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The International Olympic Committee awards the “Pierre de Coubertin Medal”. 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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Thomas Bach is the current President of the International Olympic Committee. 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.

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Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece, Switzerland are the only five countries that have participated in all the Summer Olympic Games.

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England will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, is an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that is scheduled to be held in Birmingham, England. This is due to be the third time England has hosted the Games, after London in 1934 and Manchester in 2002.

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Trinidad and Tobago will host the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games. The 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games is an upcoming youth sporting event which had been expected to be held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago between 1 and 7 August 2021. It will be the seventh edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games.

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Koji Ito is the first recipient of the “most valuable player (MVP)” award of the Asian Games. The most valuable player (MVP) award was introduced since the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Australia won the Cricket World Cup most number of times. The most successful side playing international cricket is Australia, which has won seven One Day International trophies, including five World Cups, more than any other country and has been the top-rated Test side more than any other country.

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In the year 1859, the English team had its first-ever overseas cricket tour. The English cricket team in North America in 1859 was the first-ever overseas cricket tour by an English team. The touring team is sometimes referred to as George Parr’s XI.

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In the year 1975, the first Cricket World Cup 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 and the governing International Cricket Council (ICC), seeing its potential, staged the first limited overs Cricket World Cup in 1975.

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In the year 1979, the Second Cricket World Cup was held. The 1979 Cricket World Cup (officially called the Prudential Cup ’79) was the second edition of the Cricket World Cup. Organised by the International Cricket Conference, it was held in England from 9 to 23 June 1979.