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The Indian men's and women's hockey teams qualified for the 2020 Olympics by winning their matches at:
1. New Delhi
2. Jaipur
3. Bhubaneshwar
4. Mumbai

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : Bhubaneshwar

The correct answer is ​Bhubaneshwar.

  • The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a major non-governmental organization responsible for the management of the Olympic Games that are held around the world.
  • The Indian men's and women's hockey teams qualified for the 2020 Olympics by winning their matches at Bhubaneshwar.
    • International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894 in Paris. The date of the first Games, 1896, marked the beginning of an extraordinary adventure that has now lasted for over a century. 
  • The Olympic Games are a great international festival of the youth of the world which is made possible by the contribution of the services of thousands of amateur sportsmen, competitors and officials alike, from every civilized country.
  • The Olympic Games are under the control and direction of the International Olympic Committee, which was originally created by the Baron de Coubertin of France, through whose efforts the Games were revived in 1894 and first staged in Athens in 1896. 

 

Olympics headquarters President Foundation day No. of sports played in the Olympics.
Lausanne, Switzerland Thomas Bach 23rd June 1894 33
  • Karnam Malleswaram: 1st Indian woman to win Olympic gold medal.
  • Wizard of Hockey: Major Dhyanchand.
  • First Olympic Medal in Wrestling in India: Khashaba Jadhav.
  • PT Usha: known as a 'Payyoli Express'

Sports Events Countries Year
Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 2021
Winter Olympics Beijing, China 2022
ICC World Cup Cricket India 2023
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
ICC women's Cricket World Cup New Zealand 2021
 

    State Capital State Flowers State animals Language Festivals Dance
    Maharashtra Mumbai Pride of India Indian giant squirrel Marathi Ganeshotsav, Mangala Gaur Lavani
    Odisha Bhubaneswar Ashoka tree Sambhar deer Oriya Jagannath Rath Yatra,Nuakhi Bharatnatyam
    Rajasthan Jaipur Tecomella Camel, Chinkara Rajasthani Teej, Gangaur,camel,Braj Holi. Ghoomar, Kathputli, Kalbelia.

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