ALL ABOUT ASIAN GAMES

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ASIAN GAMES

● Venue of Asian Games 2018 – Jakarta-Pale mbang,
Indonesia.
● Venue of Asian Games 2022 – Hangzhou, China.
● Venue of Asian Games 2026 – Nagoya, Japan.

CWG

● Venue of CWG Games 2010 – New Delhi, India.
● Venue of CWG Games 2014 – Glasgow, Scotland.
● Venue of CWG Games 2018 – Gold Coast,
Australia.
● Venue of CWG Games 2022 – Birmingham,
England.

Olympic

● The first modern Olympics games were held in
Athens, Greece, in 1896.
● International Olympic Committee (IOC)
headquarter – Lausanne, Switzerland.
● IOC President – Thomas Bach

Summer Olympic

● Venue of Summer Olympic Games 2016 – Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
● Venue of Summer Olympic Games 2020 – Tokyo,
Japan
● Venue of Summer Olympic Games 2024 – Paris,
France

Winter Olympic

● Venue of Winter Olympic Games 2014 – Sochi,
Russia.
● Venue of Winter Olympic Games 2018 –
Pyeongchang, South Korea.
● Venue of Winter Olympic Games 2022 – Beijing,
China.

ICC WORLD Cup

● International Cricket Council (ICC) headquarter –
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
● President of ICC – Zaheer Abbas.
● Chairman of ICC – Shashank Manohar.
● CEO – David Richardson.
● Venue of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 – India, Sri
Lanka, Bangladesh.
● Venue of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 – Australia &
New Zealand.
● Venue of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – England,
Wales.
● Venue of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – India.

T-20

● The first T20 World Cup was held in Johannesburg,
South Africa in 2007.
● India won the first T20 world cup title after
defeating Pakistan in the final.
● West Indies won the T20 World Cup title two
times.
West Indies wont the title in 2016 after defeating
England in the final.
● Venue of World Cup 2014 – Bangladesh.
● Venue of World Cup T20 2016– India.
● Venue of World Cup 2020 – Australia.

WOMEN’S WORLD Cup

The first Women’s World Cup was held in England in 1973, two years before the inaugural men’s tournament. England won the title by defeating Australia in the final.
Australia has been the most successful team in the Women’s World Cup, with 6 titles and 3 runners up. England won the Women’s World Cup in 2017 by defeating India in the final.
● Venue of ICC Women Cricket World Cup 2013 –
India.
● Venue of ICC Women Cricket World Cup 2017 –
England.
● Venue of ICC Women Cricket World Cup 2021 –
New Zealand

ICC WOMEN’S T20

● The first Women’s T20 World Cup was held in
England in 2009.
● England won the first T20 world cup title after
defeating New Zealand in the final.
● Australia has been the most successful team in the
Women’s World Cup, with 3 titles and 1 runners
up.
● West Indies won the title in 2016 after defeating
Australia in the final.
● Venue of World Cup 2014 – Bangladesh.
● Venue of World Cup T20 2016– India.
● Venue of World Cup T20 2018– West Indies
● Venue of World Cup 2020 – Australia.

HOCKEY Men’s

● International Hockey Federation (IHF)
headquarter – Lausanne, Switzerland.
● President of IHF – Narinder Batra.
● Venue of Hockey Men’s World Cup 2010 – New
Delhi, India.
● Venue of Hockey Men’s World Cup 2014 – The
Hague, Netherlands.
● Venue of Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018 –
Bhubaneswar, India.

HOCKEY Women’s

● Venue of Hockey WOMEN’Sen’s World Cup 2010 – Rosario,
Argentina.
● Venue of Hockey WOMEN’S World Cup 2014 – The
Hague, Netherlands.
● Venue of Hockey WOMEN’S World Cup 2018 – London,
England.

FIFA

● Fédération Internationale de Football Association
(FIFA) headquarter – Zürich, Switzerland.
● President of FIFA – Gianni Infantino.
● Venue of FIFA World Cup 2014 – Brazil.
● Venue of FIFA World Cup 2018 – Russia.
● Venue of FIFA World Cup 2022 – Qatar.

FIFA Women’s

● Venue of FIFA World Cup 2015 – Canada.
● Venue of FIFA World Cup 2019 – France.

FIFA U-17

● Venue of FIFA (U-17) World Cup 2015 – Chile.
● Venue of FIFA (U-17) World Cup 2017 – India.