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The birthplace of the “Olympic Games” is Greece. The creation of modern Olympic Games was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896.

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The prize for the winner at the ancient Olympic Games is known as “Kotinos” in the context of the Olympic Games. The Olive wreath also is known as kotinos was the prize for the winner at the ancient Olympic Games. It was a branch of the wild olive tree that grew at Olympia, intertwined to form a circle or a horse-shoe.

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The first Winter Olympic Games was held in France. The Winter Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practised on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France.

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Australia tops the all-time medal table in the Commonwealth Games. Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games five times in 1938, 1962, 1982, 2006 and 2018; this is more times than any other nation. Australia tops the all-time medal table in the Commonwealth Games with 2415 medals.

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2015 National Games were held using Green Protocols. The 2015 National Games was associated with green protocols. This was initiated by Suchitwa Mission, aiming for “zero-waste” venues. Waste Management programmes were implemented at all 29 venues. To make the event “disposable-free”, a ban on the use of disposable water bottles was enforced. The event witnessed the usage of reusable tableware and stainless steel tumblers. Athletes were provided with refillable steel flasks. It is estimated that these green practices prevented the generation of about 120 metric tonnes of disposable waste. Suchitwa Mission requested the help of volunteers to achieve the green objectives.

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In the year 1844, the first official international cricket match took place. The Canadian cricket team in the United States in 1844 was both the first official international cricket match and the first official international game of any sport. The match between the two national teams was billed as ‘The United States of America versus the British Empire’s Canadian Province’. The match took place between 24 and 26 September 1844 at the St George’s Cricket Club’s ground at what is now 30th Street and Broadway (then Bloomingdales) in Manhattan. Canada won by 23 runs. On the first day, there were from 5,000 to 20,000 spectators and an estimated $100,000 to $120,000 worth of bets were placed on the match.

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The “Marsh One-Day Cup” is a Cricket competition. A limited-overs cricket tournament has been a feature of Australian cricket since the 1969–70 season, currently branded as the Marsh One-Day Cup since the 2019–20 season. Initially a knockout cup, the competition now features a single round-robin followed by a finals series, with matches limited to 50 overs per side. The tournament is contested between teams representing the six states of Australia, who also compete in the first-class Sheffield Shield.

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New Zealand was opposite to England in the final match of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, in which England won its first “Cricket World Cup Champion” title. The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 12th Cricket World Cup, a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men’s national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted between 30 May to 14 July in England and a single venue in Wales. The final between England and New Zealand ended in a tie after the match ended with both teams scoring 241 runs, followed by the first Super Over in an ODI; England won the title, their first, on the boundary countback rule after the Super Over also finished level.

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The 1900 Paris Games witnessed the only appearance of cricket at the Summer Olympics. Cricket was included as an Olympic sport at the 1900 Paris Games, where Great Britain defeated France to win the gold medal. This was the only appearance of cricket at the Summer Olympics.

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Cricket sport’s reference book is “Wisden”.Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, or simply Wisden, colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. The description “bible of cricket” was first used in the 1930s by Alec Waugh. In October 2013, an all-time Test World XI was announced to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.