Sports Knowledge

sports:- A sport is commonly defined as an athletic activity that involves a degree of competition, such as tennis or basketball. Some games and many kinds of racing are called sports. A professional at a sport is called an athlete. Many people play sports with their friends.

Olympics:-


  • Olympics games were started in 776 BC on Mount Olympia in the honour of Greek God,’Zeus’. The modren Olympia Games were started in Athens the capital of Greece on 6th April,1896.
  • The Olympics Games are organised after every 4 years . The Olympic Flag is made up of white silk and five interwined rings as the olympics emblen.
  • The five interlaced rings represents five continents (cloured blue, yellow , black, green and red). Blue for Europe, Black for Africa, Red for America (North and South America), Yellow for Asia and Green for Oceania (Australia and Newzeland).
  • the officail Olympics Mottoi is Citius,Altius and Fortius, a Latin phrase meaning is Swifter , Higher and Stronger.
  • 2016, Olympics were hosted by City Rio De Janerio, Brazil. Motto of 2016 Olympics was “A new world” and the Muscot was “Vinicius”
  • India won 2 medals in total at rio olympic 2016. first medal is earned by wrestler Sakshi Malik (bronze) second by Badminton star P.V. Sindhu (silver) and gymnast Dipa Karmakar (creditable fourth) were the top stars among the Indian contingent at the Rio Olympics.
  • 2020 Summer Oluympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan.

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