1. Name the French monk of the Dominican order and a close friend of Pierre de Coubertin who coined the slogan of the modern Olympics - Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger).
2. The distance over which the Marathon was run at the first Olympics in Athens in 1896 was 24.85 miles (40kms). In which Olympics was an extra 2 kms added and why?
3. Name the Russian gymnast who holds the record of having won the most number of Olympic medals (18)
4. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee?
5. What dubious distinction is held by the Swedish modern pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwal?
6. What is the ‘Antwerp Ceremony’ held during the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games?
2. The distance over which the Marathon was run at the first Olympics in Athens in 1896 was 24.85 miles (40kms). In which Olympics was an extra 2 kms added and why?
3. Name the Russian gymnast who holds the record of having won the most number of Olympic medals (18)
4. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee?
5. What dubious distinction is held by the Swedish modern pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwal?
6. What is the ‘Antwerp Ceremony’ held during the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games?
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