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MADHYA PRADESH : SPORTS
CONTENTS
1. SPORTS IN MADHYA PRADESH
2. IMPORTANT FACTS RELATED TO SPORTS
3. SPORTS TERMINOLOGIES AND MEASUREMENTS
4. SPORTS AND TROPHIES
5. FAMOUS SPORTS PERSONALITIES OF WORLD
6. SPORTS Q & A
7. IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS

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 SPORTS in
Madhya Pradesh

SPORTS AWARDS OF MP
To motivate, honor and recognize distinguished players of the state, several awards
are given by the state government. These include

 Eklavya Award (since 1994)—This award is given to the junior players

(under 19 years) in different sports to motivate them to reach new heights of
success. To be eligible, a player has to be a domicile of MP, active in sport for
the past five years, has participated in any state or national event for two
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years and has won trophy. Each year, maximum 10 players may be
awarded. Prize includes Cash Rs. 50,000, Certificate, Tie, Blazer and Shield.
 Vikram Award (since 1990)—This award is given to senior players (above
19 years) in different sports. Eligibility criterion is same as Eklavya Awards.
Prize contains Cash Rs 1 lakh, Blazer, Tie, and Shield.
 Viswamitra Award (since 1994)—This award is given to the coaches. To
be eligible, the coach must have trained player who has won at least 2 Gold,
or 4 Silver or 6 Bronze medals in last five years in any national event or who
has won any international medal. Prize includes. Cash Rs. 1 lakh, Blazer, Tie
and Shield.
 Special Award—This award is given to International Medal winner player
by the state government to honor his/her exceptional performance.
 Lifetime Achievement Award—This award is given for distinguished
contribution in development of the sports. Prize includes.Rs 1 lakh cash.
 Prabhash Joshi Award—This award is given for promotion and
development of Malkhamb sport (state sport of MP). First recipient of the
award was Ajay Baktaria for his continuous performance in Malkhamb.

IMPORTANT PLAYERS OF MP
Madhya Pradesh has produced several exceptional sports persons from different
sports. Many eminent sports personalities of the nation owe their origin to the state
of MP. These include—

 Roop Singh: Roop Singh Bais was born in Jabalpur, MP. He was a
legendary hockey player of India. He was part of the Indian Hockey Team
which won gold medals for India at 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. Roop
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 Singh was the younger brother of Major Dhyan Chand, the most celebrated
Indian Hockey player. The Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior has been named in
his honor.
 Mushtaq Ali: Syed Mushtaq Ali, the former Indian cricketer, was born in
Indore. In 1936, he had scored a century as a member of Indian Cricket
Team, which was the first century by any Indian in England. Ali was not
only a sporting legend but also a youth icon.
 Chandu Sarwate: Chandrasekhar Trimbak Sarwate, known as Chandu or
Chandra was a celebrated Indian cricketer who hailed from Sagar, Madhya
Pradesh. He was an all-rounder and played nine Test matches for India
between 1946 and 1951. His most memorable innings were for Indians
against Surrey in 1946 of oval, when he and Shute Banerjee scored 249
runs. It is the only time in first-class cricket when the last two batsmen have
both scored centuries. It is the highest partnership in first-class cricket
between number ten and eleven batsmen. Later, Sarwate also served as
national selector and was one of the selectors who chose the Indian team
that won the World Cup in England in 1983.
 Varsha Varman: Varsha Varman is a member of the Indian Shooting Team
and she hails from Bhopal, MP. She won bronze medal at the 2014 Asian
Games at Inchcon in the Women's MPPSCADDA
Double Trap Shooting team event along
with her teammates. Varsha holds several distinctions to her credit. She
created the world record in Double Trap Junior Women event during these
Asian Games. She is the youngest sportsperson from MP to win a medal at
the Asian Games.
 Aditya Joshi: Aditya Joshi from Dhar, MP is a celebrated badminton
player of India. He holds the distinction of being the first male Indian junior
badminton player who was ranked first in the world junior rankings. Joshi
won the junior national championship in 2013 and had won two gold medals
in Indian junior international tournament.
 Sandhya Agarwal: Sandhya Agarwal from Indore, Madhya Pradesh is a
former captain of the Indian women's cricket team. Honored with Arjun
and Vikram Awards.
 Aslam Sher Khan: Aslam Sher Khan, the celebrated hockey player from
Bhopal. was a member of the Indian Hockey Team. Khan was part of the
Indian Hockey team which won the gold medal in 1975 World Cup held at
Kuala Lumpur. Later he emerged as a political leader and served as a
Congress Member of Parliament (from Betul) and a Union Minister as well.
In 1997, Khan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but resigned from the
party in January 1999. He authored an autobiography, 'To Hell with
Hockey'.
 Shankar Lakshman: Shankar Lakshman was a member of the Indian
hockey team. He was goalkeeper of the Indian team in the 1956, 1960 and
1964 Olympics. He held the distinction of being the first goalkeeper to
become captain of an international hockey team and was awarded the
Arjuna award and the Padmashri by the Government of India. He was

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 captain of the Indian team which won the gold in the 1966 Asian Games. But
Laxman quit hockey after missing the selection for the 1968 Olympics. He
remained with the Army till retirement. He lived the final years of his life in
poverty and died in 2006 in Mhow.
 Shivendra Singh: Shivendra Singh from Gwalior is the centre forward in
Indian hockey team. In the auction of the first edition of the Hockey India
League, Singh was bought by Punjab Warriors for $27,500.
 Major Dhyanchand: Dhyan Chand is considered as one of the greatest
hockey players of all times. He began playing hockey from Gwalior region.
He was the elder brother of another famous hockey player, Roop Singh: He
was part of the Indian Team that won three Olympic gold medals (1928,
1932, and 1936). The Government of India awarded him with Padma
Bhushan in 1956. His birthday, i.e. 29 August, is celebrated as National
sports day in India.
 CK Nayudu: Cottarikana kaiya Nayudu from Wore, also known as CK', was
the first captain of the Indian cricket team in test matches. He was also the
first Indian cricketer to endorse a brand (Bathgate Liver Tonic) in 1941. The
Government of India awarded him with Padma Bhushan in 1956.
 Madhu Yadav: International player of Indian Women's Hockey (1997 and
1980). MPPSCADDA

 Snigdha Mehta: International player of Table Tennis. Won silver medal in

1997 National Table Tennis.
 Narendra Hirvani: Best known for his test debut in international cricket in
1997, during India vs West Indies match, he became only the second player
in the world to take maximum wickets in a single match.
 Rajeshwari Dholakiya: Internationally acclaimed player of Women's Cricket.
 Rita Jain: Born in Indore, she won Junior Girls Table Tennis Championship
for three years in a row (1972 to 75). She represented India in North Korea
and Japan and was honored by Vikram Award.
 Sushil Doshi: From Indore is a celebrated cricket commentator in Hindi.
 Jalaluddin: Famous hockey player represented India in many international
events.
 Azizuddin: Famous hockey player of Indian team, Azizuddin was honored
with Vikram Award in 1986.
 Sameer Dad: Famous hockey player from Bhopal, he made a goal at Asian
Games in Bangkok and won India the gold medal.
 Chandrakant Pandit: Though he started his cricket career from Mumbai, he
later represented MP as captain of MP Ranji Cricket team.

IMPORTANT GAMES OF MP
Hockey
 MP has a national level hockey team 'Bhopal Badshahs'.
 Bhopal is called the nursery of hockey.
 Roop Singh Gold Hockey Cup is organized in Gwalior every year.
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  Aishbagh Stadium has hosted International Obedullah Khan Hockey
Tournament.
 Sports Panchayat was organized in Bhopal in 2008. Here it was declared that
training centres will be opened at Mhow and Seoni.
 Hockey Madhya Pradesh (HMP) is the governing and controlling body for
Hockey in the state. Earlier, HMP was known as Madhya Pradesh Hockey
Association (MPHA).
 In 2014, Hockey Madhya Pradesh became 23rd associate member under
wings of Hockey India. Sports and Youth Welfare department of MP Govt.
has also established one State Women Hockey Academy in Gwalior to
promote Hockey and encourage female players to participate in the sport. MP
State Men's Hockey Academy is in Bhopal.
 Only Hockey Hostel in MP is in Narsinghpur.
 MP Hockey player Latif Anwar later became captain of Pakistan Hockey
Team.
 Main Players—Roop Singh (Gwalior), KishanLal and Shankar Laxman both
from Mhow, Aslam Sher Khan, Dau, Uday Bhan, Sameer Dad, Munna Singh
(Teekamgarh), Mukherjee (Jabalpur), Madhu Yadav etc.
CRICKET
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 The oldest cricket club in MP was Parsi Club, Indore (1890).
 In 1941, Holkar ruler Yashwant Rao Holkar constituted Holkar Cricket
Association under the chairmanship of CK Naidu, which is now known as
MP Cricket Association, MPCA (HQ-Indore). Major MM Jagdale was its first
secretary.
 MPCA is the main controlling body for cricket in the state. MPCA is an
affiliated unit of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
 MPCA boasts of having two internationally recognized cricket stadiums, the
Holkar Stadium at Indore and Capt. Roopsingh Stadium at Gwalior
respectively.
 In 2008, Sanjay Jagdale MPCA Academy was established by MPCA at Holkar
Stadium, Indore with sub-academies located in Bhopal, Gwalior, Sagar,
Rewa, Hoshangabad and Jabalpur.
 Sanjay Jagdale was a member of the national cricket selection committee.
 Late Madhavrao Scindia had been President of BCCI.
 Jyotiraditya Scindia became chairman of MP Cricket Association in
2014.
 Ranji Trophy tournament first began in 1934. First match was played
between Central India Team vs Australian team (Indore).
 Narendra Hirvani from Indore took maximum wickets (16) against West
Indies (1987-88 test match) in his test debut and equalled world record.
 MP cricketer Mushtaq Ali (Indore) was first Indian cricketer to hold the
distinction of scoring a century by an Indian in England.
 Main Players—Captain Mushtaq Ali, Narendia Hirwani, Abhay Khurasiya
(Indore), Rajeshwari Dholkiya (Indore), Sandhya Agarwal, Bhagwan Das,

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 Vijay Naidu, CK Naidu, Ashok Jagdale, Ramesh Bhatia, Narendra Menon,
Subodh Saxena, Chandu Sarwate, Sandhya Jain, JP Yadav.
Badminton
 This is the most popular indoor game of MP.
 MP Badminton Association was set up in 1946 at Jabalpur.
 It organizes various cups such as the Gulabrai Chadda Cup, Yash cup,
Rajendra Singh Cup, Radheshyam Agrawal cup, Triple Crown Shield, Master
Arvind, Khagrekar Shield etc.
 Madhya Bharat Badminton Association (1948), Headquarters - Gwalior.
 Main Players -
o Seema Mandan (SAARC Champion),
o Parto Ganguly (winner all French and Australian Open doubles),
o Sarojini Apte (6 times national runner-up),
o Sameer Verma (winner of Bahrain Open),
o Saurabh, Verma (Dhar, winner of 2013 ONGC senior ranking
Badminton Championship),
o Aditya Joshi (Dhar, had been junior world champion)
Table Tennis
 MP TT Association was established in (1957).
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 HQ-Jabalpur.
 lndore is an important centre.
 Main players
o Jall Godrej (called 'Great Wall of China', participated in world TT
competition),
o Rinku Acharya (winner of junior and senior national tournament),
o Rita Jain,
o Ligda Mehra
o Pooja Sharma.
Chess
 This game was patronized by the Holkar rulers in MP.
 Indore is a main center.
 Madhya Pradesh Chess Association, Bhopal has been established.
 Main players
o Rafeeq Khan (MP's only international grandmaster),
o Kiran Agrawal,
o N SudhakarBabu,
o M Chandrashekhar.
Football
 Nehru Football Competition is organized by Nai Duniya in Indore annually at
national level
 Main players-Prahalad Aheer, D. Sena, Raju Saini, Ambruse, Kee.
WRESTLING
 Main players :
o Ramchandra (Hind-kesari honor),
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 o Pappu Yadav (train Indore, gold medal winner of junior world cup),
o Kripa Shankar Patel (Asian Championship, bronze medal winner),
o Gama Pehelvan (from Datiya).
Snooker
 This game owes its origin to Jabalpur.
 It was invented by British Army officers in Officer's mess in Jabalpur during
1874 or 1875.
 The game of Snooker originated as a variation of Billiards.
 Today Snooker is popular in many English-speaking and Commonwealth
countries.
 The premier Snooker tournament is the World Championship is held
annually in Sheffield, England.
 Madhya Pradesh Billiards & Snooker Association is located at Indore and is
actively involved in promoting snooker as well as motivating the budding
players towards this game. Jabalpur also houses Narmada Club (earlier
called Nerbudda Club) which is a famous snooker club located in the heart of
the city.
 Main Player—Kamal Chavala
Athletics MPPSCADDA
• Madhya Pradesh Athletics Association (MPAA), Bhopal has been established
for promoting and developing this sport in the state. It is affiliated to the
Athletics Federation of India.
• Main Athletes-Ankit Sharma, KumariTulodin, Suneeta Pradhan,
Chandrakumari Yadav, Amish Pathan, Mohd. Kasim, Mithilesh Jain.
Karate
• Madhya Pradesh Karate Association (MPKA), Jabalpur was established in
1979 and is affiliated with All India Karate Federation.
• Main Players - Jagriti Patel. Sayeed Khan.Reshma Diwan, Sandhya
Chandrakar.
Wushu
• Wushu, commonly known aa martial arts has emerged as popular sport in
the state of Madhya Pradesh.
• WUSHU Association of M.P. (WAMP). Jabalpur was set up in 2001.

Yoga
• Over the time Yoga has also become popular sport.
• To promote this sport in the region. Madhya Pradesh Yoga Association
(MPYAL Indore was set up in 2006.
• MPYA organizes M.P. State Yoga Championship to promote yoga in the state.
Malkhamb (STATE SPORT OF MP)
• Malkhamb is an ancient sport of India in which players climb a pole or rope and
perform various acrobatic feats.
• As a result many sports techniques have been derived from it. It ensures
exercise of every part of body in minimum time. Malkhamb players are capable

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 of excelling in any game, particularly wrestling, gymnastics and pole vault. In
view of all these advantages, it has been declared as state sport of MP.
• It is also recognized by the Union Government.
• Malkhamb is present in the Hind Kesari, Indian wrestling championship.
• Types of Malkhamb - Competitively there are three main variations of
malkhamb.
o Pole or fixed (only for men): The pole used in competitions is a straight
pole made of teak or sheesham wood, standing 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) in
height with a circumference of 55 centimetres (22 in) at the base It
gradually tapers to a circumference of 35 centimetres (14 in) at the top.
o Hanging (only for men): In hanging malkhamb, a wooden pole is hung
from chain and hooks, leaving a gap between the ground and the bottom
of the malkhamba.
o Rope/Shape: Mainly for women participants, this is a modern variation
of malkhamb. The participants show several positions or asanas on a
rope.
OTHER GAMES
• Tennis: Aishwarya Agrawal
• Kho Kho: NilimaSarolkar (National Champion), SushmaSarolkar
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• Swimming: Bajrangi Prasad (national champion for 6 years in a row),
PoojaPatidar
• Shooting: Omkar Singh, Varsha Varman. Rajkumari Rathore, Jeetu Rai
(from Mhow, Government of India announced Khel Ratna Award for him in
2016)
• Basket ball: RekhaChaudhary
• Judo: Kamla Rawat
• Roller Skating: AmiteshPurohit (set world record in 1992 by crossing under
mere 14 cm high tape, name also included in Guinness Book)
• Sailing: Sidara Sabir, AmanVyas, ShikharGarg II
PLAYERS OF MP IN OLYMPICS
• Captain Roop Singh: Gwalior
• Ahmed Sher Khan: Bhopal
• Kishan Lal: Bhopal
• Habib ur Rehman: Bhopal (joined Pakistan team after Independence)
• Sameer Daad: Bhopal
• Lateef ur Rahman: Bhopal (joined Pakistan team after Independence)

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IMPORTANT FACTS RELATED TO

SPORTS

BOOKS BY SOME FAMOUS SPORTSPERSONS

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 The test of my life - Yuvraj Singh

 A short at history - Abhinav Bindra

 The race of my life – Milka Singh

 The unbreakable – Marrykom

 Playing it my way – Sachin Tendulkar

 Sunny days – Sunil Gawaskar

 Playing to win – Saina Newhal

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 Straight from the heart – Kapil Dev

 Cricket my style – Kapil Dev

GAMES & PLAYERS NUMBER

Sports Number of Players

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 Baseball 9
 Rugby football 15
 Polo 4
 Water polo 7
 Kho Kho 9
 Kabaddi 7
 Hockey 11
 Football (soccer) 11
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 Cricket 11
7
 Netball
6
 Volleyball
1 or 2 (singles & doubles respectively)
 Badminton
  Tennis 1 or 2 (singles & doubles respectively)
 Table tennis 1 or 2 (singles & doubles respectively)
 Basketball 5

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 Gymnastic Several individuals compete simultaneously
 Billiards/snooker 1
 Boxing 1
 Chess 1
 Bridge 2
 Croquet 13 or 15
Several individuals compete simultaneously
 Golf
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OLYMPIC EVENTS AND THEIR INTRODUCTION

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Events Year
 Archery 1900 at Paris (but not held from 1924 – 1968)
 Athletics 1896 at Athens
 Badminton 1992 at Barcelona
 Basketball 1904 and 1928 a demonstration event 1936 at Berlin as a medal event
 Boxing 1904 at St Louis
 Canoeing 1936 at Berlin (for men) 1948 at London (for women)
 Cycling 1896 at Athens (but not held in 1904)
 Equestrian 1900 at Paris (but not held in 1904 and 1908)
 Fencing 1896 at Athens (for men) 1924 at Paris (for women)
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1900 at Paris (but not held in 1932)
 Football
1896 at Athens
 Gymnastics
1936 at berlin as outdoor handball 1952 at Helsinki as demonstration games
 Handball
1972 at Munich as a medal event.
1908 at London (but not held in 1912 and 1924) for men 1980 at Moscow for
 Hockey
women
1964 at Tokyo (but not held in 1968).
 Judo 1912 at Stockholm as individual competition 1952 at Helsinki as team event
 Modern Pentathlon 1896 at Athens 1976 at Montreal for women
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 Rowing 1896 at Athens (but not held in 1904 and 1928)

 Shooting 1896 at Athens for men 1908 at London, diving for men 1912 at Stockholm,
 Swimming swimming and diving for women 1900 at Paris (waterpolo)
 Tennis 1924 at Paris (but not held later) 1988 at Seoul (returned as medal event)
 Table Tennis 1988 at Seoul
 Volleyball 1964 at Tokyo for men and women
 Weightlifting 1896 at Athens
 Wrestling 1896 at Athens (Greco – roman) 1904 at St Louis (free style)
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Yachting 1900 at Paris

NAME OF OLYMPIC MASCOTS AND YEARS

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1972 – Waldi (dachshund) Munich Olympic [1ST time MASCOT used]
 1976 – Amik (beaver) Montreal Olympic
 1980 – Misha (bear) Moscow Olympic
 1984 – Sam (Eagle) Los Angeles Olympic
 1988 – Hodori (cub Tiger) Seoul Olympic
 1992 – Cobi (spain) Barcelona Olympic
 1996 – Lzzy (space creature) Altanta olympic
 2000 – Ollie, syd and mille, Sydney Olympic
 2004 – Phevos and Anthena, anthens Olympic
 2008 – The Fuwa consisting of five figures Beijing Olympic

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 2012 – Wenlock and Mandeville, London Olympic

COMMON CITIES AND SPORTS

 Aintree (U.K.) – Grand National Horse Race

 Bisley – Shooting

 Blackhealth London – Rugby Football

 Chepauk Ground (Chennai) – Cricket

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Donchester (England) – St. Ledger Horse Race

 Eden Gardens (Kolkata) – Cricket

 Epsom (England) – Derby Horse Races

 Feroze Shah Kotla Ground (Delhi) – Cricket

 Florence Chadwik – Skiing

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 Forest Hills (New York) – Tennis

 Henley (U.K) – Regatta (Boat Race)

 Hurlingham (England) – Polo

 Leeds (England) – Cricket

 Mortlake (England) – Swimming

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 Nehru Stadium (Chennai) – Cricket

 Oval (England) – Cricket

  Putney – Boat –Rowing

 Trent Bridge (England) – Cricket

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 Twinkenhem (England) – Rugby-

 Wembley Stadium (England) – Associated Football

 Wimbledon (England) – Lawn Tennis

 Yankee Stadium (New York) – Boxing

IMPORTANT STADIUMS OF INDIA

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Sports Name Stadium Name Location
Cricket Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
Cricket HPCA Stadium Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
Cricket Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi
Cricket M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Cricket Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal
Cricket Gymkhana Ground Mumbai, Maharashtra
Cricket Jsca Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand
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Cricket Khanderi Cricket Stadium Rajkot, Gujarat
Cricket Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium Pune, Maharashtra
Football And Cricket Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Cricket New Vca Stadium Nagpur, Maharashtra
Cricket Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Cricket Ground Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
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Cricket Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Cricket Apca-Vdca Stadium Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Cricket Indira Gandhi Stadium Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Multipurpose Barkatullah Khan Stadium Kochi, Kerala
Cricket Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Vadodara, Gujarat
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Multipurpose IPCL Sport Complex Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Football & Cricket K.D. Singh Babu Stadium Margao, Goa
Cricket Fatorda Stadium Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir
Cricket Maulana Azad Stadium Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Cricket Indira Priyadarshini Stadium Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

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Cricket Roop Singh Stadium Faridabad, Haryana
Cricket Nahar Singh Stadium Rajkot, Gujarat
Cricket Madhav Rao SC India Ground Chandigarh
Cricket Sector 16 Stadium Pune, Maharashtra
Football Nehru Stadium Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Multipurpose University Stadium Delhi
Cricket And Football Jawahr Lal Nehru Stadium Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

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Cricket Keenan Stadium Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Cricket Sardar Patel Stadium Vadodara, Gujarat
Cricket Moti Bagh Stadium Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Cricket Sher-L-Kashmir Stadium Jaipur, Rajasthan
Cricket Sawai Mani Singh Stadium Amritsar, Punjab
Cricket Gandhi Sports Complex Ground Cuttack, Orissa
Cricket Barabati Stadium Bangalore, Karnataka
Cricket M.Chinnasawami Stadium Nagpur, Maharashtra
Cricket Vca Ground Telengana, Andhra Pradesh
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Cricket Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Cricket Green Park Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
Cricket Brabourne Stadium Nanded, Maharashtra
Football Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Palakkad, Kerela
Hockey Fort Maidan Ranchi, Jharkhand
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Hockey Dilip Tirkey Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand

Hockey Birsa Munda Stadium Bhuvaneshwar, Odisha
Hockey Kalinga Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
Hockey Mahindra Stadium Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Football Dhyan Chand Astroturf Thane, Maharashtra
Football Dadaji Kondadev Stadioum Ludhiana, Punjab
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Guru Nanak Stadium

FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUMS OF WORLD

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Australia
 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Mebourne
 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
 The WACA, Perth
 The Gabba, Brisbane, Queensland

Bangladesh
 Sher-E-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka

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England
 The Lords, London,
 Old Trafford, Manchester
 The Oval, Kensington
 Trent Bridge, Nottingham
 Birmingham, Warwickshire
 Headingley, Leeds
 Rose Bowl, Southampton

New Zealand
 Eden Park, Auckland
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 Basin Reserve, Wellington

Pakistan
 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
 Karachi Cricket Stadium, Karachi

South Africa
 The Wanderers, Johannesbug
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 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

 Port Elizabeth (St George’s Oval), Port Elizabeth
 Super Sport Park (Formerly Centurion Park), Centurion, Gauteng
Sri Lanka
 Galle International Stadium, Galle
West Indies
 Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
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SPORTS TERMINOLOGIES
& MEASUREMENTS

 Cricket Some important measurement in cricket –

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 Length of pitch – 22 yards (20.11 meters)

 Length of crease – 1.22 – 1.83 meters (4ft)

 Weight of ball – 155 to 163 gram

 Circumference of the ball – 22.4 – 22.9 cm (9 inch)

 Length of bat – 96.5 cm (38 inch)

 Width of bat – 10.8 cm (4.25 inch)

 Length of the stumps – 71.1 cm (28 inch)

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 Length of bells – 11.1 cm (each bail)
Some important terminology in cricket – played on, appeal, bye,
leg bye, power play, follow on, beamer, hoober shot, lost ball,
duck worthLuis, retired hurt, chinaman, batsman, bowler, wicket
keeper, fielder, LBW (leg before wicket), catch, hit wicket, over
the wicket, round the wicket, leg spinner, off spinner, over
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throw, over slip, gulley, cover point, long off, long on, third man,
short pitch, hook, dead ball, run out, popping crease, pitch,
bouncer (or bumper), full toss, Yorker, yorked, googley, wicket
maiden, snick, duck, hat – trick, rubber, the ashes, scoring a ton
etc.

 Badminton Some important measurement in Badminton

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 Length of court – 44 feet

 Width of the court – 20 feet (for doubles) and 17 feet

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 Height of the net – 5 feet

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 Weight of shuttle cock – 4.74 to 5.50 gram

 Overall length of the racket – 680 mm (2.5 ft) maximum

 Overall width of the racket – 230 mm (9 inches)

maximum

 Overall length of the racket head – 290 mm (11.5 inches)

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Weight of the racket – 85 to 140 grams
Some Important terminology in badminton – badminton court,
end, trans lines, back gallery, service court, let, forward stroke,
backward stroke, toss or lob, clear, smash, net strokes, rally,
setting, first hand or second hand, side out, base of operation,
rotation, long service , net fault, double fault, foot fault, service
break, match point, set point, high service, cross shot, service
change, drive, drop shot, duce, advance etc.

 Basketball Some important measurements in basketball

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 Length of the court – 28 meter

 Width of the court – 15 meter

 Height of the basket from ground – 3.05 meter

 Weight of the ball – 600 to 650 grams

Some important terminology in basketball – dribbling, front

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court, second dribble, two count stop, travelling or shifting,

pivoting, held ball, jump ball, violation, foul, feinting or dodging,
shooting, set shot, ring, guard point, dead ball, basket Rudnick,
hook pass, goal, centre line, free throw line, onstead, fast break,
lay – up shot, man to man defense, pack, three point, turn over ,
assist, throw, goal tending, steal, tap etc.
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 Football Some important measurement in football

 Length of the ground (field) – 91 to 120 meters

  Width of the ground (field) – 45 to 91 meters

 Weight of the ball – 396 to 453 grams

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 Circumference of the ball – 98 to 71 cm
Some important terminology in football – Abbey, dribble, extra
time, full back, half back, striker, centre, forward, penalty kick,
free kick, scissor kick, goal kick, direct kick, corner kick, referee,
tie breaker, hat trick, hand ball, sweeper, back, throw in, hand
ball (fault), touch line, place kick, or kick off, direct free kick,
indirect free kick, tackle, off side, sliding tackle, drop ball, sudden
death, penalty shootout etc.

 Hockey

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Some important measurement in Hockey

No. of players – 11 players in each team

Length of playing field – 91.44 meters

Width of the playing field – 50 to 55 meters

Weight of the ball – 155 to 163 grams

 Circumference of the ball – 223 – 224 cm

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 Colour of the ball – white

 Weight of the hockey (stick) – 280 grams (max)

Some important terminology in hockey – advantage, back-stick,
bully, carry dribble, dodge, goal line, green card, flick, free hit,
face of stick, jab stroke, lung stroke, melle, off side, penalty
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shootout, short corner, striking circle or shooting circle, square

pass, tackling, through pass, under cutting, sick, penalty stoke,
scoop, side line, tie breaker, penalty, under cutting, volley,
centre forward, roll in, push in, shooting, half volley, full back
etc.
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 Lawn Tennis Some important measurement in lawn tennis

 Length of the court – 78 feet or 23.77 m (singles)

  Width of the court – 27 feet or 8.23 m (singles), 36 feet
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 Height of the net – 3 feet (0.914 m)

 Weight of the ball – 56.0 to 59.4 gram

 Maximum length of the frame of the racket – 32 inches

(81.28 cm)

 Color of the ball – white or yellow

Some important terminology in lawn tennis – ace, I advantage,
a let, back hand drive, deuce, chip shot, volley, half volley, let

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fault, foot fault, double fault, smash, service, grand slam, singles
sticks, love, slice.

 Table tennis Some important measurement in table tennis

 Length of the table - 2.74 meter (9 feet)

 Width of the table – 1.52 meter (5 feet)

 Height of the table – 76 cm

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 Weight of the ball – 2.4 to 2.53 gram

 Diameter of the ball – 37.2 to 38.2 mm

 Color of the ball – white or yellow

Some important terminology in table tennis – foil, end line, late

control, flat hit, block stroke, service, penholder grip, back spin,
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centre line, half court, side spin, swing stroke, push stroke, rally,
let, reverse, top skin, drop shot, lob, chopped return, counter
hitting etc.

 Volleyball Some important measurement in volleyball

 Length of court – 18 meter

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 Width of court – 9 meter

 Weight of ball – 250 – 260 grams

  Circumference of the ball – 65 – 67 cm

 Net – 1m (+/- 3cm) wide and 9.5 m long

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 Net’s height – 2.43 m (for men) and 2.24 m (for women)

 Ball internal pressure – 0.40 to 0.45 kg/cm

Some important terminology in volleyball – Antennae, attach

hit, back zone players, dribbling, libero, front zone players,
blocking, smash, rotation, boosting, net fault, volley pass,
forearm pass, service, hook serve, set up, referee etc.

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Polo Some important measurement in polo

 Length of the field – 300 yards

 Width of the field – 150 yards

 Distance between the goals – 250 yards

 Distance between the goal points – 8 yards

Some important terminology in polo – bunker, chuker, mallet

etc

 Some important measurement in wrestling – In international

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Wrestling
competitions there is a circular area with 9 meter diameter with
circle in the centre of 1 meter diameter. Competitions played on
a mattress, the mattress is 1:1 meter diameter high

Some important terminology in wrestling – Heave, half, nelson,

rebuts, hold sagar etc
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 Chess Some important measurement in chess

 The number of squares on a chessboard – 64

 Color of the squares – white and black

Some important terminology in Chess – Bishop, gambit,
checkmate, stalemate, pawn, grand-master etc.
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 Golf Some important measurement in golf

 The length and width of the field – 30*20 yards

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T, put hole, nib lick, caddy limns, iron, putting, the green, bunker

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etc.

 Water Polo Some important terminology in water polo – 2 meter line, 4

meter line, goal line, caps, persona, fault, ball under etc.

 Baseball Some important measurement in baseball –

 The distance of each base – 90 feet

 The distance of the base along with its hypotenuse –

127 feet

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Some important terminology in baseball – home, diamond,
pitcher, put out, home run, strike, ant rubber etc.

 Billiards Some important terminology in billiards – cue, jigger, pot, break

pot, in luck, in off, cans, bolting, hazard, long etc.

 Rifle shooting Some important terminology in rifle shooting

Target, bulls eye, muzzle flub etc

 Kho-Kho Some important terminology in kho – kho – chasers, active

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chaser, runners, diving, taking a direction, to recede, tapping,
trapping, dupe turn, late kho, giving kho, fake kho etc.

 Swimming Some important terminology in swimming – crawl, breast

stroke, spring board, twist, butter fly etc.

 Boxing Some important measurement in boxing –

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 Length and width of the rig minimum 4.9*4.9 m square

and maximum 6.10*6.10m square
Some important terminology in boxing – punch, upper cut,
round, jab, hook, knock down, knock out, hitting willow, ring,
break, bell, belt, blow, bounce, bout etc.
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SPORTS TERMINOLOGIES
Sports and Trophies
& MEASUREMENTS

INTERNATIONAL
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Merdeka – Football (Asian)

 MRF World Cup – Cricket & Boxing

 Prince Of Wales Cup – Golf (England)

 Schneider Cup – Seaplane Race (U.K)

 Swaythling Cup – World Table Tennis (Men)

 Thomas Cup – World Badminton

 Tunku Abdul – Rahman Cup – Badminton (Asian)

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 U Thant Cup – Tennis

 Uber Cup – World Badminton (Women)

 Walker Cup – Golf (England)

 Westchester Cup – Polo (England)

 Wightman Cup – Lawn Tennis (Women Of U.S.A And England)

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 Wimbledon Trophy – Lawn Tennis

 World Cup – Cricket

 World Cup – Hockey

 American Cup – Yatch Racing

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 Ashes – Cricket (Australia England)

 Asia Cup – Cricket

 Asia Oceanic – Tennis

 Canada Cup – Golf (World Championship)

 Colombo Cup – Golf (World Championship)

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 Colombo Cup – Foot Ball (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka And Myanmar)

 Corbillion Cup – World Table Tennis (Women)

 Davis Cup – Tennis/Lawn Tennis

 Derby – Horse Race (England)

 Eisenhower Trophy – Golf (Amateurs – World)

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Grand National – Horse Steeple Chase Race (England)

 Jules Rimet Trophy – World Soccer Cup

 King’s Cup – Air Races (England)

NATIONAL
 Aga Khan Cup – Hockey

 All- India Women’s Guru – Hockey

 Nanak Championship - ……
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 Bangalore Blues – Basketball

 Challenge Cup - ……..

 Barna- Bellack Cup – Table Tennis (Men)

 Beighton Cup – Hockey (Calcutta)

 Bombay Gold Cup – Hockey

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 Burdwan Trophy – Weightlifting

 Chakola Gold Trophy – Football

 Cock Of The Fleet Trophy – Regatta

 D.C.M. Trophy – Football

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 Dhyan Chand Trophy – Hockey

 Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy – National Football (Junior)

 Duleep Trophy – Cricket

 Durand Cup – Football

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 Ezra Cup – Polo

 F.A. Cup – Football

 G.V. Raja Memorial Trophy – Football

 Gurmit Trophy – Hockey

 I.F.A Shield – Football (Calcutta)

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Indira Gold Cup – Hockey

 Irani Cup – Cricket

 Jaswant Singh Trophy – Best Services Sportsman

 Jayalakshmi Cup – National Table Tennis Championship (Women)

 Kuppuswamy Naidu Trophy – Hockey

 Lady Rattan Tata Trophy – Hockey

 Maharaja Ranjit Singh – Hockey

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 Gold Cup - ………..

 Maulana Azad Trophy – Inter – University Sports & Athletics

 MCC Trophy – Hockey

 Moinuddowla Gold Cup – Cricket

 Murugappa Gold Cup – Hockey

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 Nagjee Trophy – Football

 Nehru Trophy – Hockey

 Nizam Gold Cup – Football

 Obaidullah Gold Cup – Hockey

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Prithi Singh Cup – Polo

 Radha Mohan Cup – Polo

 Raghbir Singh Memorial Cup – Football

 Rajkumari Challenge Cup – Table Tennis (Junior Girls)

 Ramanujam Trophy – Table Tennis (Junior Boys)

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 Ramnivas Rula Challenge Gold Trophy – Bridge

 Rangaswamy Cup – National Hockey Championship

 Ranji Trophy – National Cricket Championship

 Rene Frank Trophy – Hockey

 Rohinton Baria Trophy – Cricket (Inter – University)

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Rovers Cup – Football

 Sahni Trophy – Hockey

 Santosh Trophy – National Football Championship

 Scindia Gold Cup – Hockey

 Sethu Cup – Aquatics

 Sheesh Mahal Trophy – Cricket

 Sivanthi Adithan Gold Cup – Kabbadi

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 Sri Krishna Gold Cup – Football

 Subroto Mukerji Cup – Football (Inter-School)

 Todd Memorial Trophy – Football

 Tommy Emar Gold Cup – Hockey (Women)

 Vijay Hazare Trophy – Cricket

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 Vital Trophy – Football

 Vizzy Trophy – Cricket

 Wellington Trophy – Rowing

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FAMOUS SPORTS
& MEASUREMENTS
PERSONALITIES OF WORLD

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S.No Name Of The Persons Country Sports
1 Lionel Messi ARGENTINA Football
2 Diego Maradona ARGENTINA Football
3 Sir Donal Bradman AUSTRALIA Cricket
4 David Campese AUSTRALIA Rugby Union
5 Jack Nicklaus AUSTRALIA Golf
6 Rod Laver AUSTRALIA Tennis
7 Shane Warne AUSTRALIA Cricket
8 Severiano BALLESTEROS Golf
9 Eddy Merckx BELGIUM Cycling
10 Pele BRAZIL Football
11 Ronaldhino BRAZIL Football
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12 Bruno Soares BRAZIL Tennis
13 Aryton Senna BRAZILIAN Motor Racing
14 Emil Zatopek CZECHOSLOVAKIA Athletics
15 Ian Botham ENGLAND Cricket
16 C.B. Fry ENGLAND Cricket
17 David Beckham ENGLAND Football
18 Lewis Hamilton ENGLAND Motor Racing
19 Steve Davis ENGLAND Snooker
20 W.G.Grace ENGLAND Cricket
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21 Haile Gebreselassie ETHIOPIA Athletics

22 Kenenisa Bekele ETHIOPIA Athletics
23 Abebe Bikila ETHIOPIA Athletics
24 Paavo Nurmi FINLAND Athletics
25 Bernard Hinault FRANCE Cycling
26 Javques Anquetil FRANCE Cycling
27 Serge Blanco FRANCE Rugby Union
28 Michael Schumacher GERMANY Motor Racing
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29 Steffi Graf GERMANY Tennis

30 Andy Murray GREAT BRITAIN Tennis
31 Bill Shankly GREAT BRITAIN Football
32 Bobby Moore GREAT BRITAIN Football
33 Chris Froome GREAT BRITAIN Cycling
34 Chris Hoy GREAT BRITAIN Cycling
35 Fred Perry GREAT BRITAIN Tennis

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36 Henry Cooper GREAT BRITAIN Boxing
37 Mo Farah GREAT BRITAIN Athletics
38 Nick Faldo GREAT BRITAIN Golf
39 Paula Radcliffe GREAT BRITAIN Athletics
40 Roger Banister GREAT BRITAIN Athletics
41 Sebastian Coe GREAT BRITAIN Athletics
42 Sir Steve Redgrave GREAT BRITAIN Rowing
43 Stilling Moss GREAT BRITAIN Motor Racing
44 Dhyan Chand INDIA Hockey
45 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore INDIA Shooting
46 Balbir Singh Sr INDIA Hockey

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47 Pullela Gopichand INDIA Badminton
48 Vijay Kumar INDIA Shooting
49 Yogeshwar Dutt INDIA Wrestling
50 Sachin Tendulkar INDIA Cricket
51 Sushil Kumar INDIA Wrestling
52 Leslie Claudius INDIA Hockey
53 Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav INDIA Wreslting
54 Vijender Singh INDIA Boxing
55 Gagan Narang INDIA Shooting
56 Kapil Dev INDIA Cricket
57 Mahesh Bhupathi INDIA Tennis
58 Leander Paes INDIA Tennis
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59 Saina Nehwal INDIA Badminton
60 Jwala Gutta INDIA Badminton
61 Rohan Bopanna INDIA Tennis
62 Sania Mirza INDIA Tennis
63 Sunil Gavaskar INDIA Cricket
64 Prakash Padukone INDIA Badminton
65 Ravichandra Ashwin INDIA Cricket
66 Viswanathan Anand INDIA Chess
67 Apurvi Chjandela INDIA Shooting
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68 Siril Iverma INDIA Badminton

69 Fausto Coppi ITALY Cycling
70 Usain Bolt JAMAICA Race
71 Asbel Kiprop KENYA Athletics
72 Tegla Laroupe KENYA Athletics
73 Hicham El Guerrouj MOROCCO Athletics
74 George Best NORTHERN IRELAND Football
75 Grete Waitz NORWAY Athletics
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76 Magnus Carlsen NORWAY Chess

77 Imran Khan PAKISTAN Cricket
78 Miguel Tabuena PHILIPPINES Golf
79 Many Pacquiao PHILIPPINES Boxing
80 Cristiano Ronaldo PORTUGAL Football
81 Eusebio PORTUGAL Football
82 Jose Mourinho PORTUGAL Football
83 Nadia Comaneci ROMANIA Gymnastics

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84 Maria Sharapova RUSSIA Tennis
85 Vladimir Kramnik RUSSIA Chess
86 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUSSIA Tennis
87 Alex Ferguson SCOTLAND Football
88 Eric Liddell SCOTTISH Athletics
89 Viktor Troicki SERBIA Tennis
90 Rafael Nadal SPAIN Tennis
91 Seve Ballesteros SPAIN Golf
92 Caroline Marin SPAIN Badminton
93 Bjorn Borg SWEDEN Tennis
94 Martina Hingis SWITZERLAND Tennis

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95 Roger Federer SWITZERLAND Tennis
96 Johan Cruyff THE NETHERLANDS Football
97 Jamie Murray UK Tennis
98 Serguei Bubka UKRAINE Athletics
99 Tiger Woods US Golf
100 Muhammad Ali US Boxing
101 Floyd Joy Mayweather US Boxing
102 Carl Lewis US Athletics
103 Billie Jean King US Tennis
104 Jackie Joyner Kersee US Athletics
105 Al Oertor US Athletics
106 Babe Didrikson Zaharias US Golf
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107 Baba Ruth US Baseball
108 Bo Jackson US Baseball
109 Bob Beamon US Athletics
110 Chris Evert US Tennis
111 Greg Lemond US Cycling
112 Jim Thorpe US Swimming
113 Jimmy Connors US Tennis
114 Joe Dimaggio US Baseball
115 John Mcenroe US Tennis
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116 Kelly Slater US Surfing

117 Lance Armstrong US Cycling
118 Magic Johnson US Basketball
119 Mark Spitz US Swimming
120 Martina Navratilova US Tennis
121 Michael Johnson US Athletics
122 Michael Jordan US Basketball
123 Michael Phelps US Swimming
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124 Jonathan Edwards WALES Rugby Union

125 Gareth Bale WALES Football
126 Gareth Edwards WALES Rugby Union
127 Brian Lara WEST INDIES Cricket
128 Sir Viv Richards WEST INDIES Cricket
129 Sir Gary Sobers WEST INDIES Cricket
130 Monica Seles YUGOSLAVIA/US Tennis

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Popular sports federations
Organizations Name Headquarters Formation

Asian Football Confederation Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1954

Confederation Of African Football 6th Of October City, Egypt 1957
Confederation Of North, Central Miami, Florida, U.S 1961
American And Caribbean Association Football

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South American Football Confederation Luque, Paraguay 1916
Oceania Football Confederation Auckland, New Zealand 1966
Union Of European Football Associations Nyon, Switzerland 1954
World Chess Federation Athens, Greece 1924
International Federation Of Association Football Zurich, Switzerland 1904
International Cricket Council Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1909
International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland 1894
International Paralympic Committee Bonn, Germany 1989
World Rugby (International Rugby Football Board) Dublin, Ireland 1886
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Commonwealth Games Federation London, United Kingdom 1930
International Tennis Federation London, UK 1913
Badminton World Federation Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1934
International Hockey Federation Lausanne, Switzerland 1924
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SPORTS
Q&A

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Ques: P.V. Sindhu was recently in news, associated with which of the following sports?
Ans: Badminton

Ques: Who has become the first Indian to score a triple century in tests?
Ans: Virender sehwag

Ques: Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest?
Ans: Bachhendri Pal

Ques: The first commonwealth games were held in the year 1930 at which place ?
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Ans: Hamilton

Ques: Who is the first Indian to take a hat trick in an international test?
Ans: Harbhajan Singh

Ques: Who has been named as the white lightning in the cricket?
Ans: Allan Donald (South Africa)
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Ques: Which Indian cricketer has baggad a deal with ESPN?

Ans: Sachin Tendulkar

Ques: Which cup/trophy is associated with football?

Ans: Santosh trophy

Ques: Which Australian player was known as ‘fruitfly’ amongst the rest of the team?
Ans: Merv Hughes
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Ques: Pravin Arne and Vinod Kambli played for which province in South Africa?
Ans: Boland
Ques: Shiny Wilson is associated with which game/sport?
Ans: Athletics

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Ques: Ben Johnson, the well-known athlete belongs to which country?
Ans: Canada

Ques: Which country has hosted the Asian games for maximum number of times?
Ans: Thailand

Ques: Who is the only cricketer to score two successive centuries in a world cup?
Ans: Rahul Dravid

Ques: Where did India play its 1st one day international match?

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Ans: Headingley

Ques: Who was the first Indian, to reach the semi final in Wimbledon tennis championship?
Ans: Ramanathan Krishnan

Ques: Which is the trophy/cups associated with the game of Hockey?

Ans: Agha khan cup

Ques: Against which team did Virender Sehwag make his one day international debt?
Ans: Pakistan
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Ques: Since the revival of the modern Olympic games, how many times have the game been canceled?
Ans: Thrice: 1916, 1940 and 1944

Ques: Limba ram is known for his outstanding performance in which game?
Ans: Archery

Ques: How may wickets Kapil Dev had taken in test matches when he retired?
Ans: 434
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Ques: Which batsman started his international cricketing career at the age of 16?
Ans: Sachin Tendulkar

Ques: Which Indian batsman made three consecutive centuries in his first three test matches?
Ans: M-S.M. Gavaskar

Ques: The name of Prakash Padukone is associated with which game?

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Ans: Badminton

Ques: In which year did the first modem Olympic Games take place?
Ans: 1896
Ques: Yondieki who set up a new world record in 10,000 meters race, belongs to which country
Ans: Kenya

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Ques: Which is the only golfer to win the masters tournaments six times?
Ans: Jack Nicklaus

Ques: The Asian games were held in Delhi for the first time in which year?
Ans: 1951

Ques: The Indian football team made its first appearance at Olympics in?
Ans: 1948

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Ques: When did Sachin Tendulkar make his test debut?
Ans: 1989

Ques: Who was the first black tennis player to win a Wimbledon title?
Ans: Althea Gibson

Ques: Olympic games after 4th century AD restarted (Under IOC) from which year?
Ans: 1896

Ques: Who was named India’s cricketer of the century by wisden?

Ans: Kapil Dev
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Ques: What is the duration of a normal one half of a hockey match?
Ans: 30 min.

Ques: Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?
Ans: K.D. Yadeav

Ques: Who has scored the slowest century in the test cricket?
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Ans: Mudassar Nazar

Ques: All Sher, an Arjun award winner is associated with which game?
Ans: Golf

Ques: Which team did Sachin Tendulkar play for in the Ranji trophy when he made his debut in first
class cricket?
Ans: Mumbai
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Ques: The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with which game?

Ans: Weightlifting
Ques: Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian games gold in 400m run?
Ans: Kamaljit Sandhu

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Ques: Victoria azarenka is associated with which game?
Ans: Tennis

Ques: Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of test cricket?
Ans: Muttiah Muralitharan

Ques: Regatta is associated with which sports event?

Ans: Rowing

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Ques: Which woman has become the highest individual scorer in an innings in tests?
Ans: Kiran baloch

Ques: Who was the first Indian cricketer to wear a helmet during a match?
Ans: Mohinder Arnarnath

Ques: What is the duration of a basketball match both before and after the break?
Ans: 25 minutes

Ques: Sushil Kumar is associated with which game?

Ans: Wrestling
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Ques: With which sport is Leroy Burrell associated?
Ans: Athletics

Ques: The term ‘deuce’ is common in which two games?

Ans: badminton and tennis

Ques: Bahadur singh is a distinguished athlete of which game?

Ans: Athletics
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Ques: How many players are there on each side in a baseball match?
Ans: 5

Ques: Chris even’s name is associated with which sport?

Ans: Tennis

Ques: Jaspal rana is a distinguished athlete in which game?

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Ans: Shooting

Ques: Which place is known as the ‘mecca of Indian football’?

Ans: Kolkata
Ques: The famous player Pele is associated with which game?
Ans: Football

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Ques: Which track and field star overcame childhood polio to become one of the greatest athletes of
her time?
Ans: Wilma Rudolph

Ques: ‘Queen’s berry rules’ is the name give to the rules in which game?
Ans: Boxing

Ques: The first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming?

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Ans: Bula Chaudhary

Ques: Where did Mahendra Singh Dhoni make his ODI debut?
Ans: Chittagong

Ques: Which is the most southerly test match grounds of England?

Ans: The lords

Ques: Which Indian batsman was the first to hit 44 fours in a test match innings?
Ans: Laxman

Ques: How long are professional golf tour players allotted per short?
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Ans: 45 seconds

Ques: How many centuries in tests did Sunil Gavaskar bag when he retired?
Ans: 34

Ques: Which country was readmitted to the Olympics after her 21 year suspension?
Ans: South Africa
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Ques: Who became the first woman in the world to ski to the north pole?
Ans: Ann Banoraft

Ques: Who became the first European: woman to travel to the forbidden city of Tibet?
Ans: Alexandra David Neel

Ques: Indian first took part in the Olympic Games in which year?
Ans: 1920
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Ques: Where will the winter youth Olympics games 2016 be held?
Ans: Lillehammer
Ques: Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest?
Ans: Bachhendari Pal

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Ques: Australian open 2016 men’s title winner?
Ans: Novak Djokovic

Ques: Australian open 2016 men’s title winner?

Ans: Angelique Kerber from Germany

Ques: French open 2016 women’s title winner?

Ans: Garbine Muguruza from Spain

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Ques: French open 2016 men’s title winner?
Ans: Novak Djokovic

Ques: Wimbledon 2016 women’s winner?

Ans: Serena Williams

Ques: US open 2016 men’s winner?

Ans: Stan Wawrinka (from Switzerland)

Ques: US open 2016 women’s winner?

Ans: Angelique Kerber from Germany
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Ques: Who won the 2016 2016 FIFA ballon d’or award (player of the year)?
Ans: Lionel Messi

Ques: Who won 2016 FIFA women’s world player of the year?
Ans: Carli Lloyd (USA)

Ques: 20-twenty world cup 2016 winner?

Ans: West Indies
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Ques: Who is the winner of Laureus award – sportsman of the year?

Ans: Novak djokovic

Ques: Who is the winner of Laureus award – sportswomen of the year?

Ans: Serana Williams

Ques: Recently appointed Indian cricket team coach?

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Ans: Anil Kumble

Ques: Which country won 2016 Copa America?

Ans: Chile (defeated Argentina)
Ques: Venue for 2016 euro cup?

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Ans: France

Ques: 2016 champions trophy winner?

Ans: Australia (beat India in finals).

Ques: 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Championship winners?

Ans: Australia (beat India in finals)

Ques: Winner of 2016 Euro cup?

Ans: Portugal (defeated France in finals)

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Ques: Venue for 2016 Olympics?
Ans: Rio de janeiro, Brazil

Ques: Which is the 2016 ICC world twenty 20 venue?

Ans: India

Ques: What is the mascot of 2016 rio Olympics?

Ans: Vinicius and Tom

Ques: Who was the flag bearer for India in the 2016 Rio Olympics?
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Ans: Abhinav Bindra

Ques: Indian player who won silver medal in badminton at Rio Olympics 2016?
Ans: P V Sindhu

Ques: Indian player who won bronze medal in wrestling at Rio Olympics 2016?
Ans: Sakshi Malik
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Ques: The youngest Indian who won Olympic medal?

Ans: P V Sindhu

Ques: Which country won highest number of medals in Rio Olympics 2016?
Ans: United states (total 121 medals)

Ques: Where is the venue for 2020 Olympics?

Ans: Tokyo
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Ques: 2016 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award winners?

Ans: Sindhu (Badminton), Sakshi Malik (Wrestling), Dipa Karmakar (Gymnastics), Jitu Rai (Shooting)
Ques: Where is the venue for 2018 Asian Games?
Ans: Indonesia

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SPORTS TERMINOLOGIES
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ABBREVIATIONS

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NO. Short form Full Form
1 AAAA Asian Amateur Athletics Association.
2 AAFI Amateur Athletics Federation Of India
3 ACA Australian Cricketer’s Association
4 AFC American Football Conference
5 AGF Asian Games Federation
6 AIBA All Indian Boxing Association
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7 AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
8 AIFA All India Football Association
9 AIT All India Tennis Association.
10 AKFI Amateur Kabaddi Federation Of India
11 BC Bangladesh Cricket Board
12 BCCI Board Of Control For Cricket In India
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13 BCA Baroda Cricket Association

14 BPL Bangladesh Premier League.
15 CA Cricket Australia.
16 CCI Cricket Club Of India
17 DRS Decision Review System
18 ECB England And Wales Cricket Board
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19 ECC European Cricket Council

20 ESPN Entertainment And Sports Programming Network
21 FICA Federation Of International Cricketers’ Association
22 FIFA International Football Federation

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23 FIH Federation Of International Hockey
24 HI Hockey India
25 HIL Hockey India League
26 IABF Indian Amateur Boxing Federation
27 IBA International Badminton Federation
28 ICC International Cricket Council
29 ICL Indian Cricket League

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30 IOA Indian Olympic Associate
31 IOC International Olympic Committee
32 IPL Indian Premier League
33 ISF International Snowboard Federation
34 MCC Melbourne Cricket Club
35 NASCAR National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing
36 NBA National Basketball Association
37 NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association
38 NFL National Football League
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39 NHL National Hockey League
40 NIS National Institute Of Sports
41 NOCSAE National Operating Committee On Standards For Athletic
42 NRAI Equipment
43 NSF National Rifle Association Of India
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44 NZC National Sports Federation

45 ODI New Zealand Cricket
46 PCA One Day International
47 PCB Punjab Cricket Association
48 PGA Pakistan Cricket Board
49 SAI Professional Golfers’ Association
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50 SCA Sports Authority Of India

51 SCAT Saurastra Cricket Association
52 SLAM Sport Concussion Assessment Tool
53 SLC Sports As A Laboratory Assessment Model
54 TTFI Sri Lanka Cricket

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55 UCBSA Table Tennis Federation Of India
56 VCA United Cricket Board Of South Africa
57 WISPA Veteran Cricket Association
58 WWF Women’s International Squash Players Association
World Wrestling Federation

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