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The 1987 Cricket World Cup was known as the “Reliance Cup”. The 1987 Cricket World Cup (known as the Reliance Cup 1987) was the fourth Cricket World Cup. It was held from 8 October to 8 November 1987 in India and Pakistan – the first such tournament to be held outside England. The competition was won, for the first time, by Australia who defeated their arch-rivals England by seven runs in the second-most closely fought World Cup final to date in Kolkata’s Eden Gardens stadium.

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In the year 1973, the first Women’s Cricket World Cup was held. The 1973 Women’s Cricket World Cup was the first tournament of its kind, held two years before the first limited-overs World Cup for men in 1975. The competition was won by the hosts, England. The competition was the brainchild of businessman Sir Jack Hayward. England topped the group, including five victories and one defeat, while Australia were runners up with four wins.

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In 1992 cricket world cup, the South African cricket team was allowed to participate for the first time, after the end of the international sports boycott following the fall of the apartheid regime. South Africa under apartheid was subjected to a variety of international boycotts, including on sporting contacts. There was some debate about whether the aim of the boycott was to end segregation in sport or to end apartheid together.

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The partnership between Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels is the highest partnership in all the Cricket World Cup tournaments. They together got 372 runs against Zimbabwe in the 2015 cricket world cup.

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International Kabaddi Federation is the highest governing body of “Kabaddi”. The International Kabaddi Federation is the international governing body of Kabaddi. Its membership comprises 31 national associations. The federation was formed in 2004. Its President is Vinod Kumar Tiwari in 2024.

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In 1951 Asian Games, Kabaddi was first introduced for promotion purposes as a demonstration sport. India has been credited with having helped to popularise kabaddi as a competitive sport, with the first organized competitions occurring in the 1920s, their introduction to the programme of the National Games of India in 1938, the establishment of the All-India Kabaddi Federation in 1950, and it is played as a demonstration sport at the inaugural 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi. These developments helped to formalize the sport, which had traditionally been played in villages, for legitimate international competition.

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Iran won the gold medal in the Kabaddi in the 2018 Asian Games. Kabaddi at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the Jakarta, Indonesia, from 19 to 24 August 2018.

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Field Hockey is the national sport of Pakistan. Most sports played in Pakistan originated and were substantially developed by athletes and sports fans from the United Kingdom who introduced them during the British Raj. Field hockey is the national sport of Pakistan; it has won three gold medals in the Olympic Games held in 1960, 1968, and 1984. Pakistan has also won the Hockey World Cup a record four times, held in 1971, 1978, 1982, and 1994.

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In the 1924 Winter Olympic Games, Men’s Ice Hockey has been introduced for the first time. Men’s ice hockey has been played at the Winter Olympics since 1924 and was in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Women’s ice hockey was added to the Winter Olympics in 1998.

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Pakistan won the most number of Men’s Hockey World Cup champion titles.