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Basketball At The 1951 Asian Games – Men
Basketball was one of the six initial disciplines which was held at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi, India, wherein five Asian teams—Burma, India, Iran, Japan and Philippines—participated. In the matches, round-robin format was employed and on the basis of final points table top three podium places were decided. Philippines team without losing a single match topped the points table and grabbed the gold medal, their first of their basketball supremacy in the Asian Games. (They eventually won the next three editions, until 1962.) Japanese squad finished behind it and won a silver medal, Iranian team with two wins finished third and won a bronze. Host nation India, finished fourth with only single win over Burma, which came last without winning a single match. Medalists Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final standing ReferencesReport of the first Asian Games held at New Delhi External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Games Basketball 19 ...
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Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, commonly known by its former name National Stadium, is a field hockey stadium in New Delhi, India. The stadium is named after former Indian field hockey player, Dhyan Chand. It served as the venue for the 1st Asian Games in 1951. History The stadium was built in 1933 as a gift for Delhi from the Maharaja of Bhavnagar, it was originally multipurpose stadium and named the Irwin Amphitheatre. It was designed by Anthony S. DeMillo and opened by Lord Willingdon. As per the original plans of architect of New Delhi Edwin Lutyens there was to be garden at the site, to provide a clear view of the historic ''Purana Quila ''( Old Fort) in the backdrop, as it lay perpendicular to the axis beginning from Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's House) through Rajpath and ending at the India Gate, his plans were however overruled. It was renamed National Stadium before the 1951 Asian Games, Dhyan Chand's name was added in 2002. Major renovations The Dhyan ...
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Mariano Tolentino
Mariano is a masculine name from the Romance languages, corresponding to the feminine Mariana. It is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Roman Marianus which derived from Marius, and Marius derived from the Roman god Mars (see also Ares) or from the Latin ''maris'' "male". Mariano and Marian are sometimes seen as a conjunction of the two female names Mary and Ann. This name is an homage to The Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus. Mariano, as a surname, is of Italian, Spanish and Portuguese origin from the personal name ''Mariano'', from the Latin family name ''Marianus'' (a derivative of the ancient personal name ''Marius'', of Etruscan origin). In the early Christian era it came to be taken as an adjective derived from ''Maria'', and was associated with the cult of the Virgin Mary. It was borne by various early saints, including a 3rd-century martyr in Numibia and a 5th-century hermit of Berry, France. It is also a Sephardic Jewish surname derived from the term Merano. ...
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Kamal Mashhoun
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Hassan Khaleghpour
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Mitsuhide Tsudi
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Minoru is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Minoru Arakawa (荒川 實, born 1946), Japanese former president of Nintendo of America * Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実, 1917–1999), Japanese actor * Minoru Fujita (藤田 ミノル, born 1977), Japanese professional wrestler * Minoru Genda (源田 実, 1904–1989), Japanese naval general *, Japanese footballer *Minoru Hirai (1903–1998), Japanese martial artist *Minoru Honda (本田 実, 1913–1990), Japanese astronomer *Minoru Inaba (稲葉 実, born 1951), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese sport shooter * Minoru Kawasaki (河崎 実, born 1958), Japanese film director, screenwriter and produce * Minoru Kawasaki (川崎 稔, born 1961), Japanese politician *Minoru Kimura (born 1993), Brazilian kickboxer *, Japanese handball player *Minoru Kitani (木谷 実, 1909–1975), Japanese professional Go player *Minoru Kizawa (鬼沢 稔), Japanese astronomer *, ...
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Shigeru Saito
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Fumio Matsuoka
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Junichi Iwao
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