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Erin Jackson is an American speed skater, roller derby player, and Olympic gold medalist. Jackson is the first Black woman to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual sport.

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American tennis legend Serena Williams won her first major title at the 1999 US Open, when she was 17. Since then, she won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most of any woman in the Open Era. 

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Casper Ruud is a Norwegian professional tennis player.

Casper Ruud has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 5, achieved on 13 June 2022

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Kaka is a former Brazilian football superstar who played as an attacking midfielder.

He is known for his time at AC Milan and Real Madrid.

He won the Ballon d'Or in 2007.

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A baseball field is known as a "diamond".

Because the layout of the bases forms a diamond shape.

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• Know about FIFA World Cup 2022

• Edition: 22

• Held: 20 November 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 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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After 352 days and over 16,000 kilometres of running through 16 countries, Russell Cook became the first human to run the entire length of Africa.

Russell Cook belongs to Britain.

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Arshad Nadeem became the first ever Pakistani to qualify for the final of any event at the World Athletics Championships at CWG in August 2022 in Birmingham, England.

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Know about FIFA World Cup

FIFA stands for: Federation Internationale de Football Association

Founded: 1930

Total teams: 32

Most titles won by: Brazil

Played: after 4 years

Only team to participate in each tournament: Brazil (21)

Continents to not host a single tournament: Australia & Antarctica

1942 & 1946 FIFA world cup could not be held: Because of second world war

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IWF established: 1905

IWF headquarters: Budapest, Hungary