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12 International Sports Events

Sport nowadays is popular as ever before. The number of sport competitions is
increasing and sports are grabbing the attention of every one of all ages. Some

of them are known as Major International Sports Events or mega sports events.

Read the given information and write the names of these international
sports events.

Organised by sports governing body, the _______________ 1

_____________, is the premier international championship
of men’s one-day international cricket. Held every 4 years,
India won this championship in 2011. England won this

championship in 2019 on the basis of boundary counts.

2
Held every 4 years, the ______________________
______________ is a major event in which thousands of
athletes participate in a variety of competitions. This event

was held in Brazil in 2016.

3
________________________ is an international, multi-sport
event which is held every 4 years. Played by athletes from

the Commonwealth of Nations, currently there are 53
members and 71 teams in it. India hosted this event in 2010.

4
__________________________ is the oldest and the most

prestigious tennis tournament in the world. Held each
year, the home of this sports event is the All England
Lawn Tennis Club.

Clue Corner

a) ICC World Cup b) Olympic Games

c) The Wimbledon Championship d) Commonwealth Games

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