is datelined Gumi.

India finished second on the medal table, behind China, with 24 medals: 8 gold, 10 silver and 6 bronze → option (b).

Why the others are wrong

(a)
Busan, South Korea — Busan is in South Korea, but it was not the host. The AFI named Gumi as the venue when it picked India's team in April 2025.
(c)
Seoul, South Korea — Seoul, the capital, did not host the 2025 championships. The AFI's report from the closing day, 31 May, is datelined Gumi.
(d)
Tokyo, Japan — Tokyo hosted the World Athletics Championships of 13 to 21 September 2025, a different meet. The Asian Championships that May were in Gumi.

Concept

The Asian Athletics Championships are the continental track-and-field championships, distinct from the multi-sport Asian Games.

The 2025 edition, the 26th, came to Gumi in May. India's first gold arrived on day one, from Gulveer Singh in the men's 10,000 m. On the final day Sachin Yadav took javelin silver behind Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem.

Key facts

26th Asian Athletics Championships: Gumi, South Korea, 27 to 31 May 2025.
India placed second on the medal table, behind China, with 24 medals: 8 gold, 10 silver, 6 bronze.
Gulveer Singh won India's first gold of the meet, in the men's 10,000 m, on day one.
Tokyo hosted the World Athletics Championships from 13 to 21 September 2025.

Study next

India's medal winners at the 2025 Asian Athletics ChampionshipsThe 2025 World Athletics Championships in TokyoHow the Asian Games differ from the Asian Athletics Championships

Common traps

Picking Seoul or Busan as the best-known South Korean cities. The host was Gumi.
Mixing up the Asian Championships in May with the World Championships in Tokyo in September.

India's Asian Games hosting years are asked at 19 Sep 2024, 16:00, GA Q.21. That is a different event from the Asian Athletics Championships, so keep the two apart.

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