Easy like Sunday morning

An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head: Emil Zatopek

1. Born on December 4, 1963, in Ukraine, Sergey Bubka took part in the Olympics under the Soviet Union, which gave bonuses for setting records. This led to Bubka breaking the record 35 times, each time with a slim margin hence earning a bonus. In which sport did Bubka become iconic?

2. The years 1877, 1881, 1891, 1905 represent the first edition of events that now take place on an annual basis and are collectively known by a two-word term. A term is used when all four events are won in the same year. The first person to achieve this record was Don Budge in 1938. What is the term?

3. Roger was a student at Oxford where he used his medical background to scientifically train himself to beat a record that was thought to be impossible. After he won the race, he retired to devote himself to his medical career. What was this neurologist the first to do in human history?

4. In 1998, when France lifted the football world cup, Lucien Laurent was the only surviving member of the 1930 World Cup squad, which had played in the first ever FIFA world cup, to watch this feat. It was fitting since Laurent holds an important first in the world of football. What was this?

5. Pál Szekeres is a Hungarian fencer who won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics. In 1991, he was injured in a bus accident. Next year he took part in the 1992 Paralympics in Barcelona and won a gold medal in foil. What first (and only one as of 2022) does Szekeres have to his name?

6. Zahra Nemati’s legs were paralysed after a car accident; so she took up archery professionally. She became her nation’s first ever female athlete to earn an Olympic or Paralympic title when she won an individual gold in women’s archery. She went on to be the flag bearer for her country during the 2016 Rio Olympics. Which country does she represent?

7. Wilt Chamberlain was the main reason for the defeat of the New York Knick on March 2, 1962, by the Philadelphia Warriors. In the course of the game, Wilt set a record that stands to this day. The team scored a total of 169 points. What was Wilt’s contribution to the final score?