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Switzerland houses the headquarters of the “International Olympic Committee” in one of its municipalities known as Lausanne. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Founded by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The IOC is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), which are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic Movement. The current president of the IOC is Thomas Bach of Germany.

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Thomas Bach is the current President of the International Olympic Committee. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Founded by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The IOC is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), which are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic Movement.

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China tops the “All-time Asian Games Medal table”. China tops the All-time Asian Games Medal table with 1473 gold medals, 994 silver medals and 720 bronze medals, thereby totalling  3187 medals.

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The motto of the 2015 National Games of India was “Get Set Play”.

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In the year 1844, the first official international game of any sport 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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West Indies and Australia were the participants of the final match of the first Cricket World Cup of 1975. The 1975 Cricket World Cup (officially called the Prudential Cup ’75) was the inaugural Cricket World Cup and the first major tournament in the history of One Day International (ODI) cricket. Organised by the International Cricket Conference (ICC), it took place in England between 7 June and 21 June 1975.

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The 1996 Cricket World Cup is known as the “Wills World Cup”. The 1996 Cricket World Cup, also called the Wills World Cup 1996, was the sixth Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was a second World Cup to be hosted by Pakistan and India, and for the first time by Sri Lanka. The tournament was won by Sri Lanka, which defeated Australia in the final at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Yuvraj Singh was the “player of the series” in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, in which India won its second world cup champion title. The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and, for the first time, Bangladesh. India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil. This was the first time in World Cup history that two Asian teams had appeared in the final. It was also the first time since the 1992 World Cup that the final match did not feature Australia.

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Australia was the champion of the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup was a One Day International cricket tournament to decide the 11th Cricket World Cup. It was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015 and was won by Australia. This was the second time the tournament was held in Australia and New Zealand, the first having been the 1992 Cricket World Cup.

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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.