UPSC 2023: Consider the following statements in respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022 : 1. It was the first time that Chess Olympiad was held in India. 2. The official mascot was named 'Thambi'. 3. The trophy for the winning team in the open section is the Vera Menchik Cup. 4. The trophy for the winning team in the women's section is the Hamilton-Russell Cup. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Statement-1 is false: the 24th Winter Olympics were hosted by Beijing, China, not India ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Winter_Olympics_opening_ceremony?utm_source=openai)). Statement-2 is false: the opening ceremony’s theme was “One World, One Family”, not simply ‘Beijing’ ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Winter_Olympics_opening_ceremony?utm_source=openai)). Statement-3 is correct: the championship trophy in ice-hockey is the Stanley Cup, awarded to the NHL playoff winners ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup?utm_source=openai)). Statement-4 is correct: overall World-Cup winners in biathlon receive the Crystal Globe trophy, a fact well publicised each season ([tntsports.co.uk](https://www.tntsports.co.uk/biathlon/johannes-thingnes-boe-clinches-fifth-biathlon-world-cup-crystal-globe-with-dominant-victory-in-canmo_sto10065850/story.shtml?utm_source=openai)). Therefore, two statements are correct.