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Olympics

Current President: Thomas Bach

History
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Conducts Olympics

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Formed by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrius Vikelas in 1894

2nd President of IOC 1st President of IOC


Also designed the Olympic rings
HQ: Paris, France (Earlier) Now in Lausanne, Switzerland
Motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter
Meaning
Faster Higher Stronger Together Union of 5 continents

Olympic rings order (left to right): Blue Yellow Black Green Red

Total: 106 member countries

Chosen through: Secret Ballot

1st Summer Olympic Games: 1896 (Athens, Greece)


1st Winter Olympics: 1924 (Chamonix, France)
1st Paralympics: 1960 (Rome, Italy)
2 yrs gap
1st Youth Summer Olympics: 2010 (Singapore)
1st Youth Winter Olympics: 2012 (Innsbruck, Austria)
2nd Olympic Games: 1900 (Paris, France)

2024 Olympics (33rd): Paris, France


2028 Olympics: LA and California, USA
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2032 Olympics: Brisbane, Australia

Most no. of times held in: USA (8 times)


Cities
4 Summer + 4 Winter
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London (3 times)
Paris (3 times)

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LA (3 times)

India’s Performance
Participation: 1900 Paris, France
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Norman Pritchard (won 2 silver medals)

Anglo Indian
1st Indian team
Team: 1920 Belgium

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1st flag bearer: Purma Banerjee

Performance: 35 medals

10 gold

8 + 2

Team Individual

Hockey
14 goals by Major Dhyanchand

1928: Amsterdam (29 goals)


1916: no Olympics due to WWI
1932: Los Angeles
1940 and 1944: no Olympics due to WWII
1936: Berlin
1948: London Lead by Kishan Lal
1952: Helsinki
1956: Melbourne 6 gold medals
7th gold medals
1960: Silver
1964: Tokyo India defeated Pakistan

2 bronze medals + 7th place

1980: Moscow 8th gold medal

2 individual medals
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Abhinav Bindra in Beijing 2008 Olympics 10 m Air Rifle Shooting


Neeraj Chopra in Tokyo Olympics 1st Indian to win a gold in Olympics in Track and Field (Record: 87.58 m)
2021
On 7th August: Celebrated now as Javelin Throw Day

2024 Olympics
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Torch bearer: Abhinav Bindra
Flag bearer: Achanta Sharath Kamal
Bilquis Mir: 1st Indian women to be jury member in Olympics

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1st individual medal: Bronze won by K D Jadhav in Wrestling in 1952, Helsinki
1996: Leander Paes won Bronze
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2000 Sydney Olympics: Bronze won by Karnam Malleshwari in Weightlifting (1st Indian women to win a medal)
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2004 Athens, Greece Olympics: Silver medal won by Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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2008 Beijing Olympics: Abhinav Bindra (gold) in air rifle shooting and Vijender Singh (bronze) in boxing
2008 Olympics

Sushil Kumar: Bronze + Silver 2012 Olympics

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Vijay Kumar: Silver
Saina Nehwal: Bronze (1st Indian to win a medal in Badminton)
Mary Kom: Bronze (1st Indian women to win a medal in Boxing)
Yogeshwar Dutt: Bronze
Gagan Narang: Bronze

Rio Olympics 2016


PV Sindhu: Silver
Sakshi Malik: Bronze

Tokyo Olympics 2021


Mirabai Chanu: Silver (weightlifting)
Lovlina Borgohain: Bronze (boxing)
PV Sindhu: Bronze
Ravi Dahiya: Silver (wrestling)
Bajrang Punia: Bronze
Neeraj Chopra: Gold
Hockey team: Bronze

Indian Olympic Association


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Estd: 1927
President: P. T Usha

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Most decorated Olympian: Michael Phelps 28 medals

23 gold

Cricket to be included in Olympics 2028 To be held in Los Angeles

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Nations: India + Australia + South Africa + Canada + Britain


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1930: 1st Hamilton, Canada
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1930-1950: British Empire Games


2022: Birmingham, UK (India: 4th)
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2026: no certainty of hosting country
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Most no. of times hosted by: Australia (5 times)
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Head: King Charles III
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2010: India hosted CWG

India finished 2nd


Total: 56 countries
Asian Games Asiad
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Held by Olympic Council of Asia

1st: 1951 India

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1982: India
2022: Hangzhou, China
2026: Nagoya, Japan
Most no. of times held by: Thailand (4 times); South Korea (3 times)

Cricket
Governing body: ICC
HQ: Dubai, UAE

1st Test match: 1877 (Australia vs England); in England


ODI match: 1971 (Australia vs England); in MCG ground

1st Cricket World Cup


Women: 1973; England
Men: 1975; England Winner: West Indies
India won 2 times: 1983; 2011
Hosted by India
1987: Pakistan
1996: Pakistan + Sri Lanka
2011: Sri Lanka + Bangladesh
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2023: Only India


2027: South Africa + Zimbabwe + Namibia
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2032: India

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Most no. of WC won by: Australia (2023: 6th WC)

T20 World Cup


1st: 2007 Held in: South Africa

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Won by: India
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2022: England
2024: USA + West Indies
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England + West Indies: won 2 times
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India: won once

Football
Association: FIFA (Federation International de Football Association)
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HQ: Zurich, Switzerland


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1st match: 1872 England vs Scotland
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1st FIFA World Cup: 1930
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Held in: Uruguay


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Winner: Uruguay
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Most no. of times won by: Brazil (5 times)
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2026: Canada + Mexico + USA

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