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List of Olympic Venues


1896 - Athens
1900 - Paris
1904 - St. Louis
1908 - London
1912 - Stockholm
1920 - Antwerp
1924 - Paris
1928 - Amsterdam
1932 - Los Angeles
1936 - Berlin
1948 - London
1952 - Helsinki
1956 - Melbourne
1960 - Rome
1964 - Tokyo
1968 - Mexico City
1972 - Munich
1976 - Montreal
1980 - Moscow
1984 - Los Angeles
1988 - Seoul
1992 - Barcelona
1996 - Atlanta
2000 - Sydney
2004 - Athens
2008 - Beijing
2012 - London
2016 - Bio-de-Janerio
(Games were not held in 1916 due to 1st World War. 1940 - 1944 due to 2nd World War)

Olympic Emblem

5 Inter twined rings each of different colours representing the five continents of the world


Blue - Europe
Black - Africa
Red - America
Yellow - Asia
Green - Australia


Countries and National Games


Afganistan - Buzkashi
Brazil - Football
Australia - Cricket
Bangladesh - Kabaddi
USA - Baseball
Japan - Sumo Wrestling
Pakistan - Hockey
Sri Lanka - Volleyball
Russia - Chess
China - Table Tennis
Bhutan - Archery
Korea - Packwondo
Indonesia - Badminton
Scotland - Rugby Football
Canada - Ice Hockey
Spain - Bull Fight


Cups and Trophies


Wellington Trophy - Rowing
Davis Cup - Tennis
Jules Rimet Trophy - Cricket
Merdeka Cup - Football
Subroto Mukherji Cup - Football
Lady Ratan Tata Trophy - Hockey (woman)
Durnad Cup - Football
Rovers Cup - Football
Agakhan Cup - Hockey
Rangaswamy Cup - Hockey
Irani Trophy - Cricket
Duleep Trophy - Cricket
Beighton Cup - Hockey
Uber Cup - Badminton (woman)
U Thant Cup - Lawn Tennis
Wimbledon Trophy - Tennis
Prince of Wales Cup - Golf
Bombay Gold Cup - Hockey
B.C. Roy Trophy - Football
Azian Shah - Hockey


Sports Terms


Diamond - Baseball
Pitch - Cricket
Ring - Boxing
Link - Golf
Range - Archery
Rink - Ice Hockey
Mat - Judo
Bishop - Chess
Jockey - Horse Racing
Let - Tennis
Half Nelson - Wrestling
Battery - Baseball
Put - Golf
Bull's eye - Shooting
Board - Table Tennis
Hatrick - Cricket
Cue - Billiards
Love - Tennis
Cow - Rowing
Duck - Cricket
Yorker - Cricket
Bunker - Polo
Mallet - Polo
Chukker - Polo
Rubber - Bridge
Little Slam - Bridge
Tee - Golf
Bow Sight - Archery
Bully - Hockey
Googly - Cricket
Hoot - Boxing
Dolphin - Swimming
Checkmate - Chess


Twenty-20 Cricket World Cup


2007  - South Africa  - India Beat Pakistan
2009  - England  - Pakistan beat Sri Lanka
2010  - West Indies  - England beat Australia
2012  - Sri Lanka  - West Indies Beat Sri Lanka
2014  - Bangladesh  - Sri Lanka beat India


Number of Players on Each side


Badminton - 1 or 2
Table Tennis - 1 or 2
Tennis - 1 or 2
Base ball - 9
Basket ball - 5
Cricket - 11
Football - 11
Hockey - 11
Polo - 4
Rugby Football - 15
Water polo - 7
Volley ball - 6
Kabadi - 7
Ice Hockey - 6

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