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When it comes to the General Awareness section in any competitive exam many questions come in our mind that we are not initially familiar. Today we are going to cover one such topic that is dreaded by many of the aspirants, Top 23<\/strong>\u00a0Major International Sports Events<\/strong>. If you too are preparing for an\u00a0SSC<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Banking, RRB NTPC\u00a0<\/span><\/a>or any government job, Major International Sports Events is a very important topic and questions asked from this topic are very common. To help you with the topic we are here with this blog on Major International Sports Events.<\/p>\n

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Major International Sports Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Find the list of Major International Sports Events and their periodicity.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

List of Sports Events in every 4 years<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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International Multisports event<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Games<\/strong><\/td>\nPeriodicity<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asian Games<\/td>\nIt is held every 4 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Commonwealth Games<\/td>\nIt is held every 4 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Summer Olympics<\/td>\nIt is held every 4 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gay Games<\/td>\nHeld every 4 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Military World Games<\/td>\nHeld in every 4 years for military sportspeople.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
European Games<\/td>\nExpected to be held in every 4years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Youth Olympics<\/td>\nAn International multi sport-event, held every 4 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paralympic games<\/td>\nRun in conjunction with the summer Olympic games, every 4 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winter Olympics<\/td>\nIt is held every 4 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Olympic Games<\/td>\nIt is held every 4 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cricket<\/strong><\/td>\nICC world cup<\/td>\nIt is held every 4 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Volleyball<\/strong><\/td>\nVolleyball World Championship<\/td>\nHeld every 4 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Football<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
FIFA World Cup<\/td>\nIt is held every 4 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UEFA Champions League<\/td>\nHeld every 4 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baseball<\/strong><\/td>\nWorld Baseball Classic<\/td>\nIt is held every 4 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equestrian<\/strong><\/td>\nEI World Equestrian Games(WEG)[Equestrian]<\/td>\nThis championship is held every 4 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hockey(Field)<\/strong><\/td>\nHockey World Cup<\/td>\nit is held every 4 years between the Summer Olympics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Sports Events Held Every Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nGames<\/strong><\/td>\nPeriodicity<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Badminton<\/strong><\/td>\nBadminton World Championship<\/td>\nAnnual event held every year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basketball<\/strong><\/td>\nBasketball NBA Finals<\/td>\nFinals held in June every year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cycling<\/strong><\/td>\nUCI World Championships<\/td>\nAnnual event held every year in different countries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Golf<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
British Open(Golf)<\/td>\nPlayed every year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
US(PGA)<\/td>\nAnnual golf tournament<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Masters<\/td>\nAnnual golf tournament<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
US Open<\/td>\nThe event is contested every year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gymnastics<\/strong><\/td>\nArtistic Gymnastics World Championship<\/td>\nThis event is contested every year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Hockey<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Stanely Cup(Ice Hockey)<\/td>\nfinals held in June every year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azlan Shah Cup<\/td>\nIt is held annually<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ice Hockey World Championship<\/td>\nan annual event run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tennis<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Wimbledon<\/td>\nThis grand slam event is played every year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
US Open<\/td>\nThe tournament is held in August and September every year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australian Open<\/td>\nThe tournament is held at Melbourne Park in January every year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French Open<\/td>\nThis tournament is held every year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Davis Cup<\/td>\nAn annual international team tennis competition for men<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hopman Cup<\/td>\nHeld every year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Federation Cup<\/td>\nAn annual international team tennis competition for women<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weightlifting<\/strong><\/td>\nWorld Weightlifting Championship<\/td>\nA 3-day event held every year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cricket<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Ashes<\/td>\nHeld every year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Sports Event Held every Two Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nGames<\/strong><\/td>\nPeriodicity<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Golf<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Ryder Cup(Golf)<\/td>\nThe event is contested every 2 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
President Cup(Golf)<\/td>\nThe event is contested every 2 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gymnastics<\/strong><\/td>\nWorld Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship<\/td>\nIt is held every 2 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Handball<\/strong><\/td>\nWorld Handball Championships<\/td>\nIt is played every 2 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swimming<\/strong><\/td>\nFINA World Championship(Swimming)<\/td>\nThe World Championship is held every 2 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Sports Events Held in Even and Odd No. of Years<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nGames<\/strong><\/td>\nPeriodicity<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Golf<\/strong><\/td>\nWalker Cup<\/td>\nTrophy contested in an odd number of years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hockey<\/strong><\/td>\nWorld Cup of Hockey<\/td>\nThe event is now expected to host Biannually from 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Table Tennis<\/strong><\/td>\nTable Tennis World Championship<\/td>\nThe world Table Tennis Championships are held in even-numbered years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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This was all in today\u2019s Blog for Major International Sports Events<\/strong>. For more fresh updates and Exam related contents keep following this space.<\/p>\n

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