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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 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
📊 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 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
📊 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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