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WORLD OF SPORTS About Olympics The first-ever Olympics were held in Athens, Greece in 1896. Since then, the Olympic Games are held every four years. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894 The Olympic motto is ‘Citius-Altius-Fortius’. The three Latin words translate...

WORLD OF SPORTS About Olympics The first-ever Olympics were held in Athens, Greece in 1896. Since then, the Olympic Games are held every four years. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894 The Olympic motto is ‘Citius-Altius-Fortius’. The three Latin words translate to ‘Faster-Higher-Stronger’ in English. The history of the Games goes back around 3,000 years, to the in Ancient Greece. Sports contests organized at Olympia took place every four years and acquired the name Olympic Games. The four-year interval between the Ancient Games editions was named an Olympiad”, and was used for dating purposes at the time: time was counted in Olympiads rather than years.  Since 1991, any new sport seeking to join the Olympic program must have women’s competitions. \With the addition of women’s boxing to the Olympic program, the 2012 Games in London were the first in which women competed in all the sports on the program. The Olympics have often been influenced by global events and politics. They were canceled during world war I and World War II Winter Olympics The Winter Olympics were introduced in 1924, and the Paralympic Games for athletes with disabilities began in the mid-20th century The first Winter Games were held in Chamonix (France), in 1924. Initially called the “International Winter Sports Week”, this event was renamed the “1st Olympic Winter Games” only in 1926 at the IOC Session in Lisbon. From 1924 to 1992, the Summer and Winter Games were each held in the same year, every four years. ▪ First Winter Olympic Games (1924): Chamon (France). ▪ Winter Olymipic Games (2018): Pyeongchang (South Korea). ▪ Latest Winter Olympic Games (2022): Beijing (China). ▪ Next Winter Olympic Games (2026) – 25th: Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo ▪ Alpine skier Mohammad Arif Khan, India's only athlete at the Beijing 2022 ▪ Winter Olympics. After 1992, the Summer and Winter Games are each still held every four years but the Summer Games are celebrated during the first year of an Olympiad, and the Winter Games are held in the third year. The next Olympics will be held in: In Paris, France, in 2024. In Los Angeles, USA, in 2028. In Brisbane, Australia, in 2032.  Neeraj Chopra secured a silver medal in javelin with a throw of 89.45m. This was his second Olympic medal, making him India's fifth two-time Olympic medallist. Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic shooting medal. She also became the first athlete from independent India to win two medals in a single Games by clinching a medal in both individual and mixed team events. India won three shooting medals, including the first-ever Olympic medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions, achieved by Swapnil Kusale. This was the highest tally for India in shooting at the Olympics. Indian athletes competed in 69 medal events across 16 sports, such as archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, golf, hockey, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, and tennis. Lakshya Sen became the first Indian to reach the semi-finals in men’s badminton at the Olympics, finishing fourth. Wrestler Vinesh Phogat after reaching the final in the women’s 50 kg category, Phogat was disqualified for being overweight by 100 grams. To date, India has won a total of 41 Olympic medals. Notable milestones include Norman Pritchard's Silver Medals (1900 Paris), KD Jadhav’s Bronze (1952 Helsinki), Karnam Malleswari's Bronze (2000 Sydney), Abhinav Bindra's Gold (2008 Beijing), and Neeraj Chopra's Gold (2020 Tokyo). Men's Hockey has won 13 medals, including eight golds, and Wrestling has won eight medals. India's best-ever Olympic performance was at Tokyo 2020, with seven medals, including one gold. India's second-best performance was in the 2012 London Olympics when it won six medals (two silver and four bronze) ASIAN GAMES The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia(OCA) under the supervision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In February, 1949 the Asian Athletic Federation was formally formed and used the name Asian Games Federation. It was decided to hold the first Asian Games in 1951 in New Delhi, the capital of India. First Asian Games (1951): New Delhi (India). Asian Games (2018): Jakarta-Palembang(Indonesia). Latest Asian Games (2022): Hangzhou (China). Next Asian Games (2026): Aichi and Nagoya, Japan. SOUTH ASIAN GAMES South Asian Games (SAF Games) are a bi-annual multisport event held among the athletes from South Asia. The governing body of these games is South Asian Sports Council (SASC), formed in 1983. At present, SAG are joined by seven members namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In 2004, it was decided in the meeting of a SASC to rename the games from SAF Games to South Asian Games. ▪ First Games (1984): Kathmandu Nepal ▪ Recent South Asian Games(2019): Kathamandu, Pokhara and Janakpur, Nepal. ▪ South Asian Games (2025): Lahore (Pakistan) COMMONWEALTH GAMES The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the organization which is responsible for the direction and control of the commonwealth Games. The first commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada. In 2002, the CGF introduced the David Dixon Award for the outstanding athlete of the Games. First Commonwealth Games (1930): Hamilton(Canada). Latest Commonwealth Games (2018): Gold Coast City (Australia). Next Commonwealth Games (2022): Birmingham (England). 2026 Glasgow (Scotland) CRICKET WORLD CUP The first Cricket World Cup contest was organized in England in 1975. A separate Women's Cricket World Cup has been held every four years since 1973. The 2003 World Cup in South Africa was the first to sport a mascot Dazzler, the zebra. Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run scorer in the world cup tournament. Glenn McGrath of Australia has taken maximum number of wickets. Most Titles won: Australia (5). CRICKET WORLD CUP WINNERS Year Host Nation Winner 1975 England West Indies 1979 England and Wales West Indies 1983 England India 1987 India/Pakistan Australia 1992 Australia / New Zealand Pakistan 1996 India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 1999 England Australia 2003 South Africa Australia 2007 West Indies Australia 2011 India/Bangladesh /Sri Lanka India 2015 New Zealand and Australia Australia 2019 England England Player of the Tournament (2019): Kane Williamson (New Zealand) World Cup 2023 (Host): India World Cup 2027: South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia FOOTBALL WORLD CUP The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. It was originally simply known as the World Cup or Coupe du onde, but in 1946 it was renamed after the FIFA president Jules Rimet who set up the first tournament. After FIFA was founded in 1904, the 1950 World Cup was the first to include British participants. An equivalent tournament for women's football, the FIFA Women's World Cup, was first held in 1991 in the People's Republic of China and since then it is held every four years. It is contested by the men's national football teams of the member nations of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s global governing body. Brazil is the only nation to have participated in every World Cup so far. Miroslav Klose of Germany is the top goal scorer in the football world cup tournament with total 16 goals. Just Fontaine of France holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup; all his 13 goals were scored in the 1958 World Cup. FOOTBALL WORLD CUP Some Important Football World Cup Winners Year Host Winner 1930 Uruguay Uruguay 2002 Brazil S. Korea/Japan 2006 Germany Italy 2010 Spain South Africa 2014 Brazil Germany 2018 Russia France 2022 Qatar Argentina 2026 Canada,Mexico,USA With five titles, Brazil is the most successful World Cup tea HOCKEY WORLD CUP The Hockey World Cup was first conceived by Pakistan's Air Marshal Nur Khan and India's Jimmy Nagarwalla. The tournament was started in 1971. It is held every four years. There is also a Women's Hockey World Cup, which has been held since 1974. India (in 1975) has won the tournament once. Some Important Hockey World Cup Winners Year Host Winner 1971 Barcelona, Spain Pakistan 2010 New,Delhi Australia 2014 Hague(Netherlands) Australia 2018 Bubaneshwar, India Belgium 2022 Netherland Netherland 2026 Belgium Year Australian Open French Open US Open Wimbledon 2024 Jannik Sinner Carlos Alcaraz Jannik Sinner Carlos Alcaraz 2023 Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic Carlos Alcaraz 2022 Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Carlos Alcaraz Novak Djokovic 2021 Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic Daniil Medvedev Novak Djokovic 2020 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Dominic Thiem Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Barbora 2024 Aryna Sabalenka Iga Świątek Krejčíková Markéta 2023 Aryna Sabalenka Iga Świątek Vondroušová 2022 Ashleigh Barty Iga Świątek Elena Rybakina Barbora 2021 Naomi Osaka Ashleigh Barty Krejčíková 024 Aryna Sabalenka NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN VARIOUS GAMES Game Number of Players Polo 4 Basketball 5 Volleyball 6 Kabaddi 7 Water polo 7 Baseball 9 Hockey 11 Cricket 11 Football 11 Lacrosse 12 Rugby 15 FAMOUS CUPS AND TROPHIES Cricket: The Ashes, Anthony Demellow Trophy, C.K. Naidu Trophy. Cooch-Behar Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Irani Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton, Sheffield Shield, Vijay Hazare, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Football: B.C. Roy Trophy, Durand Cup, Mardeka Cup, Nehru Gold Cup. Rovers Cup, Santosh Trophy, Subroto Cup. Golf: Canada Cup, Ryder Cup, Walker Cup Hockey: Agha Khan Cup, Azlan Shah Cup. Beighten Cup. Dhyan Chand Trophy, Indira Gandhi Gold Cup, Khan Abdul Gaffar Cup, Lady Ratna Tata Cup(women), Modi Gold Cup.  Lawn Tennis: Davis Cup, Hamlet Cup. Hopman Cup, Gaffar Cup, Australian open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open Badminton: Thomas Cup (men), Uber Cup (women), Narang Cup Polo: Ezat Cup, Winchester Cup, King's Cup. Chess: Khaitan Trophy, Naidu Trophy FAMOUS INDIAN SPORTSPERSONS Sports Sportsperson Archery Deepika Kumari. Athletics Anju Bobby George, Norman Pritchard, PT. Usha. Badminton Saina Nehwal, Anup Sridhar, Jwala Gutta, Pullela Gopichand, P. V. Sandhu, Ajay Jayaram. Billiards Pankaj Advani, Michael Ferreira, Wilson Jones. Boxing Vijender Singh, Akhil Kumar, M.C. Mary Kom. Chess Viswanathan Anand, Koneru Humpy. Golf Anirban Lahiri, Jeev Milkha Singh. Shooting Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Heena Sindhu,. Tennis Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Somdev Devvarman, Rohan Bopanna, Sania Mirza. Football Baichung Bhutia, Sunil Chetri. Weightlifting Sathish Kumar, Chanu Saikhom Mirabai, Karnam Malleshwari. Wrestling Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwer Dutt. Gita Phogat. Babita Kumari, Vinesh Phogat, Shakshi Malik Sports Terms associated with them Archery Target, Bull’s Eye. Badminton Danishwipe, Double Drop, Bird, Deuce. Baseball Hitter, Home, Pinch, Pitcher Plate, Hitter, Batter, Infield, Outfield, Battery. Basketball Blocking, Free Throw, Pivot. Boxing Auxiliary Point System, Hook, Jab, Lying On, Seconds Out, Welter Weight. Cricket Boundary, Bowling, Caught, Chinaman, Cover Drive, Crease, Doosra, Duck, Duckworth-Lewis, Fine Leg, Follow On, Full Toss, Googly, Gully, Hat-trick, Hit-Wicket, In-swinger, l.b.w., Leg-break, Leg-bye, Leg Glance, late Cut, maiden over, No Ball, Off Break, On Drive, Out, Out-swinge r, Over, over Pitch, Popping Crease, Run Out, Short Pitch, Silly Point, Slip, Square Leg, Straight Drive, Stumped, Short leg, Spin, Swing, Third- man, Yorker Football Blind Side, Centre Forward, Corner Kick, Free Kick, Goal kick, Golden Goal,, Penalty Kick, Penalty Shootout, Red Card, Striker. Golf Bogey, Bunker, Caddie. Hockey Advantage, Bully, Blue line, Sixteen-yard hit, Penalty Corner. Lawn Tennis Ace, Advantage, A let, Deuce, Let fault, Foot fault, Double Fault, Grand Slam. Swimming Breast Stroke, Crawl, Butterfly, Freestyle, Back Stroke. Thank you!