Sports in India
Sports in India are a part of Indian culture.
India has many traditional sports such as kabbadi, kho kho, pehlwani, and gilli-danda. Also, there are sports which were imported from the West such as football, rugby union, cricket, golf, tennis, squash, hockey, Javelin throw, boxing, snooker, and billiards. Sports are popular with both participants and onlookers.
History
The history of traditional sports is ancient.[1]
In general, the most popular sports in modern India are the ones which do not include bodily contact.[2] For example, cricket is the most important sport on television.[3]
In the regions of Bengal and Kerala, Association football is very popular.[2]
India has hosted international sporting events, including the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Olympic Games
Indian athletes have competed in 32 Olympic games in 19 countries.[4] The Indian national team has won gold medals in Summer Olympic Games, including
Commonwealth Games
India has competed in many Commonwealth Games; and India was the host country to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Sports In India Media
Indian captain MS Dhoni batting against South Africa during the group stage match of 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. South African captain AB de Villiers is keeping wickets.
Kerala Blasters FC fans in Kaloor Stadium during an ISL match
Pictograms of Olympic sports - Badminton. This is unofficial sample picture. Images of official Olympic pictograms for 1948 Summer Olympics and all Summer Olympics since 1964 can be found in corresponding Official Reports.
Tennis player Sania Mirza has won multiple medals, including in various Grand Slam events,Commonwealth Games, and Asian Games.
Neeraj Chopra is a 2020 Summer Olympics gold medalist, Diamond league 2022 champion, and a World Athletics Championship 2022 medalist in javelin throwing.
Mary Kom, Olympic medalist, famous Indian amateur boxer
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References
- ↑ Banerji, Sures Chandra. (1977). A Companion to Sanskrit Literature, p. 768.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Menon, Dilip. M. (2006). Cultural History of Modern India, p. xvii.
- ↑ Asha Kasbekar, Asha. (2006). Pop Culture India!: Media, Arts, And Lifestyle, p. 166.
- ↑ SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "India" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Timmons, Heather. " With India’s First Gold, Suddenly a Billion People Notice the Olympics," New York Times, August 11, 2008; excerpt, "Abhinav Bindra, 25, became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal "; retrieved 2012-7-13.
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