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The first ancient Olympic Games is said to have been held in 776 BC, although there is some debate about the exact date. The games were held in Olympia, in the western Peloponnese region of Greece, and were dedicated to the gods Zeus and Hera.

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Brazil hosted the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and commonly known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio was announced as the host city at the 121st International Olympic Committee Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009.

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The United States of America hosted the maximum number of Winter Olympic Games. The Winter Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practised on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France. They have been held four times in the United States 1932, 1960, 1980, and 2002.

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The first Youth Olympic Games was held in Singapore. The Youth Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format. The first summer version was held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010 while the first winter version was held in Innsbruck, Austria from 13 to 22 January 2012.

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In the year 1985, 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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The “Sheffield Shield” is a Cricket competition. The Sheffield Shield is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams from six states of Australia.

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Uttar Pradesh houses the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana cricket stadium. Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium or BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium (formerly Ekana International Cricket Stadium), commonly known as Ekana Cricket Stadium is an international standard cricket stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is a stadium under a public-private partnership. With a seating capacity of 50,000, it became the third-largest international cricket stadium in India. Formerly known as the Ekana International Cricket Stadium, it was later renamed in the honor of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a former Indian Prime Minister.

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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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West Indies was opposite to India in the final match of the 1983 Cricket World Cup, in which India earned its first World Cup Championship title. The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup ’83) was the 3rd edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 to 25 June 1983 in England and Wales and was won by India.

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India was the runner-up in the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup. The 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup was an international women’s cricket tournament that took place in England from 24 June to 23 July 2017. It was the eleventh edition of the Women’s Cricket World Cup, and the third to be held in England, after the 1973 and 1993 tournaments. The 2017 World Cup was the first in which all participating players were fully professional. Eight teams qualified to participate in the tournament. England won the final against India at Lord’s on 23 July by 9 runs.