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Paris hosted the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1924, and 2024.

Ronaldinho was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005.

Real Madrid has won the most UEFA Champions League titles in the tournament's history.

The UEFA Champions League is the top European club football tournament, contested annually since 1955.

The Commissioner's Trophy is awarded to the World Series champion in Major League Baseball.

Marathon runners typically run for hours, with elite times for the 42.195 km distance under 2 hours 5 minutes for men and under 2 hours 15 minutes for women.

The NHL was founded in 1917 in Montreal, Canada, with four original Canadian teams.

Simone Biles has won the most World Championship medals in the history of artistic gymnastics.

The NFL was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association.

The NBA was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America and merged with the National Basketball League in 1949.

Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal occurred during the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match against England.

Heptathlon is a women's track and field combined event consisting of seven disciplines.

Decathlon is a track and field combined event consisting of ten different disciplines contested over two days.

The Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy is awarded to the NBA Finals champion.

The Vince Lombardi Trophy is awarded to the winner of the NFL's Super Bowl.

The Stanley Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the National Hockey League.

The first modern Olympic Games featured 14 nations and 241 athletes competing in 43 events.

The pole vault world record for men exceeded 6.20 meters in the 2020s, set by Armand Duplantis.

Michael Phelps won 23 Olympic gold medals, the most by any athlete in the history of the Games.

Pele is the only player to have won three FIFA World Cups, with Brazil in 1958, 1962, and 1970.

Major League Baseball traces its modern era to 1903, when the American League and National League agreed to coexist.

The modern Olympic Games were established by Pierre de Coubertin and first held in Athens in 1896.

Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, having been held since 1877.

The marathon distance is officially 42.195 kilometers, standardized by the IAAF in 1921.

Michael Jordan won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s.

The Olympic Games are held every four years, alternating between Summer and Winter Games every two years.

FIFA, the international governing body of football (soccer), was founded in 1904.

The FIFA World Cup is held every four years and is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world.

The Tour de France, an annual men's multi-stage bicycle race held primarily in France, has been held since 1903.

Pele, the Brazilian footballer, won three FIFA World Cups, in 1958, 1962, and 1970.

Usain Bolt holds the world record in the men's 100-meter sprint at 9.58 seconds, set in 2009.

Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan in 1895 in Massachusetts.

Lionel Messi has won the FIFA Ballon d'Or a record number of times, more than any other player.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time leading goal scorer in men's international football.

Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup, defeating France in the final on penalties.

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic have each won more than 20 men's singles Grand Slam titles in tennis.

Serena Williams has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era of women's tennis.

Babe Ruth hit 714 career home runs in Major League Baseball.

Wayne Gretzky holds the NHL record for most career goals and most career points.

Tom Brady won seven Super Bowl titles, the most by any player in NFL history.

LeBron James became the all-time leading scorer in NBA regular-season history in February 2023.

Cricket originated in England and the modern game is regulated globally by the International Cricket Council.

Formula 1 is the highest class of international single-seater auto racing, governed by the FIA.

Rugby football emerged in 19th-century England and split into rugby union and rugby league in 1895.

Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891 at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The Tour de France is generally won by riders who excel in the mountain stages and individual time trials.

The Boston Marathon, first held in 1897, is the world's oldest annual marathon.

Field hockey and ice hockey are distinct sports, with field hockey played on grass or turf and ice hockey played on ice.

Golf as a modern sport was codified in Scotland in the 18th century.

The four men's golf majors are the Masters, U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and PGA Championship.

Boxing's modern rules trace back to the Marquess of Queensberry rules published in 1867.

Skateboarding made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games, held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Surfing became an Olympic sport at the Tokyo 2020 Games.