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About men’s Cricket World Cup 2023

Edition: 13th

Format: One Day International (ODI)

Venue: India

Winner: Australia (sixth title)

Staring date: 5 October

Final date: 19 November

Runners-up: India

Participating teams: 10

Total Matches: 48

Note: This is the first time India hosting the tournament solely

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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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Final of ICC men’s ODI Cricket World Cup held between Australia and India on 19 November 2023 in Ahmedabad, India

Edition: 13th

Format: One Day International (ODI)

Venue: India

Winner: Australia (sixth title)

Runners-up: India

Participating teams: 10

Total Matches: 48

Note: This is the first time India hosting the tournament solely

Official mascot: 

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In Summer Olympic Games 2024, Novak Djokovic becomes oldest player to win Olympic gold.

He won Olympic medal at the age of 37.

He is a professional tennis player. 

He belongs to Serbia. 

He triumphs in a 2-hour, 50-minute final against Carlos Alcaraz at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and the first African to be elected president of International Olympic Committee (IOC).

She will be the 10th president of IOC.

She is also a two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist.

She belongs to Zimbabwe. 

She will take IOC president in June 2025.

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This tournament organised by: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

Established: 1983

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Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan was washed out due to persistent rain in Dhaka due to the effects of cyclone Jawad in December 2021.

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Pakistan Post had issued 20 special postage stamps on July 24, this year, to locally and internationally highlight the brutalities of Indian troops on the people of Occupied Kashmir engaged in a peaceful struggle to achieve freedom from India’s illegal occupation of their homeland, KMS reported.

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Lionel Messi became the first footballer to receive the ‘American Presidential Medal of Freedom’.

He is a professional footballer of Argentina.

He received this award on 5 January 2025 from US president Joe Biden.  

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Presidential Medal of freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States of America.