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Japan will host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and commonly known as Tokyo 2020, is an international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Originally due to take place between 24 July and 9 August 2020, the event was postponed in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite being rescheduled for 2021, the Games will retain the Tokyo 2020 name for marketing and branding purposes. This marks the first time that the Olympic Games have been postponed to a later date rather than cancelled altogether.

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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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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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Kerala hosted the 2015 National Games of India. The 2015 National Games of India, also known as the 35th National Games of India, was held from 31 January 2015 to 14 February 2015 across seven districts of Kerala, India. It was the second time that Kerala hosted the national games, the first being when it hosted the 27th National Games in 1987.

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Lucknow hosted Independent India’s first National Games of India.

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England and Australia were the participating countries of the first-ever test cricket match that took place in 1877. In 1876–77, an England team took part in what was retrospectively recognised as the first-ever Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against Australia.

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West Bengal houses the iconic Eden Gardens cricket ground. The Eden Gardens is an iconic cricket ground in Kolkata, India. Established in 1864, it is the oldest and second-largest cricket stadium in India after the newly built Sardar Patel Stadium (Motera Stadium) and third in the world after Sardar Patel Stadium and Melbourne Cricket Ground. The stadium currently has a capacity of 80,000.

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In the 3rd Cricket World Cup edition, India won its first “Cricket World Cup Champion” 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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Tammy Beaumont got the most runs 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.

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Australia, New Zealand, England are the only three countries that won the Women’s Cricket World Cup in all tournaments since its inauguration in 1973. The eleven World Cups played to date have been held in five countries, with India and England having hosted the event three times. Australia is the most successful team, having won six titles and failed to make the final on only three occasions. England got four titles and New Zealand got one title. Therefore Australia, England and New Zealand are the only three teams to have won the event, while India, on twice and the West Indies, on once, have each reached the final without going on to win.