Sohrab H. Bhoot (or Sorabji Bhoot or Sorab Bhoot) (1891 – 9 January 1984) was an Indian Olympian administrator and sports administrator in the early and middle 20th century. Indian Olympic delegation 1920: (top, l-to-r:) Shindes, Bannerjee, Navale, Chaugule; (middle:) Bhoot, Fyzee; (seated:) Datar, Kaikadi His major accomplishments were to serve as: Manager of India’s first Olympic team at the 1920
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian independence activist, lawyer, scholar and subsequently, the first President of India, in office from 1950 to 1962. He was an Indian political leader and lawyer by training. Prasad joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was
The Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, was a secretary of state position within the Government of the United Kingdom, which existed from 1794 to 1801 and from 1854 to 1964. The Secretary of State for War headed the War Office and was assisted by a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for War, a Parliamentary Private Secretary who was also a Member of Parliament,
The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Theater of the Second World War. The beginning of the war is conventionally dated to the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937, when a dispute between Japanese and Chinese
Sachin Nag (5 July 1920 – 19 August 1987) was an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men’s 100 metre freestyle at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the water polo at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He won the first gold medal for India in the Asian Games when he won it in men’s 100 metre freestyle swimming at the 1951
A round-robin tournament (or all-play-all tournament) is a competition in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants are eliminated after a certain number of losses. Contents 1Terminology 2Use 3Evaluation 3.1Advantages of the format 3.2Disadvantages of the format 3.2.1Tournament length 3.2.2Qualified teams 3.2.3Circle of death 4Scheduling algorithm 4.1Circle method 4.2Berger tables 4.3Original
Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, was created by Charles I in the 17th century as a deer park. The largest of London’s Royal Parks, it is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation. The park is a national nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation and is included, at Grade I, on Historic England’s Register
Patiala House Courts Complex is one of the seven District Courts complexes in the union territory of Delhi. The main part is housed in the Patiala House, the former palace of the Maharaja of Patiala. It is today known as the main building. The complex is situated near India Gate in central Delhi, India. The Patiala House Court Complex is built in an area measuring 31,872 square
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination
Osaka (Japanese: 大阪市, Hepburn: Ōsaka-shi, pronounced ; commonly just 大阪, Ōsaka (listen)) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and as of 1 January 2012, has an estimated population of 2,668,586. Osaka is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Osaka was traditionally considered