General Knowledge · Class 5 · Culture, art and sport
Sport and the Olympics
Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals in hockey? The answer may surprise you.
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5 facts. The questions below make you use them, not just remember them.
- The first Olympic Games were held in Greece about 2,800 years ago. The modern Olympics began in Athens in 1896.
- The Summer Olympics are held every four years. Paris held them in 2024, and Los Angeles will in 2028.
- India's men's hockey team has won 8 Olympic gold medals, more than any other team in the world.
- Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympic gold, in shooting, in 2008. Neeraj Chopra won gold in javelin at the Tokyo Games, held in 2021.
- The Paralympic Games are for athletes with disabilities. Avani Lekhara won shooting gold at both the Tokyo and Paris Paralympics.
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Try it away from the screen
Hold a "family Olympics" with three safe games, like a standing long jump measured with a tape, a bottle-cap throw at a target, and balancing on one leg. Write down everyone's results.
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Check it yourself
Sports records change. When you read "the record is...", check the date and look at the official results on the Olympic or sports federation website.
Check yourself
Five questions about what this page teaches. Choose an answer and press Check answer, or open "See the answer and why". Nothing is saved or sent: your choices stay on this screen and disappear when you leave or reload the page.
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See the answer and why
- A. Hockey Correct. Yes. India's men's team won 8 golds.
- B. Shooting Not this one. India's first individual gold was in shooting, but hockey has many more.
- C. Cricket Not this one. So far cricket has been played at the Olympics only once, in 1900 (it returns in 2028), and India did not take part.
- D. Wrestling Not this one. India has won wrestling medals, but not as many golds as in hockey.
See the answer and why
- A. 2030 Not this one. The gap is 4 years, not 2 or 6.
- B. 2028 Not this one. That is the next Games. The question asks for the one after that.
- C. 2032 Correct. Yes. 2024 + 4 = 2028, and 2028 + 4 = 2032.
- D. 2036 Not this one. That is three Games after 2024.
See the answer and why
- A. Milkha Singh Not this one. Milkha Singh came a close fourth in the 400 m in 1960.
- B. Neeraj Chopra Not this one. Neeraj won javelin gold later, at the Tokyo Games held in 2021.
- C. Abhinav Bindra Correct. Yes. He won it in shooting in 2008.
- D. P. V. Sindhu Not this one. P. V. Sindhu won silver in 2016 and bronze in Tokyo, but not gold.
See the answer and why
- A. Games for sports played on ice and snow Not this one. Those are the Winter Olympics.
- B. Practice games held before the Olympics Not this one. The Paralympics are a full Games with their own medals.
- C. Games for children under fourteen years old Not this one. Young athletes have the Youth Olympic Games instead.
- D. Games for athletes with disabilities Correct. Yes. They are held soon after the Olympics, in the same city.
See the answer and why
- A. Athens Correct. Yes. Athens in Greece, home of the ancient Games.
- B. Rome Not this one. Rome held the Games in 1960.
- C. London Not this one. London held the Games three times, but not first.
- D. Paris Not this one. Paris held the Games in 1900, 1924 and 2024, but not first.
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Sources and notes
- India's hockey golds: 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980 (olympics.com).
- The Tokyo 2020 Games were held in 2021. Avani Lekhara: women's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 gold, Tokyo and Paris.
- Safety: keep the family games gentle and on soft ground.