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The America's Cup is the oldest trophy in international sport

It dates from a yacht race around the Isle of Wight in 1851

The America's Cup began with a race around the Isle of Wight in 1851, won by the schooner America. The trophy was later donated to the New York Yacht Club. It is regarded as the oldest active trophy in international sport, and Auckland has hosted the match three times, in 2000, 2003 and 2021.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: It dates from a yacht race around the Isle of Wight in 1851. The figure is taken from America's Cup, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a sports fact?: Yes. It sits on the Sports shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.