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One season of a modern Olympiad last for 4 years. A modern Olympiad refers to a four-year period beginning January 1 of the year the Olympic Summer Games are normally held. The first modern Olympiad began January 1, 1896, the second January 1, 1900, and so on and the 32nd season began on January 1, 2020.

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In the 1968 Winter Olympics, Grenoble, a city of France, Olympic mascot have first started using. Since the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, the Olympic Games have had a mascot, usually an animal native to the area or occasionally human figures representing the cultural heritage. Nowadays, most of the merchandise aimed at young people focus on the mascots, rather than the Olympic flag or organization logos.

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The 1968 Summer Olympics, Mexico City was the venue for the famous “Black Power Salute”. During their medal ceremony in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City on October 16, 1968, two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, each raised a black-gloved fist during the playing of the US national anthem. While on the podium, Smith and Carlos, who had won gold and bronze medals respectively in the 200-meter running event of the 1968 Summer Olympics, turned to face the US flag and then kept their hands raised until the anthem had finished. In addition, Smith, Carlos, and Australian silver medalist Peter Norman all wore human rights badges on their jackets.

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The National Games of India were normally to be held every two years. The National Games were normally to be held every two years, leaving those years in which the Olympic Games and Asian Games are scheduled. In exceptional cases or natural calamity, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) can relax the general rule. In practice, the games were often held at three to four-year intervals in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s.

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G.D Sondhi is the founder of the Indian Olympic Games, who helped in the creation of the National Games of India. The founder of the Indian Olympic Games was G.D. Sondhi, the first Secretary of the Punjab Olympic Association. Since then, National Games have helped in developing world-class infrastructure in various states of the country and has also improved in bettering the sports culture of the 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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India houses the largest cricket ground in the world, by capacity. The Motera Stadium, officially known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. As of 2020, it is the largest cricket stadium in the world and the second-largest stadium overall, with a seating capacity of 110,000 spectators. It is owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association and is a venue for Test, ODI, and T20 Internationational cricket matches.

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England houses the Perth Stadium. Perth Stadium, also known as Optus Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It was completed in late 2017 and officially opened on 21 January 2018. The stadium has a capacity of approx. 60,000 people, making it the third-largest stadium in Australia, after the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Stadium Australia. The stadium can be extended up to 65,000 seats for rectangular sports. Perth Stadium is primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket.

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Australia houses the Adelaide Oval cricket ground. Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia. The venue is predominantly used for cricket and Australian rules football but has also played host to rugby league, rugby union, soccer, tennis among other sports as well as regularly being used to hold concerts. Austadiums.com described Adelaide Oval as being “one of the most picturesque Test cricket grounds in Australia, if not the world”.

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England hosted the Second Cricket World Cup of 1979. 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.