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4933A sports tournament involves a relatively large number of competitors, participating in various sports.Read the descriptions to identify these sports tournaments and write their names with the help of the Clue Box.Sports Tournaments1.These games are held every four years. In ancient times, they were held in Olympia, Greece from 8th century BCE to 5th century CE. Pierre de Coubertin revived them in 1894 and the firsttournamentwasheldin1896inAthens.............................2.%u0009Thesegameswereestablishedin1948andthefirsttournamentwas held in 1951 in New Delhi. After World War II, the leaders of the Asian countries thought of establishing a sports event for the countries of Asia. ............................3. In these games, all the countries who have formerly been a part oftheBritishEmpire,participate.ThefirstBritishEmpireGameswere held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada. ..................................4. These games are held every two years among the seven nations%u2014Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan andSriLanka.Thesegamesstartedin1983withthefirstonebeing held in Kathmandu, Nepal. .........................5. These games were proposed in 1983, but they kept getting postponed. Finally, they were held in 2003 in Hyderabad, India. These games are a combined sports event for the athletes from Asia and Africa. ....................6.%u0009 Thesegameswerefirstheldin1959.In1975,whenIndonesiaand Philippines were included as the members in this Games Federation, its name was changed. ......................................The AGF motto %u2018Ever Onward%u2019 was given by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. He also renamed %u2018Asian Athletics Federation%u2019 as %u2018Asian Games Federation%u2019.File-O-FactCommonwealth Games, South Asian Games, Olympic Games, Asian Games, Afro-Asian Games, Southeast Asian GamesClue Box