Olympiad Test Level 1: Sports- 2 - Class 6 MCQ

In 1981, the 1st ODI was played in India at Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Stadium of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The match was played between India and England. England won the match by 5 wickets.

• The Wimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and arguably the most famous. 
• The Championships have been hosted by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, and take place over two weeks late June – early July. 
• Of the four major annual tennis tournaments known as the ‘Grand Slams’, Wimbledon is the only one to still be played on grass, which is where the name lawn tennis originated. 

The 66th Senior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women is hosted by Mysuru from 9-16 January. The championship returned to Mysuru after a gap of 29 years.

• The Ex-Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Vijay Goel inaugurated the Khelo India National-level competitions for various sports for Under-14 and Under-17 children at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex in New Delhi in the year 2017. 
• The purpose of the competition was to provide a platform for budding talents to compete at the national level. Approx 1000 participants from more than 25 states and union territories had taken part in the competitions. 

Shankar Laxman was one of the greatest hockey players India ever produced. He was the first goalkeeper to become the captain of an international hockey team and the only player in the world to have played in three successive Olympic finals.

• Field Hockey is an eleven aside game. There are 11 players on a team made up of a goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders and forwards. 
• Each player has a stick with a rounded head to play the ball with and the objective is to score goals by putting the ball in the opposing team’s goal.

Oil wrestling is the national sport of Turkey. In this sport, the wrestlers cover themselves with olive oil. The wrestlers are known as 'pehlivan', wear a type of hand-stitched leather trousers called 'kisbet', which is traditionally made of water buffalo hide, and most recently has been made of calfskin.

• The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India in 1951.
• They are also known as Asiad.
• It is a Pancontinental multi-sport level even held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.
• The games are regulated by the Asian Games Federation.
• The motto of the first Asian Games was the game is "Play the game in the spirit of the game".
• The Games were officially opened by Indian President Rajendra Prasad at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.

The predominant system of positioning and division of responsibility used by football match officials throughout the world is known as the Diagonal system of control (DSC). The referee has final decision-making authority on all matters. The referee is assisted by two assistant referees who advise the referee.

Mihir Sen was a famous long-distance swimmer & a national hero of India, considered to be one of the most prominent youth icons of his generation. He was considered to be one of the most prominent youth icons of his generation.