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Know about FIFA World Cup 2022

Edition: 22

Held: 20 November to 18 December 2022 (Qatar)

Matches: 64

Length: 28 days

First Asian cities to host FIFA world cup: South Korea & Japan (2002)

First Arab country to host FIFA world: Qatar (2022)

FIFA world cup held in Asia in 2022: Second time

Venues: 8 (5 cities)

Country to provide security: Pakistan (sent around 4500 soldiers)

Country to produce ball: Pakistan

Participating countries from Asia: Qatar, Iran, South Korea, Japan & Saudi Arabia

Winner: Argentine

Argentine won: after 36 years (previously won in 1986)

Runner-up: France

Argentine won: third time

Goals scored: 172

Top scorer: Kylian Mbappe (8 goals)

Kylian Mbappe belongs: France

Best player: Lionel Messi (7 goals) (Argentine)

Golden Ball winner:  Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi won Ball: Second time

Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball first time: 2014

Best young player: Enzo Fernendez (Argentine)

Best goalkeeper : Emiliano Martinez (Argentine)

Country to get third position: Croatia

Country to get fourth position: Morocco

Golden Boot winner: Kylian Mbappe (8 goals)

Second player to score hat-trick in Final: Kylian Mbappe

First Arab country to Qualify for semi-final: Morocco

Final held: Lusail Stadium 

World Cup trophy showcased by: Deepika Pedukone (Indian actress) & Iker Casillas (Spanish legend footballer)

Golden Glove winner: Emiliano Martinez (Argentine)

In 2022, Argentine became the first South American nation to win FIFA World Cup since Brazil in 2002.

France lost in the final of a World Cup for the second time (First vs Italy in 2006) (second vs Argentine in 2022)

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Headquarters of World Archery Federation Located in Switzerland. 

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Football is also known as Soccer.

The Durand Cup is the oldest football tournament in Asia and one of the oldest in the world.

It was first held in 1888 in India and continues to be a prestigious football event.

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The high jump is an event within the sport of track and field, also known as athletics.

It is a field event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar at a measured height without dislodging it. 

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The expedite system in table tennis is used to prevent excessively long games by enforcing a rule.

After 10 minutes of play, if neither player has scored 18 points, the system is applied.

Each player is then limited to 13 shots per rally.

This ensures faster gameplay and avoids prolonged matches.

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The United States of America (USA) has won the most number of gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.

US won a total of 40 Gold Medals

US won a total of 44 Silver Medals

US won a total of 42 Bronze Medals

US won a total of 126 Medals

After the US, China comes second with 40 Gold, 27 Silver & 24 Bronze medals 

China won a total of 91 medals 

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• In August 2020, James Anderson is the first bowler to take 600  wickets in Test Cricket.
•  James Anderson is a cricketer belongs to England. 
•  In July 2023, Stuart Broad became the second bowler to take 600 wickets in Test Cricket.
•  Stuart Broad is a cricketer from England. 
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Cricket bats are traditionally made from the wood of the English willow (Salix alba caerulea) 

The wood is treated with raw linseed oil to protect it.

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The old name of squash is "Rackets."

The game evolved from a British sport called rackets.

It involved hitting a ball against walls in an enclosed space.