Important Facts about Sports and Games

I. Olympic Games

(A) About First Modern Olympic Games:(1)

• First Held: 1896 Athens, Greece 
• Nations: 14 
• Athletes: 241
• Events: 43 events in 9 sports 
• Stadium: Panathenaic Stadium

(B) More Interesting Facts:

• Summer Olympics 2020: Tokyo, Japan
• Winter Olympics 2022: Beijing, China
• Ancient Olympics Games: 776 BC to 277 AD (264 editions)

• Host Cities for Multiple times: 

1. London, United Kingdom (3 times: 1908, 1948, 2012)
2. Paris, France (3 times: 1900, 1924, 2024)
3. Los Angeles, United States (3 times: 1932, 1984, 2028)

II. Commonwealth Games

(A) Interesting Facts:(2)

• First Held: 1930 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Main Venue: Civic Stadium
• Commonwealth Games 2018: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
• Commonwealth Games 2022: Birmingham, England
• Commonwealth Games first held in India in: 2010, New Delhi
• Also Known as: British Empire Games (1930-1950), British Empire and Commonwealth Games (1954-1966), British Commonwealth Games (1970-1974)
• More Games: Commonwealth Winter Games (for snow and ice sports for Commonwealth athletes), Commonwealth Paraplegic Games (for Commonwealth athletes with a disability), Commonwealth Youth Games (for Commonwealth athletes aged 14-18)

III. Asian Games

IV. FIFA World Cup

V. ICC Cricket World Cup

References: Olympics 1896 Wikipedia
                     1930 British Empire Games Wikipedia