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The document provides an overview of various international sports events, including the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and World Cups in football and cricket. It highlights India's participation and achievements in these events, notable athletes, and significant historical milestones. Additionally, it lists important sports cups, terms, and the number of players in various sports.
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GAMES
THE OLYMPIC GAMES (Most prestigious games in the world)
Olympic games are major multi sport events normally held once in 4years
 In 776 BC Ancient Olympic Games held in the Greek country and continued upto A.D.394.
 In the year 1894 AD the concept of the Olympic Games was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin (France).
He is known as father of modern Olympics games

 1st modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens (Greece) 13 Countries are participated.

 Year of India’s participation in the Olymipic games -1900 AD

 Olympic games were not been held so far-1916,1940,1944 (due to world wars)

OLYMPIC SYMBOL: The Five-ring flag


Five rings represents: -
1. Blue ring - Europe

2. Yellow ring - Asia


3. Black ring - Africa

4. Green ring - Australia


5. Red ring - America

OLYMPIC MOTTO :
1st Olympic games : 1896 Athens (Greece).
32 Olympic games : 2020 Japan-Tokyo (Discover Tomorrow)
33 Olympic games : 2024 France-Paris
34 Olympic games : 2028 USA- Las Angels

INDIA IN OLYMPIC GAMES


1. K.Malleswari - Weight lifting - Bronze

2. Abhinav Bindra - Shooting - Gold (First person )

3. Susilumar - Wrestling - Bronze

4. Sainanehwal - Badminton - Bronze

5. P.V. Sindhu - Badminton - Silver(Two times winner)


6. Marykom - Baxing - Bronze

7. Sakshi Malik - wrestling - Bronze

8. Neeraj Chopra - Javelin throw - Gold (First inAthletics)


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9. Gagan Narang - Shooting - Bronze

10. Meerabai chanu - weightlifting - Silver

11. Ravi Dahia - Wrestling - Silver

12. Lovania Borgohain - Boxing - Bronze

13. 13.Bajrang punia - Wrestling - Bronze

1928-1956 called Golden era of Indian Hockey (own 8 gold medals)


 2020 India rank in Olympic Games 48th
 India own 07 medals in 2020 Tokyo Olympics
 Indian Hockey team won bronze after 41 years of gap by beatinggermany

WINTER OLYMPICS
 First winter Olympics games were held in 1924 (France)

 23th winter Olympic games were held in 2018 -Pyongyang (South Korea)24th winter Olympic
games were held in 2022- beijing (China)

PARALYMPIC GAMES
 First held in 1948 in England
 2018 Paralympics held soutrh Korea
 2020 Paralympics held Tokyo

COMMON WEALTH GAMES


 The old name of these games is - British Empire Games

 1st Common Wealth Games venue - Hamilton (Canada) in 1930.

 21st Common Wealth Games venue - Australia (gold coast) 2018.


 22nd Common Wealth Games venue - England (Birmingham)-2022

ASIAN GAMES
Secong largest sports after the Olympics
 1st Asian Games were held in Delhi - 1951
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 19th Asian games will be held on China - 2022


 20th Asian games will be held on Japan - 2026

WORLD CUP FOOT BALL


World cup foot ball Organised by FIFA (Federation International Football Association)
 1st world cup Football was started in 1930 - Urugua (winner).
 2018 World cup Football held in - Russia (France is winner)

 2022 World cup Football held in - Qwatar - Doha (Arjentina winner)


 Brazil won world cup football
maximum times - 5 times
 Pele from Argentina is called - Black pearl
 Famous players in Football - Messi (Argentina), Ronaldo Portugees)
Neeymer (Brazil), Maridona (Argentina)
WORLD CUP CRICKET
Conducted by - ICC (International Cricket Council)
Head Quarters of ICC - Dubai
1st Started in 1975 in - England (West Indies winner)
India won world cup Cricket - 1983 & 2011
2019 World cup cricket held in - England (winner England)
2023 World cup cricket will be held - India
2019-20 Ranji trophy winner - Saurastra

HOCKEY WORLD CUP (from 1971)


India won Hockey world cup in 1975
 2018 world cup hockey held in - India (Belgium winner)
 2022 world cup hockey will be held in - Belgium (Finland winer)

TENNIS
Tennis is also called Grand slam tournamentThere are 04 Grandslams tournaments
Astralian open, French open, Wimbledon (England), U.S open
NATIONAL GAMES COUNTRY
1. India Hockey
2. Pakistan Hockey
3. Canada Ice Hockey
4. China Ping Pong (Table Tennis)
5. Japan Ju Jitsu (or) Judo
6. Russia Chess
7. Scot Land Rugby
8. Australia, Newziland, Cricket
England, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Zimbambwe
9. Malaysia Badminton
10. Spain Bull Fight
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11. Arjentena, Urugwe, France, Germany, Italy, Brazil Football


12. Bhutan Archery
13. America Base Ball

NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN GAMES


1. Rugby Football 15
2. Croquet 15 or 13
3. Lacrosse 12
4. Cricket, Football,
11
Hockey
5. Beseball 9 (Diamond)
6. Kabaddi, Water Polo,
7
Net Ball
7. Volley Ball 6
8. Basket Ball 5
9. Polo 4
10. Bridge 2
11. Billiards (Snooker) 1
12. Boxing 1
13. Chess 1
14. Badminton, Tennis (or)
1 (or) 2
Table Tennis

IMPORTANT SPORTS CUPS & TERMS


CRICKET
Cups
Ashes trophy MC Dowells Cup
Asia cup Prudential Cup
C.K. Naidu Cup Wills Trophy
Deodhar Trophy Gavaskar and Boarder Trophy
Duleep Trophy Rani Jhansi Trophy
Gillete Cup Hero Cup
Irani Trophy Vijay hazare trophy

TERMS:
L.B.W. Drive Silly Point Leg-spinner
Creases Bowling Cover Point Hat-trick
Popping Creases Duck out Hit Wicket Maiden Over
Stumped Bye Follow on Late cut
Leg-Bye No ball Of-spinner
Googly Leg Break Watchman

FOOT BALL
Cups

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Santosh Trophy Bordoli Trophy


Durand Trophy Governors Cup
Federation Cup Rovers Cup
Nehru Cup Kings cup
BC Roy Trophy Kalinga cup
Sanjay Gold Cup Indira Gandhi Trophy
Subroto Cup Lal Bahadur Sastry Trophy

TERMS
Off side, block, drop-kick, penalty kick, corner-kick, (Goal Kick), free kick, dribble.
HOCKEY
Cups
Agha Khan Cup Dhyan chand trophy Nehru gold cup
Azlan shaw cup Gurmeet trophy Guru nanak cup
Clarke trophy Champions trophy Ranga swamy cup
Nehru trophy Kuppu swamy naidu Wellington cup

TERMS
Carried, short corner, bully, sticks, off side, roll in, striking cirda, under-cutting, dribble, penalty stroke,
centre half.

TENNIS
Cups
Davis cup Grand prix French open cup
Dr. Rajendra Prasad cup German open cup Federatin cup
Wimbeldon trophy. Australian open cup

TERMS
Back Hand, Back Spin, Raseling Dance, Fault, Grand Glam, Half Volley. Let Velley Wimbledon.
CHESS
Trophy
Khaithan trophy, Limca trophy, Naidu trophy

TERMS
Bishop gamblet Knight Grand master Stalemate
Checkmate Queen King Pawn
Bishop

BADMINTON
Cups
Agarwal cup, Uber cup, Yonex cup, Thomas cup

Terms
Drop, let, smash donce, loh, cross-court, net short, double fault, game, love/low service, setting,
pen handle push

SWIMMING
Breast stroke, butter fly, Crawl, Free style, Lane, Pool, Backstroke
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BOXING
Punch, upper cut, round, know out, the belt, hitting below, ring craft, defence, hook, kidney punch, bout.
GOLF
Boggy, tee, put, hole, niblie, caddie, links, the green, bunker.

HORSE RACING
Jockey, punter

SHOOTING
Bulls eye, Target, Range

VOLLY BALL
Deuce, Booster,Spiker, Side arm

TABLE TENNIS
Volley, Late Service

KABADDI
Rider, Markline, Defender, Back line, Bonus
PLACES ASSOCIATION WITH SPORTS
Ambedkar Stadium Delhi (Football)
Ferozesha Kotla Ground Delhi(Cricket)
National Stadium Delhi (Hockey)
Shivaji Stadium Delhi (Hockey)
Indra Prasta Stadium Delhi (Indoor Games)
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Delhi (Athletic)
Nehru Stadium Delhi (Hockey)
Eden Garden ` Kolkata (Cricket)
Salt Lake Stadium. Kolkatta (Football)
Netaji Stadium Kolkatta (Football)
Wankede Stadium Mumbai (Cricket)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Lucknow
Arun Jaitley stadium Delhi
Nehru Stadium Chennai & Delhi (Cricket)
Chepauk Ground (Stadium) Chennai (Cricket)
Dhyan chand Stadium Lucknow(Hockey)
Lord's Stadium Bangalore (Cricket)
Lal Bahadur Stadium Hyderabad(Football & Hockey)
Barabati stadium Cuttack (Football)
Madison Square Garden U.S.A. (Boxing)
Brooklyn U.S.A.(Base Ball)
Melbourne Australla (Cricket)
Green field international Trivendrum (Kerala)
Narendramodi stadium Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
Indore stadium Indore (MP)
Green park stadium Kanpur (UP)
Chidambaram Chennai
Bupen hazarika cricket stadium Guwahati (Assam)

SPECIAL NAMES OF PLAY GROUNDS


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Badminton Court
Lawn Tennis Court
Boxing Ring
Ice-Hockey Ring
Wrestling Ring, Arena
Skating Ring
Golf Link, Green
Cricket Pitch
Base Ball Diamond

Number of Players, Sports, Cups, Trophies


Sports Number of Players (on each side or in each team)
Baseball 9
Rugby football 15
Polo 4
Water polo 7
Kho Kho 9
Kabaddi 7
Hockey, Football and Cricket 11
Netball 7
Volleyball 6
Badminton, Tennis and Table Tennis 1 or 2 (Singles & Doubles respectively)
Basketball 5
Gymnastic Several individuals compete simultaneously
Billiards/ Snooker 1
Boxing/ Chess 1
Bridge 2
Croquet 13 or15
Gold Several individuals compete simultaneously
Locrosse 12

Cups and Trophies (Associated with Sports/Games)


Sport Cups and Trophies
Hockey Aga Khan Cup, Begam Rasul Trophy (women’s), Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Lady Ratan Tata
Trophy (women’s), Gurunanak Championship (women’s) Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia
Gold Cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc.
Football Beghum Hazarat Mahal Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Colombo Cup, Confederation Cup, D C M
Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B.C. Rai Trophy (National Championship), FIFA World Cup, Jules Rimet
Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy (National Championship), IFA shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto
Mukherjee Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, etc.
Cricket Anthony D’ Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup, Bose Trophy, Champions Trophy,
Charminar Challenger Cup, C.K. Naidu Trophy, Cooch-Behar Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy,
Gavaskar-Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, Irani Trophy, Interface Cup, Jawaharlal Nehru
Cup, Lomboard World Challenge Cup, Mc Dowells Challenges Cup, Merchant Cup, Moin-ud-Dowla Cup,
Nat West Trophy, Prudential Cup (World Cup), Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Baria Trophy,
Rothmans cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Sheesh Mahal Trophy, Sheffield Shield, Singer Cup, Sir Frank
Worrel Trophy, Texaco Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Vizzy
Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy, World Series Cup.
Table Berna Bellack cup(men), Corbillion Cup (women), Jai Laxmi up (women), Rajkumari Challenge Cup
Tennis (women junior), Ramanuja Trophy (men junior), Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men) etc.

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Badminton Aggrawal Cup, Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Australasia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup,
Ibrahim Rahimatollah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Narang Cup, Tunku Abdulrahman Cup, Uber Cup,
World Cup, Yonex Cup etc.
Basket Ball Basalat Jha Trophy, B.C. Gupta Trophy, Federation Cup, S.M. Arjuna Raja Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy,
William Jones Cup, Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup, Nehru Cup, Federation Cup
Bridge Basalat Jha Trophy, Holkar Trophy, Ruia Gold Cup, Singhania Trophy. Etc
Polo Ezra Cup, Gold Cup, King’s Cup, Prithi Pal Singh Cup, Radha Mohan Cup, Winchester Cup etc.
Athletics Charminar Trophy, Federation Cup etc.
Air Racing Jawaharlal Challenge Trophy, King’s Cup, Schneider Cup
Billiards Arthur Walker Trophy, Thomas Cup etc.
Boxing Aspy Adjahia Trophy, Federation Cup, Val Baker Trophy etc.
Golf Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Muthiah Gold Cup, Nomura Trophy, President’s Trophy, Prince of
Wales Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Topolino Trophy, walker Cup, World Cup etc.
Chess Naidu Trophy, Khaitan Trophy, Limca Trophy, Lin Arec City Trophy, World Cup etc.
Horse Baresford Cup, Blue Riband Cup, Derby, Grand National Cup
Racing
Netball Anantrao Pawar Trophy etc.
Rugby Bledisloe Cup, Calcutta Cup, Webb Ellis Trophy, etc.
Football
Shooting North Wales Cup, Welsh Grand Prix etc.
Volleyball Centennial Cup, Federation Cup, Indira pradhan Trophy, Shivanthi Gold Cup, etc.
Yatching America Cup etc.

National Games and Sports of Some Countries


Country Sports
United States of America Baseball
Spain Bull-fighting
Canada Ice Hockey
India Hockey
Russia Chess
Scotland Rugby Football
England Cricket
Japan Ju-Jitsu
Australia Cricket
Pakistan Hockey
China Table Tennis
Court, Campus or Field Associated with Sports
Court/ Campus/ Field Games Sports
Court Tennis, Badminton, Net Ball, Handball, Volleyball, Squash,
Kho-kho, Kabaddi
Diamond Baseball
Ring Sketing, Boxing
Course Golf
Pool Swimming
Board Table tennis
Mat Judo, Karate, Taikwondo
Arena Horse riding
Vellodrome Cycling
Field Polo, Football, Hockey
Track Athletics
Pitch Cricket
Greens Bowls
Rink Curling, Ice hockey

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Range Shooting, Archery


Famous Stadiums and Sports
Stadium Sports Places
Indraprastha Stadium Indoor Games Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Athletics Delhi
Ferozeshah Kotla Ground Cricket Delhi
Ambedkar Stadium Football Delhi
Shivaji Stadium Hockey Delhi
National Stadium Hockey Delhi
National Stadium Hockey & others Mumbai
Wankhede Stadium Cricket Mumbai
Brabourne Stadium Cricket Mumbai
Eden Gardens Cricket Kolkata
Green Park Stadium Cricket Kanpur
Keenan Stadium Cricket Jamshedpur
Nehru (Chepak ) Stadium Cricket Chennai
Varabati Stadium Cricket Cuttack
Aintree, Doncaster, Epsom Horse racing England (U.K.)
Flemington Horse racing Melbourn (Australia)
Headingley Manchester Cricket England (U.K.)
Lords, Oval, Leeds Cricket England (U.K.)
Black Heath Rugby Football London (U.K.)
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis London (U.K.)
Wembley Stadium Football London (U.K.)
Brookland Football England (U.K.)
Twickenham Rugby Football England (U.K.)
Putney Mart Lake Boat race England (U.K.)
Trent Bridge Cricket England (U.K.)
White City Dog race England (U.K.)
Hurlington Polo England (U.K.)
Henlay Regata England (U.K.)
Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Syndey Cricket Australia
Yankee Stadium Boxing New York (USA)
Brooklyn Baseball New York (USA)
Forest Hill Tennis USA
Sendy Lodge Golf Scotland

Topic : Sports
1. Gautam Gambhir made his One Day International debut in 2003 in Dhaka (Bangladesh).
2. The cricketer who made his Test debut in Karachi at the age of 16 is Sachin Tendulkar.
3. The 9th edition of Asian Games (1982) was held in New Delhi.
4. Darpan Inani is associated with chess.
5. The 2015 Cricket World Cup was won by Australia.
6. The tree from which the finest cricket bats can be made is willow wood.
7. In ancient India, chess game was called Chaturanga.
8. India’s first National Sports University is located in (Imphal) Manipur.
9. The most popular sport in Nepal is football.
10. The Venus Rosewater Dish is the Ladies' Singles Trophy awarded at Wimbledon Championships.
11. Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup is a trophy in Australian Open (Women).
12. The headquarters of Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) is located at Jaipur.
13. India played its first ODI match in 1974 with England.
14. P Harikrishna is associated with chess.
15. The term 'Regatta' is associated with yacht.
16. F.C. Goa team was coached by Brazilian footballer Zico.
17. The number of players that remain outside the circle in the first six overs of a T20 cricket match is two.
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18. The first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics was KD Jadhav.
19. India received its first individual medal in Olympics at Helsinki (1952).
20. The first Indian woman to have clinched an Olympic medal was Karnam Malleswari.
21. Goalkeeper of the Indian national football team in the 1980s was Atanu Bhattacharya.
22. PV Sindhu became the first Indian shuttler to win an Olympics silver medal in 2016.
23. Kapil Dev is nicknamed as Haryana Hurricane.
24. Stuart Broad was hit for six sixes in an over by an Indian batsman, Yuvraj Singh (2007).
25. The first player of Indian origin to play in an NBA game was Gursimran Sim Bhullar.
26. The first Indian rower to win a gold at the 2010 Asian Games was Bajrang Lal Takhar.
27. The first Indian squash player to enter the top ten in PSA world rankings was Saurav Ghosal.
28. The Summer Olympic Games 2024 will be held in Paris.
29. Dattu Bhokanal is associated with rowing.
30. Sultan of Johor Cup is associated with hockey.
31. Duryodhan Singh Negi is associated with boxing.
32. The venue of the US Open Tennis Championship before it shifted to Flushing Meadows was Forest Hills.
33. Manju Rani, Sonia Chahal, & Sarjubala Devi are Indian boxers.
34. Lakshya Sen is associated with badminton.
35. Nicol David belongs to Malaysia.
36. The coach of the World Cup winning Indian Cricket team in 2011 was Gary Kirsten.
37. The oldest football tournament of Asia started in 1888 from Annadale (Shimla) is the Durand Cup.
38. Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympic gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle event at the Beijing Olympics
2008.
39. The Chevrons is the name of the Men’s national cricket team of Zimbabwe.
40. Sudirman Cup is related to badminton.
41. The Open Era in tennis began in 1968.
42. William Jones Cup is associated with basketball.
43. The first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in the Indian Premier League match is Mohammed Siraj.
44. The first Indian woman to participate in the Olympic golf tournament was Aditi Ashok.
45. Kabaddi was recognized as a full-fledged sport at the Asian Games in 1990.
46. The chess piece that is not allowed to walk backward is pawn.
47. Fundamental Principles of the Olympic Charter are based on a document written by Pierre de Coubertin.
48. Deepa Malik is India's first female paraathlete to win a medal at the Rio Paralympics (2016).
49. Rohan Bopanna is an Indian player of tennis.
50. Prakash Padukone & Pullela Gopichand are Indian players of badminton.
51. Kuldeep Yadav is associated with cricket.
52. Ajit Singh, Deepika Thakur & Akashdeep Singh are players of hockey.
53. The number of IPL titles Mumbai Indians won till 2023 is five times.
54. Tajinderpal Singh Toor is a player of shot put.
55. Vikash Thakur, Jeremy Lalrinnunga, & Deepak Lather are weightlifters.
56. Smriti Mandhana (India’s cricketer) hails from Maharashtra.
57. A wall of Chinnaswamy Stadium is dedicated to cricketer Rahul Dravid.
59. All India Tennis Association (AITA) was established in 1920.
60. The five colors of the rings in the symbol of the Olympic Games are red, blue, green, yellow, and black.
61. Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi & PV Sindhu are badminton players.
62. Sania Mirza is associated with tennis.
63. The terms Square leg, Gully & Fine leg are associated with cricket.
64. Dominic Thiem is a professional tennis player from Austria.
65. The Badminton Association of India was formed in 1934.
66. In 2020, The prize money of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award was increased from ₹7.5 lakhs to ₹25 lakhs.
67. The 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup was hosted by India.
68. The official mascot of the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast (2018) was Borobi, a blue surfing koala.
69. The first Indian batsman to register a triple century in test cricket was Virender Sehwag.
70. The Olympic rings were publicly presented for the first time in 1913.
71. The oldest running Grand Slam tennis tournament is Wimbledon Open.
72. Johan Cruyff was a Dutch player of football.
73. These words Deuce, Smash & Ace are used in lawn tennis.
74. The word Scoop is related to hockey.
75. India won the Asian Games football gold medal for the first time in 1951.
76. The first goalkeeper to become the captain of an international hockey team was Shankar Lakshman.
77. Michael Phelps is associated with swimming.
78. ‘CONCACAF Gold Cup’ is associated with football.
79. Dalip Singh Rana is a wrestler, popularly known as ‘The Great Khali’.

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80. The first Olympic Games of the modern era opened in Athens on 6 April 1896.
81. ‘U Thant Cup’ is related to lawn tennis.
82. The first edition of Indian Premier League was held in 2008.
83. Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the Wimbledon Men's Doubles title in 1999.
84. Sourav Ganguli, Virender Sehwag & Harbhajan Singh are associated with cricket.
85. Vijendra Singh is associated with boxing.
86. The video assistant referee (VAR) system is used in football.
87. KM Beenamol is associated with athletics.
88. The first Indian boxer to rank No.1 in the world (75-kg category) by AIBA was Vijender Singh.
89. The official distance to be covered in a Marathon is 26 miles 385 yards.
90.The Indian football player nicknamed the 'Sikkimese Sniper' is - Bhaichung Bhutia
91. Let Ball, 'Stroke Ball' and 'No Let' are terms used in the rules of squash game
92. In table tennis, the period during which a ball is in play is called a rally.
93. The best male athlete in the 36th National Games 2022 was Sajan Prakash.
94. In chess, the king can move only one square in any direction.
95. Men's cricket World Cup started in 1975.
96. Equestrian vaulting is gymnastics and dance performed on horseback.
97. Football World Cup was started in 1930.
98. The first South Asian Federation Games was held in Kathmandu (1984).
99. Athletics Federation of India was formed in 1946.
100. France hosted the 2nd Olympic Games in 1900.
101. In chess, the only piece that can jump to any square in an L shape is the knight.
102. Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports is situated in Patiala (Punjab).
103. The Oval stadium is an international cricket stadium located in London.
104. Endurance, Jumping, and Dressage are three main disciplines of equestrian.
105. In a volleyball game, each team comprises six players.
106. The first Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics (Tokyo, 2020) in the Super Heavyweight category is Satish Kumar.
107. A yellow card in hockey means the player will be off the pitch for 5 minutes.
108. Syed Modi India International Tournament is associated with badminton.
109. India's rank in Tokyo Olympic 2020 was 48th.
110. The number of pawns in chess is 16.
111. Limba Ram is associated with archery.
112. The Indian Olympic Association is affiliated to the International Olympic Committee.
113. India organized the Asian Games two times so far in 1951 and 1982.
114. An archery target has 10 circles.
115. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens (Greece) in 1896.
116. 'Jallikattu Game' (bull-taming sport) is associated with Tamil Nadu.
117. The cricketer that represented India at the World Youth Chess Championships as a teenager - Yuzvendra Chahal
118. Tintu Luka (Indian track and field athlete) holds the national record in 800m track.
119. Table tennis was originated from England.
120. Diego Maradona was an Argentine professional player of football.
121. Paolo Rossi was an Italian professional player of football.
122. Kylian Mbappe is a professional football player from France.
123. Pele was a professional football player from Brazil.
124. The Commonwealth Games were held in New Delhi in 2010.
125. The total duration of any international football match, including extra time, is 120 minutes.
126. Rajasthan Royals won the inaugural edition of the IPL cricket tournament in 2008.
127. First Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in boxing - Mary Kom.
128. The first Indian to be elected the President of the International Hockey Federation in 2016 - Narinder Batra.
129. Sakshi Malik won a bronze medal in Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
130. Martina Hingis is associated with tennis.
131. Usain Bolt is associated with sprinting.
132. The number of players in a Kabaddi game on each side - Seven.
133. The 2018 edition of Commonwealth Games was hosted by Australia.
134. The women's singles title in the 2020 Australian Open was won by Sophia Kenin.
135. The cricketer named Shimron Hetmyer hails from West Indies.
136. Motera stadium is located in Gujarat.
137. Barabati stadium is located in Odisha.
138. Brabourne Cricket Stadium is located in Mumbai.
139. ’The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women's Cricket in India’ was written by Karun Keshav and Siddhant Patnaik.
140. An ancient Indian Board game was Chaupar.
141. R Pragana Nanda is related to chess.

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142. The headquarters of FIFA is in Switzerland.


143. PV Sindhu first entered the top 20 of the Badminton World Federation Ranking for women in 2012.
144. In the context of tennis, the nationality of Steffi Graf is Germany.
145. The ‘Man of the Match’ at the 1983 Men’s World Cup Cricket Final was Mohinder Amarnath.
146. Nation that won the maximum number of Olympic gold medals in men's hockey - India.
147. The nations that topped the medal tally at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Australia.
148. The first female president of the Marylebone Cricket Club - Clare Connor.
149. Each kho-kho team consists of a total of 12 players (including 3 extras).
150. Australian Open is played on a hard court.
151. The number of gold medals India won in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is one.
152. The word Mankading is associated with cricket.
153. Divya Deshmukh is associated with chess.
154. The footballer Cristiano Ronaldo plays for the country of Portugal.
155. The first hockey association of India - Bengal Hockey Association.
156. The highest runs scorer for India at the 2011 ICC Men's World Cup Final - Gautam Gambhir.
157. Man of the match in the 2011 ICC Men's World Cup Final - M.S. Dhoni.
158. Man of the series in the 2011 ICC Men's World Cup - Yuvraj Singh.
159. In 'Discus Throw' event, The weight of a metal disc for women is 1 Kg.
160. Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon & US Open are grand slam tournaments of tennis.
161. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy (awarded by the President) was instituted in 1956-57.
162. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy is associated with Inter-university tournament.
163. ICC is the global governing body for International Cricket.
164. ICC was founded in 1909.
165.The organisation that is current governing body of Badminton- Badminton World Federation
166. Minimum number of players required in each team to start a football match - 7
167. In 2018, the maiden Athletics World Cup was held in London.
168. Host of the first FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup was Poland (1965).
169. The 31st South East Asian Games were held in Vietnam.
170. The minimum over rate in a Test match is 15 overs/hour.
171. The Commonwealth Games are organized by Commonwealth Games Federation.
172. A FIBA sanctioned game of basketball typically consists of 4 quarters of 10 minutes each.
173. The first ICC Women's Cricket World Cup was held in 1973 (England).
174. The Durand Cup, Santosh Trophy, and Rovers Cup are related to football.
175. Unnati Hooda is associated with badminton.
176. Athletics Neeraj Chopra awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022.
177. Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin throw event in Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a throw of 87.58 m.
178. Deepika Kumari represents India in archery.
179. 'Kerala Blasters' team associated with football.
180. Tvesa Malik is an Indian player related to golf.
181. B Sai Praneeth is an Indian player related to badminton.
182. The SUMO wrestling game originated in Japan.
183. Sutirtha Mukherjee is an Indian player related to table tennis.
184. The inaugural Olympic Congress was organized in Paris (1894).
185. Jwala Gutta is an Indian player related to badminton.
186. Swimmer Gaurika Singh (youngest athlete in 2016 Rio Olympic) belongs to Nepal.
187. A football (soccer) match consists of two halves of 45 minutes each with a 15-minute rest.
188. The first Indian Women Athlete to win a gold medal in Asian Games - Kamaljeet Sandhu.
189.The bowler who bowled 14 overs with a fractured jaw against West Indies in Antigua (2002) was - Anil Kumble
190. The 'Glide Technique' is used in shot put.
191. Nitu Ghanghas won India's first gold medal at the World Boxing Championships in 2023 (New Delhi).
192. In 2023, the Indian Tennis player became the oldest to win the ATP Masters 1000 title - Rohan Bopanna.
193. The first American male athlete to win the Marathon gold medal in the Olympic Games - Thomas Hicks.
194. India made its One-Day International (ODI) debut in 1974.
195. The first Indian woman powerlifter at Tokyo Paralympics 2020 was Sakina Khatun.
196. A decathlon consists of 10 athletic events.
197. The distance between the hurdles in 100m women's hurdles is 8.50 meters.
198. In the ITTF-AATU Asian Cup, Manika Batra became the first Indian woman paddler to secure a Bronze medal.
199. The events in powerlifting are squats, bench press, and deadlift.
200. The first Indian woman to play in UEFA Women's Champions League is Manisha Kalyan.
201. The length of the playing surface for Table Tennis is 2.74 meters.
202. The first official compilation of volleyball rules was published by the YMCA in the USA.
203 India won its first Hockey World Cup for Men's in 1975.

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204. The number of players in a Kho Kho team is 12.


205. The first event of Asian Race Walking Championships was held in Wajima, Ishikawa (2006).
206. In 2023 Asian 20km Race Walking Championships Akshdeep Singh won a gold medal.
207. Bhimrao Ambedkar Multipurpose Stadium is situated in Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh).
208. 'Hashika Ramachandran' is associated with swimming.
209. Sagar Kailas Ovalekar is related to Mallakhamb.
210. The term ‘Bishop’ is related to chess.
211. If the umpire thinks that the batsman does not have a fair opportunity to score runs on the ball then it will be declared
wide.
212. The term 'header' is related to football.
213. All England Championships is associated with badminton.
214.The dimension of a basketball court is - 28 × 15 m
215. Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess player.
216. The first Commonwealth Games were held in Hamilton (Canada) in 1930.
217. ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 was organized in West Indies.
218. Aga Khan Gold Cup is associated with hockey.
219. Lusofonia Games in 2014 was hosted by Goa.
220. 2020 Summer Paralympics was hosted by Japan.
221. The football club Mohun Bagan was founded in 1889.
222. The Olympic cauldron in the Summer Olympics 2020 was lit by Naomi Osaka.
223. FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 was organized by India.
224. Number of nations participated in the Asian Games 2018 - 45.
225. The Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar participated in the Olympics in 2016.
226. The maximum length of the tennis racquet for professional play is 29 inches.
227. The width of the lobby marked on the sides of the kabaddi playfield is 1 m.
228. India's first weightlifter to win a silver medal at the Olympics (Tokyo) - Saikhom Mirabai Chanu.
229. The 83rd National Table Tennis Championship, 2022 was hosted by Meghalaya.
230. In kabaddi game, the total number of players in each team is 7.
231. In Cricket, the distance between two wickets is 22 yards.
232. The term ‘Shido’ is used in Judo for minor penalty.
233. The 1st individual Olympic Medal for India in 1952 was won by Khashaba Jadhav.
234. In the game of football, the distance between the goalposts is 7.32 m.
235. The flag bearer for India for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games 2018 was Rani Rampal.
236. The Captain of the Indian hockey men’s team in the 1936 Berlin Olympics was Dhyan Chand.
237. Indian Cricketer Rahul Dravid is known as "The Wall".
238. In a football match, the length of a pitch must be between 90 m and 120 m.
239. Hockey India League (HIL) was started in 2013.
240. Jeev Milkha Singh became the first player from India to join the European Tour in 1998.
241. The first captain of India Hockey Team in Olympics was Jaipal Singh Munda.
242. Captain Roop Singh Stadium is located in Gwalior.
243. The circumference of a football ball used in official sanctioned matches must measure between 27 and 28 inches.
244. Sports Authority of India was formed in 1984.
245. The term Stumping is related to cricket.
246. Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) was started in 2014.
247. Milkha Singh, an Indian athlete is known as Flying Sikh.
248. The Asian Games were held for the second time in India in 1982.
249. In shot put game, the weight of the shot is 7.26 kg for men and 4 kg for women.
250. The national level cricket championship, Ranji Trophy, began in 1934-1935.
251. The Dronacharya Sports Award is given to the coach of the team.
252. Bajrang Punia won the Bronze Medal by defeating Daulet Niyazbekov in Tokyo Olympics 2020.
253. Mithali Raj (cricketer) belongs to Rajasthan.
254. The first century in a cricket test match for India was scored by Lala Amarnath.
255. The flag bearer for India in the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2018 was Neeraj Chopra.
256. Yuki Bhambri is related to tennis.
257. Under 17 and Under 21 categories of age group are considered in Khelo India Youth Games.
258. Kho-Kho players sitting in the squares called Chasers.
259. The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games was hosted by Vancouver (Canada).
260. Sultan Johor Cup is associated with hockey.
261. The height of Badminton posts is 1.55 m.
262. The maximum length of the touch line in a football match is 110m.
263. The 2011 World Cup was hosted by - India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh
264. The 13th Hockey India senior women's national hockey championship was held in Andhra Pradesh.

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265. The length of the men's kabaddi court is 13 metres.


266. The first Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav was held at Odisha.
267. In the Asian Cup tournament 2022, Manika Batra won the Bronze medal.
268. The first Indian woman wrestler to win 2 gold at World Championships was Vinesh Phogat.
269. India played the final of ODI Cricket World Cup 2011 against Sri Lanka.
270. The first batsman in List-A cricket to hit 7 sixes in an over was Ruturaj Gaikwad.
271. In Fencing, a contest between the two fencers is known as a bout.
272. The first Indian javelin ace to win the gold at the Zurich Diamond League was Neeraj Chopra.
273. The width and length of the court for double matches in Lawn Tennis is 36 feet and 78 feet.
274. The width and length of the court for single matches in Lawn Tennis is 27 feet and 78 feet.
275. In football, the distance between the goal line and the penalty spot is 12 yards.
276. The term ‘tackle point’ is associated with kabaddi.
277. Real Madrid (Spanish football team) play their home games at Bernabeu.
278. India won Gold medals in the Olympics between 1928 and 1980 - 8.
279. The number of players in a team of korfball is 8 (4 men, 4 women).
280. The minimum lane width in Swimming is 2.13 meters.
281. Rahul Srivatshav P with Elo rating of 2500 became India’s 74th Grandmaster.
282. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) was founded in 1924 (Lausanne, Switzerland).
283. The term 'leg bye' is associated with cricket.
284. The appeal 'How's that' is associated with cricket.
285. In Cricket, if the umpire extends both hands horizontally it means Wide ball.
286. The Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium (Largest in country) is situated in Rourkela, Odisha.
287. British Empire Games were started in 1930.
288. The event was hosted at Lord's Cricket Ground (LCG) at the 2012 Olympics was archery.
289. Arjuna awardee Dr Ajmer Singh is associated with – Athletics
290. The term ‘kick off’ is related to football.
291. The venue of the 1948 Olympic Games was London.
292. Duleep Trophy is a first-class tournament of cricket.
293. The first Indian player elected in the Athletes Commission of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was
Sharath Achanta Kamal.
294. The number of participant countries in the first Asian Games was 11.
295. Purma Banerjee was the first flag bearer for India in the Olympics.
296. Total points in each game of badminton is 21.
297. The first Lusofonia Games were hosted by Macau in 2006.
298. The highest scorer in the final match of World Cup 1983 was Krishnamachari Srikkanth.
299. Qatar hosted the Asian Athletics Championship in 2019.
300. The FIFA World Cup 2022 was hosted by Qatar.
301. Mohun Bagan Athletic club is situated in Kolkata.
302. M Chinnaswamy cricket stadium is located in Bengaluru.
303. The horizontal rows of squares in chess are called ranks.
304. The weight and diameter of the discus used in discus throw in Men's category are 2kg and 22cm.
305. The 36th edition of the 2022 National Games of India was held in Gujarat.
306. Famous Indian Boxer Mary Kom is from Manipur.
307. The coach of the U-19 Indian cricket team at the ICC U19 World Cup 2022 was Hrishikesh Kanitkar.
308. Thomas Bach's Olympic Agenda 2020+5 was discussed during the 137th International Olympic Committee session.
309. The motto of Asian Games 2018 was "Energy of Asia."
310. Standard height of a volleyball net from the ground for the men’s team is 2.43 metres.
311. Eden Gardens cricket ground is located in Kolkata.
312. South Asian Games 2019 was hosted by Nepal.
313. The first edition of the Khelo India School Games was held in 2018.
314. The First Formula 1 Race in India was held in 2011.
315. The highest number of Ranji Trophy titles won by – Mumbai
316. The height of the badminton net is 5.1 feet.
317. The dimension of the kabaddi play field for men is 13 m × 10 m.
318. Linthoi Chanambam (Manipur) is associated with judo.
319. Headquarters of Badminton Association of India is located in New Delhi.
320. Headquarters of Volleyball Federation of India is located in Chennai.
321. Headquarters of Athletics Federation of India is located in New Delhi.
322. Headquarters of Hockey India is located in New Delhi.
323. An over in cricket consists of six balls.
324. In football, when a player commits a foul, a penalty is awarded to the opposing team in the form of a free kick.
325. In ice hockey, the number of players on each team during normal play is six.

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326. The shape of a basketball court is a rectangle.


327. The minimum over limit for a Test match per day is 90 overs.
328. The International Cricket Council (ICC) was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909, Headquarters in
Dubai (UAE).
329. The number of players in basketball from one team on the court at any given time is five.
330. Murali Sreeshankar is associated with long jump.
331. The term ‘Dribble’ is generally associated with the sport of basketball.
332. The standard weight of a hockey ball is 156 gm - 163 gm.
333. The color of the ball in Ball Badminton is yellow.
334. Terminology: Breaststroke, Freestyle, and Backstroke are related to swimming.
335. Penalty Corner is a terminology related to hockey.
336. The final match of ODI Cricket World Cup 2011 was played at the Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai).
337. Shubman Gill is related to cricket.
338. India won Women’s Hockey Junior Asia Cup 2023 by defeating South Korea.
339. Birsa Munda hockey stadium is situated in Odisha.
340. The weight of the ball in handball for men is 425 to 475 gm.
341. The name of the mascot of the third edition of Khelo India University Games is Jitu.
342. The third edition of Khelo India University Games was held in Uttar Pradesh.
343. Athletes Anaka Alankamony, Dipika Pallikal, and Joshna Chinnappa are associated with squash.
344. First ever player to be drafted from India into the National Basketball Association - Satnam Singh Bhamara
345. The first Paralympic games were held in 1960.
346. The length & width of the badminton court for singles is 13.40 m & 5.18 m.
347. Kobe Bryant was a basketball player.
348. Thomas Cup (India’s men’s badminton) is a biennial event.
349. Dahi-Handi is the official sport of Maharashtra.
350. First Khelo India University Games were held in Odisha in 2020.
351. The number of points in the 4th set in volleyball are 25.
352. The maximum number of balls a bowler can bowl in ODI cricket matches is 10 overs.
354. Headquarters of Sports Authority of India (SAI) is at New Delhi.
355. The tagline for the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 was ‘We Have Wings’.
356. Singhraj Adhana is associated with shooting.
358. The Olympic Games are held every 4th year.
359. The first winter edition of the Olympic games was organised in 1924 (France).
360. The maximum distance covered in a marathon is 42.195 km.
361. Khelo India Winter Games was started in 2020.
362. 23rd Women Chess Grandmaster of India is Priyanka Nutakki.
363. The 35th National Games held in Kerala (2015).
364. The colours of the squares used in a chessboard are white and black.
365. FTX Crypto Cup is associated with chess.
366. Official Mascot of 2020 Tokyo Paralympic is Someity.
367. The term 'Straight drive' is related to cricket.
368. India won the ODI cricket World Cup in 1983 and 2011.
369. The first Indian female sailor to qualify for the Olympics (Tokyo 2020 Olympics) - Nethra Kumanan.
370. The first Indian male to reach the BWF World Championship final - Kidambi Srikanth.
371. Baulk line, Bonus line, and End line are related to kabaddi sport.
372. The number of substitute players in a Beach Volleyball team - Zero.
373. The Nehru trophy boat race is organised by Kerala.
374. India's second GrandMaster is Dibyendu Barua.
375. The technique used in sport to block an opponent player by standing beside is Screen technique.
376. A long corner is awarded when the ball, last touched by a defender, crosses the back line in hockey.
377. Deepika Pallikal is associated with squash.
378. The number of flights in a 110 m hurdle race is 10.
379. In T20 cricket matches, a bowler can bowl a maximum of 4 Overs.
380. India won gold in men's hockey in the Olympic games for the first time in 1928 (Amsterdam).
381. Pankaj Advani is associated with billiards.
382. The Duckworth - Lewis formula used for the first time in international cricket in 1 January 1997.
383. The distance between the two goal posts in a football match is 7.32 m.
384. Padma Awardee (2021) Sudha Singh is associated with athletics.
385. The first edition of the Thomas Cup was organised in 1949.
386. The sport terms ‘technique clean’ and ‘jerk’ used in weightlifting.
387. In hockey, when the umpire raises one arm horizontally, it signifies a free hit.
388. The deadlift style is used in powerlifting sport.

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389. The first ICC T20 Cricket World Cup was held in 2007.
390. "Magnus Carlsen" is associated with chess.
391. The 1982 edition of the Asian Games was held in India.
392. Pommel Horse, Roman Rings, Vaulting Table are terms used in gymnastics.
393. In Table Tennis, the length of the upper surface of the table is 274 cm.
394. Lionel Messi is a famous player of football.
395. The oldest tennis tournament in the world is Wimbledon (London).
396. The Corbillon Cup is associated with table tennis.
397. India's first badminton medal in the Olympics games was won by Saina Nehwal.
398. Simone Biles is related to gymnastics.
399. Breaststroke, Freestyle, and Backstroke are used in swimming.
400. BCCI was established in 1928.
401. Roger Federer is associated with lawn tennis.
402. Indian cricketer Sunil Gavasker is also known as ‘Little Master’.
403. 'Captain Cool' is the nickname given to M.S. Dhoni.
404. The number of players in a football team is 11.
405. Lovlina Borgohain (Assam) is associated with boxing.
406. Mirabai Chanu won India's first gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in weightlifting.
407. 2021 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awardee P.R Sreejesh is associated with hockey.
408. In the 2012 London Olympics, India secured silver medals - Two.
409. The First Field Handball World Championships were played in Germany in 1938.
410. In hockey, a yellow card results in a player's temporary suspension of at least 5 minutes.
411. The Winter Olympic games are held every four years.
412. The most individual Olympic gold medals (23) won by Michael Phelps (Swimmer).
413. The term ‘Dribbling’ is associated with basketball.
414. 1983 Cricket World Cup was held in England.
415. Kapil Dev has scored the maximum runs in a Cricket World Cup - 1983.
416. Number of players in a Field Hockey team is 11.
417. The athletes while throwing the discus have to remain inside a circle of 2.5 meters.
418. In a Hockey match, Half time starts after 30 minutes.
419. The first Indian to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games was Milkha Singh.
420. Number of Field Umpires in a Cricket match is 2.
421. The duration of a kabaddi match is 40 minutes.
422. Indian athlete Somdev Devvarman is associated with Lawn Tennis.
423. Uber Cup is associated with Women's Badminton.
424. Dhyan Chand was a legendary Player of Hockey.
425. Major Dhyan Chand was born in Allahabad.
426. India won their second ODI World Cup in 2011.
427. The Host of the Asian Games 2018 was Indonesia.
428. The term 'Shooting Guard' is used in Basketball.
429. The dimension of the Hockey field is 91.4 meters long and 55 meters wide.
430. All international athletic events after November 1, 2019 will be held under the rules of World Athletics.
431. Field hockey was introduced for the first time at the Olympics in 1908.
432. The first edition of the Uber Cup, an international women’s team championship in badminton, was organized in 1956-
1957.
433. The term ‘Scoop’ is associated with Field hockey.
434. The first cricket Test match was played on 15 March 1877.
435. Castling is associated with Chess.
436. The All England Championship (badminton) was first held in 1899.
437. The 72nd FIFA congress was held in Doha (Qatar).
438. In Tennis, when the score between two players is 40-40, it is called a Deuce.
439. In Hockey, the ‘Roll-in’ was replaced by ‘Push-in’ in 1970.
440. The headquarters of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) is located in Monaco.
441. Novak Djokovic is a Serbian Tennis player.
442. Sadhvi Dhuri is associated with Swimming.
443. As per the International Hockey Federation rules, the total duration of a hockey match is 60 minutes.
444. Chuni Goswami was associated with Football.
445. Sandeep Kumari is associated with Discus Throw.
446. India’s first woman to win an Olympic medal was Karnam Malleshwari (weightlifter).
447. P.T. Usha is also known as ‘Udanpari’.
448. The Asian Games introduced Appu as their first mascot in New Delhi, 1982.

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449. Bapu Nadkarni was a former Indian cricketer, best known for his record of 21 consecutive maiden overs in a Test
match against England in 1964.
450. Indian hockey team won the 1972 Munich Olympics Bronze medal.
451. PK Banerjee (footballer) used to play as a Striker.
452. The captain of the Indian cricket team in the inaugural world cup in 1975 was S. Venkataraghavan.
453. Rajeev Bagga is associated with Badminton.
454. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was known as 'pocket dynamo'.
455. A baseball has 108 stitches.
456. Cricketer M. S. Dhoni was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army of India in 2011.
457. East Bengal Football Club was established in 1920.
458. Serena Williams won her first Grand Slam singles title in 1999.
459. The Indian Hockey Federation was established in 1925.
460. ‘Coach of the Year’ award at the Times of India Sports Award 2019 was won by Jaspal Rana.
461. First Indian to be elected as Secretary General of the Commonwealth was Kamalesh Sharma.
462. Manu Bhaker (Haryana) won the gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in 10m air pistol event.
463. The Pullela Gopichand Academy trains Badminton players.
464. India's first gold medal at the Youth Olympics was won by Jeremy Lalrinnunga.
465. Jeremy Lalrinnunga is an Indian weightlifter from Mizoram.
466. The change in the structure and ecosystem of the Indian cricket board was recommended by Lodha Committee.
467. Hopman Cup is associated with Tennis.
468. Azlan Shah cup is associated with Hockey.
469. Tiger Woods is a golf player from the USA.
470. Wellington Trophy is related to Boat Rowing.
471. The first Indian woman who won a medal in the individual event of Olympics was Karnam Malleswari.
472. The term ‘Run Batted In’ is used in Baseball.
473. The game of snooker was first played in India in 1875.
474. Agha Khan Cup, Beighton Cup, and Bombay Gold Cup are associated with Hockey.
478. Tania Sachdev is related to Chess.
479. The first Indian player to win a Grand Slam in tennis is Mahesh Bhupathi.
480. The first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals is PV Sindhu (Badminton).
481. ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2021 is Smriti Mandhana.
482. The world's largest cricket stadium is Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad).
483. First Indian cricket captain to win two Boxing Day Test matches was Virat Kohli.
484. The first national athletic meet held in New Delhi with the efforts of Dr. AC Nehren (YMCA Madras) was in 1924.
485. Photo finish (a sports term) is popularly used in Athletics.
486. Pullela Gopichand won the All-England Open Tournament in 2001.
487. The OffSide rule was abolished in field hockey in 1996.
488. In Olympic Games, ’Laser' is a category of Sailing.
489. If a table tennis game does not go up to deuce, the maximum points to be earned by the winner is 11.
490. Super Over was introduced in cricket to replace the bowl-out method to break a tie in 2008.
491. 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles, USA.
492. India's men's cricket team won their first ever test match on foreign soil against New Zealand.
493. In World Para Athletics Grand Prix, Devendra Jhajharia won a Silver medal.
494. PT Usha is a track and field athlete from Kerala.
495. The Formula One 2013 Indian Grand Prix was held at Buddh International Circuit.
496. In basketball, a free-throw is worth one point.
497. The first Indian Grandmaster to become Women's Chess World Rapid Champion was Koneru Humpy.
498. The height of the goal-post according to FIFA is 8 feet.
499. India won the 2011 ICC ODI Cricket World Cup final against Sri Lanka.
500. In basketball, the maximum number of points in a single shot is 4.
501. The distance between the stumps and the popping crease at the same end of a Cricket pitch is 1.22 meters.
502. The Indian player known as 'Dhing Express' is Hima Das.
503. Number of players permitted to be substituted in field hockey is No limit.
504. Yellow colour card in Football indicates a warning to a player.
505. Red colour card in Football indicates the player must leave the ground.
506. Green colour card in Football indicates fair play.
507. In Javelin throw for men, the javelin is about 2.6 meters to 2.7 meters long.
508. In Javelin throw for women, the javelin is about 2.2 meters to 2.3 meters long.
509. Squash is a racket sport.
510. Uttar Pradesh Government will provide financial support to Indian wrestling till 2032 Olympics.
511. The equipment bolt is used in Mountaineering sport.
512. Mallakhamba is the state sport of Madhya Pradesh.

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513. Paragliding, Bungee jumping, Rock climbing are types of Adventure sport.
514. The baton is used in the track and field event of Relay race.
515. Clay-pigeon Shooting is another name for trap shooting.
516. Arun Jaitley cricket stadium is located in New Delhi.
517. Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee cricket stadium is located in Lucknow.
518. The first city to host the Summer Paralympic Games twice is Tokyo (1964 and 2020).
519. The term LONA is used in Kabaddi.
520. Tanya Hemant is related to Badminton.
521. The World Badminton Championship event 2026 will be organized in India.
522. Manish Narwal is related to Shooting.
523. Beach Volleyball is a modified form of Volleyball.
524. The term ‘dunk shot’ is used in Basketball.
525. A gymnastic event held on a large floor mat is Floor exercise.
526. The Pro Kabaddi League was founded in India in 2014.
527. The JRD Tata Sports Complex is located in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
528. Terms like Googly, Full toss, and Short pitch are used in Cricket.
529. In the first six overs (powerplay) of a T20 cricket match, the number of players who can stay outside the circle is Two.
530. The width of the tennis court for Doubles is 10.97 meters.
531. The equipment called antenna is used in the sport of Volleyball.
532. Shot equipment is used in throwing events.
533. Diving comes under the category of Aquatic sport.
534. Rajeev Ram is a professional tennis player from the United States of America.
535. The first female hockey player to receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award was Rani Rampal.
536. Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers are teams in Men’s Basketball.
537. The Indian cricketer who achieved twin centuries in his debut Test opener role is Rohit Sharma.
538. Sadio Mane is a player of Football.
539. PV Sindhu, Neha Pandit, Parul Parmar, and Ashwini Ponnappa are players of Badminton.
540. The Indian Super League is a championship of Football.
541. The European Champions Cup or Heineken Cup is associated with Rugby.
542. Rhythmic gymnastics, Artistic gymnastics, and Trampoline gymnastics are events of Olympic.
543. India's first world champion in any sport after independence was Wilson Jones (Billiards).
544. The La Liga Trophy is associated with Football.
545. The gymnast Dipa Karmakar belongs to Tripura.
546. Produnova is related to Gymnastics.
547. The Asian Football Confederation was established in 1954.
548. The National Institute of Water Sports is situated in Goa.
549. The Indian cricketer who featured in the most number of international cricket matches is Sachin Tendulkar.
550. The famous footballer who recorded the most wins in the FIFA World Cup is Pele.
551. Niki Poonacha is a professional player of Tennis.
552. Saurabh Chaudhary is a player of Ace pistol shooter.
553. The first Indian swimmer to swim across the English Channel (1958) was Mihir Sen.
554. The ‘Wizard of Hockey’ is Major Dhyan Chand.
555. Fouaad Mirza is associated with Equestrian.
556. Ruia Gold Cup is associated with Bridge.
557. In cricket, the fielding position First slip is used behind the batsman.
558. The abbreviated form of the IPL franchise cricket team from Chennai is CSK (Chennai Super Kings).
559. Paralympic SM Gayakwad is associated with Swimming.
560. India's first badminton world champion in 2019 became PV Sindhu.
561. The term '16-yard hit' is associated with Field hockey.
562. The founder and the first Chairman and Commissioner of the IPL was Lalit Modi.
563. The shakehand grip is used in the sport of Table tennis.
564. Terms like birdie, eagle, and albatross are all used in Golf.
565. Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj are associated with Lawn tennis.
566. Manitombi Singh from Manipur was a player of Football.
567. Kambala, the traditional Karnataka sport made to race with Buffaloes.
568. The headquarters of the All India Chess Federation is situated in New Delhi.
569. The headquarters of the Khelo India Youth Games is in New Delhi.
570. Karnam Malleswari became India’s first woman to win an Olympic medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
571. The first para-athlete to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna was Devendra Jhajharia.
572. The first Test cricket captain of an independent Indian team was Lala Amarnath.
573. The first edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games was organized in 2000.
574. In Tennis, the score when the receiver wins the next point after deuce is Advantage out.

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575. Bowled, Stumped, and Leg before wicket (LBW) are ways in which a batsman can get out in Cricket.
576. In cricket, if the umpire raises an index finger above the head it means out.
577. In Triple Jump, a white flag indicates the trial is valid.
578. Red Card in badminton indicates fault for misconduct.
579. Black Card in badminton indicates disqualified for misconduct.
580. The inaugural Athletics World Cup was organized in London, 2018.
581. The first city in the world to host both the summer and winter Olympic Games was Beijing.
582. The first edition of the World Para Table Tennis Championships was held in Assen, Netherlands in 1990.
583. India hosted the ICC T20 World Cup cricket for the first time in 2016.
584. The 1979 Asian Wrestling Championships was organized by the AAWC for the first time in Jalandhar, India.
585. 'Blue line' term is used in Ice Hockey.
586. 'Duck' term is used in Cricket.
587. 'Deuce' term is used in Tennis and Badminton.
588. 'Free Throw' term is used in Basketball.
589. 'Trump' is a sports term used in Bridge (Card Game).
590. During 2016 South Asian Games held at Guwahati Neeraj Chopra first set senior National record in Javelin Throw.
591. The 2008 Beijing Olympics bronze medal in middleweight boxing was won by Vijender Singh.
592. The official mascot of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 was an Elephant.
593. Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over in T20 International against Stuart Broad (England) at Kingsmead Stadium (South
Africa).
594. Basketball games involve two teams, each consisting of 5 players.
595. Volleyball is played with two teams, each comprising 6 players.
596. The number of white squares on a chessboard is 32.
597. The only cricket player to win the "Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021” is Mithali Raj.
598. The first Indian and Asian tennis player to win an Olympic medal was Leander Paes.
599. The National Anti-Doping Bill, 2021, is aimed at regulating the sports sector.
600. The thickness of a wrestling mat should be between 5 and 7 cm.
601. The equipment 'Shuttlecock' is required in Badminton.
602. The Super Bowl, an annual football championship game, is held in the USA.
603. In cricket, hitting the ball in the air to cross the boundary is equal to 6 runs.
604. An international level professional auto racing sport is Formula One.
605. India participated in the 1900 Olympics, held in Paris, France.
606. Judo has its origin in the ancient Chinese art of Ju-jitsu.
607. The terms Kumi-Kata, Shintai, Ukemi are associated with Judo.
608. The Green Park Stadium is located in Kanpur.
609. The game of cricket originated in England.
610. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a tournament of T20 cricket.
611. Vijay Hazare Trophy is a tournament of 50 overs cricket.
612. The terms Boundary, Chinaman, Dead ball, Economy rate are related to Cricket.
613. The terms Airborne Throw, Attacking Drills, and Bibs are related to Netball.
614. Anshu Malik is a player of Wrestling.
615. Eldhose Paul is an athlete of Triple jump.
616. The number of players in each team in handball is 7.
617. Lovely Choubey is an Indian sportswoman related to Lawn Bowls.
618. Vicky Ostwal is a player of Cricket.
619. The first-ever Indian cricket player to play 400 T20s is Rohit Sharma.
620. The terms Attacker, Back Heel, Back Pass, and Offside are associated with Football.
621. The terms Hole, Bogey, Put, and Par are associated with Golf.
622. Yash Dhull is a player of Cricket.
623. Bajrang Punia is a player of Wrestling.
624. The term 'Back-stick' is used in Hockey.
625. The first edition of the Youth Olympic Games was held at Singapore (2010).
626. In AIBA Boxing Junior Boys and Girls Competitions, the bouts must consist of each round of 2 minutes.
627. In karate, the fight starts when the referee shouts "Shobu Hajime!"
628. The number of athletes needed to complete 4×100m Relay Race is 4.
629. The first Khelo India Winter Games were hosted by Leh.
630. Anil Kumble took 10 wickets in a cricket Test match in 1999.
631. The Arjuna Award was started in 1961.
632. India qualified for the FIFA World Cup in 1950.
633. Point awarded for an ‘Ippon’ in karate is three points.
634. Nilotpal Bora's song 'Shaabaash' became the anthem for Indian athletes at Commonwealth Games 2022 (Birmingham).
635. The term ‘chui’ in judo means light penalty.

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636. Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range is located at New Delhi.


637. The first Olympic Games was organized in Asia in 1964.
638. The weight of the javelin for women in the game of javelin throw is 600 grams.
639. The first National Winter Games were hosted by Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir).
640. Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) Cricket Ground is located in Perth (Australia).
641. ’Files and Ranks’ are used in Chess.
642. India’s biggest football stadium is Salt Lake City Stadium (Kolkata).
643. In Karate, Tsuki is the term used for Punch.
644. The distance from the lower edge of the crossbar of a football goal to the ground is 8 feet.
645. In cricket, a full-pitched ball aimed at the batsman's toes or on the crease line is called a Yorker.
646. In archery, the maximum time permitted to shoot an end of three arrows is 2 minutes.
647. In Olympic archery events, the number of concentric rings which represent different scoring sectors are 10.
648. The average circumference of a standard cricket ball in international cricket is 8.81 inches to 9 inches.
649. In Table Tennis, the number of lets allowed in a row on a serve is unlimited.
650. Players that stop dribbling in handball have to pass or shoot within 3 seconds.
651. The length of a Beach Volleyball court is 16 meters.
652. The term Slam Dunk, Airball, and Pivoting are related to Basketball.
653. In all AIBA Boxing competitions, the rest time between each round is 1 minute.
654. In tennis, a set is considered complete with a score of 6-4.
655. The age range for the Youth Boxer category is 17 to 18 years.
656. The FIH Men’s Indoor Hockey World Cup 2018 was organized in Berlin, Germany.
657. ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup held in India for the first time in 1987.
658. The gap between summer and winter Olympics is typically 2 years.
659. The height of stumps in cricket is 28 inches.
660. In the 1960 summer Olympic Games, the medal won by India is one (silver).
661. The butterfly, breaststroke, and freestyle are strokes to begin with a dive from outside in Swimming.
662. If the umpire raises both arms horizontally in the direction of the goal, it is a signal of Penalty corner.
663. Badminton was initially known as Poona.
664. In Basketball, backcourt and frontcourt are part of the center line.
665. The area where the bout takes place is called a "ring", in the sport of Boxing.
666. Asiad is regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia.
667. In football, the penalty mark situated from the midpoint of the goal post is 11 meters.
668. A dismissal based on the replay in cricket is decided by the 3rd umpire.
669. In the sport of Karate, the full form of AIKF is All India Karate-do Federation.
670. Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was established in 1904.
671. The World Challenge Cup is associated with Artistic Gymnastics.
672. Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related to Men’s field Hockey.
673. The term "raider" is related to Kabaddi.
674. In Sports, the organization FILA is related to Wrestling.
675. The Yellow flag in Formula-1 denotes Danger (Must Slow down).
676. The Green flag in Formula-1 denotes Start the race.
677. The Red flag in Formula-1 denotes Immediate stopping of a race.
678. The Black flag in Formula-1 denotes Disqualification.
679. Table tennis got recognition as the Olympic Games sport in 1988.
680. The father of Gymnastics is known as Frederick Ludwig John.
681. Spike in Volleyball is also known as Smash.
682. The Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) stadium is located in Indonesia.
683. The Augusta Master trophy is related to Golf.
684. The volleyball game was invented by William G. Morgan.
685. The Indian Football Association was established in Kolkata (1893).
686. Judo, Kung-Fu, and Kalaripayattu are related to combat sports.
687. Skiing is related to winter sport.
688. The words Ippon, Yuko, and Waza-ari are related to Judo sport.
689. The game basketball was invented by James Naismith.
690. Round-off, Cartwheel, and Handstand terms are related to Gymnastics.
691. The terms Volley, Smash, Service are related to Tennis.
692. The father of Indian cricket is Ranjitsinhji.
693. The term "Par Terre" is associated with Wrestling.
694. 'Flagrant Foul' word is related to Basketball.
695. The minimum age set to participate in the Special Olympics is 8 years.
696. "Play the game, in the spirit of the game" was the motto of the First Asian Games.
697. The Arjuna Award is given in the field of Sports.

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698. Dabang Mumbai, Kalinga Lancers, Ranchi Rays, and Delhi Waveriders are regional teams that play in Hockey India
League.
699. Irani Cup is associated with Cricket.
700. Davis Cup is related to Lawn Tennis.
701. Subroto Cup is related to Football.
702. Milkha Singh finished fourth in the 400m at the Rome Olympic.
703. Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international cricket century against Bangladesh.
704. India’s only six-time world boxing champion is Mary Kom.
705. The captain of the Indian cricket team in the 1983 World Cup was Kapil Dev.
706. The national sport of Pakistan is Field Hockey.
707. The country that has played every FIFA World Cup since it began is Brazil.
708. First-time Asian Games was held in 1951 (New Delhi).
709. The English professional club Chelsea is associated with Football.
710. ‘CR7’ is the nickname of Cristiano Ronaldo.
711. A bowling style in cricket has been named after a West Indian bowler of Chinese origin - Chinaman style.
712. The sixth Indian cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame was Sachin Tendulkar (2019). 818. The first
player in the world to hit 500 sixes in international cricket was Chris Gayle.
713. D Gukesh and GN Gopal are players of Chess.
714. The first cricketer to hit six sixes in an over in an ODI match was Herschelle Gibbs.
715. The first cricketer to hit six sixes in an over in a T20 match was Yuvraj Singh.
716. The first Indian batsman who scored three consecutive test centuries in International Cricket Test was Mohammad
Azharuddin.
717. The first batsman to score 3 ODI double centuries was Rohit Sharma.
718. ‘Silly point’, ‘slip’ and ‘gully’ are terms used in Cricket.
719. Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Joshna Chinappa are associated with Squash.
720. The first non-British President of the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) was Kumar Sangakkara.
721. Kabaddi was introduced in the Asian Games in 1990.
722. Polo sport is not allowed to play with the Left hand.
723. Kabaddi sport originated in India.
724. Archery is the national game of Bhutan.
725. The five interlinked rings in the Olympic flag represent Continents.
726. The term 'Steeple chase' is associated with Horse racing.
727. The ‘pawn’ is associated with Chess. 835. The first President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was Sir Dorabji
Tata.
728. ‘Libero’ in a volleyball game is a specialised defensive player.
729. ’Nage Waza’ is a throwing technique used in Judo.
730. The National Sports Festival for Women was started in 1975.
731. The first Para Asiad games were hosted in China.
732. The three-second rule applies to the game of Basketball.
733. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was renamed as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021.
734. The number of officials in a Kabaddi match are six.
735. The total number of jumps in a 3000m steeplechase race is 35.
736. The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is held in Malaysia.
737. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex is located in New Delhi.
738. The number of white rooks in chess is two.
739. Volleyball Federation of India was established in 1951.
740. The term ‘anchor runner’ is related to Relay race.
741. The term ‘scoop’ is related to Hockey.
742. The Basketball Federation of India was established in 1950.
743. The length of a Tennis court is 78 ft.
744. The measurement of a kho-kho field is 27m × 16m.
745. ’Left-arm leg spin’ in cricket is known as Chinaman ball.
746. ’Mintonette’ is related to Volleyball.
747. The traditional game ‘Yubi Lakpi’ is played in Manipur.
748. The size of the Olympic swimming pool is 50 m × 25 m.
749. Female participants were formally admitted to the Olympic Games in 1900 (Paris).
750. The Indian Olympic Association was formed in 1927.
751. The height of the net in volleyball for women is 2.24 m.
752. The standard distance for males in a hurdle event is 110m and 400m.
753. The first FIFA World Cup winner was Uruguay in 1930.
754. The gold medals won by India at the 1986 Asian Games is five.
755. Gagan Narang was given the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna’ award for 2010 in Shooting.

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756. The motto of Olympics was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin.


757. The first Indian cricketer to serve as President of the BCCI was Maharaja of Vizianagaram.
758. The oldest hockey tournament in India is Beighton Cup (1895).
759. ‘Tenpins’ refers to the game of Bowling.
760. The first Indian to receive the ISSF Blue Cross is Abhinav Bindra.
761. The major component of modern Olympic gold medals is silver.
762. The first Indian cricketer who scored triple hundreds in Test matches was Virender Sehwag.
763. Mardani Khel, one of the famous martial art forms in India, belongs to Maharashtra.
764. Archana Kamath is associated with Table Tennis.
765. Samiya Imad Farooqui is associated with Badminton.
766. The first Indian woman to carry the flag at the Olympics in 1992 was Shiny Abraham Wilson.
767. Sebastian Korda is associated with Tennis.
768. First Indian pistol shooter to top the world rankings in ISSF - Heena Sidhu.
769. Alan Burgess, the World War II veteran, also associated with Cricket.
770. Bhavani Devi is a player of Fencing.
771. Anjum Moudgil is associated with Shooting.
772. First female athlete to represent Pakistan in Olympics (1996, Atlanta) was Shabana Akhtar.
773. The FedEx Cup is associated with Golf.
774. Anju Bobby George won bronze at the World Athletics Championship in Paris in 2003.
775. The Pakistani squash player who has won 10 British Open titles and 6 World Championship titles is Jahangir Khan.
776. First Khelo India Sports school in North East India is Assam Rifles Public School.
777. The first athlete to win an Olympic medal for Sri Lanka is Duncan White.
778. First Indian woman to cross a distance of 60 m in Javelin throw is Annu Rani.
779. Second Indian footballer to play 100 international games is Sunil Chhetri.
780. First Indian footballer to play 100 international games is Bhaichung Bhutia.
781. The first Indian to win the 2002 ISSF Champion of Champions combined-air-rifle event is Anjali Bhagwat.
782. Former football player Atanu Bhattacharya used to play in the field position of goalkeeper.
783. The player who won the silver medal in badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics is PV Sindhu.
784. Sagol Kangjei, an indigenous game of Manipur, is akin to modern-day sport of Polo.
785. The number of medals won by India at the Summer Olympic Games, 2012 is six.
786. Kho Kho is a game originated in Maharashtra.
787. Sachin Tendulkar scored his first ODI century in his 79th match.
788. Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad was founded in 2008.
789. The number of Grand Slam tournaments played in a year in tennis is four.
790. The first Winter Paralympics Games held in Sweden.
791. The 13th (2023) ICC ODI Cricket World Cup is organized by India.
792. Roger Federer is a Swiss professional player of Tennis.
793. The first sportsperson to decline the Olympic torch relay to support the Tibetan Independence Movement was
Bhaichung Bhutia.
794. US & Australian Open Grand Slam tournament is played on Hard court.
795. French Open Grand Slam tournament is played on Clay court.
796. Wimbledon Open Grand Slam tournament is played on Grass court.
797. The number of overs in a cricket world cup tournament reduced to 50 for the first time in 1987.
798. Rangaswamy Cup, Tommy Eman Gold Cup, and Ranjit Singh Cup are associated with Hockey.

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