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Comprehensive information about Indian and world sports, major competitions, achievements, sports persons, Olympics, World Cup

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Game - Complete Introduction

gameIt is an important factor for physical health, mental strength and national pride. In TNPSC ExamsSports Current Affairsplay an important role.

🏅 Game types

Game types game Categories Olympics game Team game Individual game Defense Art Water game indoor game Athletics, swimming Gymnastics Weight lifting Cricket Football Hockey

📊 Game Classification - Detailed list

Type The name of the game Number of players Major Competitions
🏏 Team sport Cricket 11 people World Cup, IPL, T20 World Cup
Football 11 people FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League
Hockey 11 people Olympics, World Cup
🏃 Individual game Athletics Individual Olympics, World Championships
swimming Individual Olympics, World Championships
Javelin throwing Individual Olympics, Asian Games
🏸 Rocket game Badminton Single/Double All England, BWF World Championship
Tennis Single/Double Grand Slam (4 matches)
Table tennis Single/Double World Championships, Olympics
🥋 Martial arts Boxing Individual Olympics, World Championships
Wrestling Individual Olympics, World Championships
Judo Individual Olympics, World Championships
🔫 Shooting Air Rifle Individual Olympics, World Championships
Pistol Shooting Individual Olympics, Asian Games

🏆 Major international sports competitions

🥇 Olympic Games

  • • Conducted: Once in 4 years
  • • Summer Olympics - 30+ sports
  • • Winter Olympics - Snow Games
  • • Latest: Paris 2024

🌏 Asian Games

  • • Competition from Asian countries
  • • Once in 4 years
  • • Latest: Hangzhou 2023 (China)
  • • India: 100+ medals

🏴 Commonwealth Games

  • • Commonwealth Nations Competition
  • • Once in 4 years
  • • Latest: Birmingham 2022
  • • Next: Victoria 2026

⚽ World Cups

  • • Cricket World Cup (ODI, T20)
  • • FIFA World Cup (Soccer)
  • • Hockey World Cup
  • • Various Sports World Cups

🇮🇳 National Games of India

🏑 National sport

Hockey(Hockey) - National sport of India

🏏 Most popular

Cricket - இந்தியாவில் மிகவும் பிரபலமான விளையாட்டு

🏆 Olympic golds

Hockey – 8 gold medals(Maximum)

🎯 Latest hit

T20 World Cup 2024- Cricket champion

⚡ Shortcuts - to remember

Major international competitions

"O-ah-ka-u"
  • OLimbic - 4 years
  • bAsian Games
  • GaCommonwealth Games
  • UWorld Cup (Multisport)

A team game with 11 players

"Gi-ga-ha"
  • KRicketts - 11 people
  • GaFootball - 11 people
  • HaKi - 11 people

Grand Slam - Tennis

"A-P-V-A"
  • bAustralian Open
  • BWrench Open (Roland Garros)
  • VWimbledon
  • AAmerican Open (US Open)

💡 Important points for exam

  • National sport- Hockey
  • Olympics- Once in 4 years
  • Paris Olympics 2024- India 6 medals
  • T20 World Cup 2024- Champion of India
  • Asian Games 2023- Hangzhou, China (100+ medals)
  • 11 players- Cricket, Football, Hockey
  • Grand Slam- Tennis 4 major tournaments

Olympic Games & Major International Competitions

The biggest sporting event in the worldOlympic Gamesand detailed information on other major international sporting events

🥇 Olympic Games - History

Olympic Games - Complete Information Unity of 5 continents Ancient Olympics BC 776 - AD 393 Location: Olympia, Greece An honor to the Greek god Zeus Modern Olympics From 1896 to the present First Tournament: Athens, Greece (1896) Father: Baron Pierre de Coubertin ☀️ Summer Olympics 40+ games, 300+ tournaments Latest: Paris 2024 Next: LA 2028 Athletics, Swimming, Gymnastics, Football, Basketball ❄️ Winter Olympics 15 Games - Snow & Ice Games Latest: Beijing 2022 Next: Milan 2026 ஐஸ் ஹாக்கி, ஸ்கீயிங், ஸ்நோபோர்டிங், ஸ்கேட்டிங்

📊 Latest Olympic Games (2016-2024)

year city Country Type India Medals Major Achievements
2024 Paris 🇫🇷 France Summer 6 (0🥇 1🥈 5🥉) Neeraj Chopra - Silver (Javelin)
2022 Beijing 🇨🇳 China Winter 0 இந்தியா பங்கேற்பு குறைவு
2021 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan Summer 7 (1🥇 2🥈 4🥉) Neeraj Chopra - Gold (First Athletics Gold)
2018 Pyeongchang 🇰🇷 South Korea Winter 0 Some athletes participate
2016 Rio 🇧🇷 Brazil Summer 2 (0🥇 1🥈 1🥉) B.V. Sindhu - Friday (Badminton)

🏆 Major international sports competitions

Competition Name Conducted Interval Participation The latest
🌏 Asian Games 4 years Asian countries Hangzhou 2023 (China) - India 100+ medals
🏴 Commonwealth Games 4 years Commonwealth countries Birmingham 2022 (UK)
⚽ FIFA World Cup 4 years Countries of the world Qatar 2022 - Argentina win
🏆 World Athletics Championships 2 years Countries of the world Budapest 2023 (Hungary)
🏸 BWF World Championship Annually Countries of the world Copenhagen 2023 (Denmark)
🎾 Grand Slam - Tennis 4 annually Individual Australian, French, Wimbledon, US Open
🏏 Cricket World Cup 4 years Cricket countries India 2023 - Australia win
🏏 T20 World Cup 2 years Cricket countries West Indies 2024 - India win ✅

🇮🇳 India - Olympic History

🏑 Hockey - Golden Age

  • • Total:8 gold medals
  • • 6 gold series from 1928-1956
  • • 1980 Moscow - last gold
  • • 2021 Tokyo - Bronze (after 41 years)

🏃 Athletics - First Gold

  • • Neeraj Chopra - 2021 Tokyo
  • • Javelin Throw
  • • First athletics gold medal
  • • 2024 Paris - Silver medal

🏸 Badminton achievements

  • • B.V. Sindh - 2016 Silver, 2021 Bronze
  • • China Naval - 2012 Bronze
  • • Progress of Indian Badminton
  • • BWF World Champion - Sindhu

🥊 Wrestling & Boxing

  • • Sushil Kumar - 2008 Bronze, 2012 Silver
  • • Vijender Singh - 2008 Bronze
  • • Mary Kom - 2012 Bronze
  • • Bajrang Punia - 2021 Bronze

⚡ Shortcuts - to remember

Olympic Basics

"1896-Greece-4 Year"
  • First Modern Olympics:1896
  • Location:Athens, Greece
  • Spacing:4 years
  • Father:Baron Pierre de Coubertin

India Olympics - Key Years

"1928-1980-2021"
  • 1928- First hockey gold
  • 1980- The last hockey gold
  • 2021- First Athletics Gold (Neeraj)
  • 2024- Paris 6 medals

Interval of International Competitions

"4-4-2-1"
  • 4Year - Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth
  • 4Year - FIFA, ODI Cricket World Cup
  • 2Year - T20 World Cup, World Athletics
  • 1Year - Grand Slam (4 tennis)

💡 Important points for exam

  • The first modern Olympics- 1896, Athens, Greece
  • Father of the Olympics— Baron Pierre de Coubertin
  • Olympic rings- 5 (5 continents)
  • Paris 2024- India 6 medals (1 silver, 5 bronze)
  • India Hockey- 8 Gold Medals (Maximum)
  • First athletics gold- Neeraj Chopra (2021 Tokyo)
  • T20 World Cup 2024- Champion of India

Indian Sportspersons & Their Achievements

of IndiaLeading athletes, detailed information about their achievements, awards and international recognitions

🏏 Cricket - Popular sport of India

Indian Cricket - Key Players & Achievements Sachin Tendulkar God of Cricket 100 International Centuries (First Player) 2011 World Cup win M.S. Dhoni Captain Cool Captain who won 3 ICC titles 2007 T20, 2011 ODI, 2013 Champions Trophy Virat Kohli Chase Master 80+ international centuries 2024 T20 World Cup Champion Rohit Sharma Hitman (Hitman) - ODI king 5 ODI double centuries 2024 T20 World Cup winning captain Jasprit Bumrah Death over specialist No.1 ODI & T20 bowler Unique bowling style Harmanpreet Kaur Women's Cricket Captain 2024 T20 World Cup Final ODI & T20 Double Centuries Indian Cricket - World Cup Victories 🏆 1983 - First ODI World Cup கேப்டன்: கபில் தேவ் | இடம்: இங்கிலாந்து 🏆 2007 - T20 World Cup கேப்டன்: எம்.எஸ். தோனி | இடம்: தென்னாப்பிரிக்கா 🏆 2011 - Second ODI World Cup Captain: M.S. Dhoni | Location: India 2024 T20 World Cup win 🎉 Final: India vs South Africa Location: Barbados, West Indies Captain: Rohit Sharma ICC title after 13 years!

📊 Indian Sportsmen - Various Sports

Player name game Major Achievements Awards
Neeraj Chopra 🥇 Javelin Throwing 2021 Olympic gold, 2024 silver Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
B.V. Indus 🏸 Badminton 2016 Silver, 2021 Bronze, World Champion Padma Bhushan, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Mary Kom 🥊 Boxing 6-time world champion, 2012 Olympic bronze Padma Vibhushan, Padma Sri
Saina Nehwal 🏸 Badminton 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, former World No.1 பத்ம பூஷண், அர்ஜுனா விருது
Meerabai Sanu 🏋️ Weightlifting 2021 Olympic Silver (49kg Category) Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Bajrang Punia 🤼 Wrestling 2021 Olympic bronze, 3 world medals Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
Nanda Kumar 🏃 Athletics (400m) Asian Games gold, Olympic participation Arjuna Award
Hima Das 🏃 Race World Junior gold (400m), Asian Games silver Arjuna Award
Viswanathan Anand ♟️ Chess 5 time world champion, first Indian Grandmaster பத்ம விபூஷண், ராஜீவ் காந்தி கேல் ரத்னா
Leander Pace 🎾 Tennis 18 Grand Slam doubles titles Padma Bhushan, Padma Sri
Sunil Chetty ⚽ Football Head of Indian Football, 100+ international matches Arjuna Award, Padma Shri

🏆 Indian Sports Awards

🥇 Rajiv Gandhi Gal Ratna

  • • of IndiaTop sports award
  • • Launched in 1991-92
  • • First recipient: Viswanathan Anand
  • • Currently:Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna

🎖️ Arjuna Award

  • • Best Performance Award
  • • Started in 1961
  • • Awarded annually
  • • Cash prize of ₹15 lakh

🏅 Dronacharya Award

  • • Best Coach Award
  • • Started in 1985
  • • Honors the work of the trainees
  • • There is also a Lifetime Achievement category

🌟 Padma Awards - Sports

  • • Padma Vibhushan (Highest)
  • • Padma Bhushan
  • • Padma Shri
  • • Announcement on Republic Day function

⚡ Shortcuts - to remember

India Cricket World Cup

"1983-2007-2011-2024"
  • 1983- ODI (Kapil Dev)
  • 2007- T20 (MS Dhoni)
  • 2011- ODI (MS Dhoni)
  • 2024- T20 (Rohit Sharma)

Olympic medalists

"Neeraj-Sindhu-Mary-Meera"
  • Neeraj- Javelin (Gold 2021, Silver 2024)
  • Indus- Badminton (Silver+Bronze)
  • Mary- Boxing (Bronze 2012)
  • Meera- Weightlifting (Friday 2021)

Indian Sports Awards

"Raw-r-throw"
  • RaJeev Gandhi Khel Ratna - Hon
  • ArJuna - the best player
  • ThrowNazarya - Great coach

💡 Important points for exam

  • Neeraj Chopra- First Athletics Gold (2021), Silver (2024)
  • B.V. Indus- Two individual Olympic medals (2016, 2021)
  • T20 World Cup 2024- Rohit Sharma Captain, Barbados
  • Sachin Tendulkar- 100 international centuries
  • Mary Kom- 6 time world champion (boxing)
  • Khel Ratna Award- India's highest sports award
  • Viswanathan Anand- 5 time world chess champion

Major Sports Stadiums of India & Information

in IndiaMajor sports grounds, their specialties, abilities and key information related to the game

🏟️ Major Cricket Stadiums in India

Major Sports Grounds of India Eden Gardens கொல்கத்தா, மேற்கு வங்காளம் திறன்: 68,000 (இரண்டாவது பெரியது) 1864ல் நிறுவப்பட்டது Wankhede Stadium மும்பை, மகாராஷ்டிரம் Capacity: 33,108 2011 உலகக்கோப்பை Final இடம் நரேந்திர மோடி மைதானம் Ahmedabad, Gujarat Capacity: 1,32,000 (Largest in the world) Before: Sardar Patel Stadium M. Chinnasamy Ground Bengaluru, Karnataka Capacity: 40,000 IPL - RCB Home Ground MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu Capacity: 50,000 Cheppakkam / Seniors Ground Arun Jaitley Stadium New Delhi Capacity: 41,820 Before: Firoz Shah Kotla Other Major Sports Grounds 🏑 Dayan Chand Hockey Ground New Delhi - National Hockey Stadium 🏃 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium New Delhi - Athletics, Football 🏀 Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium New Delhi - Basketball, Tennis 🏐 Netaji Indoor Stadium Kolkata - Volleyball, Wrestling IPL Teams & Home Grounds Mumbai Indians - Wankhede Stadium Chennai Super Kings - Cheppakkam RCB - Chinnaswamy Stadium Kolkata Knight Riders - Eden Gardens Delhi Capitals - Arun Jaitley Stadium

📊 Sports Stadiums in India - Detailed List

Ground Name city State game ability Special
Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad Gujarat Cricket 1,32,000 World's largest cricket stadium
Eden Gardens Kolkata West Bengal Cricket 68,000 India's second largest
MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai Tamil Nadu Cricket 50,000 CSK Home, Cheppakkam
M. Chinnasamy Ground Bangalore Karnataka Cricket 40,000 RCB Home Ground
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Maharashtra Cricket 33,108 2011 World Cup Final
Arun Jaitley Stadium New Delhi Delhi Cricket 41,820 Firoz Shah Kotla
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium New Delhi Delhi Athletics, football 60,000 Multi-Purpose Sports Complex
Dayan Chand Hockey Ground New Delhi Delhi Hockey 17,000 National Hockey Stadium
Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata West Bengal Football 85,000 India's largest football stadium
Sri Gandhirava Maidan Bangalore Karnataka Football 24,000 Bengaluru FC Home

🏆 Indian Sports - Key Settings

🇮🇳 BCCI - Board of Control for Cricket in India

  • • Headquarters: Mumbai
  • • President: Roger Binney (present)
  • • Secretary: Jai Shah
  • • Richest cricket board in the world

🏅 SAI - Sports Authority

  • • Sports Authority of India
  • • Headquarters: New Delhi
  • • Established: 1984
  • • Training for athletes

🎯 NIS - National Institute of Sports

  • • National Institute of Sports
  • • Location: Patiala, Punjab
  • • Training of trainers
  • • Center for Sports Science

🏃 AFI - Athletics Association of India

  • • Athletics Federation of India
  • • Headquarters: New Delhi
  • • Athletes Administration
  • • International athletics competitions

⚡ Shortcuts - to remember

5 Biggest Cricket Stadiums in India

"Narendra-Eden-Chennai-Bangalore-Delhi"
  • NarendraModi - 1,32,000 (Ahmedabad)
  • EdenGardens - 68,000 (Kolkata)
  • Chennai- 50,000 (MA Chidambaram)
  • Bangalore- 40,000 (Chinnaswamy)
  • Delhi- 41,820 (Arun Jaitley)

Major IPL Teams & Stadiums

"mu-se-pa-ko-ti"
  • MMbai - Wankhede (MI)
  • SecNnai - Cheppakkam (CSK)
  • pOmuru - Chinnaswamy (RCB)
  • CoCalcutta - Eden Gardens (KKR)
  • TheLilly - Arun Jaitley (DC)

Game settings

"BCCI-SAI-NIS-AFI"
  • BCCI- Cricket (Mumbai)
  • SAI- Sports Authority (Delhi)
  • NIS- Training Institute (Patiala)
  • AFI- Athletic Association (Delhi)

💡 Important points for exam

  • World's largest cricket stadium- Narendra Modi (1,32,000)
  • Eden Gardens- Kolkata (68,000) - Second largest
  • MA Chidambaram- Chennai (Cheppakkam, CSK Home)
  • BCCI Headquarters- Mumbai (World's Richest Board)
  • SAI- New Delhi (Established in 1984)
  • NIS- Patiala, Punjab (Training of Trainers)
  • 2011 World Cup Final- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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