Sports Flashcards
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Laureus World Sports Awards 2023 ceremony held in
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Paris
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Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
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Lionel Messi
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Messi won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in which other year
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2020 (became first ever footballer to win)
2023: became first sportsman from team sport to win twice
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Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
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Laureus World Team of the Year: Winner of 2023:
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Argentina Men‘s Football Team
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Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year
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Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
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1st Laureus World Sports Award ceremony took place in which year and was won by who?
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Took place on May 25, 2000- won by Tiger Woods (golf)
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Most Laureus World Sports Awards is won by which player?
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(6)- Roger Federer - 5 Sportsman of the year +1 Comeback of the year
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Laureus Sport for Good:
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TEAMUP (Global)
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Most Laureus World Sports Awards won by a female?
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(5)- Serena Williams - 4 Sportsman of the year +1 Comeback of the year
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Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 won by
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Sachin Tendulkar
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Where did Wimbledon 2023 take place?
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All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, UK
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Wimbledon 2023 was which edition of the game
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136th
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Wimbledon 2023 is the the ___ staging of the Ladies‘ Singles Championship event
the __ in the Open Era
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the 129th staging of the Ladies‘ Singles Championship event
the 55th in the Open Era
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Wimbledon is the __rd grand slam of the year
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3rd
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Wimbledon is run by which fed/org
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International Tennis Federation (ITF)
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Winner of Wimbledon 2023
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Carlos Alcaraz
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Who won the Women’s singles in Wimbledon 2023
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Czech Republic Marketa Vondrousova
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Who won Men‘s doubles in Wimbledon 2023
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Netherlands Wesley Koolhof / United Kingdom Neal Skupski
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Who won Women‘s doubles in Wimbledon 2023
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Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
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Wimbledon is held in which months and on which court
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late June to early July (grass court)
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Australia Open is held in which months and on which court
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Jan
Hard Court
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US Open is held in which months and on which court
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August– September (hard court)
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French Open is held in which months and on which court
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May-Early June
Clay court
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INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION Founded in which year as what
1913 (as the International Lawn Tennis Federation)
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HQ of International Tennis Federation
London UK
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Who is Chair of International Tennis Federation &
Who is the CEO of International Tennis Federation
Chair: David Haggerty
CEO: Kelly Fairweather
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2023 Asian Athletics Championship was held in which country
Thailand
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2023 Asian Athletics Championship - Mascot
Hanuman
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When was the Asian Athletics Association established
1973
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How many countries participated in the 2023 Asian Athletics Championship
9- India; Japan; Hong Kong; Singapore; China; Indonesia; the Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Philippines
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Which countries topped the medal tally in Asian athletic Championship
Japan- 1st
China-2nd
India-3rd
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Diamond League
2023 is which edition of the competiton
14th edition
23
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How many rounds of Diamond League are being held?
14
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Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023 was which edition of the game
7th
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Where was the Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023 held
Mayor Radhakrishna Stadium, Chennai
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Mascot of Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023
Bomman
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Who won the Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023 for the record 4th time
India
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First edition of Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023 was hosted by
China
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India moved to which in the FIH - hockey ranking after winning Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023
3rd from 4th
1- Netherland
2- Belgium
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President of Asian Hockey Federation
Fumio Ogura
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When was the Asian Hockey Federation established
1958
HQ- Kuala Lumpur
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When was the Asian Championships Trophy- Hockey 2023 first played
China- 2011
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Who won the FIDE world cup 2023
Magnus
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Where did FIDE World Cup 2023 take place
Baku, Azerbaijan
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FIDE World Cup 2023 marked the __ th iteration of the Chess world cup
10th
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Where was FIDE World Cup 2023 hosted
Baku Ajerbaijan
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Prag acheived the GM title at the age of ?
12
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Prag became an international master at what age
10
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1st Grandmaster from India
Vishy Anand 1988
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Pragannandha is seeded at
31
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FIDE was founded in which year and where
1924
Paris
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Chair of FIDE
Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich
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India's top ranked chess player
Dommaraju Gukesh
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Current world ranking of Gukeksh
8
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Vishwanath Anand had been the top ranked player of India since how many years before Gukesh overtook him
36 years
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Who is the youngest chess player to cross the 2750 mark
Gukesh
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World Athlectics Championship 2023 edition
19th
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India's rank in World Athletics Championships 2023
18th- 1 medal
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Rank 1 in World Athletics Championships 2023
US - 29 medals
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Where was World Athletics Championships 2023 held
National Athlectics Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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Since when has Magnus Carslen been the World No 1
July 2011
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Motto of World Athletics Championships 2023
Witness the Wonder
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Mascot of World Athletics Championships 2023
Youhuu (native Hungarian Racka sheep)
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In which year did Neeraj Chopra win Asian Games Gold
2018, 2023
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First Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships
with a big throw of: 88.17m
Neeraj Chopra
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Neeraj Chopra won Olympic Gold in which year
2021
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When was Neeraj Chopra conferred with Arjuna Award for Athletics
2018
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Neeraj was the Commonwealth Games Champion in which year
2018
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When was Neeraj Chopra given Padma Shri Award
2022
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When was Neeraj awarded Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
2021
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First indian to win at World Athletics Championships
Anju Bobby George (2003)- Paris, Long Jump Bronze
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Where was the World Archery Championships 2023 held
Berlin, Germany
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Who became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the World Archery Championships 2023
Aditi Gopichand Swami by defeating Andrea Becerra
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World archery championship is
Organised by the
World Archery Federation
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ICC
was founded as what
Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909
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When was World archery championship first organised
1931
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When was Imperial Cricket Conference RENAMED AS International Cricket Conferenceand again ICC in which years?
Renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1987.
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HQ of ICC
Dubai, UAE
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ceo OF icc
gEOFF aLLARDICE
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Chairman of ICC -
Greg Barclay
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Who won the IBSA games- International Blind Sports Federation World Games- cricket
Indian women's team by defeating Aus
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IBSA 2023 was which edition of the game
7th
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Venue of IBSA 2023
7th edition
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Who is the lead sponsor of IBSA World Games
RNIB - Royal National Institute of Blind people
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Women’s FIFA world cup is held once every how many years
4 years
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How many teams participated in the Women’s FIFA world cup
2023
32 national teams divided into eight groups
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Asmita Women’s League - gull form
Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women Through Action.
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Women's FIFA 2023 Young player of tournament
Salma Parallulo
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Anurag Thakur renamed Khelo India Mahila League as what
Asmita Mahila League
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Golden Glove- Women's FIFA 2023
Mary Earps
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Women's FIFA world cup 2023 was which edition of the game
9th
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Where was Women’s FIFA world cup 2023 held
Australia and New Zealand
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Who won Women’s FIFA world cup 2023
Spain- defeated England in the finals
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Golden Boot- Women's FIFA 2023
Hinata Miyazawa
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Captain of Spain football team- womens
Olga Carmona
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Golden Ball -Women's FIFA 2023
Aitana Bonmati
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How many times has the US won Women's FIFA
4 times
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When did Women's FIFA begin
1991
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Who was accused of non consensually kissing a female player after the Women's FIFA 2023
Luis Rubiales- Spanish FA president
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Which Spanish soccer player has accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for kissing her on the lips without her consent
Jenni Hermoso
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Jenni Hermoso plays for which club
Mexican club- Pachuca
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Where was French Open 2023 hosted
Stade Roland Garros, Paris
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On which court is French Open played
Clay
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When was French Open first held internatioanally
1925
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When was French Open first held
1891
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Who is French Open named after
Roland Garros
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Who was Roland Garros
French aviator- first person to fly across the Mediterranean Sea - 1913.
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Max titles at French Open won by who
Rafael Nadal (cons - 2005-8)
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Most grand slams in open era - men
Novak Djokovic 24
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Most Grand Slams wins by a woman
Serena Williams (23)
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Asia Cup Cricket 2023 was which edition of the game
16th
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Who won Asia Cup Cricket 2023
India
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When was the first Cricket Asia Cup played
1984
Sharaj, UAE
Winner- India
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Where was the US Open 2023 held
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.
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US Open 2023 was which edition of the game
143rd
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Djokovic's 24th Grand Slam singles title tied him with who for the most Grand Slam victories in the Open Era.
Margaret Court
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Who became the first man to win three grand slam events in the same season four times
Djokovik
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Oldest man's champion ever at US open
Djokovic
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The US Open is played on which court
Hard Court
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When was the US Open first held
1881
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Which edition of the Durand Cup was played in 2023
132nd
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Who won the Durand Cup
Mohun Bagan (Bangladesh Army Team)
2022 winner was: Bengaluru FC
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How many teams competed in the Durand Cup
24
2 foreign teams: Nepal and Bangladesh
all three Indian Armed Forces teams
local squad of Bodoland FC
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Maximum WIns by any team in Durand Cup
Maximum wins by team: Mohun Bagan (17 titles)
2nd max: East Bengal (16)
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India's and Asia's oldest football tournament
Durand Cup
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World's oldest football torunament
FA Cup
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When was Durand Cup started
1888
First played in Shimla
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Durand cup is named after who
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand
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Who hosts the Durand Cup
Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) + All India Football Federation (AIFF)
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Winning team of Durand Cup walks away with how many and which trophies
3 prizes:
The Durand Cup (a rolling trophy and the original prize)
The Shimla Trophy (also a rolling trophy and first given by the residents of Shimla in 1904).
The President's Cup (for permanent keep and first presented by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, India’s first President, in 1956)
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Moto Gp India was held at
Buddh International Circuit (BIC), Greater Noida, UP
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Buddh International Circuit (BIC), Greater Noida, UP
- Length
-Who desinged it
Length- 4.97km
Designed by- Hermann Tilke
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When was FIFA founded
1904
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HQ of Federation Internationale de Motorcycling (FIM)
Mies, Switzerland
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Winner of MotoGP 2023
1st place: Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team)
2nd: J. Martin
3rd: R. Quatro
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How many member nations does FIFA comprise
211 members
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When was AIFF affiliated with FIFA
1948
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International Organiser of MotoGP Dorna Sports signed a 7 year MoU with which promoter of race in India
Fair Street Sports
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When was AIFF formed
1937
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Chair of FIFA
Gianni Infantino
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Which edition of Asian Games besides the first one was held in india
9th edition in ND in 1982
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Who was the founder member and host of first Asian Games
India
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Asian Games is regulated by which body at present and was regulated by which body earlier
Since 1982, the Olympic Council of Asia has regulated the Asian Games.
Asian Games Federation from 1951 to 1978.
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3 players from Arunachal Pradesh with valid e-accreditations were denied entry- who are they
Nyeman Wangsu, Onilu Tega and Mepung Lamgu
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India was ranked _ overall on medal tally
4th
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India won how many medals at the Asian Games
107 total = 28 gold + 38 silver + 41 gold
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Asian Games 2022 was which edition of the game
19th edition
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Mascots of Asian Games 2023
Chenchen, Congcong, and Lianlian
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Torch of 19th Asian Games-
Eternal Flame (design inspired by Liangzhu Culture of ancient Chinese civilization)
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Motto of Asian Games 2023
Heart to Heart @ Future
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How many olympic quotas does Asiad 2023 provide
74 Paris Olympic Quotas
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Venue of Asiad 2022
Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Dates- 23 Sep- 8 Oct, 2023
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How many sports and disciplines were involved in Asian Games 2022
40 sports and 61 disciplines
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How many competition venues were arranged for Asian Games 2023
54 competition venues (Hangzhou and 5 other cities)
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Where will the 2026 Asian Games be held
20th Asian Games will be held in Nagoya, Japan
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Who proposed the idea of Asian Games
Guru Dutt Sondhi (member of Indian International Olympic Committee)
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Israel has been excluded from the games since which year
1976
It requested to participate in 1982 but it was rejected due to Munich massacre
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What the mascot of the first Asian Games and when was it held
First edition-
1951 (New Delhi)
Mascot- Appu (Indian Elephant)
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The Madrid Open has also introduced innovative initiatives, such as using blue clay courts in which year that led to controversy
2012
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Who won the Men's and WOmen's Singles in Madrid Open
Alcarz
Arya Sablenka
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First edition of World Athletic Championship
1983
Helsinki Finland
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National Sports Day
29 Aug
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