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GATE CSE 2026 Session 1 Q9: Javelin final: round of the bronze medallist's best throw

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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?

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Answer: A (official GATE 2026 final answer key)

Concept used: Logical deduction from ordered constraints.

First step: By (i) and (iii) Vesely's best throw is in round 3 or 4; if it were in round 4, Vadlejch's better round-4 throw (iv) would put Vadlejch ahead of him after four rounds.

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Source: official GATE 2026 Session 1 CS question paper and final answer key, organised by IIT Guwahati. Question paper · Answer key