Important Events of the Olympic Games

Important Events of the Olympic Games Related Important Events ⚡

Date of Event	Event / Incident
15 November 1859	The first Zappa Olympics were started in Greece.
21 June 1911	The ship RMS Olympics completed its first transatlantic voyage to New York after traveling for 5 days, 16 hours and 42 minutes.
03 August 1936	The African American athlete Jesse Owens won four times his medals at the Berlin Summer Olympics, defying the optimistic Aryan domination of Nazi leaders.
01 May 1940	The Summer Olympics, formally known as the game of XII Olympiad, was canceled on 1 May 1940 due to the spread of World War II, which originally in Tokyo, Japan, from 21 September to 6 October 1940 in Tokyo, Japan Was going to be held.
11 August 1948	The Summer Olympics began in London.
06 December 1956	At the Melbourne Olympics, 14 -year -old swimmer Sandra Morganbeck won the Olympic gold medal winning Australian player.
26 January 1956	The Winter Olympics began in the city of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
10 October 1956	The Summer Olympics began in Melbourne Australia.
05 September 1960	American boxer Cassius Clay, popularly known as Muhammad Ali, won the light heavyweight gold medal at the Olympics.
10 October 1964	The 1964 Summer Olympics were inaugurated in intocio, which was first aired internationally through the satellite.
01 October 1964	The Shinkansen (Bullet Train) link of high-speed railway lines in Japan begins matching with the Tokyo Olympics, with the first trains running at a speed of 210 km / h (130 mph).
10 October 1964	The Summer Olympics in Tokyo were first broadcast live on Doordarshan.
12 August 1964	Due to the terms of the IOC, South Africa has been stopped from the Olympic Games in Tokyo, including refusal to demolish its' apiced policies. South Africa was not admitted to the Olympics in 1992 even after 28 years of suspension.
24 October 1964	The Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo.
16 October 1968	To oppose racism in the United States, African Americanthlets Tommy Smith and John Carlos saluted Black Power at a medal ceremony at the Mexico City Summer Olympics.
18 October 1968	At the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, in a long jump American Bob Bamon Seta set a world record of 8.90 meters, a mark that stood for 23 years.
21 January 1980	US President Jimmy Carter announced boycott of Moscow Olympics.
22 February 1980	At the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, the United States ice hockey team defeated the Soviet Union in an unlikely victory that became known as the Miracle on Ice.
13 February 1980	The Winter Olympics were played in Lake Placid New York.
24 July 1980	At the Moscow Olympics, Australia's confidence -confident team won the gold medal in the men's 4 x 100 meter medlel, the only time when the United States, who was boycotting these games, has not won this competition at the Olympic level. .
18 January 1983	Thirty years after his death, the International OlympicCommittee restored gold medals to American athlete Jim Thorpe, who hadhad them stripped for playing semi-professional baseball before the 1912Summer Olympics.
08 May 1984	The Soviet Union announced the boycott of Summer Olympics Los Angeles citing security concerns and said that 'chaos and anti-Soviet hysteria [in uncontrolled states] are being abolished.
17 September 1988	The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, South Korea.
19 November 1995	Indian weightlifter Karnam Malleshwari holds the world record in weightlifting. She is the first woman player from India to win a medal in the Olympics.
22 February 1998	The 1998 Winter Olympics were held in Nagano in Japan.
09 February 2002	The XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City called Utah or Quebec City in the year 2002.
13 August 2004	The 28th Olympic Games were played in Athens, Greece.
12 December 2007	The International Olympic Committee stripped Marin Jones, who won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics, when it admitted to taking a banned substance.
13 February 2010	Georgian luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili dies in a fatal crash during a tracing run for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics before the opening ceremonies.
15 February 2010	Alexander Boolean who was the Men’s freestyle Skiing moguls competitor won the first gold medal in Canada and also won on the home soil at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
02 February 2011	IAN Thorpe .an Australian swimmer announces his retirement .he says that he will come out of the retirement to complete in London Olympics in 2012.
25 December 2012	Queen Elizabeth II shared his Christmas message with his Commonwealth themes, referring to his diamond jubilee celebrations and the 2012 Summer Olympics experience; The speech is the first to air in 3D.
28 July 2012	South Africa's Cameron van Der Burg has set a world record in men's 100m breaststroke. It is established in the 2012 Summer Olympics. This is a new Olympic record.
31 July 2012	American swimmer Michael Phelps won 6 medals at the London Olympics. He became the highest player to win 22 Olympic medals in total.
20 July 2012	In London, the Olympic torch arrives, indicating the final stages of the UK-wide relay ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
12 August 2012	The 30th Olympic Games ended in London.
12 February 2013	The international Olympic Committee announces that the sports of wrestling have been dropped out from 2020 summer Olympics in 2013.
11 February 2014	The Indian Athletes were granted permission to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics under their own nation’s flag after two years when The Indian Olympic Association was suspended when the Indian officials were found doing corruption in 2012.
23 February 2014	The Sochi Winter Olympics ends; on this last day of the competitions, Canada beats Sweden in men's hockey, keeping Canada as the reigning gold winner in two consecutive Winter Games.
05 August 2016	The 31 Summer Olympics began at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Important Events of the Olympic Games Questions and Answer ⚡

Question: When was the last time India won gold medal in Hockey in Olympics?

◉ In 1984 AD

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◉ In 1980 AD (Moscow Olympics)

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◉ In 1948 AD

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◉ In 1932 AD

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Question: In which year did India win the first gold medal in hockey in the Olympics?

◉ In 1944 AD

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◉ in 1928 AD

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◉ In 1956 AD

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◉ In 1980 AD

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Question: The maximum number of goals scored by India so far in the history of international hockey tournaments was in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles when it defeated USA by how much?

◉ 24 -15

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◉ 24 -9

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◉ 24 -2

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◉ 24 to 1

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Question: The three medals won by India in the Beijing Olympics were?

◉ Wrestling, Tennis and Judo

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◉ in shooting, boxing and wrestling

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◉ Hockey, badminton and cricket

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◉ In cricket, boxing and badminton

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Question: Which of the following sports was included in Rio Olympics after more than 100 years?

◉ Beach-schoolball

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◉ Golf

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◉ Taekwondo

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◉ Diving

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Question: Who among the following is not a member of the Indian boxing team at Rio Olympics?

◉ Vikas Krishna

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◉ Shiva Thapa

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◉ Manoj Kumar

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◉ Avatar Singh

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Question: PV Sindhu entered the semi-finals of the women's singles badminton event at the Rio Olympics after losing to Wang Yihan. Where is Wang Yihan from?

◉ Indonesia

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◉ Taiwan

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◉ Japan

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◉ China

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Question: Dipa Karmakar represented India for the first time in Rio Olympics in which sport?

◉ Gymnastics

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◉ Archery

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◉ Badminton

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◉ Boxing

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Question: What is the name of the first Indian woman to win bronze medal in Olympics?

◉ Saina Nehwal

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◉ Aditi Mutatkar

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◉ Shruti kurian

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◉ Shweta Kelkar

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Question: Who represented India in the 2016 Summer Olympics?

◉ Shantikumar Singh

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◉ Aruna B Reddy

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◉ Deepa Karmarkar

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◉ Ashish Kumar

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Question: Who is the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the Olympics?

◉ Sarojini Naidu

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◉ Deepa Karmarkar

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◉ Aruna B Reddy

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◉ Mithali Raj

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Question: Which one of the following division was introduced in London Olympics 2012?

◉ CBS ad hoc

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◉ CAS ad hoc

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◉ PAC ad hoc

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◉ SAC ad hoc

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Question: Consider the Statement: Three _____ athletes were suspended from London Olympics 2012.

◉ Russian

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◉ Indian

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◉ England

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◉ American

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Question: Who has been selected as the Chef-de-mission for the Olympics to head the Indian Contingent at the London Games?

◉ Gagan Narang

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◉ Surendra singh

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◉ Ajit pal Singh

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◉ Rajeev Shukla

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Question: What is the estimated number of Nations participating in London Olympics 2012?

◉ 207

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◉ 205

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◉ 204

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◉ 206

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Question: Which Indian boxer announced his retirement after the 2016 Olympics?

◉ Vijendra Singh

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◉ Marrykom

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◉ Sarita Devi

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◉ Sushil Kumar

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Question: Who among the following has qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics by winning a bronze medal in the International Shooting Sport Federation's 50m rifle event?