Sports Events and History

The first Summer Youth Olympic Games were hosted by Singapore in 2010, featuring athletes between the ages of 14 and 18. This event was established by the International Olympic Committee to inspire young people through sport.

Boxing was banned in Olympics 1912 on the grounds that it was too dangerous.

The first Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France, in 1924.

The Olympic flame was first lit in a giant torch at the entrance of the stadium during the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics.

The first modern Olympic Games were organized by the International Olympic Committee and held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.

The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India, in 1951.

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games were officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and were held in Beijing, China.

India last won the Olympic Gold medal in field hockey in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Since then, the team has not secured the top position in the Olympics.

Historical records generally cite 776 BC as the year of the first recorded ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece.

The 2014 Winter Olympics were held in Sochi, Russia.

The inaugural Summer Youth Olympic Games were held in Singapore in 2010.

London hosted the 30th Olympic Games in 2012. Beijing hosted the 29th in 2008. Kuala Lumpur has never hosted Olympics. Singapore hosted Youth Olympics 2010. London previously hosted in 1908 and 1948, making 2012 its third time.

The mascot for the 2nd Asian Indoor Games held in Macau in 2007 was a bird named 'Mei Mei'.

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, the birthplace of the modern Olympic movement.

The 2010 Commonwealth Games were hosted by Delhi, India. This was a major international multi-sport event. Option B appears to have a typo combining 'Australia' and 'India', but the correct answer is India alone.