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Switzerland houses the headquarters of the “International Olympic Committee” in one of its municipalities known as Lausanne. 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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The “Pierre de Coubertin Medal” is awarded for the excellence in the sports field. 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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In the year 1896, the first Summer Olympic Games was conducted. The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. Organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had been created by Pierre de Coubertin, it was held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896.

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The 1928 Summer Olympics, Amsterdam was the first Summer Olympic Game which allowed females to compete at track and field athletics.

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Bhin Bhin, Atung, Kaka was the mascot of the 2018 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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In New Delhi, the first modern National Games of India, on the lines of the Olympics were held. For several years in the mid-twentieth century, the national games were conducted on a low keynote. However, the first Modern National Games on the lines of the Olympics were held in 1985 in New Delhi. Thereafter Kerala (1987), Pune-Maharashtra (1994), Bangalore-Karnataka (1997), Manipur (1999), Ludhiana-Punjab (2001), Hyderabad-Andhra Pradesh (2002), Guwahati-Assam (2007), Ranchi-Jharkhand (2011), and Kerala (2015) hosted the Games.

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Kerala, in the states category, came to the first position in the 2015 National games of India. Kerala, in the states category, came to the top position with 54 gold medals, 48 silver medals and 60 bronze medals, thereby totalling 162 medals.

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W.G. Grace was an English cricketer. William Gilbert “W. G.” Grace (18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest-ever players. Generally known as “W. G.”, he played first-class cricket for a record-equalling 44 seasons, from 1865 to 1908, during which he captained England, Gloucestershire, the Gentlemen, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the United South of England Eleven (USEE) and several other teams.

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In the year 1971, the first Limited over International (One Day International (ODI)) cricket match was held. Cricket entered a new era in 1963 when English counties introduced the limited overs variant. As it was sure to produce a result, limited overs cricket was lucrative and the number of matches increased. The first Limited Overs International was played in 1971.

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The 1992 Cricket World Cup was known as the “Benson & Hedges World Cup”. The 1992 Cricket World Cup (officially the Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992) was the fifth staging of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was held in Australia and New Zealand from 22 February to 25 March 1992 and finished with Pakistan beating England by 22 runs in the final to become the World Cup champions for the first time.