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OLYMPICS Flashcards

1
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Which edition was the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics

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32nd edition

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2
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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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3
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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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4
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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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5
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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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6
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Mascot of Tokyo Olympics ?

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Miraitowa, created by Ryo Taniguchi

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7
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Logo of Tokyo Olympics has been designed by ______

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Asao Tokoro

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8
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How many nations are participating?

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206 nations with over 11,000 athletes

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9
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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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10
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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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11
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Which country bagged the first gold in the Olympics?

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China

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12
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Where is the International Olympics Committee HQs?

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Lausanne, Switzerland

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13
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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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14
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When and where was IOC founded?

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23rd June 1894 in Paris

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15
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First Indian member in the IOC

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Nita Ambani who joined in 2016

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16
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1st Olympics was held at

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Athens, Greece in 1896

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17
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Who won the first olympics

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Greece with 47 medals

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18
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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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19
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First president of IOC

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Demetrios Vikelas

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20
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Youngest athlete

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Hend Zaza from Syria, aged 12 years

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21
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Oldest athlete

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Mary Hanna, from Australia , aged 66

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22
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First Indian woman to qualify for fencing

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Bhavani Devi

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23
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Only Indian referee

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Ashok kumar

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24
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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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25
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What did PV Sindhu acheive

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First woman to win two medals ( 1st was silver and 2nd is bronze )

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26
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First Indian athlete to win 2 medals

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Sushil Kumar in wrestling

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27
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First trans athlete to compete at the Olympics

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Laurel Hubbard , New Zealand weightlifter

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28
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Medal and Category of Lovlina Borgohain

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Bronze ; 69 kgs

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29
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Men’s hockey team captain

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Manpreet Singh

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30
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After how many years did the Indian Hockey team win a medal

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41 years , last in Moscow

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31
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Women’s hockey team captain

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Rani Rampal , finished 4th , recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

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32
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Neeraj chopra javelin throw distance

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87.58m

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33
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When is Javelin Day celebrated in India

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7th August

34
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Where is Neeraj Chopra stadium

35
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Total medals India won

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7 medals - 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze

36
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India’s rank

37
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2nd and 3rd country

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China (88 medals) and host Japan (58)

38
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Honor of lighting the cauldron was given to

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Naomi Osaka,tennis player

39
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Indian Flag bearers

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Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh

40
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Who begins the parade of Nations

41
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Where will the 2024 and 2028 olympics be hosted

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Paris , France and Los Angeles, USA

42
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Where will 2032 games be hosted

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Brisbane, Australia

43
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When were women allowed to participate in the Olympics

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1900 at Paris, France

44
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Who was the first female athlete to participate in the olympics

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Helene de Pourtales, sailing

45
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First individual female medalist

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Charlotte Cooper from Britain in tennis

46
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How many women participated in the 2020 Olympics

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5494 women

47
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First Indian representative at the Olympics

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Norman Pritchard, Anglo Indian

48
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When did India first participate as an independent nation?

49
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First individual medal for Independent India

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K.D Jadhav in wrestling, 1952

50
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First Individual gold for India

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Abhinav Bindra at the 2008 Beijing Olympics ( youngest Indian )

51
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When was the Indian Olympic Association found?

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1927 by Harry Buck and Arthur Noehren

52
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Who is the president of Indian Olympic Association

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Narinder Batra

53
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1st President of Indian Olympic Association

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Dorab Tata

54
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Role of Indian Olympic Association

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Responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian games and other athletic meets who play under Team India

55
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Avani Lekhara achievement

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First Indian Woman to win paralympic gold (and also won bronze)

56
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Total medals in Paralympics

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19 medals - 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze

57
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Paralympic Mascot

58
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Flag bearer of the Paralympics

59
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First Indian Woman to participate in the Olympics

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Nilima Ghose, 1952 olympics

60
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First Indian woman to win an olympic medal

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Karnam Malleswari ( bronze in weightlifting )

61
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India first participated in which year

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1900 Paris games

62
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First gold medal for India

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Indian men’s hockey team in 1928

63
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First president for IOC

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Demetrios Vikelas, Greece

64
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Who won the men’s javelin in Paralympics

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Sumit Antil ( 68.55 m ) ( gold )

65
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Who is the first IAS officer to win an Paralympic medal

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Suhas L.Y for badminton

66
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Motto for Paralympics

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United by emotion

67
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How many new games were added in the Paralympics

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2 - Badminton and Taekwondo

68
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Paralympic Committee president in India

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Deepa Malik

69
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First Paralympic games

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1960, Rome

70
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Paralympic games original name

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Stoke Mandeville Games

71
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How many countries participated in the 1st paralympics

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23 countries , 400 athletes

72
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How many countries participated in the first modern olympics

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13 countries, 280 participants

73
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First medal for Paralympics in India

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Murlikant Petkar in 1972 para swimmer

74
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India’s debut in Paralympics

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1968 games

75
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First Indian woman to win a paralympics medal

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Deepa Malik, 2016

76
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Which edition of Paralympics took place in 2021?

77
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Paralymic International committee president

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Andrew Parson

78
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Paralymic International committee started in

79
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In which IOC Session was Tokyo Selected as host city?

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125th IOC Session In Buenos Aries

80
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Countries which won first ever medal in Olympics

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San Marino, Turkmenistan and Burkina Faso

81
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Countries which won first ever gold medal in Olympics

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Bermuda, Phillipines and Qatar

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