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The Olympics Games are normally held every 4 years. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, alternating between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years in the four-year period.

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The honor of hosting the 2026 Winter Olympic Games has been awarded to Italy. Specifically, the event is to be co-hosted by the cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. The Olympics are an internationally recognized sports event that takes place every four years with summer and winter games alternating biennially. Italy has previously hosted the Winter Olympics twice, once in 1956 and again in 2006.

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Services came to the 1st position in the 2015 National Games of India. Services came to the top position with  91 gold medals, 33 silver medals and  35 bronze medals, thereby totalling 159.

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International Cricket Council is the governing body of the cricket game. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa. It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965 and took up its current name in 1989. It organises world championship events such as Cricket World Cup, Women’s Cricket World Cup, ICC T20 World Cup, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy and Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

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Melbourne Cricket Ground is also known as “The G”. The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known as “The G”, is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the 11th largest globally, and the second-largest cricket ground by capacity after Motera Stadium. It served as the centrepiece stadium of the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and two Cricket World Cups: 1992 and 2015. Noted for its role in the development of international cricket, the MCG hosted both the first Test match and the first One Day International, played between Australia and England in 1877 and 1971 respectively.

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Melbourne Cricket Ground is the second-largest cricket ground in the world, by capacity. The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known as “The G”, is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the 11th largest globally, and the second-largest cricket ground by capacity after Motera Stadium. It served as the centrepiece stadium of the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and two Cricket World Cups: 1992 and 2015. Noted for its role in the development of international cricket, the MCG hosted both the first Test match and the first One Day International, played between Australia and England in 1877 and 1971 respectively.

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The Narendra Modi Stadium (formerly: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cricket Stadium) is a cricket stadium situated inside the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. As of 2022, it is the largest stadium in the world, with a seating capacity of 132,000 spectators.

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Chattisgarh houses the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium. The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium or Naya Raipur International Cricket Stadium is a cricket field in the city of Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. It is the third-largest cricket stadium in India and fourth-largest cricket stadium in the world. The stadium has a seating capacity of 65,000 approx.

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Debbie Hockley got the most runs in the Women’s Cricket World Cup tournaments. Deborah Ann Hockley is a former New Zealand cricketer. Hockley captained New Zealand in six Tests, drawing them all. She was also Player of the match in the World Cup final played in India in 1997 and holds the record for scoring the most runs by any woman in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup (1501), playing in five World Cups. Hockley was the first woman to reach 4000 ODI runs and to play 100 ODIs. She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for New Zealand.

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Total 10 teams participated in the 2019 Cricket World Cup. The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 12th Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted between 30 May to 14 July in England and Wales. The teams participated are England, New Zealand, Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Bangladesh, West Indies, Afghanistan.