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Sports terminologies

                                    Wrestling Some important measurement in Wrestling In International Competitions there is a circular area with 9 metre diameter with circle in the centre of 1 metre diameter. Competitions played on a mattress, the mattress is 1:1 metre diameter high Some important terminology in Wrestling :- Heave, Half, Nelson, Rebuts, Hold sager etc Chess Some important measurement in Chess The number of squares on a chessboard 64 Colour of the squares White and Black Some important terminology in Chess :- Bishop, Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Pawn, Grand-master etc. Golf Some important measurement in Golf Diameter of the hole 4 inches Some important terminology in Golf :- ...

Olympic Mascot

Year Mascot Venue 1972 Waldi (Dachshund) Munich 1976 Amik (Beaver) Montreal 1980 Misha (Bear) Mascow 1984 Sam (Eagle) Los Angeles 1988 Hodori (Cub Tiger) Seoul 1992 Cobi (Spain) Barcelona 1996 Lzzy (Space Creature) Altanta 2000 Ollie, Syd and Mille (a bird, a platypuss, and a hedge hog) Sydney 2004 Phevos and Athena (Two brother & sister inspired by Greek dolls) Athens 2008 The Fuwa consisting of five figures: Beibei, Jing Jing, Huan Huan, Yingying and Nini Beijing 2012 Wenlock and Mandeville , animations depicting two drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton London

Introduction of Events in the Olympics

Introduction of Events in the Olympics Events Year Archery 1900 at Paris (but not held from 1924-1968) Athletics 1896 at Athens Badminton 1992 at Barcelona Basketball 1904 and 1928 - a demostration event 1936 at Berlin as a medal event Boxing 1904 at St Louis Canoeing 1936 at Berlin (for men) 1948 at London (for women) Cycling 1896 at Athens (but not held in 1904) Equestrian 1900 at Paris (but not held in 1904 and 1908) Fencing 1896 at Athens (for men) 1924 at Paris (for women) Football 1900 at Paris (but not held in 1932) Gymnastics 1896 at Athens Handball 1936 at Berlin as outdoor handball 1952 at Helsinki as demostration games 1972 at Munich as a medal event Hockey 1908 at London (but not held in 1912 and 1924) for men 1980 at Moscow for women Judo 1964 at Tokyo (but not held in 1968) Modern Pentathlon 1912 at Stockholm as individual competition 1952 at H...

specific name for sports ground

Court/Campus/Field Games/Sports Court Tennis, Badminton, Net Ball, Handball, Volleyball, Squash, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi Diamond Baseball Ring Sketing, Boxing Course Golf Pool Swimming Board Table Tennis Mat Judo, Karate, Taikwondo Arena Horse riding Vellodrome Cycling Field Polo, Football, Hockey Track Athletics Pitch Cricket Greens Bowls Rink Curling, Ice Hockey Range Shooting, Archery

Sports - cups and Trophies

Sport Cups and Trophies Hockey Aga Khan Cup, Begam Rasul Trophy (women's), Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Lady Ratan Tata Trophy (women's), Gurunanak Championship (women's), Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold Cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc Football Beghum Hazarat Mahal Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Colombo Cup, Confederation Cup, DCM Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, BC Rai Trophy (National Championship), FIFA World Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy (National Championship), IFA Shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto Mukherjee Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, etc. Cricket Anthony D' Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup, Bose Trophy, Champions Trophy, Charminar Challenger Cup, CK Naidu Trophy, Cooch - Behar Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar - Border Trophy, GD Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, Ghulam Ahmand Trophy, Hakumat Rai Trophy, I...