In the 2020 summer Olympics’ Javelin throw finals, Neeraj Chopra exhibited a…
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In the 2020 summer Olympics’ Javelin throw finals, Neeraj Chopra exhibited a spectacular performance to win the gold medal. The silver medal was won by Jakub Vadlejch and the bronze medal was won by Vitezlav Vesely. There were six rounds of throws with each athlete having one throw per round. The best of all the throws of each athlete is considered for the medal. Following were the observations about the throws:
i. The first and second rounds were dominated by Neeraj Chopra with a gold medal performance in his second throw, while the other two athletes did not have any medal winning throws in these rounds.
ii. The throws in the last round by both Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezlav Vesely were fouls and were not considered for scoring.
iii. After four rounds, Vitezlav Vesely was in the second position and could not improve upon his best throw in the succeeding rounds.
iv. In the fourth round, the throw by Jakub Vadlejch was the best in that round.
In which round did Vitezlav Vesely have his best throw?
- A.
Third
- B.
Fourth
- C.
Fifth
- D.
Sixth
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Correct answer: A
The first two rounds cannot contain Vesely’s best medal-winning throw because only Neeraj had medal-winning throws in those rounds. The sixth round cannot be Vesely’s best because it was a foul, and the fifth round cannot be his best because after four rounds he could not improve upon his best throw. Thus Vesely’s best throw must be in either round 3 or round 4. But in round 4, Jakub had the best throw of that round. If Vesely’s best were in round 4, Jakub’s round-4 throw would be better than Vesely’s best, so Vesely could not be in second position after four rounds. Therefore, Vesely’s best throw was in the third round.
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