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The Olympics Games are normally held every 4 years. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, alternating between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years in the four-year period.

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The “International Olympic Committee” was formed in the year 1894. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Founded by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The IOC is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), which are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic Movement. The current president of the IOC is Thomas Bach of Germany.

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Pierre de Coubertin Medal is the name of the award instituted by the International Olympic Committee to athletes who demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in the Olympic Games. The Pierre de Coubertin medal, also known as the Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal, is an award given by the International Olympic Committee to athletes who demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in the Olympic Games. The medal was inaugurated in the year 1964. Pierre de Coubertin is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games.

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The five rings of the symbol of the Olympic Games represents five continents of the world. The rings are five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green and red on a white field, known as the “Olympic rings”. The symbol was originally created in 1913 by Pierre de Coubertin. He appears to have intended the rings to represent the five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, The Americas, and Oceania. According to Coubertin, the colours of the rings together with the white of the background included the colours composing every competing nation’s flag at the time.

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Australia hosted the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport event achieved gender equality by having an equal number of events for male and female athletes.

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The first Commonwealth Youth Games was held in the United Kingdom. The Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) is an international multi-sport event organized by the Commonwealth Games Federation. The games are held every four years with the current Commonwealth Games format. The first version was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, part of the United Kingdom, from 10 to 14 August 2000. The age limitation of the athletes is 14 to 18.

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“Ever Onward” is the motto of the Asian Games. The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and are described as the second-largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.

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Olympic Council of Asia is responsible for the conduct of the Asian Games. The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and are described as the second-largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.

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Appu, the Indian Elephant is the first mascot of the Asian Games. Since the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, India, the Asian Games have had a mascot, usually an animal native to the area or occasionally human figures representing the cultural heritage.

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There are eleven team members in each team of a cricket game. Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.