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Who built the first miniature golf course?

posted Aug 13, 2016 by Deepak Jangid

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Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall was the first Olympic athlete to suspended for drug use, Which banned substance had he consumed?

posted Aug 13, 2016 by anonymous

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Have two generations of one family ever won a medal at the same Olympics?

posted Aug 12, 2016 by Babita Thawani

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In which discipline did the father of the modern Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin, win an olympic gold medal?

posted Aug 9, 2016 by Ritika Sharma

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Which Biennial sporting event was postponed in 2001 following the September 11th terrorist attack on New York?

posted Aug 9, 2016 by anonymous

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In which event did Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Modern Olympic movement, won a gold medal in 1912 game?

posted Aug 6, 2016 by Ati Kumar

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In which city were the first Modern Olympics held and when?

posted Aug 5, 2016 by Kuldeep Apte

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Which was the only country to host the summer Olympics and not win a single gold medal?

posted Aug 2, 2016 by Ritika Sharma

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Which country came first , second and third in the golf teams event at the 1904 Olympic Games at St Louis?

posted Aug 2, 2016 by Swati Arora

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Which Olympic Games were the first where all continents were represented, with all athletes competing in one stadium?

posted Jul 25, 2016 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Who won a (then) record seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games at Munich?

posted Jul 20, 2016 by Upma

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What was the first Olympics to be boycotted by nations that had previously competed?.

posted Jul 11, 2016 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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At which Olympic Games were females allowed to compete at track & field athletics for the first time?

posted Jun 23, 2016 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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On 1 June 1958, who became the oldest person to break a world record in a standard Olympic athletic event?

posted May 13, 2016 by Dilbagh

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Which was the first year in which the football World Cup final was broadcast on television in colour?

posted May 3, 2016 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Which Olympic Games were the first to be broadcast worldwide on television?

posted Apr 28, 2016 by Saif Khanam

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At the 1968 Olympic Games held at Mexico City, what was the now-universal style introduced to the high jump?

posted Apr 27, 2016 by Karan Joglekar

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At which Olympic Games did the People's Republic of China participate for the first time?

posted Apr 22, 2016 by Mridul

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What was unusual about the 1960 Olympic marathon win by Abebe Bikila?

posted Apr 18, 2016 by Prithvi

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The Olympic Flame, was, for the first time, ceremonially lighted and burnt in a giant torch at the entrance.............

posted Feb 26, 2016 by Puneet Batra

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When and where were association football games first played under floodlights?

posted Feb 18, 2016 by Vishal

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Which country was the host of first Olympics in 1896?

posted Feb 12, 2016 by Rahul Chandel

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The first Winter Olympic Games were held at which city and country ?

posted Jan 14, 2016 by Ankur Athari

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Who was the first General Secretary of the International Olympic Committee and later became its President?

posted Jan 13, 2016 by Sidharth Malhotra

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Where were the equestrian events held for 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympic Games?

posted Dec 28, 2015 by Vishal

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Modern football is said to have evolved from which country ?

posted Dec 17, 2015 by Simranjeet Singh

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At the 2008 Olympic Games, which event began its competition at Beijing before the Opening ceremony?

posted Dec 16, 2015 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Which team won the inaugural tournament for the FIFA World Cup (Soccer) in 1930?

posted Dec 10, 2015 by Ankur Athari

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The first historical mention of the holding of the ancient Olympic Games occurred about how many years ago ?

posted Dec 9, 2015 by Manish Tiwari

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Who was the first recipient of the Pierre de Coubertin Medal, established 1964 to honour athletes in Olympic events?

posted Dec 2, 2015 by Deepak Chitragar

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In 1892, who became the first heavyweight boxing champion to fight under the Marquess of Queensberry rules?

posted Oct 27, 2015 by Maninder Bath

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Who became the first goaltender in NHL history to score a goal by actually shooting the puck into an open net?

posted Aug 5, 2015 by Anamika