Olympics Games History- AgriTech(All about Agriculture)

Olympics Games History- AgriTech(All about Agriculture)

Olympics

• The first Modern Olympics games were started in Athens on 6th April 1896. The Olympics games originated in the City of Olympia of Greece in 776 B.C.
• The Olympic flag was created in 1914 at the suggestion of Baron Pierre de Coubertin and was hoisted first time in the Antwerp Olympic Games in 1920.
• It is made up of White silk and contains five interwined rings as the Olympics emblem.
• The colour of rings represents different continents as given below:

1.   Blue -- Europe
2.   Yellow -- Asia
3.   Black -- Africa
4.   Red -- America
5.   Green -- Australia & Oceania

• The Olympic motto is "Citius - Altius - Fortius" (Faster, Higher, Stronger)
• Marry Leela Rao was the 1st Indian woman participant in the Olympic Games.

Commonwealth Games:

• It is held every 4th year in between the Olympic years.
• The first Commonwealth Games was held in 1930 at Hamilton, Canada.
• India, for the first time, participated in 2nd Commonwealth Games held in 1934 in London.

Asian Games:

• The idea of the Asian Games was first conceived by Prof. G. D. Sondhai. The first Asian games were held at New Delhi on 4th March 1951.
• The moto of the Asian Games "Play the game in Spirit of the Game" was given by Pt. J.L Nehru.
• Its emblem is a bright full rising sun with interlocking rings.
• 17th Asian Games was held in Incheon(South Korea) in 2014.
• 18th will be held in Jakarta (Indonesia) in 2018.

South Asian Games:

• South Asian Games (SAG) was first held in 1984 at Kathmandu, Nepal . The eight participating Countries are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
• The last SAG was held in 2016 at Hambantota, Sri Lanka.

Cricket World Cup:

• It is organized by the International Cricket Council(ICC) after every 4 years.
• The first World Cup was organized in England in June 1975.
• Australia is the Champion of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
• The next World Cup is scheduled in 2019 in England.

FIFA World Cup:

• Germany was the Champion of 20th FIFA world cup held in 2014 in Brazil.
• Brazil has won five times and they are the only team to have played in every tournament.
• The next two World Cups will be hosted by Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. 

Hockey World Cup:

• It was started in 1971.
• Indian has won the tournament only once in 1975.
• The last Hockey World Cup was held in 2014 in Hague, Netherlands whose winner was Australia.
• The next tournament is scheduled in 2018 to be held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

IPL 2016:

• It is a professional Twenty(20) Cricket League in India (BCCI).
• The ninth and the latest IPL was held in 2016.
• The Sun risers Hyderabad were crowned as the champion as the champion after they won against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Finals.

Trophies and Sports:

( National )

Name of  the Trophy                   Related Games

Aga Khan Cup                                                  Hockey
Barna Bellack cup                                            Table Tennis
Beighton Cup                                                   Hockey
Bombay Gold Cup                                           Hockey
Burdwan Trophy                                              Weight Lifting
D. C. M. Trophy                                               Football
Dhyan Chand Trophy                                      Hockey
Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy                                      Football
Duleep Trophy                                                Cricket
Durand Cup                                                     Football
Ezra Cup                                                          Polo
I.F.A Shield                                                     Football
Lady Ratan Tata Trophy                                 Hockey
Moin ud daula Gold Cup                                Cricket
Rangaswami Cup                                            Hockey
Ranji Trophy                                                   Cricket
Santosh Trophy                                               Football
Scindia Gold Cup                                            Hockey
Subroto Mukherjee Cup                                  Football (inter-school)

Wellington Trophy                                          Rowing

(International)

Name of  the Trophy                   Related Games

Nehru Trophy                                                   Hockey

American Cup                                                  Yatch Racing

Ashes Cup                                                        Cricket(Aus-Eng)

Azlan Shah                                                       Hockey

US Masters                                                       Golf

Hopman Cup                                                    Lawn Tennis

Colombo Cup Trophy                                      Football

 Davis Cup                                                       Lawn Tennis

Kings Cup race                                                Air Races(Eng)

Merdeka Cup                                                   Football (Asia)

Thomas Cup                                                    World Badminton (Men)

Uber Cup                                                         World Badminton(Women)

US-Open                                                          Lawn Tennis

French Open                                                    Lawn Tennis

Australian Open                                              Lawn Tennis

Wimbledon                                                      Lawn Tennis

Master Champions Trophy                              Hockey

British Open                                                    Golf

Malaysian Open                                              Badminton

Tata Open                                                        Lawn Tennis 

Number of Players on each side:

Badminton- 1 or 2

Baseball- 9

Basketball- 5

Cricket- 11

Football- 11

Hockey- 11

Chess- 1

Polo- 4

Rugby Football- 15

Tennis and Table Tennis- 1 or 2

Water Polo- 7

Volleyball- 6

Kabaddi- 7

Terms in Sports and Games:

Badminton: Deuce, Double, Drop, Fault, Game, Let, Love, Smash.

Baseball: Bunt, Diamond, Home, Pitcher, Putout, Strike.

Billiards: Break, Cannons, Cue, In off, Jigger, Scratch.

Boat Race: Cox

Boxing: Hook, Jab, Knock-out, Punch, Upper cut.

Chess: Check, Checkmate, Gambit, Stalemate.

Cricket: Bowling, Bouncer, Crease, Cover Point, Drive, Duck, Follow on, Googly,Gulley, Hat Trick, Hit Wicket, L.B.W, Leg Break, Leg Spinner, Leg Bye Maiden over, No ball, Pitch, Run, Silly Point, Stumped, Wicket Keeper.

Football: Dribble, Drop kick, Foul, Hattrick, Off-side, Penalty, Throw in, Touch down.

Golf: Bogery, Caddie, Hole, Links, Put, Putting the green, Stymie, Tee.

Hockey: Bull, Cary, Centre Forward, Carried, Dribble, Goal, Hat trick, Penalty corner, Scoop, Short corner, Sticks, Striking circle, Under cutting.

Horse Racing: Jockey, Place, Protest, Punter, Win.

Lawn Tennis: Back-hand-drive, service, smash, volley, Deuce, Game, Set, Love.

Polo: Bunder, Chuckker, Mallet.

Rifle Shooting: Bull's Eye.

Swimming: Stroke.

Volley ball: Booster, Deuce, Love, Service, Spikers.

Wrestling: Half Nelson, Heave.

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