Cities in Sporting History - Statistics

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Year Event City % Correct
2021 The 2020 Olympics are held a year late due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Tokyo
97%
2000 The Olympic Games are called the "best ever" for the last time. Sydney
79%
2001 George Bush throws the ceremonial first pitch at the World Series, following 9/11. New York City
76%
1896 The modern Olympic Games are launched. Athens
71%
1995 South Africa wins the Rugby World Cup final, three years after the end of apartheid. Johannesburg
71%
1936 African-American Jesse Owens wins four Olympic medals, defying the 'Aryan myth'. Berlin
68%
2016 The Foxes celebrate winning the English Premier League against 5000-1 odds. Leicester
68%
1986 Maradona scores his "Hand of God" goal in the FIFA World Cup quarter finals. Mexico City
62%
1974 Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in the 'Rumble in the Jungle'. Kinshasa
59%
1858 The first Australian football club, and the world's oldest professional club, is founded. Melbourne
56%
1989 A human crush at the Hillsborough Stadium kills 97 Liverpool supporters. Sheffield
50%
1788 Marylebone Cricket Club codifies the laws of cricket. London
47%
1872 England and Scotland play the first international football match. Glasgow
44%
1997 Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield's ear in the WBA Heavyweight Championship. Las Vegas
38%
1998 The Bulls beat the Jazz in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, with Michael Jordan's help. Salt Lake City
35%
1917 The National Hockey League is founded. Montreal
29%
1960 The first international Paralympic Games are held. Rome
24%
1950 The United States stun England 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup's 'Miracle on Grass'. Belo Horizonte
18%
1967 The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in the first Super Bowl. Los Angeles
15%
2008 Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Open just two months after knee surgery. San Diego
6%
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