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The “Pierre de Coubertin Medal” is awarded for the excellence in the sports field. The Pierre de Coubertin medal, also known as the Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal, is an award given by the International Olympic Committee to athletes who demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in the Olympic Games. The medal was inaugurated in the year 1964. Pierre de Coubertin is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games.

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The five rings of the symbol of the Olympic Games represents five continents of the world. The rings are five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green and red on a white field, known as the “Olympic rings”. The symbol was originally created in 1913 by Pierre de Coubertin. He appears to have intended the rings to represent the five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, The Americas, and Oceania. According to Coubertin, the colours of the rings together with the white of the background included the colours composing every competing nation’s flag at the time.

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India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. It is the largest Commonwealth Games to date. It was also the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in Delhi and India, eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event. The 2010 Commonwealth Games were reportedly the most expensive Commonwealth Games ever. It was also the second most expensive international multi-sport event ever held in Asia, after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

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Far Eastern Championship Games is known as the precursor of the Asian Games. The Far Eastern Championship Games (also known as the Far Eastern Championships, Far Eastern Games or Far East Games) was an Asian multi-sport event considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games.

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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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Kerala, in the states category, came to the first position in the 2015 National games of India. Kerala, in the states category, came to the top position with 54 gold medals, 48 silver medals and 60 bronze medals, thereby totalling 162 medals.

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Broadhalfpenny Down cricket ground is known as the “Cradle of Cricket”. Broadhalfpenny Down is a historic cricket ground in Hambledon, Hampshire, located in England. It is known as the “Cradle of Cricket” because it was the home venue in the 18th century of the Hambledon Club, but cricket predated the club and ground by at least two centuries.

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India won the “Cricket World Cup champion” title two times. The Indian cricket team are two times World Champions. In addition to winning the 1983 Cricket World Cup, they triumphed over Sri Lanka in the 2011 Cricket World Cup on home soil. They were also runners-up at the 2003 Cricket World Cup, and semifinalists four times in 1987, 1996, 2015, 2019. India’s historical win-loss record at the cricket world cup is 53-29, with 1 match being tied and another one being abandoned due to rain.

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Tammy Beaumont got the most runs in the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup. The 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup was an international women’s cricket tournament that took place in England from 24 June to 23 July 2017. It was the eleventh edition of the Women’s Cricket World Cup, and the third to be held in England, after the 1973 and 1993 tournaments. The 2017 World Cup was the first in which all participating players were fully professional. Eight teams qualified to participate in the tournament. England won the final against India at Lord’s on 23 July by 9 runs.

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Australia, New Zealand, England are the only three countries that won the Women’s Cricket World Cup in all tournaments since its inauguration in 1973. The eleven World Cups played to date have been held in five countries, with India and England having hosted the event three times. Australia is the most successful team, having won six titles and failed to make the final on only three occasions. England got four titles and New Zealand got one title. Therefore Australia, England and New Zealand are the only three teams to have won the event, while India, on twice and the West Indies, on once, have each reached the final without going on to win.