Consider the following statements about Indian women at the Winter Olympics: 1) Shailaja Kumar was the first Indian woman to compete in 1988. 2) Neha Ahuja was the first to qualify by standards in 2006. 3) India has regularly sent multiple women athletes since 1988. Which of the statements is/are correct?
Only 1 and 2 are Correct
Statement 1 is correct: alpine skier Shailaja Kumar became the first Indian woman to take part in the Winter Olympics at Calgary in 1988.
Statement 2 is correct: alpine skier Neha Ahuja competed at Turin in 2006 and is regarded as the first Indian woman to qualify by meeting the qualifying standards.
Statement 3 is incorrect: India’s women have appeared only rarely – after 1988 the next woman competed in 2006 – so India has not regularly sent multiple women athletes.
So only Statements 1 and 2 are correct.
Hence, Only 1 and 2 are Correct.
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