Question

one of the athletes..........badly injured​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Was badly injured or is badly injured

Answer 2

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One of the athletes was badly injured.

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The words like one , each, each one, either, neither, everyone, everybody, anybody, anyone, nobody, somebody , someone and no one are singular and require a singular verb.