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Which edition was the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics

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32nd edition

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When did the Olympics commence and when did they end?

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July 23rd to August 8th 2021

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How many times has the Olympics been cancelled ?

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Previously, the games have been cancelled 3 times ( 1916, 1940 and 1944 ) and 5 times if Winter Olympics is counted

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When did Tokyo previously host the games ?

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1964, becoming the first Asian city to do so

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What was the motto of the Summer Olympics?

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Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together (earlier it was ‘United by Motion’)

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Mascot of Tokyo Olympics ?

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Miraitowa, created by Ryo Taniguchi

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Logo of Tokyo Olympics has been designed by ______

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Asao Tokoro

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How many nations are participating?

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206 nations with over 11,000 athletes

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How many sports have been introduced ?

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5 new sports, which include Baseball/Softball ; Karate ; Skate Boarding ; Surfing and Sport Climbing

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Who won the Summer Olympics and by how many medals

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USA ; 113 medals

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Which country bagged the first gold in the Olympics?

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China

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Where is the International Olympics Committee HQs?

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Lausanne, Switzerland

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Who is the current president of IOC and where is s(he) from?

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Thomas Bach , Germany

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When and where was IOC founded?

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23rd June 1894 in Paris

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First Indian member in the IOC

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Nita Ambani who joined in 2016

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1st Olympics was held at

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Athens, Greece in 1896

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Who won the first olympics

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Greece with 47 medals

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Founder of modern olympic games

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Pierre de coubertin ( french ) ( also the founder of IOC and its 2nd president )

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First president of IOC

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Demetrios Vikelas

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Youngest athlete

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Hend Zaza from Syria, aged 12 years

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Oldest athlete

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Mary Hanna, from Australia , aged 66

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First Indian woman to qualify for fencing

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Bhavani Devi

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Only Indian referee

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Ashok kumar

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First Indian to win medal at the 2020 games?

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Mirabai Chanu in weightlifting ( silver ) category : 49 kg

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What did PV Sindhu acheive
First woman to win two medals ( 1st was silver and 2nd is bronze )
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First Indian athlete to win 2 medals
Sushil Kumar in wrestling
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First trans athlete to compete at the Olympics
Laurel Hubbard , New Zealand weightlifter
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Medal and Category of Lovlina Borgohain
Bronze ; 69 kgs
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Men's hockey team captain
Manpreet Singh
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After how many years did the Indian Hockey team win a medal
41 years , last in Moscow
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Women's hockey team captain
Rani Rampal , finished 4th , recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
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Neeraj chopra javelin throw distance
87.58m
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When is Javelin Day celebrated in India
7th August
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Where is Neeraj Chopra stadium
Pune
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Total medals India won
7 medals - 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze
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India's rank
48th
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2nd and 3rd country
China (88 medals) and host Japan (58)
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Honor of lighting the cauldron was given to
Naomi Osaka,tennis player
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Indian Flag bearers
Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh
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Who begins the parade of Nations
Greece
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Where will the 2024 and 2028 olympics be hosted
Paris , France and Los Angeles, USA
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Where will 2032 games be hosted
Brisbane, Australia
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When were women allowed to participate in the Olympics
1900 at Paris, France
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Who was the first female athlete to participate in the olympics
Helene de Pourtales, sailing
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First individual female medalist
Charlotte Cooper from Britain in tennis
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How many women participated in the 2020 Olympics
5494 women
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First Indian representative at the Olympics
Norman Pritchard, Anglo Indian
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When did India first participate as an independent nation?
1948
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First individual medal for Independent India
K.D Jadhav in wrestling, 1952
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First Individual gold for India
Abhinav Bindra at the 2008 Beijing Olympics ( youngest Indian )
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When was the Indian Olympic Association found?
1927 by Harry Buck and Arthur Noehren
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Who is the president of Indian Olympic Association
Narinder Batra
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1st President of Indian Olympic Association
Dorab Tata
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Role of Indian Olympic Association
Responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian games and other athletic meets who play under Team India
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Avani Lekhara achievement
First Indian Woman to win paralympic gold (and also won bronze)
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Total medals in Paralympics
19 medals - 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze
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Paralympic Mascot
Someity
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Flag bearer of the Paralympics
Tek Chand
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First Indian Woman to participate in the Olympics
Nilima Ghose, 1952 olympics
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First Indian woman to win an olympic medal
Karnam Malleswari ( bronze in weightlifting )
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India first participated in which year
1900 Paris games
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First gold medal for India
Indian men's hockey team in 1928
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First president for IOC
Demetrios Vikelas, Greece
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Who won the men's javelin in Paralympics
Sumit Antil ( 68.55 m ) ( gold )
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Who is the first IAS officer to win an Paralympic medal
Suhas L.Y for badminton
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Motto for Paralympics
United by emotion
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How many new games were added in the Paralympics
2 - Badminton and Taekwondo
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Paralympic Committee president in India
Deepa Malik
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First Paralympic games
1960, Rome
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Paralympic games original name
Stoke Mandeville Games
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How many countries participated in the 1st paralympics
23 countries , 400 athletes
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How many countries participated in the first modern olympics
13 countries, 280 participants
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First medal for Paralympics in India
Murlikant Petkar in 1972 para swimmer
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India's debut in Paralympics
1968 games
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First Indian woman to win a paralympics medal
Deepa Malik, 2016
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Which edition of Paralympics took place in 2021?
16th
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Paralymic International committee president
Andrew Parson
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Paralymic International committee started in
1989
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In which IOC Session was Tokyo Selected as host city?
125th IOC Session In Buenos Aries
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Countries which won first ever medal in Olympics
San Marino, Turkmenistan and Burkina Faso
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Countries which won first ever gold medal in Olympics
Bermuda, Phillipines and Qatar

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