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  • When was Amateur Athletics Federation of India established?


  • Options
  • A. 1936
  • B. 1946
  • C. 1956
  • D. 1966

  • Correct Answer
  • 1946 

    Explanation
    Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI) was formed in 1946 at the initiative of Maharaja Yadvindra Singh, the then President of Indian Olympic Association with Prof. G.D. Sondhi as its first President.

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