Olympic Games (part 1 of 2): Thirtyth Olympics Year:2012Place:London, United Kingdom Date:July 27 to August 12Participating Countries:204 Players:10820Game Competition:26 India Position:Gagan Narang (Bronze - Shooting - Men's 10m Air Rifle), Vijay Kumar (Silver - Shooting - Men's 25 Rapid Fire Pistol), Saina Nehwal (Bronze - Badminton - Women's singles), Mary Kom (Bronze - Boxing - Women's flyweight), Yogeshwar Dutt (Bronze - Wrestling - Men's 60 kg Freestyle), Sushil Kumar (Silver - Wrestling - Men's 66 kg Freestyle) Twenth Ninth Olympics Year:2008Place:Beijing (China) Date:August 8 to August 24Participating Countries:204 Players:11028Game Competition:28 India Position:Abhinav Bindra won gold medal in rifle shooting. Twenty Eighth Olympics Year:2004Place:Athens (Egypt) Date:August 13 to 29Participating Countries:202 Players:10500Game Competition:28 India Position:Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won a Silver medal (in Shooting) Twenty Seventh Olympics Year:2000Place:Sydney (Australia) Date:September 15 to October 1Participating Countries:199 Players:10500Game Competition:28 India Position:Karnam Malleshwari won a Bronze medal in the weightlifting (69 kg category) Twenty Sixth Olympics Year:1996Place:Atlanta (USA) Date:July 19 to August 4Participating Countries:197 Players:10700Game Competition:25 India Position:Leander Paes won, a Bronze medal (Lawn Tennis) Twenty Fifth Olympics Year:1992Place:Barcelona (Spain) Date:July 25 to August 9Participating Countries:170 Players:12,000 (including the officials)Game Competition:31 India Position:Did not win any medal Twenty Fourth Olympics Year:1988Place:Seoul (Korea) Date:September 17 to October 2Participating Countries:160 Players:13,850 (including the officials)Game Competition:237 India Position:Did not win any medal, At 6th position in Hockey Twenty Third Olympics Year:1984Place:Los Angeles (USA) Date:July 28 to August 12Participating Countries:140 Players:7078 (1620 females)Game Competition:221 India Position:Did not win any medal, At 5th position in Hockey Twenty Second Olympics Year:1980Place:Moscow (Soviet Union) Date:July 19 August 3Participating Countries:81 Players:5326 (1088 females)Game Competition:203 India Position:1 Gold medal (in Hockey) Twenty First Olympics Year:1976Place:Montreal (Canada) Date:July 17 to August 1Participating Countries:88 Players:6152 (1261 females)Game Competition:198 India Position:Did not win any medal, At 7th position in Hockey Twentieth Olympics Year:1972Place:Munich (Germany) Date:August 26 to September 10Participating Countries:122 Players:7147 (1070 females)Game Competition:195 India Position:1 Bronze medal (in Hockey) Nineteenth Olympics Year:1968Place:Mexico City (Mexico) Date:October 12 to 27Participating Countries:112 Players:5531 (781 females)Game Competition:182 India Position:1 Bronze medal (in Hockey) Eighteenth Olympics Year:1964Place:Tokyo (Japan) Date:October 10 to 24Participating Countries:93 Players:5140 (683 females)Game Competition:163 India Position:1 Gold medal (in Hockey) Seventeenth Olympics Year:1960Place:Rome (Itlay) Date:August 25 to September 11Participating Countries:83 Players:5348 (61 females)Game Competition:150 India Position:1 Silver medal (in Hockey) Sixteenth Olympics Year:1956Place:Melbourne (Australia) Date:Nov 22 tp Dec 8Participating Countries:71 Players:3342 (384 females)Game Competition:145 India Position:1 Gold medal (in Hockey)

Cricket World Cup: 2011 Final Venue: Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiNo of Teams: 14 teams Winner: India - 277/4 (48.2 overs)Runner up: Sri Lanka - 274/6 (50 overs) Man of the match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni - ( 91* )Man of the tournament: Yuvraj Singh - (362 Runs and 15 Wickets ) Result: Ind won by 6 wickets Scorecard 2007 Final Venue: Kensington Oval, BridgetownNo of Teams: 16 teams Winner: Australia - 281/4 (38 overs)Runner up: Sri Lanka - 215/8 (36 overs) Man of the match: Adam Gilchrist - ( 149 )Man of the tournament: Glenn Mcgrath - ( 26 Wickets ) Result: Aus won by 53 runs (D/L) Scorecard 2003 Final Venue: Wanderers, JohannesburgNo of Teams: 14 teams Winner: Australia - 359/2 (50 overs)Runner up: India - 234 all out (39.2 overs) Man of the match: Ricky Ponting - ( 140 )Man of the tournament: Sachin Tendulkar - (673 Runs and 2 Wickets ) Result: Aus won by 125 runs Scorecard 1999 Final Venue: Lord's, LondonNo of Teams: 12 teams Winner: Australia - 133/2 (20.1 overs)Runner up: Pakistan - 132 all out (39 overs) Man of the match: Shane Warne - ( 4/33 )Man of the tournament: Lance Klusener - (281 Runs and 17 Wickets ) Result: Aus won by 8 wickets Scorecard 1996 Final Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, LahoreNo of Teams: 12 teams Winner: Sri Lanka - 245/3 (46.2 overs)Runner up: Australia - 241/7 (50 overs) Man of the match: Aravinda de Silva - ( 3/42 and 107* )Man of the tournament: Sanath Jayasuriya - (221 Runs and 7 Wickets ) Result: SL won by 7 wickets Scorecard 1992 Final Venue: MCG, MelbourneNo of Teams: 9 teams Winner: Pakistan - 249/6 (50 overs)Runner up: England - 227 all out (49.2 overs) Man of the match: Wasim Akram - ( 3/39 and 33 )Man of the tournament: Martin Crowe - ( 456 ) Result: Pak won by 22 runs Scorecard 1987 Final Venue: Eden Gardens, KolkataNo of Teams: 8 teams Winner: Australia - 253/5 (50 overs)Runner up: England - 246/8 (50 overs) Man of the match: David Boon - ( 75 )Man of the tournament: Result: Aus won by 7 runs Scorecard 1983 Final Venue: Lord's, LondonNo of Teams: 8 teams Winner: India - 183 all out (54.4 overs)Runner up: West Indies - 140 all out (52 overs) Man of the match: Mohinder Amarnath - ( 3/12 and 26 )Man of the tournament: Result: Ind won by 43 runs Scorecard 1979 Final Venue: Lord's, LondonNo of Teams: 8 teams Winner: West Indies - 286/9 (60 overs)Runner up: England - 194 all out (51 overs) Man of the match: Viv Richards - ( 138 *)Man of the tournament: Result: WI won by 92 runs Scorecard 1975 Final Venue: Lord's, LondonNo of Teams: 8 teams Winner: West Indies - 291/8 (60 overs)Runner up: Australia - 274 all out (58.4 overs) Man of the match: Clive Lloyd - ( 102 )Man of the tournament: Result: WI won by 17 runs Scorecard

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Important Battles: YearBattle NameInvolved Countries 2003Gulf War IIUS led coalition forces dethroned the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein 2001US-Afghanistan WarUS led coalition forces attack Afghanistan to bring down the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in retaliation to the September 11 terrorist attack in the USA 1999Kargil WarIndia defeated Pakistani forces at Kargil 1991Gulf WarUS led multinational forces attacked Iraq to oust Iraqi troops from Kuwait 1971Pakistan-Bangladesh WarMukti Bahini forces aided by India against the Pakistani forces stationed in Bangladesh (former East Pakistan); Pakistani forces surrendered and Bangladesh came into being 1967Israel-Arab WarSix-day war, shortest war in history; Arab forces led by Egypt, Syria and Jordan were defeated 1954Korean WarSouth Korea invaded by North Korea; North Korea was forced back by UN forces 1942Desert WarItalian Army from Libya invaded Egypt in order to attack British forces 1939 - 45World War IAxis powers (Germany, Italy and Japan) against the Allies (Britain, USSR, US, France and several other countries); Axis powers were defeated 1916Battle of JutlandDuring World War I鈥搉aval battle between Germany and England in which Germany was defeated 1914 - 1919World War IGermany (with Austria, Hungary and Turkey) against Britain (with France, US, Russia, Japan, Canada, Austria and Belgium); Germany and its allies were defeated 1913Balkan War IIInvasion of Serbia and Greece by Bulgaria; Bulgaria defeated by combined forces of Serbia, Greece, Romania, Montenegro, which stripped Turkey of most of its European territories 1912Balkan War ITurkey and Balkan countries (Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece); Turkey defeated 1905Russo鈥揓apan WarRussia and Japan in the Sea of Japan; Russia defeated; also called the 'Battle of Port Arthur' or 'Battle of Yalu' 1861 - 1865American Civil WarNorthern Vs. Southern states of America for the abolition of slavery; Abraham Lincoln defeated the Southern states 1840First China WarChina and Britain; Chinese forces yielded. It was a trade war and also known as the 'Opium War' 1815Battle of WaterlooBritish forces led by Duke of Wellington defeated French forces led by Napoleon Bonaparte; it was Napoleon's last battle; Napoleon was abdicated and was exiled to the island of St Helena in South Atlantic where he died in 182l. 1813Battle of LeipzigGermany and combined forces of Austria, Prussia and Russia defeated Napoleon (French forces) 1812Battle of聽BorodinoFrance and Russia; the French forces were commanded by Napoleon who was defeated 1805Battle of AusterlitzBritain, Austria, Russia and Prussia on one side and France on the other; French on the other; French forces victorious 1805Battle of TrafalgarBritish fleet defeated fleets of France and Spain; British fleets commanded by Admiral Nelson, who was killed in the battle 1798Battle of NileBritish and French fleets; Britain victorious 1756 - 1763Seven Year WarBritain and France against Austria and Prussia; British alliance won 1607Battle of Gibraltar BayThe Dutch defeated the Spaniards and the Portuguese 1642 - 1649Civil War of EnglandBetween Cavaliers (King Charles supporters) and forces of the Parliament led by Oliver Cromwell; King Charles I executed 1618 - 1648Thirty Year WarStarted as religious-cum-political war between (Conto) the Lutherans and Catholics in Germany and developed into an international war 1588Anglo-Spanish WarSpanish and English fleets fought in the English Channel; Defeat of the Spanish fleet 1455 - 1485War of RosesCivil War in England between the two rival royal houses of Lancaster and York; White and red rose were their respective symbols 1338 - 1453Hundred Year WarFrance and England 190 BCBattle of MagnesiaSyrian and Roman forces; Syrian forces defeated (north-west Lydia) 331 BCBattle of ArabiaGreek and Persian forces; Greeks victorious 431 - 421 BCSpartan War IISparta and Athens; Spartans victorious 459 BCSpartan War ISparta and Athens, also called 'Pelponesian War'; it lasted for 30 years 479 BCBattle of MycaleGreek and Persian forces; Persian fleet defeated 479 BCBattle of PlataeGreek and Persian forces; Persian forces defeated 480 BCBattle of SalamisAthenian and Persian fleet in the Bay of Salamis; Persian fleet defeated 480 BCBattle of ThermoplyaeSpartans led by Leonidas and Persians by Xerxes; Spartans were defeated. 490 BCBattle of MarathonAthenians and Persians; King Darius of Persia defeated. 608 BCBattle of MegiddoNecho of Egypt and Josiah of Judah; Egyptians victorious

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