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Blue, Yellow, Black, Green, Red are the colours of the rings present in the symbol of the Olympic Games. 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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Spyridon Louis won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Spyridon Louis (12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), was a Greek water-carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Following his victory, he was celebrated as a national hero.

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The USSR and Hungary were the participant countries of the infamous “Blood in the Water match” of the 1956 Summer Olympics, Melbourne. The “Blood in the Water” match was a water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The match took place on 6 December 1956 against the background of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and saw Hungary defeat the USSR 4–0. The name was coined after Hungarian player Ervin Zador emerged during the last two minutes with blood pouring from above his eye after being punched by Soviet player Valentin Prokopov.

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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict was the motive behind the infamous “Munich massacre” in the 1972 Summer Olympics, Munich. The Munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September, who took nine members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage, after killing two of them previously, and killing them along with a West German police officer. The motive was Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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The first Commonwealth Games was held in Canada. The Commonwealth Games were known as the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950. The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, in the province of Ontario in Canada from 16–23 August 1930.

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The first Asian Games was held in the year 1951. 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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Indonesia hosted the 2018 Asian Games. The 2018 Asian Games, officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta–Palembang 2018, was a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang.

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Rikako Ikee won the “most valuable player (MVP)” award in the 2018 Asian Games. The most valuable player (MVP) award was introduced since the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

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The period from 1890 to 1914 is referred to as the “Golden age of Cricket”. The “Golden Age” of cricket is a term that has often been applied in cricket literature to the period in English cricket from 1890, the opening season of the official County Championship, to the outbreak of World War I which occurred just before the scheduled end of the 1914 season.

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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.