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{{short description|Overview of sports traditions in India}}
[[File:Indian-Hockey-Team-Berlin-1936.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Indian field hockey team at the 1936 Olympic Games]]
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'''Sports in India''' are a part of Indian culture.
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{{Culture of India}}
[[File:A Game of Cricket in Mumbai (2133149871).jpg|alt=|thumb|389x389px|Cricket is the staple game in India for several people of all ages. Here, young boys are seen playing a friendly game near [[Rajabai Clock Tower]] in [[Mumbai]].]]
'''Sport in India''' refers to the large variety of games played in [[India]], ranging from tribal games to more mainstream sports such as [[Kabaddi]], [[cricket]],[[badminton]] and [[Association football|football]]. India's diversity of culture, people, and tribes, as well as its [[British Raj|colonial legacy]], are reflected in the wide variety of sporting disciplines in the country.


[[Kabaddi]] is an ancient sports and the fastest growing sports of India. It can be said that Indian Kabaddi team is the strongest kabaddi team in the world and to defeat India is very hard for other countries teams. Not only Indian, the whole Asia, Europe and other continent having kabaddi lovers are hoping to see this marvelous sports in The Olympic games soon. India won many matches and seasons of [[Kabaddi at the Asian Games]] and all three seasons of [[Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)]]. Cricket is the most popular sport in India, the country having hosted and won the [[Cricket World Cup]] on multiple occasions. [[Field hockey]] is the most successful sport for India at the [[Olympic Games]]; the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian men's team]] has won eight [[Olympic medal|Olympic gold medals]]. [[Kabaddi]] is the most popular indigenous sport in the country. Other popular sports in India are badminton, football, [[shooting]], [[wrestling]], [[boxing]], [[tennis]], [[Squash (sport)|squash]], [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifting]], [[gymnastics]], [[Sport of athletics|athletics]], [[table tennis]], [[basketball]], [[volleyball]] and [[cycling]]. Popular indigenous sports include [[chess]], [[Kho kho|kho-kho]], [[Fighter kite|kite-fighting]], [[leg cricket]], [[polo]], [[snooker]] and [[gillidanda]].
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 [[Association football|football]], [[rugby union]], [[cricket]], [[golf]], [[tennis]], [[Squash (sport)|squash]], [[Field hockey|hockey]], [[Javelin throw]], [[boxing]], [[snooker]], and [[billiards]]. Sports are popular with both [[wikt:participant|participanta]] and [[wikt:onlooker|onlookers]].
 
India has hosted and co-hosted several international sporting events, most notably the [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]] and [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]s, the [[1951 Asian Games|1951]] and [[1982 Asian Games]], the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], and the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].
 
Domestic professional sports leagues in the country include the [[Indian Premier League]] ([[Twenty20|Twenty20 cricket]]), the [[I-League]] and the [[Indian Super League]] (football), the [[Pro Kabaddi League]] (kabaddi), the [[Hockey India League]] (hockey), [[Premier Badminton League]] (badminton), the [[Pro Wrestling League]] (wrestling), the [[Ultimate Table Tennis]] league (table tennis), and the [[Pro Volleyball League]] (volleyball). The Ultimate Kho-Kho League is expected to launch in 2020, having attracted a major sponsorship deal with [[Dabur]].
 
Major international sporting events annually held in India include the [[Chennai Open]] in tennis, the [[Indian Open (golf)|Indian Open]] in [[golf]], and the [[India Open]] in badminton.
 
The [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]] is India's highest award for achievement in sports, while the [[Dronacharya Award]] is awarded for excellence in coaching.


==History==
==History==
===Ancient and Medieval period===
The history of traditional sports is ancient.<ref>Banerji, Sures Chandra. (1977). [https://books.google.com/books?id=JkOAEdIsdUsC&pg=PA768&lpg=PA768&dq= ''A Companion to Sanskrit Literature,'' p. 768].</ref>
 
The world's oldest stadium with terraced stands was constructed at [[Dholavira]], [[Gujarat]] during 3rd millennium BCE. Two stadiums have been identified at the ancient site, one is considered a ceremonial ground, another, a small stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anistor.gr/english/enback/p023.htm|title=ANISTORITON: In Situ|website=www.anistor.gr|access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bisht|first=Ravindra Singh|title=Dholavira and Banawali: Two Different Paradigms of the Harappan Urbis Forma|url=https://www.academia.edu/10187578|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pmAuAsi4ePIC&q=dholavira+stadium&pg=PA69|title=The Indus Civilization: A Contemporary Perspective|last=Possehl|first=Gregory L.|date=2002|publisher=Rowman Altamira|isbn=9780759101722|language=en}}</ref>
 
The importance of sports was also evident in India in the [[Vedic period|Vedic era]]. Physical culture in ancient India was fuelled by religious rights. The [[mantra]] in the [[Atharvaveda]] says, "Duty is in my right hand and the fruits of victory in my left." In terms of an ideal, these words hold the same sentiments as the traditional [[Olympic Oath]]: "For the Honour of my Country and the Glory of Sport."<ref>Sharma Sushant, https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/sports-fanaticism-in-india-history-and-where-are-we-today {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325202341/https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/sports-fanaticism-in-india-history-and-where-are-we-today |date=25 March 2017 }}</ref>
 
The modern game of [[badminton]] has developed from an old children's game known in England as [[battledore and shuttlecock]], a game popular in ancient India. The battledore was a paddle and the shuttlecock a small feathered cork, now usually called a "bird".<ref>{{Cite book|title=Battledore and Shuttlecock|last=Chisholm|first=Hugh|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|year=1911|pages=534}}</ref>
 
Games like [[chess]] and [[Snakes and Ladders|snakes and ladders]] originated from the ancient Indian games ''[[chaturanga]]'' and ''[[gyan chauper]]'', respectively; these were later transmitted to foreign countries, where they were further modernized.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/hindi-and-the-origins-of-chess|title=Hindi and the origins of chess|last=Jain|first=Niklesh Kumar|date=5 March 2014|website=ChessBase|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308000809/http://en.chessbase.com/post/hindi-and-the-origins-of-chess|archive-date=8 March 2014|access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/from-board-to-phone-indias-ancient-games-are-being-reinvented-as-apps/article23528910.ece|title=From board to phone, India's ancient games are being reinvented as apps|last=Singh|first=Shiv Sahay|date=13 April 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref>
 
During the rule of the [[Mughal Empire]], a form of wrestling known as ''[[pehlwani]]'' developed, by combining native ''[[malla-yuddha]]'' with influences from Persian ''[[varzesh-e bastani]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Wrestler's Body: Identity and Ideology in North India|last=Alter|first=Joseph S.|publisher=University of California Press|year=1992|isbn=0-520-07697-4|location=Berkeley}}</ref>
 
=== British Colonial period ===
[[File:Indian-Hockey-Team-Berlin-1936.jpg|thumb|The Indian Hockey team at the [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin Olympics]], later going on to defeat [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Germany]] 8–1 in the final.]]
During the [[British Raj|colonial period]], British India{{Efn|British India included modern-day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh}} competed at six [[Olympic Games]], notably winning medals in [[field hockey]].
 
[[Snooker]] originated in the late 19th century among [[British Army]] officers stationed in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/|title=Origins of Snooker|website=Billiard and Snooker Heritage Collection|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824093600/https://www.snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/|archive-date=24 August 2019|access-date=24 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Modern [[polo]] originated in British India in the 19th century,{{efn|Although polo in some form had been played since the medieval period, the modern version evolved in British India.}} from [[Manipur]], where the game was known as '''Sagol Kangjei''<nowiki/>', '<nowiki/>''Kanjai-bazee''<nowiki/>', or '<nowiki/>''Pulu''<nowiki/>'. The name "polo" is the anglicized version of the latter. The first polo club was established in [[Silchar]], [[Assam]], in 1833. The oldest polo club still in existence is the [[Calcutta Polo Club]], which was established in 1862.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hpa-polo.co.uk/about/history_polo.asp|title=History of Polo|website=Hurlingham Polo Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818130245/http://www.hpa-polo.co.uk/about/history_polo.asp|archive-date=18 August 2007|access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianpolo.com/manipurpolo/history.asp|title=History of Polo in Imphal|website=Indianpolo.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211023839/http://www.indianpolo.com/manipurpolo/history.asp|archive-date=11 February 2019|access-date=17 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/polos-forgotten-matriarchs/article25919688.ece|title=Two millennia after the first Manipuri polo match, a women's team is ushering in a quiet revolution|last=Bahl|first=Ananya|date=5 January 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref>
 
[[Dorabji Tata]], with the support of Dr. A.G. Noehren, then director of [[YMCA]], established the [[Indian Olympic Association]] in 1927.<ref name=":0" />
 
===Post-Independence===
[[File:Eden Gardens under floodlights during a match.jpg|thumb|The [[Eden Gardens]] in [[Kolkata]], established in 1864, is the oldest and largest cricket stadium in India, and has hosted many important international matches.|alt=]]
India hosted the [[Asian Games]] in New Delhi in [[1951 Asian Games|1951]] and [[1982 Asian Games|1982]]. The current [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] was initially set up as the Department of Sports in 1982 at the time of organisation of the Games in New Delhi. Its name was changed to the Department of Youth Affairs & Sports during celebration of the [[International Youth Year]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yas.nic.in/index.asp?layid=2 |title=Department of Sports |publisher=YAS |access-date=1 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722060711/http://yas.nic.in/index.asp?layid=2 |archive-date=22 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> India has also hosted or co-hosted several international sporting events, including the [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]] and [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]s, the [[2003 Afro-Asian Games]], the [[2010 Men's Hockey World Cup|2010 Hockey World Cup]], and the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]]. Major international sporting events annually held in India include the [[Chennai Open]], the [[Mumbai Marathon]] and the [[Delhi Half Marathon]]. The country hosted the first [[Indian Grand Prix]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/motor-sport/time-india-realises-potential-of-big-motorsport-events-like-formula-one-5454280/|title=Time India realises potential of big motorsport events like Formula One|last=PTI|date=19 November 2018|work=The Indian Express|access-date=17 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817113548/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/motor-sport/time-india-realises-potential-of-big-motorsport-events-like-formula-one-5454280/|archive-date=17 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Administration==
Political responsibility for sport in India lies with the Department of Sports under the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]; the department runs under the charge of a Secretary to the Government of India, while the ministry is headed usually by a [[Union Council of Ministers|Minister of State]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yas.nic.in/about-ministry|title=Overview|website=Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824130540/https://yas.nic.in/about-ministry|archive-date=24 August 2019|access-date=24 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> A ministry-recognised National Sports Federation (NSF) represents each Olympic and non-Olympic sport, the only major exception being the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI), which is not an NSF.<ref name=":1" /> As of 2019, 56 NSFs are recognised by the ministry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Recognized%20NSF%20list%202019.pdf|title=LIST OF RECOGNISED NATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2019|website=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref> The presence of politicians at the helm of many such federations has been criticised for causing inefficiency and corruption.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cppr.in/innews/government-is-a-spoilsport/%20|title=Government is a spoilsport|last1=Media|first1=CPPR|last2=PR|date=2015-02-03|website=Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR)|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824132041/https://www.cppr.in/innews/government-is-a-spoilsport/%2520|archive-date=24 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
[[Sports Authority of India]], the field arm of the ministry, supports and nurtures talent in youth, and provides them with requisite infrastructure, equipment, coaching facilities and competition exposure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/ |title=Sports Authority of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports – Government of India |publisher=Sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in |access-date=1 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804073419/http://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/ |archive-date=4 August 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is responsible for the Indian contingent's participation in the [[Olympic Games]], [[Commonwealth Games]], [[Asian Games]] (outdoor, indoor and beach), and [[South Asian Games]]. The selection of the national teams is done by the respective national federations and then recommended to the IOA for official sponsorship for participation in those games.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ind.in/ioa-history|title=History|website=Indian Olympic Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727074115/https://olympic.ind.in/ioa-history|archive-date=27 July 2019|access-date=24 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
== Awards ==
The [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]] is India's highest award for achievement in sports.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/sania-mirza-conferred-with-rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-award/|title=Sania Mirza conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award|last=PTI|date=29 August 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=24 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001183252/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/sania-mirza-conferred-with-rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-award/|archive-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> It recognises "the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson". As of 2018, the award comprises a [[medal]]lion, a certificate, and a cash prize of ₹7.5 lakh (US$11,000).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Rajiv%20Gandhi%20Kel%20Ratna%20Award.pdf|title=SCHEME FOR THE RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD (Amended as on 23.2.2015)|website=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611183624/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Rajiv%20Gandhi%20Kel%20Ratna%20Award.pdf|archive-date=11 June 2019|access-date=24 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
The [[Dronacharya Award]] is awarded for excellence in [[Coach (sport)|coaching]]. It honours coaches "who have done outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis", and is meant to motivate them towards "raising the standard of sportspersons". As of 2017, the award comprises a [[bronze]] [[statuette]] of [[Drona]]charya, a certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹5 lakh (US$7,200).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Scheme%20for%20Dronacharya%20Award%20for%20outstanding%20Coaches%20in%20Sports%20and%20Games.pdf|title=Scheme for Dronacharya Award For Outstanding Coaches In Sports And Games (Amended as on 03.02.2016)|website=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131184719/http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Scheme%20for%20Dronacharya%20Award%20for%20outstanding%20Coaches%20in%20Sports%20and%20Games.pdf|archive-date=31 January 2017|access-date=24 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==International sports events held in India==
Following is a list of international sports events held in India:


{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align: center;"
In general, the most popular sports in modern India are the ones which do not include bodily contact.<ref name="menon">Menon, Dilip. M. (2006). [https://books.google.com/books?id=oxDB5GBCpNEC&pg=PR17&lpg=PR17&dq= ''Cultural History of Modern India,'' p. xvii].</ref>  For example, [[cricket]] is the most important sport on television.<ref>Asha Kasbekar, Asha. (2006). [https://books.google.com/books?id=Sv7Uk0UcdM8C&pg=PA166&lpg=PA166&dq= ''Pop Culture India!: Media, Arts, And Lifestyle,'' p. 166].</ref>
!colspan=4 style="background: #0000FF; color: #FFFFFF;|International Sports Events Hosting Record
|-
!style="background: #4169E1; color: #FFFFFF;| Sport
!style="background: #4169E1; color: #FFFFFF;| Event name
!style="background: #4169E1; color: #FFFFFF;| Year/Date
!style="background: #4169E1; color: #FFFFFF;| Venue
|-
| [[Multi-sport event]] || [[File:Asian Games logo.svg|20px]] [[Asian Games]] || [[1951 Asian Games|1951]] || [[New Delhi]]
|-
| [[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Table tennis]] || [[World Table Tennis Championships]] || [[1952 World Table Tennis Championships|1952]] || [[Mumbai]]
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Billiards]] || [[IBSF World Billiards Championship]] || 1952 || [[Kolkata]]
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Snooker]] || [[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] || 1958 || [[Kolkata]]
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] Snooker || [[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] || 1963 || [[Kolkata]]
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] Snooker || [[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] || 1973 || [[Mumbai]]
|-
| [[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Table tennis]] || [[World Table Tennis Championships]] || [[1975 World Table Tennis Championships|1975]] || [[Kolkata]]
|-
| [[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px]][[Wrestling]] || [[Asian Wrestling Championships]] || [[1979 Asian Wrestling Championships|1979]] || [[Jalandhar]]
|-
| [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Boxing]]
| [[Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships]]
| 1980<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AsianChampionships1980.html|title=Asian Championships Bombay|publisher=amateur-boxing|access-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002074520/http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AsianChampionships1980.html|archive-date=2 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Mumbai|Bombay]]
|-
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association football|Football]] || [[1980 AFC Women's Championship|AFC Women's Championship]] || 1980 || [[Kozhikode]]
|-
| [[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Table tennis]] || [[Asian Table Tennis Championships]] || 1980 || [[Kolkata]]
|-
| [[File:Archery pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Archery]]
| [[Asian Archery Championships]]
| 1980<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianarchery.info/htdocs/iarhist.htm|title=History of Archery Association of India|publisher=Archery Association of india|access-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192734/http://www.indianarchery.info/htdocs/iarhist.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Kolkata
|-
| [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Basketball]] || [[FIBA Asia Cup]] || [[1981 ABC Championship|1981]] || Kolkata
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Snooker]] || [[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] || 1981 || New Delhi
|-
| [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field hockey]] || [[Field Hockey World Cup]] || [[1982 Men's Hockey World Cup|1982]] || [[Mahindra Hockey Stadium|BHA Stadium]], [[Mumbai|Bombay]]
|-
| [[Multi-sport event]] || [[File:Asian Games logo.svg|20px]] [[Asian Games]] || [[1982 Asian Games|1982]] || [[New Delhi]]
|-
| [[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Table tennis]] || [[World Table Tennis Championships]] || [[1987 World Table Tennis Championships|1987]] || New Delhi
|-
| [[File:Cricket_pictogram.svg|20px]] [[One day cricket|Cricket (ODI)]] || [[Cricket World Cup]] || [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]] || Multiple venues
|-
| [[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px]][[Wrestling]] || [[Asian Wrestling Championships]] || [[1987 Asian Wrestling Championships|1987]] || [[Mumbai]]
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] Snooker || [[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] || 1987 || [[Bangalore]]
|-
| [[Multi-sport event]] || [[South Asian Games]] || [[1987 South Asian Games|1987]] || Kolkata
|-
| [[File:Archery pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Archery]]
| [[Asian Archery Championships]]
| 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianarchery.info/history.aspx|title=HISTORY OF ARCHERY ASSOCIATION OF INDIA|publisher=Archery Association of india|access-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711185314/http://www.indianarchery.info/history.aspx|archive-date=11 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsbharti.com/archery/archery-asian-championship/|title=Asian Archery Championship|publisher=Sports Bharti|access-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711152027/http://www.sportsbharti.com/archery/archery-asian-championship/|archive-date=11 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Kolkata
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] Snooker || [[ACBS Asian Snooker Championship]] || 1989 || India
|-
| [[File:Cycling pictogram.svg|20px]] Cycling
| [[Asian Cycling Championships]]
| 1989
| Yamuna Velodrome, Delhi
|-
| [[File:Rowing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Rowing]]
| [[Asian Rowing Championships]]
| 1989<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000901/cth3.htm|title=Rowing meet at Sukhna from Dec 14|publisher=TribuneIndia|access-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711192617/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000901/cth3.htm|archive-date=11 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Sukhna Lake]], [[Chandigarh]]
|-
| [[File:Athletics_pictogram.svg|20px]][[Sport of athletics|Athletics]] || [[Asian Athletics Championships]] || [[1989 Asian Athletics Championships|1989]] || [[New Delhi]]
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] Snooker || [[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] || 1990 || Bangalore
|-
| [[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px]][[Wrestling]] || [[Asian Wrestling Championships]] || [[1991 Asian Wrestling Championships|1991]] || New Delhi
|-
| [[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Table tennis]] || [[Asian Table Tennis Championships]] || 1992 || New Delhi
|-
| [[File:Judo pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Judo]] || [[Asian Judo Championships]] || [[1995 Asian Judo Championships|1995]] || New Delhi
|-
| [[Multi-sport event]] || [[South Asian Games]] || [[1995 South Asian Games|1995]] || [[Chennai]]
|-
| [[File:Cricket_pictogram.svg|20px]] [[One day cricket|Cricket (ODI)]]
| [[Cricket World Cup]]
| [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
| Multiple Venues
|-
| [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field Hockey]]
| [[Hockey Champions Trophy|Men's Hockey Champions Trophy]]
| [[1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|1996]]
| [[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|-
| [[File:Tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Tennis]]
| [[Chennai Open]]
| [[Chennai Open|1996–]]
| [[SDAT Tennis Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|-
| [[File:Cricket_pictogram.svg|20px]] [[One day cricket|Cricket (ODI)]]
| [[Women's Cricket World Cup]]
| [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup|1997]]
| Multiple Venues
|-
| [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Basketball]]
| [[FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship]]
| [[1998 ABC Under-18 Championship|1998]]
| Kolkata
|-
| [[Chess]]
| [[World Chess Championship]]
| [[FIDE World Chess Championship 2000|2000]]
| [[New Delhi]]
|-
| [[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Wrestling]] || [[Asian Wrestling Championships]] || [[2003 Asian Wrestling Championships|2003]] || New Delhi
|-
| [[Multi-sport event]]
| [[Afro-Asian Games]]
| [[2003 Afro-Asian Games|2003]]
| [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
|-
| [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Boxing]]
| [[Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Women's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships]]
| [[2003 Asian Women's Amateur Boxing Championships|2003]]
| [[Hisar District]]
|-
| [[File:Canoeing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Canoeing]]
| [[Asian Canoeing Championships]]  [[Canoe sprint]]
| 2003<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2003/10/02/stories/2003100205192000.htm|title=China takes two KT-class golds|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref>
| [[Bhopal]]
|-
| [[File:Kabaddi pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Kabaddi]]
| [[Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)]]
| [[2004 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)|2004]]
| [[Mumbai]], [[Maharastra]]
|-
| [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Basketball]]
| [[FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship]]
| [[2004 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship|2004]]
| Bangalore
|-
| [[File:Sailing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Sailing]]
| [[Asian Sailing Championship]]
| 2004
| [[Mumbai]]
|-
| [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Marathon]]
| [[IAAF Road Race Label Events]] [[Mumbai Marathon]]
| 2004–(recur)
| Mumbai
|-
| [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Half marathon]]
| [[IAAF Road Race Label Events]] [[Delhi Half Marathon]]
| 2005–(recur)
| Delhi
|-
| [[File:Rowing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Rowing]]
| [[Asian Rowing Championships]]
| 2005<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/19/stories/2005051908542000.htm|title= 22 countries for Asian championship |newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref>
| [[Hussain Sagar]], [[Hyderabad]]
|-
| [[File:Cycling pictogram.svg|20px]] Cycling
| [[Asian Cycling Championships]]
| [[2005 Asian Cycling Championships|2005]]
| Punjab Agriculture University Velodrome
|-
| [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field Hockey]]
| [[Hockey Champions Trophy|Men's Hockey Champions Trophy]]
| [[2005 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2005]]
| [[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
|-
| [[File:Archery pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Archery]]
| [[Asian Archery Championships]]
| [[2005 Asian Archery Championships|2005]]
| [[New Delhi]]
|-
| [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Boxing]]
| [[AIBA World Boxing Championships|AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships]]
| [[2006 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships|2006]]
| New Delhi
|-
| rowspan=2|[[File:Gymnastics pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Gymnastics]]
| [[Asian Gymnastics Championships|Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]
| [[2006 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2006]]
| rowspan=2|[[Surat]]
|-
| [[Asian Gymnastics Championships|Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships]]
| [[2006 Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2006]]
|-
| [[File:Kabaddi pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Kabaddi]]
| [[Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)]]
| [[2007 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)|2007]]
| [[Panvel]], [[Maharastra]]
|-
| [[File:Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Beach Volleyball]]
| [[Asian Beach Volleyball Championship]]
| [[2008 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship|2008]]
| [[Hyderabad]]
|-
| [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Boxing]]
| [[Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Women's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships]]
| [[2008 Asian Women's Amateur Boxing Championships|2008]]
| [[Guwahati]]
|-
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association football|Football]]
| [[AFC Challenge Cup]]
| [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]]
| [[Ambedkar Stadium]], New Delhi<br />
[[Gachibowli Athletic Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
|-
| [[Multi-sport event]]
| [[File:Commonwealth Games Federation Logo.svg|25x25px]] [[Commonwealth Youth Games]]
| [[2008 Commonwealth Youth Games|2008]]
| [[Pune]]
|-
| [[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px]] Badminton
| [[BWF World Junior Championships]]
| 2008
| Pune
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Snooker]] || [[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] || 2008 || Bangalore
|-
| [[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px]][[Badminton]] || [[BWF World Championships]] || [[2009 BWF World Championships|2009]] || [[Hyderabad]]
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Snooker]] || [[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] || 2009<ref>{{cite web|title=IBSF World Men's Snooker Championship 2009|url=http://ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=15|publisher=[[International Billiards and Snooker Federation]]|access-date=6 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130041820/http://ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=15|archive-date=30 November 2010}}</ref> || Hyderabad
|-
| [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px]][[Basketball]] || [[FIBA Asia Championship for Women ]] || [[2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women|2009]] || Chennai
|-
| [[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Table tennis]] || [[Asian Table Tennis Championships]] || 2009 || [[Lucknow]]
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Snooker]] || [[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] || 2010 || [[Maharashtra]]
|-
| [[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px]][[Wrestling]] || [[Asian Wrestling Championships]] || [[2010 Asian Wrestling Championships|2010]] || [[New Delhi]]
|-
| [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field hockey]]
| [[Field Hockey World Cup]]
| [[2010 Men's Hockey World Cup|2010]]
| New Delhi  ([[Dhyan Chand National Stadium]])
|-
| [[Multi-sport event]]
| [[File:Commonwealth Games Federation Logo.svg|25x25px]] [[Commonwealth Games]]
| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]]
| New Delhi
|-
| [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field hockey]]
| [[Hockey Champions Trophy|Men's Hockey Champions Trophy]]
| [[2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2011]]
| New Delhi
|-
| [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[One day cricket|Cricket (ODI)]]
| [[Cricket World Cup]]
| [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
| Multiple Venues
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Snooker]] || [[ACBS Asian Snooker Championship]] || 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Asian Snooker Championships 2011|url=http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2011/acbs/snooker.htm|publisher=Cue Sports India|access-date=26 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502033227/http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2011/acbs/snooker.htm|archive-date=2 May 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Indore]]
|-
| [[Multi-sport event]]
| [[South Asian Winter Games]]
| [[2011 South Asian Winter Games|2011]]
| [[Dehradun]] and [[Auli, India|Auli]]
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] Snooker || [[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] || 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Results IBSF World Mens Snooker Championship 2011|url=http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=27|publisher=[[International Billiards and Snooker Federation]]|access-date=31 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127140033/http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=27|archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> || [[Bangalore]]
|-
| [[Motor sports]]
| <!-- Commented out: [[File:F1 logo.svg|20px]] --> [[Formula One]][[2011 Indian Grand Prix]]
| [[2011 Formula One season|2011]]
| [[Buddh International Circuit]], [[Greater Noida]]
|-
| [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field hockey]]
| [[Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics#Qualifying 1|2012 Summer Olympics (London)<br> Qualification Tournament 1]]
| 2012
| [[New Delhi]] ([[Dhyan Chand National Stadium]])
|-
| rowspan=3| [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field Hockey]]
| [[FIH Hockey World League|FIH Men's Hockey World League]] (''[[2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2|2013 Round 2 (Delhi leg)]]'')
| rowspan=2| [[2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League|2012–13 season]]
| rowspan=3 | New Delhi (Dhyan Chand National Stadium)
|-
| [[FIH Hockey World League|FIH Men's Hockey World League]] (''[[2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final|2013 Round 4 (Final round)]]'')
|-
| [[FIH Hockey World League|FIH Women's Hockey World League]] (''[[2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2|2013 Round 2 (Delhi leg)]]'')
| [[2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League|2012–13 season]]
|-
| [[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px]][[Wrestling]] || [[Asian Wrestling Championships]] || [[2013 Asian Wrestling Championships|2013]] || New Delhi
|-
| [[File:Canoeing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Canoeing]]
| [[Asian Canoeing Championships]] [[Canoe Polo]]
| 2013
| New Delhi
|-
| [[File:Cycling pictogram.svg|20px]] Cycling
| [[Asian Cycling Championships]]
| [[2013 Asian Cycling Championships|2013]]
| New Delhi (Yamuna Velodrome)
|-
| [[Motor sports]]
| <!-- Commented out: [[File:F1 logo.svg|20px]] --> [[Formula One]][[2013 Indian Grand Prix]]
| [[2013 Formula One season|2013]]
| [[Buddh International Circuit]], Greater Noida
|-
| [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]] || [[Asian Athletics Championships]] || [[2013 Asian Athletics Championships|2013]] || [[Pune]]
|-
| [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[One day cricket|Cricket (ODI)]]
| [[ICC Women's Cricket World Cup|Women's Cricket World Cup]]
| [[2013 Women's Cricket World Cup|2013]]
| Multiple Venues
|-
| [[Chess]]
| [[World Chess Championship]]
| [[World Chess Championship 2013|2013]]
| [[Chennai]]
|-
| [[Multi-sport event]]
| [[Lusophony Games]]
| [[2014 Lusophony Games|2014]]
| [[Goa]]
|-
| [[File:Tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] Tennis
| [[Davis Cup|Davis Cup World Group Play-offs]]
| [[2014 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs|2014]]
| KSLTA Tennis Stadium, [[Bangalore]]
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Snooker]] || [[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] || 2014<ref name="Bingtao_2014">{{cite web|last=Pathak|first=Vivek|title=Yan Bingtao becomes youngest ever World Champion|url=http://ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=330:yan-bingtao-becomes-youngest-ever-world-champion&Itemid=180|publisher=[[International Billiards and Snooker Federation]]|date=29 November 2014|access-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205041902/http://ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=330:yan-bingtao-becomes-youngest-ever-world-champion&Itemid=180|archive-date=5 December 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> || Bangalore
|-
| [[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px]] Badminton
| [[Thomas Cup]] [[Uber Cup]]
| [[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014]]
| [[Siri Fort Indoor Stadium]], New Delhi
|-
| rowspan=3|[[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field Hockey]]
| [[Hockey Champions Trophy|Men's Hockey Champions Trophy]]
| [[2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2014]]
| |[[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneshwar]]
|-
| [[FIH Hockey World League|FIH Women's Hockey World League]] (''[[2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2|2015 Round 2 (Delhi leg)]]'')
| [[2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League|2014–15 season]]
| [[Dhyan Chand National Stadium]], New Delhi
|-
| [[FIH Hockey World League|FIH Men's Hockey World League]] (''[[2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final|2015 Round 4 (Final round)]]'')
| [[2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League|2014–15 season]]
| [[Raipur]]
|-
| [[File:Golf pictogram.svg|20px]] Golf
| [[Asian Tour]] [[Indian Open (golf)]]
| [[2015 Asian Tour|2015]]
| [[Delhi Golf Club]]
|-
| [[File:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Snooker]] || [[IBSF World Snooker Championship]] || 2016 || Bangalore
|-
| [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Twenty20|Cricket (T20)]]
| [[ICC World Twenty20]]
| [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]
| Multiple Venues
|-
| [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Twenty20|Cricket (T20)]]
| [[ICC Women's World Twenty20]]
| [[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016]]
| Multiple Venues
|-
| [[File:Kabaddi pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Kabaddi]]
| [[Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)]]
| [[2016 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)|2016]]
| [[The Arena (Ahmedabad)|The Arena]], [[Ahmedabad]]
|-
| [[File:Golf pictogram.svg|20px]] Golf
| [[Asian Tour]] [[Indian Open (golf)]]
| [[2016 Asian Tour|2016]]
| [[Delhi Golf Club]]
|-
| [[Multi-sport event]]
| [[South Asian Games]]
| [[2016 South Asian Games|2016]]
| [[Guwahati]] and [[Shillong]]
|-
| [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]] || [[Asian Athletics Championships]] || [[2017 Asian Athletics Championships|2017]] || [[Bhubaneswar]]
|-
| [[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Wrestling]]
| [[Asian Wrestling Championships]]
| [[2017 Asian Wrestling Championships|2017]]
| Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi
|-
| [[File:Cycling pictogram.svg|20px]] Cycling
| [[Asian Cycling Championships]]
| [[2017 Asian Cycling Championships|2017]]
| [[Indira Gandhi Arena]], New Delhi
|-
| [[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px]] Badminton
| [[BWF Super Series]] [[India Open]]
| [[2017 India Super Series|2017]]
| [[Siri Fort Indoor Stadium]], New Delhi
|-
| [[File:Squash pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Squash (sport)|Squash]]
| [[Asian Individual Squash Championships]]
| [[2017 Men's Asian Individual Squash Championships|2017]]
| Express Avenue Mall, [[Chennai]]
|-
| [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|20px]] Shooting
| [[ISSF World Cup]]
| [[2017 ISSF World Cup|2017]]
| New Delhi
|-
| [[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Table tennis]]
| [[ITTF World Tour]] [[India Open (table tennis)]]
| [[2017 ITTF World Tour|2017]]
| [[Thyagaraj Sports Complex]], New Delhi
|-
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association football|Football]]
| [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]
| [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2017]]
| Multiple Venues
|-
| [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px]] Basketball
| [[FIBA Asia Women's Cup]]
| [[2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup|2017]]
| [[Bangalore]]
|-
| [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px]] Basketball
| [[FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women]]
| [[2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship|2017]]
| Bangalore
|-
| [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Boxing]]
| AIBA Women's Youth World Championships
| 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aiba.org/youth-womens-world-championships-guwahati-2017-2/|title=YOUTH WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GUWAHATI 2017|publisher=AIBA|access-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711152135/https://www.aiba.org/youth-womens-world-championships-guwahati-2017-2/|archive-date=11 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Guwahati
|-
| [[File:Golf pictogram.svg|20px]] Golf
| [[Asian Tour]] [[Indian Open (golf)]]
| [[2017 Asian Tour|2017]]
| [[DLF Golf and Country Club]]
|-
| rowspan=2| [[File:Bowling pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Bowls|Lawn Bowls]]
| Asian Lawn Bowls Championships
| rowspan=2| 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bowlingfederationofindia.com/contact/|title=12th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship & 10 Under 25 Championship New Delhi 2017|publisher=Bowling Federation of India|access-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711065834/http://bowlingfederationofindia.com/contact/|archive-date=11 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hklba.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1660%3Aasian-bowls-championship-2012&catid=73%3Aevents-participated&Itemid=211&lang=en|title=Asian Lawn Bowls Championship 2017|publisher=Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association|access-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711070244/https://www.hklba.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1660%3Aasian-bowls-championship-2012&catid=73%3Aevents-participated&Itemid=211&lang=en|archive-date=11 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan=2| New Delhi
|-
| Asian Under 25 Lawn Bowls Championship
|-
| rowspan=2| [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field hockey]]
| [[FIH Hockey World League|FIH Men's Hockey World League]] (''[[2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final|2017 Round 4 (Final round)]]'')
| [[2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League|2016–17 season]]
| rowspan=2| [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneshwar]]
|-
| [[Field Hockey World Cup]]
| [[2018 Men's Hockey World Cup|2018]]
|-
| [[File:Golf pictogram.svg|20px]] Golf
| [[Asian Tour]] [[Indian Open (golf)]]
| [[2018 Asian Tour|2018]]
| [[DLF Golf and Country Club]]
|-
| [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Boxing]]
| [[AIBA World Boxing Championships|AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships]]
| [[2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships|2018]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/india-to-host-2018-womens-world-boxing-championship-and-mens-edition-in-2021-3853119.html|title=India to host 2018 Women's World Boxing Championship and men's edition in 2021|access-date=23 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823141920/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/india-to-host-2018-womens-world-boxing-championship-and-mens-edition-in-2021-3853119.html|archive-date=23 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[New Delhi]]
|-
| [[File: Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Wrestling]]
| [[Asian Wrestling Championships]]
| [[2020 Asian Wrestling Championships|2020]]
| [[New Delhi]]
|-
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association football|Football]]
| [[FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]]
| [[2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|2020]]
| Multiple Venues
|-
| [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Boxing]]
| [[AIBA World Boxing Championships|AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships]]
| [[2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships|2021]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/india-to-host-2018-womens-world-boxing-championship-and-mens-edition-in-2021-3853119.html|title=India to host 2018 Women's World Boxing Championship and men's edition in 2021|access-date=23 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823141920/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/india-to-host-2018-womens-world-boxing-championship-and-mens-edition-in-2021-3853119.html|archive-date=23 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| New Delhi
|-
|[[Cricket|Cricket (T20)]]
|[[ICC Men's T20 World Cup]]
|[[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2021]]
|Multiple Venues
|-
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association football|Football]]
| [[FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]]
| [[2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|2022]]
| Multiple Venues
|-
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association football|Football]]
| [[AFC Women's Asian Cup]]
| [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2022]]
| Multiple Venues
|-
| [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field hockey]]
| [[Men's FIH Hockey World Cup]]
| [[2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup|2023]]
| To be Decided
|-
| [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[One day cricket|Cricket (ODI)]]
| [[Cricket World Cup]]
| [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]]
| Multiple Venues


|}
In the regions of [[Bengal]] and [[Kerala]], [[Association football]] is very popular.<ref name="menon"/>


==India at major international sports events==
India has hosted international sporting events, including the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]].
===Olympics===
{{Main|India at the Olympics}}
A single athlete, [[Norman Pritchard]], represented India in the [[1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Olympics]], winning two silver medals. India sent its first [[India at the 1920 Summer Olympics|national team to the Olympics in 1920]], and has participated in every [[Summer Olympic Games]] ever since. India has also competed at several [[Winter Olympic Games]] since 1964.


As of 2016, India has won a total of 28 Summer Olympic medals. India won its first gold medal in men's [[field hockey]] in the [[1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Olympic Games]]. On winning the [[Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics|10m air rifle event]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics]], [[Abhinav Bindra]] became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games, and India's first gold medal since [[1980 Moscow Olympics|1980]], when the [[India men's national field hockey team|men's field hockey team]] had won the gold.<ref name="rediff_abhinav_wins">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/aug/11bindra.htm|title=Abhinav Bindra wins 10m air rifle gold|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2019-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101083020/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/aug/11bindra.htm|archive-date=1 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/92A/IND_T.shtml Medalists – India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226195055/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/92A/IND_T.shtml |date=26 February 2009 }}, The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games</ref>
===Olympic Games===
{{main|India at the Olympics}}
Indian athletes have competed in 32 Olympic games in 19 countries.<ref name="sr">SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), [https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/ "India"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092541/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/ |date=2020-04-17 }}; retrieved 2012-8-20.</ref> The Indian national team has won [[gold medal]]s in [[Summer Olympic Games]], including
* 1980{{mdash}}Field Hockey<ref name="timmons">Timmons, Heather. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/sports/olympics/12indiagold.html?ref=olympics  " 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.</ref>
* 2008{{mdash}}Air rifle, 10-meter competition.<ref name="timmons"/>


===Commonwealth Games===
===Commonwealth Games===
[[File:Sania Mirza (5993143538).jpg|alt=|thumb|upright|Tennis player [[Sania Mirza]] has won multiple medals, including in various [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] events, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.]]
India has competed in many [[Commonwealth Games]]; and India was the host country to the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]].
{{Main|India at the Commonwealth Games}}
India has competed in all but four editions of the [[Commonwealth Games]], starting at the [[1934 British Empire Games|second Games in 1934]]. India has hosted the Games once, in [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]] at [[Delhi]]. India is the fourth-most successful country at the games; it has won a total of 504 medals, including 181 gold medals.
 
===Asian Games===
{{Main|India at the Asian Games}}
 
India has participated in every edition of the [[Asian Games]], and has hosted the Games in [[1951 Asian Games|1951]] and 1982 at New Delhi. As of 2018, India is the sixth-most successful country, winning 671 medals, including 139 golds. India has won at least one gold medal in each tournament.
 
===The National Games of India===
{{Main|National Games of India}}
The National Games of India are conducted by the Indian Olympic Association and are meant to identify national sporting talents who can be selected for the Olympics. The first National Games, then called the Indian Olympic Games, were held in [[Lahore]] in 1924, while the first modern Games were held in [[New Delhi]] in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.ind.in/national-games|title=National Games|website=Indian Olympic Association|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727074236/https://olympic.ind.in/national-games|archive-date=27 July 2019|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref>
 
==Olympic sports==
=== Field Hockey ===
{{Main|Field hockey in India}}
[[File:Indian women's hockey team.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[India women's national field hockey team]], 2013]]
Field Hockey is a popular sport in India. Until the mid-1970s, [[India men's national field hockey team|India men's team]] dominated international field hockey, winning seven Olympic gold medals and won the [[1975 Men's Hockey World Cup]]. Since then, barring a gold medal at the [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]], India's performance in field hockey has been dismal, as [[Australia men's national field hockey team|Australia]], [[Netherlands men's national field hockey team|Netherlands]] and [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Germany]] improved. Its decline is also due to the change in rules of the game, introduction of artificial turf, and internal politics in Indian field hockey bodies. The popularity of field hockey has also declined massively parallel to the decline of the Indian hockey team. In recent years, the standard of Indian hockey has deteriorated, with the [[India men's national field hockey team|Men's team]] not qualifying for the [[2008 Olympics]] and finishing last in the [[2012 Olympics]]. Since 2014, the men's team has improved, becoming runners up at the [[Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|2014 Commonwealth Games]], then winning [[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games|2014]] Asian Games gold and [[2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup]], finally restoring dominance in Asia. Before that India lost to [[Belgium men's national field hockey team|Belgium]] in the quarter final of [[Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio Olympics]]. Currently, the Indian men's team is [[FIH World Rankings|5th]] in the rankings of the Fédération Internationale de Hockey sur Gazon (FIH, English:[[International Hockey Federation]]), the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey.<ref name="Hero FIH Rankings Outdoor">{{cite web|url=http://www.fih.ch/rankings/outdoor/|title=Hero FIH Rankings Outdoor|website=fih.ch|access-date=23 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724032150/http://www.fih.ch/rankings/outdoor/|archive-date=24 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
The [[India women's national field hockey team|Women's team]] came of age in [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|1980]] when they first participated at the Summer Olympics and achieved the fourth place. The first golden moment for the team was in [[Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]] at the Asian Games. Since then not much of happening moments in the team history, though in [[Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016]] after 34 years, it is a little hope when Indian women's team qualified for the Summer Olympics and they went on to win the [[2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup]] claiming the Asian dominance after 2004. India Women's team failed to win any medal in the [[Women's Hockey World Cup]]. The present team is ranked [[FIH World Rankings|10th]] by the [[Fédération Internationale de Hockey]].<ref name="Hero FIH Rankings Outdoor"/>
 
India has hosted three Men's Hockey World Cups–one in [[1982 Men's Hockey World Cup|1982]] in [[Mumbai]], another in [[2010 Men's Field hockey World Cup|2010]] in Delhi, where they finished fifth and eighth respectively, and the third at Bhubaneswar in [[2018 Men's Hockey World Cup|2018]]. India also hosted the annual [[Hockey Champions Trophy]] in 1996, 2005 2014 and 2016. Until 2008, the [[Indian Hockey Federation]] (IHF) was the apex body for hockey in the country. However, following revelations of corruption and other scandals in the IHF, the federation was dissolved and de-recognised, and a new apex body for Indian hockey called [[Hockey India]] (HI) was formed on 20 May 2009, with support from the IOA and former hockey players. HI, recognised by the [[International Hockey Federation]] (FIH), has the sole mandate to govern and conduct all activities for both [[India men's national field hockey team|men's]] and [[India women's national Field hockey team|women's]] field hockey in India. Although the IHF was reinstated in 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/sports/2154-kps-gill-and-ihf-reinstated-by-delhi-high-court.html |title=KPS Gill and IHF reinstated by Delhi High Court |publisher=Breakingnewsonline.net |date=22 May 2010 |access-date=1 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509174210/http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/sports/2154-kps-gill-and-ihf-reinstated-by-delhi-high-court.html |archive-date=9 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> it is not recognised by the FIH. The IHF conducts a franchise-based tournament called [[World Series Hockey]] (WSH), with its first season conducted in [[2012 World Series Hockey|2012]]. However, it is not approved by HI or the FIH.
 
HI also conducts a franchise-based tournament called the [[Hockey India League]] (HIL). Its first season was in [[2013 Hockey India League|2013]] and is inspired from the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI's) highly successful Indian Premier League. The tournament is recognised by the FIH, which has also decided to provide a 30-day window for the forthcoming seasons so all top players can participate.
 
=== Football ===
{{Main|Football in India}}
{{See also|All India Football Federation|India national football team|India women's national football team}}
[[File:India football Sayed Rahim Nabi.jpg|thumb|Sayed Rahim Nabi of [[East Bengal FC]] and Daniel of [[Chirag United Sports Club|Chirag United SC]] during I-League at [[Salt Lake Stadium]].]]
 
[[Association football|Football]] was introduced to India during the British colonial period. Although India has never been represented in any [[FIFA World Cup]], it did qualify in [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]], though it did not take part, as they were not allowed to play barefoot.<ref>{{cite web |first=Arunava |last=Chaudhuri |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/worldcupq.html |title=The Indian National Team's World Cup qualifying |publisher=Indianfootball.de |access-date=1 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614204013/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/worldcupq.html |archive-date=14 June 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> India was an Asian powerhouse in football in the 1950s and 1960s. During this golden era, India created history as the first Asian team to reach semi-finals in an Olympic football tournament in [[1956 Summer Olympics]] at Melbourne and [[Neville D'Souza]] became the first Asian and Indian to score a hat-trick (record remains unbeaten) in an Olympic match.<ref>{{cite web |title=Football: India's day of Glory at Melbourne |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/12/01/indias-day-of-glory-at-melbourne |access-date=22 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023113040/http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/12/01/indias-day-of-glory-at-melbourne/ |archive-date=23 October 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name = "Times">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/419406.cms|title=Mumbai salutes soccer legend|date=13 January 2004|access-date=8 March 2009|author=Nitin N. Sethi|publisher=The Indian Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129010701/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/419406.cms|archive-date=29 January 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> India also finished as runners-up in the [[1964 AFC Asian Cup]]. But later on, the standard of football started to decline due to lack of professionalism and [[fitness culture]]. India currently ranks 97th in the [[FIFA rankings]] as of 10 August 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=India: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - FIFA.com |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506101624/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/ |archive-date=6 May 2017}}</ref>
 
Football is, nevertheless, widely popular both as a [[spectator sport]], and as a participation sport in some parts of the country such as [[Kerala]], West Bengal, Karnataka, [[Goa]] and the [[Northeast India|Northeast]]. The [[India national football team]] represents India in all [[FIFA]] tournaments. The [[Yuva Bharati Krirangan]] of [[Kolkata]] was the [[List of stadiums by capacity|second largest non-auto racing stadium]] in the world.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}
 
In June 1937, at the Army Headquarters, [[Shimla]], the [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF) was formed at a meeting of the representatives of football associations of six regions where the game was very popular in those days. It is the governing body for [[football in India]]. Domestic competitions for men's football include the [[Indian Super League]], [[I-League]], [[I-League 2nd Division]] in the [[Football in India#League system|Indian League System]] and the annual knock-out style [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]. For women's football, the [[India women's football championship]]. However, it is European football, such as the English [[Premier League]], Spanish [[La Liga]], and the [[UEFA Champions League]], which are very popular among Indian football fans, especially in [[Metropolitan area|metropolitan]] cities.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}
 
FIFA revealed on 5 December 2013 (as part of their Executive Committee meets in Salvador, Brazil), that India would be the host of the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]], the 17th U-17 FIFA World Cup. This was the first international football competition at world level hosted by India. To help increase interest in youth football in advance of the 2017 U-17 World Cup, India launched the [[Mission XI Million]] programme.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} The matches were held from 6 to 28 October in the cities of [[New Delhi]], [[Kolkata]], [[Kochi]], [[Navi Mumbai]], [[Guwahati]] and [[Margao]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Under 17 World Cup: A low down of all six venues |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/2017-u-17-world-cup/news/under-17-world-cup-a-low-down-of-all-six-venues/articleshow/60955144.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |date=5 October 2017 |access-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511231905/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/2017-u-17-world-cup/news/under-17-world-cup-a-low-down-of-all-six-venues/articleshow/60955144.cms |archive-date=11 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
[[FIFA]] granted India the hosting rights for the 2020 [[FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/organising-committee-approves-draw-procedures-for-fifa-club-world-cup-qatar-2019|title=Organising Committee approves draw procedures for FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019™|access-date=12 September 2019|website=FIFA.com}}</ref> which was rescheduled to be held between 17 February – 7 March 2021, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-2020-postponed-india-coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19-outbreak-news/article31253544.ece|title=FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2020 India postponed|access-date=4 April 2020|website=Sportstar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/bureau-of-the-fifa-council-decisions-on-fifa-events|title=Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events|access-date=12 May 2020|website=FIFA.com}}</ref> On 17 November 2020, [[FIFA Council]] announced that the event was postponed until 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/update-on-fifa-club-world-cup-2020-and-women-s-youth-tournaments|title=Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments|access-date=17 November 2020|website=FIFA.com}}</ref>
 
=== Tennis ===
{{Main|Tennis in India}}
{{See also|All India Tennis Association}}
[[File:01Chennai Open 2011.jpg|thumb|[[Mahesh Bhupati]] (left), and [[Leander Paes]] (right)]]
 
Tennis is a sport among Indians in urban areas. Tennis has gained popularity after the exploits of [[Vijay Amritraj]]. India's fortunes in [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] singles have been unimpressive, although [[Leander Paes]] won a singles bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics. Since the late 1990s India has had impressive results in Grand Slam doubles, Leander Paes and [[Mahesh Bhupathi]] have won many men's doubles and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles. [[Sania Mirza]] is the most notable Indian woman tennis player, having won a [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] title and breaking into the Top 30 [[WTA rankings]], also winning three Grand Slam doubles events, the first at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] in 2015. On the men's side, young [[Somdev Devvarman]] and [[Yuki Bhambri]] are flying India's flag on the [[ATP Tour]]. Yuki was the Australian Open junior singles champion in 2009. [[Rohan Bopanna]] has won two mixed doubles titles.
 
=== Badminton ===
{{Main|Badminton in India}}
[[File:Ponnappa & Gutta.jpg|thumb|Indian badminton's leading women's pair of [[Jwala Gutta]] (left) and [[Ashwini Ponnappa]], 2010.]]
 
Badminton is played widely in India and it is one of the most popular sports in India. Badminton is a fast growing sport in India. Badminton's popularity has grown in recent years. Indian shuttlers [[Saina Nehwal]], [[K. Srikanth]] and [[P.V. Sindhu]] are ranked amongst top-10 in current BWF ranking. [[Prakash Padukone]] was the first player from India to achieve world no.1 spot in the game and after him [[K. Srikanth]] made it to the top spot as male player for second time in April 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Kidambi Srikanth becomes first Indian male shuttler to claim World No 1 spot after Prakash Padukone|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/kidambi-srikanth-becomes-first-indian-male-shuttler-to-claim-world-no-1-spot-in-bwf-rankings-4429043.html|website=Firstpost|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713181327/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/kidambi-srikanth-becomes-first-indian-male-shuttler-to-claim-world-no-1-spot-in-bwf-rankings-4429043.html|archive-date=13 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Saina Nehwal]] is the first female player from India to achieve World no.1 spot in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saina becomes World No. 1|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/superb-saina-scales-historic-world-no1-ranking/article7043530.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=13 July 2018}}</ref> The most successful doubles player from India is [[Jwala Gutta]], who is the only Indian to have been ranked in the top-10 of two categories. She peaked at no. 6 with [[Valiyaveetil Diju]] in mixed doubles and at no. 10 with [[Ashwini Ponnappa]] in women's doubles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jwala Gutta|url=http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/overview.aspx?id=D28DF6CB-3B5B-42DB-8347-5519A0117429|website=Tournament Software|access-date=24 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701151719/http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/overview.aspx?id=D28DF6CB-3B5B-42DB-8347-5519A0117429|archive-date=1 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Other successful players include [[Aparna Popat]], [[Pullela Gopichand]], [[Syed Modi]], [[Chetan Anand (badminton)|Chetan Anand]], [[Parupalli Kashyap]], [[Prannoy Kumar]], [[Ashwini Ponnappa]], [[Chirag Shetty]], [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]] and [[N. Sikki Reddy]].
 
Padukone and Gopichand, both won the [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England Open]] in 1980 and 2001, respectively, making them the only Indians to ever win the prestigious title. At the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympic Games]], Nehwal won the bronze medal in the individual women's competition, the first for the country in badminton and in the next edition at [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio 2016]] P.V.Sindhu won silver in [[Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Women's singles]], the second medal in badminton for India. India has won medals at the [[BWF World Championships]] as well, with Padukone winning in 1982. The doubles pairing of Gutta and Ponnappa became the first women to win the medal when they won the bronze in 2011.<ref>http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/jwala-gutta-ashwini-ponnappa-ousted-from-world-championships-710154.html</ref> Sindhu won consecutive medals at 2013 and 2014 editions. Nehwal won a silver at 2015 Championships.<ref name="london2012.com - Saina Nehwal">{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/nehwal-saina-1108092/|title=Saina Nehwal|work=[[london2012.com]]|access-date=2 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103182707/www.london2012.com/athlete/nehwal-saina-1108092/|archive-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> Saina is the only gold medalist for India in [[BWF World Junior Championships]], won in [[2008 BWF World Junior Championships|2008]], where as Sindhu and [[Lakshya Sen]] are the only gold medalists in [[Badminton Asia Junior Championships]] in their respective category for the country, won in [[2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2012]] and [[2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships|2018]].
 
=== Basketball ===
{{Main|Basketball in India}}
{{See also|India national basketball team|India women's national basketball team}}
[[File:Indian team 2015.jpg|alt=|thumb|Members of India's women's national basketball team at the [[2009 Asian Indoor Games]] in Vietnam]]
Basketball is a popular sport in India, played in almost every school, although very few people follow it professionally. India has both [[India national basketball team|men's]] and [[India women's national basketball team|women's]] national basketball teams. Both teams have hired head coaches who have worked extensively with [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] players and now aim to popularise the game in India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-14/interviews/29656175_1_basketball-federation-nba-player-coaching-basketball |title=The Times of India – Sports – I'm here to create a superstar, says India's NBA coach Kenny Natt, timesofindia.com, written 14 June 2011, accessed 21 October 2011. |access-date=30 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105170018/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-14/interviews/29656175_1_basketball-federation-nba-player-coaching-basketball |archive-date=5 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Satnam Singh Bhamara]] officially marks the first player from India to be selected in the [[NBA]] by being taken by the [[Dallas Mavericks]] as the 52nd pick of the [[2015 NBA draft]], as well as [[List of NBA high school draftees|the first player to be drafted straight out of high school as a postgraduate]].
 
The ''Young Cagers'', as the national team is nicknamed, made one Olympic appearance in basketball, and appeared 20 times in the [[Asian Basketball Championship|Asian Championship]]. India is currently ranked 58th in the world in basketball. The Indian national team had its best result at the [[1975 ABC Championship|1975 Asian Championship]], when the team finished ahead of teams including the [[Philippines men's national basketball team|Philippines]], one of Asia's basketball strongholds. Internationally, one of the most recognised Indian basketball players has been [[Sozhasingarayer Robinson]].<ref>[http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/8/20090304200903040204246234ecc8f32/To-hell-and-back-for-cager-Robinson.html Mumbai Mirror – To hell and back for cager Robinson] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120910115208/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/8/20090304200903040204246234ecc8f32/To-hell-and-back-for-cager-Robinson.html |date=10 September 2012 }}, Mumbaimirror.com, written 4 March 2009, accessed 15 October 2011.</ref> Affiliated into the [[FIBA|International Basketball Federation (FIBA)]] since 1936, India has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/nfProf.asp?nationalFederationNumber=301 |title=FIBA.com – National Federations & Leagues |access-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213204636/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/nfProf.asp?nationalFederationNumber=301 |archive-date=13 February 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
India's women had their best result at the recent [[2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women]] when they finished sixth. The team has several internationally known players including [[Geethu Anna Jose]], who was invited to tryouts for the [[WNBA]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/news/story?id=6414207 |title=ESPN.com – Geethu Anna Jose gets 3 tryouts |access-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511174842/http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/news/story?id=6414207 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
=== Table tennis ===
{{Main|Table tennis in India}}
[[File:ManikaBatra.jpg|thumb|[[Manika Batra]] at 2019 Commonwealth Table Tennis championships]]
Table tennis is a popular indoor recreation sport in India, which has caught on in states including West Bengal and [[Tamil Nadu]]. The Table Tennis Federation of India is the official governing body of the sport. India, which is ranked 30th in the world, has produced a single player ranked in the top 50, Sharat Kamal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/ittf_team_ranking.html|title=Team Ranking|publisher=ittf.com|access-date=5 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411021909/http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/ittf_team_ranking.html|archive-date=11 April 2012}}</ref>
 
=== Golf ===
{{Main|Golf in India}}
{{See also|Professional Golf Tour of India|Royal Calcutta Golf Club}}
[[File:Fontana Vienna Euro PGA 2008 (8).JPG|thumb|upright|left|[[Jeev Milkha Singh]]]]
 
Golf is a growing sport in India. It is especially popular among the wealthier classes, but has not yet caught on with others due to the expenses involved in playing.
 
The most successful Indian golfers are [[Jeev Milkha Singh]] and [[Anirban Lahiri]]. Singh won three titles on the [[European Tour]], four on the [[Japan Golf Tour]], and six on the [[Asian Tour]]. His highest world ranking was 28 March 2009. Singh has won the Asian Tour [[Asian Tour#Order of Merit winners|Order of Merit]] twice. Meanwhile, Lahiri has two European Tour wins and seven Asian Tour wins. He qualified for the [[2015 Presidents Cup]].
 
Other Indians who have won the Asian Tour Order of Merit are [[Jyoti Randhawa]] in 2002 (the first Indian to do so), and [[Arjun Atwal]], who went on in 2010 to become the first Indian-born player to become a member of the US-based [[PGA Tour]] and win the 2010 [[Wyndham Championship]].
 
In [[golf at the Asian Games]], India's men's golf team won gold at the [[1982 Asian Games]], and silver at the [[2006 Asian Games]]. Lakshman Singh won the individual gold at the 1982 Asian Games.
 
There are numerous [[golf course]]s all over India, and a [[Professional Golf Tour of India]]. The main tournament is the [[Hero Indian Open]], co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour.
 
=== Boxing ===
{{Main|Boxing in India}}
{{See also|Indian Boxing Federation}}
[[File:Vijender Singh with commonwealth medal.jpg|alt=Four men standing. Middle of them is a young Indian male who wears a shiny orange dressing gown with blue border. His hands are behind his head. The other three men are all dressed in black and appear to be waiting around the man.|thumb|Vijender Singh (second from right) posing with his medal during the Commonwealth Games.]]
[[Boxing]] is a highly profiled sport in India, and although it is a regular medal-holder at the [[Asian Games]] and [[Commonwealth Games]], though India has not yet produced a world champion in any weight class. In November 2007, India's [[Mary Kom]] won the best boxer title and secured a [[hat-trick]] of titles. During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, [[Vijender Singh]] won a bronze medal in the [[middleweight]] division, and [[Akhil Kumar]] and [[Jitender Kumar (flyweight boxer)|Jitender Kumar]] qualified for the quarterfinals. Akhil Kumar, Jitender Kumar, A.L. Lakra, and Dinesh Kumar each won a bronze medal at the 2008 World Championship. India's lone female boxer, [[Mary Kom|M.C. Mary Kom]], won the bronze medal at the [[India at the 2012 Summer Olympics#Boxing|2012 London Olympic Games]].
 
=== Wrestling ===
{{Main|Wrestling in India}}
[[File:Wrestling in india.jpg|thumb|left|[[Military World Games]] in [[Hyderabad, India]].]]
Considered one of the most ancient and oldest sports in the world, [[wrestling]] in India has a glorious past. The sport of wrestling began its journey in India several centuries ago, during the [[Middle Ages]]. Wrestling is among the most prestigious and oldest events in the [[Olympic Games]]. It was included in the Olympics in 708 BC. In ancient times, wrestling in India was mainly used as a way to stay physically fit. It was also used as a [[military exercise]] without any weapons. Wrestling in India is also known as ''dangal,'' and it is the basic form of a wrestling tournament.
 
In India, wrestling is mostly known as ''Malla-Yuddha''. Wrestling was mentioned in ancient times, found in the [[Sanskrit]] epic of [[Indian history]], ''[[Mahabharata]]''. One of the premier characters in Mahabharata, [[Bhima]], was considered a great wrestler. Other great wrestlers included [[Jarasandha]], [[Duryodhana]], and [[Karna]]. Another Indian epic, [[Ramayana]], also mentions wrestling in India, describing [[Hanuman]] as one of the greatest wrestlers of that time. The 13th-century ''[[Malla Purana]]'' references a group of [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] [[Brahmin]] wrestlers known as [[Jyesthimalla]]s.
 
=== Weightlifting and powerlifting ===
{{Main|Weightlifting in India}}
[[Karnam Malleswari]] won a [[bronze medal]] at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in Sydney, making her the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054437,00.html| author=Time| title=I Did What I Could for My Country| date=27 December 2000| access-date=14 September 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118051127/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054437,00.html| archive-date=18 November 2011| url-status=live}}</ref> The headquarters of the Indian [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]] Federation is in New Delhi. The federation is affiliated with the Indian Olympic Association (Delhi), and is also a member of the [[Asian Weightlifting Federation]] ([[Tehran]]) and [[International Weightlifting Federation]] (IWF, [[Budapest]]). The International Weightlifting Federation banned the Indian Weightlifting Federation from participating in all international competitions for one year when three Indian women weightlifters were accused of [[Doping in sport|doping]] offences in various international competitions in a single year.
 
=== Archery ===
{{Main|Archery in India}}
 
The game of [[archery]] has historical significance, as royals in the ancient days used to practice archery. Modern-day archery in India began in the early 1970s, before its introduction as an Olympic event in 1972, and it was formalised in 1973 when the [[Archery Association of India]] (AAI) came into existence. Since its inception, AAI has been promoting an organisation for the sport. India has been producing some world class players who are the medal hopefuls in international events of archery.
 
=== Volleyball ===
{{Main|Volleyball in India}}
 
Volleyball is a popular [[recreation]] sport played all over India, both in rural and urban areas. India is ranked fifth in Asia, and 27th in the world. In the youth and junior levels, India came in second in the 2003 World Youth Championships. The Indian senior men's team is ranked 46th in the world. A major problem for the sport is the lack of sponsors.<ref name="Fédération Internationale de Volleyball FIVB">{{cite web | url = http://www.fivb.org/en/volleyball/Rankings/VB_Ranking_M_2010-07.asp | title = FIVB World Rankings | access-date = 19 September 2009 | author = Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100803151637/http://www.fivb.org/en/volleyball/Rankings/VB_Ranking_M_2010-07.asp | archive-date = 3 August 2010 | url-status = live }}</ref>
 
=== Handball ===
{{Main|Handball in India}}
[[Team handball|Handball]] is a popular sport in India, played at the local level, but hasn't yet made an impact at the domestic level. India's [[Team handball|handball]] team began on 27 April 1989, although it hasn't yet made an impact on the world stage, at the international level or the World Cup. The [[Handball Federation of India]] manages handball in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.handballindia.com/|title=Handball India|work=Sports in India|publisher=handballindia.com|access-date=5 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906050622/http://www.handballindia.com/|archive-date=6 September 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===Taekwondo===
{{Main|Taekwondo in India}}
 
Taekwondo in India is administered by the India Taekwondo which was constituted in July 2019 consting of a five-member ad hoc committee with Namdev Shirgaonkar as chairman with a mandate to carry out the election procedures within a stipulated time-frame. .<ref>https://thebridge.in/featured/new-taekwondo-body-india-taekwondo-hopes-fresh-beginning/</ref> Surendra Bhandari won a bronze medal in [[taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games]]. Taekwondo is widely practised in India, with actors [[Neetu Chandra]], [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Isha Koppikar]] holding black belts.
 
=== Rugby ===
{{Main|Rugby union in India}}
[[Rugby union]] is a minor, but fast-growing, sport in India. Some Indian sporting clubs are beginning to embrace the game, and it is the second-most popular winter sport after football in India,{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} which itself trails in popularity after cricket and field hockey.
 
=== Cycling ===
{{Main|Cycling in India}}
{{See also|Cycling Federation of India}}
The history of cycling in India dates back to 1938, and the [[Cycling Federation of India]] governs the sport. Though cycling is unknown as a professional sport in India, it is popular as a common recreational sport and a way to keep fit.
 
;Mountain biking
 
[[Mountain biking]] is becoming a popular sport in India. For the last six years, [[Mtb himachal]], a hardcore endurance event, has been organised regularly by Himalayan Adventure Sports & Tourism Promotion Association (HASTPA), a non-governmental organisation (NGO). A number of national and international riders participate, including Indian Army, [[Indian Air Force]], [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] (ITBP), and a number of young and energetic mountain biking individual riders from cities including [[Pune]], Bangalore, Delhi and [[Chandigarh]]. Last year{{when|date=July 2013}}, the government of [[Sikkim]] (Department of Tourism) introduced its own mountain biking race, with Southeast Asia's biggest prize money. The second edition saw 48 professional participants from around the globe.
 
;Road Cycling/ Touring
 
The [[Tour of Nilgiris]] is a major non-competitive and non-commercial touring event in South Asia that covers 1,000 kilometres in under 10 days.<ref>{{cite web |author=admin, on 30 May 2010 |url=http://tourofnilgiris.com/ |title=The Tour of Nilgiris |publisher=The Tour of Nilgiris |access-date=1 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727181520/http://tourofnilgiris.com/ |archive-date=27 July 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Tour of Nilgiris (TfN), India's first Day Touring Cycle Ride, was born in December 2008 with the twin objectives of promoting bicycling as an activity and spreading awareness about the bio-diversity, flora and fauna of the Nilgiris.
 
It soon grew into something a lot more, with an eclectic riding community in 2008 wanting to participate. The community soon assembled, made plans, chose a route and realised they would need a framework to support such a large group of people. So they recruited sponsors to mitigate costs as well as popularise the Tour and the cause of popularising cycling as a viable and sustainable means of travel. Ever since its first edition, the TfN has stayed true to the Community of Cyclists in India by being a Tour for the Community, Of the Community and By the Community. It has grown in size, stature and visibility. From 40 riders in the first edition, it has grown to 100 cyclists in 2013.
 
The tour has grown bigger and the routes tougher, allowing cyclists to test their endurance, enjoy the biodiversity of the Nilgiris covering the southern states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. For the racing aficionados, there are racing segments on the tour with colour coded jerseys, recognition and prizes. TfN as it is lovingly called is pushing cycling to new frontiers with more and more interested cyclists, applying for the tour. The tour has acquired quite a name, and currently about 25% of registrations are selected for the tour by the organisers.
 
=== Equestrian sports ===
{{Main|Equestrian sport in India}}
India has a wide following in various [[equestrian sports]], including [[show jumping]], [[eventing]], [[dressage]], [[endurance riding]] and [[tent pegging]]. Supported by the Equestrian Federation of India, eventing is the most popular of the five, with teams representing the country at most [[Asian Games]], winning a bronze medal in the 2002 and 2006 games. India has been represented at the Olympics twice, by Wing Commander I.J. Lamba, and Imtiaz Anees.
 
===Kayaking===
{{Main|Kayaking in India}}
 
;Flat water and sea kayaking
Indian flat water [[kayak]]ers are an emerging powerhouse on the Asian circuit. Outside of professional flat water [[kayaking]], there is very limited recreational kayaking. The potential to generate interest in flat water kayaking is held by leisure [[resort]]s located near the sea or other water bodies. Indian tourists tend to consider kayaking a one-time activity, rather than a sport to be pursued.
 
;Whitewater kayaking
Enthusiasts of [[whitewater]] kayaking are concentrated in the north towards the [[Himalayas]], with some in the south in Bangalore in [[Karnataka]]. Most of these enthusiasts are or were whitewater raft guides who took to the sport of whitewater kayaking. Some of the prominent whitewater kayakers include Abhinav Kala, Shalabh Gahlaut, and John Pollard. Many of them have notched first descents (similar to climbing ascents) on rivers in India and Nepal.
 
"Bangalore Kayakers" or "Southern River Runners" are India's first amateur group of white water kayakers. Based out of Bangalore, they explore rivers around [[Western Ghats]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=149952787372&ref=ts |title=Niet compatibele browser |publisher=Facebook |access-date=1 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317213745/https://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=149952787372&ref=ts |archive-date=17 March 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The lure for most of these participants is adventure. Whitewater kayaking in India allows for exploration of places where, literally, no human has been before.
 
Gear availability is a problem that plagues kayakers. While the global designs for whitewater boats and paddles change annually, Indian kayakers have to pay high fees if they want to import any kind of gear, or they have to buy used gear in Nepal. More often than not, one will see Indian kayaking guides riding down the river in a Perception Amp, Piroutte or Dancer designs, while the kayakers from abroad ride the river in their new design, planing hull, centred-volume kayaks from Riot, Pyranha, or Wave Sport.
 
Kayaking India groups on Facebook are good resources for kayakers in India.
 
=== Athletics: Track, Field and Road ===
{{Main|Athletics in India}}
[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2016 to Ms. Lalita Babar for Athletics, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2016.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Lalita Babar]], an Indian long-distance runner, was honoured with [[Arjuna Award]] in 2016.]]
India is unfortunately not affluent in the field of athletics and track events. There are very few athletes who won any medal in any global or major events. But the scenario is changing in the 20th century, when people started taking interest in athletics and facility are providing to improve the meager situation of athletics. [[Anju Bobby George]] made history when she won the bronze medal in [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|Women's long jump]] at the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics]] in Paris. With this achievement, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a [[World Championships in Athletics]] jumping 6.70 m. Till 2010 [[Milkha Singh]] was the only athlete to win an individual gold medal at a [[Commonwealth Games]] but at [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], [[Krishna Punia]] created history by winning the [[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw|Women's discus throw]] gold medal for India after 52 years and as first woman to win a gold in athletics at Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/krishna-poonia-creates-history-wins-gold-in-athletics/|title=Krishna Poonia creates history, wins gold in athletics|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=11 October 2010|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713231848/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/krishna-poonia-creates-history-wins-gold-in-athletics/|archive-date=13 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same edition of Commonwealth games [[Manjeet Kaur]], [[Sini Jose]], [[Ashwini Akkunji]] & [[Mandeep Kaur (athlete)|Mandeep Kaur]] won the [[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay|Women's 4 × 400 m (Relay)]] gold medal. At [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] [[Vikas Gowda]] won the [[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw|Men's Discus Throw]] gold medal.
 
[[Hima Das]] is only Indian track athlete to win a medal at any [[IAAF]] global event. She won the gold medal in [[2018 IAAF World U20 Championships - Women's 400 metres|Women's 400 metres]] at [[2018 IAAF World U20 Championships]] at Tampere, Finland, on 12 July 2018, clocking a time of 51.46 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/hima-das-brings-it-home-with-a-sizzling-run/article24402077.ece|title=Hima Das brings home India's first ever track gold at the Worlds|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 July 2018|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713175922/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/hima-das-brings-it-home-with-a-sizzling-run/article24402077.ece|archive-date=13 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="wcu20">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotstar.com/sports/athletics/hima-wins-historic-gold-for-india/2001615696|title=Hima Wins Historic Gold for India|date=13 July 2018|publisher=[[Hotstar]]|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713073630/http://www.hotstar.com/sports/athletics/hima-wins-historic-gold-for-india/2001615696|archive-date=13 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She is second gold medalist in athletics at [[IAAF World U20 Championships]] after [[Neeraj Chopra]] who won [[2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's javelin throw|Men's javelin throw]] gold at [[2016 IAAF World U20 Championships]] by setting [[List of world under-20 records in athletics|world junior record]] with a throw of 86.48 m. Later Neeraj went on to win the [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's javelin throw|Men's javelin throw]] gold at [[2018 Commonwealth Games]]. Performances at [[Olympics Games]] are not satisfactory, till now no Indian athlete won any medal at the Olympics. At [[2016 Summer Olympics]] [[Lalita Babar]] becomes the first Indian athlete since 1984 to reach Olympics finale in the event of [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|Women's 3000 metres steeplechase]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/india-in-olympics-2016/athletics/Rio-Olympics-Lalita-Babar-through-to-womens-3000m-steeplechase-final-with-national-mark/articleshow/53687991.cms|title=Rio Olympics: Lalita Babar through to women's 3000m steeplechase final with national mark|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=13 August 2016|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902042243/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/india-in-olympics-2016/athletics/Rio-Olympics-Lalita-Babar-through-to-womens-3000m-steeplechase-final-with-national-mark/articleshow/53687991.cms|archive-date=2 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> before her, [[P.T. Usha]] reach the finale of [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres|Women's 400 metres hurdles]] at [[1984 Summer Olympics]].
 
P.T. Usha won multiple gold medals in different editions of [[Asian Games]] and [[Asian Athletics Championships]]. [[Lavy Pinto]] was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Asian Games which he won in the first Asian Games held at New Delhi in 1951 in 100 and 200-meter categories.<ref>{{cite web|title=First Asian Games|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1951/BDCE27/BDCE27r.pdf|publisher=la84foundation|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711234331/http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1951/BDCE27/BDCE27r.pdf|archive-date=11 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Christine Brown (athlete)|Christine Brown]], [[Stephie D'Souza]], [[Violet Peters]], [[Mary D'Souza]] gave India its first women's athletics gold medal when they won 4 × 100 m relay in [[1954 Asian Games]] but current [[List of Asian Games records in athletics|Asian record]] is held by [[Priyanka Pawar]], [[Tintu Luka]], [[Mandeep Kaur (athlete)|Mandeep Kaur]], [[Machettira Raju Poovamma]] when they won [[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|Women's 4 × 400 metres relay]] at [[2014 Asian Games]] clocking 3:28:68. [[Kamaljeet Sandhu]] was the first Indian female athlete to win individual gold medal at any Asian games by winning [[Athletics at the 1970 Asian Games|400m track]] event at [[1970 Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite news|title=On International Women's Day, Kamaljeet Sandhu revisits 1970 Asian Games triumph|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/on-international-women-s-day-kamaljeet-sandhu-revisits-1970-asian-games-triumph/story-wYyf6DACEmB9gcW0do157K.html|newspaper=The Hindustan Times|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714021353/https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/on-international-women-s-day-kamaljeet-sandhu-revisits-1970-asian-games-triumph/story-wYyf6DACEmB9gcW0do157K.html|archive-date=14 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sunita Rani]] holds the current [[List of Asian Games records in athletics|Asian record]] in [[1500 m]] track event winning at [[Busan]] [[2002 Asian Games]] clocking 4:06:03.
 
Madhurjya Borah, an Indian [[triathlete]] holds silver medal at South Asian Triathlon Championship.
 
[[Anu Vaidyanathan]], an Indian [[Triathlon|triathlete]], is the first Asian to compete in [[Ultraman (endurance challenge)|Ultraman]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-s-new-Iron-lady/Article1-450736.aspx| title=India's new Iron lady| last=Sharma | first=Deepika | date=5 September 2009| newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
 
In May 2016, Arunaabh Shah from Delhi became the first Indian male and the youngest Indian to finish Ultraman, at Ultraman Australia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.redbull.com/in/en/adventure/stories/1331813708270/arunaabh-shah-india%E2%80%99s-youngest-ultraman|title=Arunaabh Shah – India's youngest Ultraman|last=Journal|first=Yogesh Kumar/The Outdoor|access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>
 
=== Gymnastics ===
{{Main|Gymnastics in India}}
Gymnastics came of age in India, when at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], [[Ashish Kumar (gymnast)|Ashish Kumar]] won the first-ever medal in gymnastics for India, a bronze.<ref name="hi">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/I-could-have-got-gold-had-equipment-arrived-earlier-CWG-medallist-Ashish/Article1-610455.aspx|title=I could have got gold had equipment arrived earlier: CWG medallist Ashish|date=9 October 2010|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=15 October 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103125428/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/OtherSports/I-could-have-got-gold-had-equipment-arrived-earlier-CWG-medallist-Ashish/Article1-610455.aspx|archive-date=3 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Ashish also won a silver medal in the [[Gymnastics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's vault|Men's vault]] at [[2010 Commonwealth Games]].
 
It was [[Glasgow]] [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], that [[Dipa Karmakar]] from [[Tripura]] won the bronze medal in the [[Gymnastics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's vault|Women's vault]] finale. Her second vault, the most difficult vault with a D-score of 7, the [[Produnova]] vault, named after famous [[Yelena Produnova]] of Russia, also known as the '''vault of death''' due to its difficulty and likelihood of injury, which she executed with a score of 15.1 (D-7, Ex- 8.1) which contributed to her winning the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/after-a-flight-a-landing-why-dipa-karmakars-medal-in-commonwealth-games-is-its-bravest-bronze/|title=After a flight, a landing: Why Dipa Karmakar's medal in Commonwealth Games is its bravest bronze|date=18 April 2016|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714221920/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/after-a-flight-a-landing-why-dipa-karmakars-medal-in-commonwealth-games-is-its-bravest-bronze/|archive-date=14 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> With this attempt she became fifth gymnast to ever execute the Produnova just after legendary gymnast [[Oksana Chusovitina]] who executed multiples times. In October [[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2015]], Karmakar became the first Indian gymnast to qualify for a final stage at the [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]. Later in 2016 when she qualified for [[Rio Olympics]], she became first Indian gymnast to do so and also hours after her qualification at [[2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event]] she clinched gold medal in [[2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event|Women's vault]] event stunning [[Oksana Chusovitina]] with her prudunova again who came second to her.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/After-historic-Olympic-qualification-Dipa-Karmakar-wins-gold-in-vaults/articleshow/51884635.cms|title=After historic Olympic qualification, Dipa Karmakar wins gold in vaults|date=18 April 2016|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|access-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809193356/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/After-historic-Olympic-qualification-Dipa-Karmakar-wins-gold-in-vaults/articleshow/51884635.cms|archive-date=9 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On 6 July 2016, [[International Gymnastics Federation|FIG]] honored Dipa by naming her '''World Class Gymnast'''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.in/athletics/story/_/id/16828562/fig-names-dipa-karmakar-world-class-gymnast|title=FIG names Dipa karmakar 'World Class Gymnast'|date=1 November 2016|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714222006/http://www.espn.in/athletics/story/_/id/16828562/fig-names-dipa-karmakar-world-class-gymnast|archive-date=14 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> At Rio Olympics she achieved 4th place in vaults. After a long break due to injury when she ran for vaults and landed with a gold at [[2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series|World Challenge Cup series]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/dipa-karmakar-wins-gold-at-the-gymnastics-world-cup/article24365773.ece|title=Dipa Karmakar wins gold at the Gymnastics World Cup|date=8 July 2018|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716010156/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/dipa-karmakar-wins-gold-at-the-gymnastics-world-cup/article24365773.ece|archive-date=16 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Non-olympic sports==
===Billiards and snooker===
{{Main|Billiards in India}}
India has been a force in world [[Cue sports|billiards]] competitions. Champions including [[Wilson Jones (billiards player)|Wilson Jones]], [[Michael Ferreira]], [[Geet Sethi]] and now the domination of [[Pankaj Arjan Advani|Pankaj Advani]] have underlined the powerhouse status of the country. The [[Snooker]] Federation of India, the apex body, plays a proactive role in popularising the game. Many efforts have been made by the Billiards and Snooker Federation of India in the recent past to enhance the popularity of the game in the country. Several training camps for developing budding talent and providing them with regional and state sponsorship have been organised by the Billiards and Snooker Federation in various parts of the country.
 
=== Chess ===
[[File:Maxime Vachier-Lagrave contre Vishwanathan Anand 2013.JPG|alt=|thumb|[[Viswanathan Anand]], a former [[World Chess Championship|World Chess Champion]] playing Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in Paris.]]
{{Main|Chess in India}}
{{See also|All India Chess Federation|All India Chess Federation for the Blind|Chess Players Association of India}}
 
[[Chess]] has risen in popularity in India over the last few decades, primarily due to its star player [[Viswanathan Anand]]. He is a multiple [[World Chess Championship|World Champion]]. The game originated from India as a successor to [[Chaturanga]] or [[Shatranj]]. The [[All India Chess Federation]] is the governing body for chess in India.
 
=== Cricket ===
{{Main|Cricket in India}}
{{See also|Board of Control for Cricket in India|India national cricket team|India national women's cricket team}}
[[File:Sachin-Tendulkar.jpg|180px|alt=|thumb|In a career of twenty four-year span, [[Sachin Tendulkar]] has created many batting records, and is often regarded as one of the most successful cricketers of all time.]]
[[Cricket]] has a long history in India, having been introduced in the country during the [[Golden rule (law)|British rule]]. It is by far the most popular sport in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.current.com.au/2012/02/28/article/Fisher--Paykel-uses-cricket-to-appeal-to-new-Indian-market/FAOSTRFLMR.html |title=Fisher & Paykel uses cricketa to appeal to new Indian market – Current: Electrical, Electronics and Appliance Industry News and Issues |publisher=Current |date=23 May 2010 |access-date=1 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510175617/http://www.current.com.au/2012/02/28/article/Fisher--Paykel-uses-cricket-to-appeal-to-new-Indian-market/FAOSTRFLMR.html |archive-date=10 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cricket is played on local, national, and international levels, and enjoys consistent support from people in most parts of India. Its development has been closely tied in with the history of the country, mirroring many of the political and cultural developments around issues such as [[caste]], [[gender]], religion, and nationality. The Indian national cricket team played its first official match (a [[Test cricket|Test]]) in 1932 against England, and the team's performance since then has generally been mixed, sometimes enjoying stupendous success and sometimes suffering outright failure. The highest profile rival of the [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] is the [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistani cricket team]], though, in recent times, it has gained other rivals, including [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] and [[England national cricket team|England]].
 
Although cricket is the most popular sport in India, it is not the nation's official national sport as India does not have a national sport.<ref>{{cite web |author=Press Trust of India |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/194578-hockey-is-not-indias-national-game-sports-ministry |title=Hockey is not India's national game: Sports Ministry &#124; Other Sports - Hockey &#124; NDTVSports.com |publisher=Sports.ndtv.com |date=2 August 2012 |access-date=21 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409050932/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/194578-hockey-is-not-indias-national-game-sports-ministry |archive-date=9 April 2013  }}</ref> The governing body for cricket in India, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI), was formed in December 1928 and is based in Mumbai. Today, BCCI is the richest sporting body in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://richpeoplethings.com/2012/04/bcci-the-richest-sporting-concern-in-the-world |title=BCCI – The Richest Sporting Concern in the World |publisher=RichPeopleThings |access-date=1 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116143418/http://richpeoplethings.com/2012/04/bcci-the-richest-sporting-concern-in-the-world/ |archive-date=16 January 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
India has hosted or co-hosted many major international cricket tournaments, including the [[1987 Cricket World Cup]] (co-hosted with [[Pakistan]]), the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]] (co-hosted with Pakistan and [[Sri Lanka]]), the [[2006 ICC Champions Trophy]] and the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]] (co-hosted with Sri Lanka and [[Bangladesh]]). The [[India national cricket team]] has won major tournaments, including the [[1983 Cricket World Cup]] in England, the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20]] in South Africa, the 2011 Cricket World Cup (which they won by beating [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in the final at home), and the [[ICC Champions Trophy#2013 ICC Champions Trophy|2013 ICC Champions Trophy]], and has shared the [[2002 ICC Champions Trophy]] with Sri Lanka. It had also held the position of the top team in [[Test cricket|Tests]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india-no-1-test-team/specialcoverage/5377389.cms |title=India: No. 1 Test team – News Stories, Latest News Headlines on Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India |date=6 December 2009 |access-date=1 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301083158/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india-no-1-test-team/specialcoverage/5377389.cms |archive-date=1 March 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The domestic competitions include the [[Ranji Trophy]], the [[Duleep Trophy]], the [[Deodhar Trophy]], the [[Irani Trophy]], and the [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy|Challenger Series]], all of which are not widely followed, despite cricket's popularity in the country. This parallels the global situation in cricket, where the international game is more widely followed than the domestic game in all major cricketing countries. In addition, the BCCI conducts the [[Indian Premier League]], a domestic franchise-based [[Twenty20]] competition, during March–April every year and is extremely popular.
 
===Kabaddi===
{{Main|Kabaddi in India}}
{{See also|Pro Kabaddi League}}
[[File:Kabaddi....JPG|alt=|left|thumb|[[Kabaddi]] is one of the most popular sports in India.]]
[[Kabaddi]] is a popular national sport and the second most popular sport in India, played mainly among people in villages. It is regarded as a team-contact sport and as a recreational form of [[combat]] training.
 
Two teams occupy opposite halves of a small field and take turns sending a raider into the other half to win points by tagging and wrestling members of the opposing team. The raider then attempts to return to his own half while holding his breath and chanting "kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi" during the whole raid.
 
India has won gold in all the [[Asian Games]] in [[kabaddi]] excepting 2018 Asian Games where they got bronze. The four forms of kabaddi recognised by the Kabaddi Federation in India are [[Kabaddi#Amar|Amar]], [[Kabaddi#Sanjeevani|Sanjeevni]], [[Kabaddi#Gaminee|Gaminee]] and Punjabi rules Kabaddi. India won the Kabaddi World Championship in 2007, beating [[Iran]] 29–19.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kabaddiikf.com/results2007.htm |title=Welcome to International Kabaddi Federation |publisher=Kabaddiikf.com |access-date=1 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713131447/http://www.kabaddiikf.com/results2007.htm |archive-date=13 July 2011  }}</ref>
 
===Motorsports===
{{Main|Motorsport in India}}
{{See also|Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India}}
[[Motorsport]] is a popular spectator sport in India, although there are relatively few competitors compared to other sports, due to the high costs of competing. [[Coimbatore]] is often referred to as the "Motor sports Capital of India" and the "Backyard of Indian Motorsports".<ref>{{Cite news | title = City of speed | work = The Hindu | date = 24 April 2006 | url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/04/24/stories/2006042401140400.htm | access-date = 3 January 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070121173933/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/04/24/stories/2006042401140400.htm | archive-date = 21 January 2007 | url-status = live }}</ref> [[S.Karivardhan|S. Karivardhan]], spearheaded [[motor racing]], making Coimbatore the country's motor racing hub when he designed and built entry level race cars. Before [[Buddh International Circuit]] was constructed, the country's only two permanent race ways were the [[Kari Motor Speedway]], [[Coimbatore]] and [[Irungattukottai Race Track|Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Memories of Madras: From Sholavaram to Irungattukottai|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/memories-of-madras-from-sholavaram-to-irungattukottai/article2528390.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 October 2011|location=India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018021113/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/memories-of-madras-from-sholavaram-to-irungattukottai/article2528390.ece|archive-date=18 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> MRF built the first [[Formula 3]] car in 1997.<ref name="MRF Racing">{{cite web|url=http://www.mrftyres.com/mrf-sports|title=MRF Sports|access-date=25 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316084342/http://www.mrftyres.com/mrf-sports|archive-date=16 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> MRF in collaboration with [[Maruti Suzuki|Maruti]] established the [[Formula Maruti]] racing, a single-seater, open-wheel class motorsport racing event for race cars made in India.<ref name="NDTV">{{cite web | url = http://profit.ndtv.com/stock/mrf-ltd_mrf/reports | title = MRF Limited | publisher = NDTV | date = 14 February 2015 | access-date = 25 March 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150214104229/http://profit.ndtv.com/stock/mrf-ltd_mrf/reports | archive-date = 14 February 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref> [[MRF Challenge]] is a [[F2000 Championship Series|Formula 2000]] open-wheel motorsport formula based series organised by [[Madras Motor Sports Club]] in association with MRF. [[Narain Karthikeyan]] and [[Karun Chandhok]] are the only drivers from to represent India in [[Formula 1]].
[[File:Force india Buddh.jpg|alt=|thumb|Force India drivers at the [[2008 Canadian Grand Prix]].]]
On 1 February 2005, [[Narain Karthikeyan]] became India's first [[Formula One]] racing driver. In March 2007, he also became the first-ever Indian-born driver to compete in a [[NASCAR]] Series. He debuted in the NASCAR [[Camping World Truck Series]] in the [[Kroger 250]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Rodman |url=http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/truck/04/02/scompton.nkarthikeyan.debut/index.html |title=Compton fights frustration with big-picture thinking – Apr 2, 2010 |publisher=Nascar.Com |date=2 April 2010 |access-date=19 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013035433/http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/truck/04/02/scompton.nkarthikeyan.debut/index.html |archive-date=13 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Force India F1]] is a [[Formula One]] [[motor racing]] team. The team was formed in October 2007, when a consortium led by Indian businessmen [[Vijay Mallya]] and [[Michiel Mol]] bought the [[Spyker F1]] team for €88&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/169697/spyker-f1-team-officially-sold/|title=Spyker F1 team officially sold|work=GPUpdate.net|publisher=GPUpdate|date=5 October 2007|access-date=31 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616061030/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/169697/spyker-f1-team-officially-sold/|archive-date=16 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> After competing in 29 races without a point, [[Force India]] won their first Formula One World Championship points and podium place when [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] finished second in the [[2009 Belgian Grand Prix]].<ref name="Belgian Grand Prix results">{{cite news| title= Spa-Francorchamps results | work = BBC Sport | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/results/7921166.stm| date =30 August 2009| access-date = 30 August 2009}}</ref> New Delhi hosted the [[Indian Grand Prix]] in 2011 at [[Buddh International Circuit]] in [[Greater Noida]], 50&nbsp;km from New Delhi. [[Karun Chandhok]] was the test driver for [[Team Lotus]] & [[Narain Karthikeyan]] raced for [[HRT F1 Team|HRT]] during the first half of the [[2011 Formula One season]]. Karun Chandhok participated in Friday's{{when|date= November 2012}} practice session and Karthikeyan (stepping in for [[Daniel Ricciardo]]) raced at the [[2011 Indian Grand Prix]]; it was the first time two Indian drivers associated with the same [[List of Formula One Grand Prix|Formula One Grand Prix]] directly.
 
Team MRF's [[Gaurav Gill]] the first Indian rally driver to win FIA [[Asia-Pacific Rally Championship]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/gill-creates-history/article5308859.ece |title=Team MRF's Gaurav Gill on Saturday created history by becoming the first Indian to win the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) |newspaper=thehindu.com |date=3 November 2013 |access-date=7 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109010219/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/gill-creates-history/article5308859.ece |archive-date=9 November 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|faizpunna|2013}}
 
===Powerboating===
In March 2004 [[Mumbai]] hosted the first ever [[F1H2O]] (Formula 1 Powerboat) Grand Prix of India <ref>https://www.f1h2o.com/events/2004/grand-prix-of-india</ref> From November 16 to 18 2018 Amaravati hosted the second  F1H2O World championship Grand Prix of India. The event brought wide media attention especially after one of the team took the color and the name of Andhra Pradesh Capital, making it the first Indian branded team in the history of [[F1H2O]]. Team Amaravati led by Swedish drivers Jonas Anderson and Eric Edin. During Grand Prix of France held in [[Evian-les-Bains]] Jonas Anderson took the first place and Indian flag waved on the highest step of the podium.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/racing/top-stories/team-amaravati-wins-its-first-f1h2o-grand-prix/articleshow/70133112.cms</ref> Since then many states are considering hosting Formula One Powerboat event considering the fact that no stadium is required to be built and the event is usually free for spectators.<ref>https://www.powerboatracingworld.com/2020-f1h2o-world-championship-to-kick-off-in-saudi-arabia/</ref>
 
===Korfball===
{{Main|Korfball in India}}
 
[[Korfball]], a mixed-gender [[Ball game|ball sport]], with similarities to [[netball]] and basketball, is played by over 50 countries in the world. It is not as popular in India as other sports, but is still played by a significant number of people. India came in third place twice (2002 and 2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldkorfball.org/competitions/12.html|title=Asia Oceania Korfball Championship – 2006|work=Korfball|publisher=worldkorfball.org|access-date=3 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326021217/http://www.worldkorfball.org/competitions/12.html|archive-date=26 March 2012}}</ref> in the [[Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship]]s.
 
===Karate===
{{Main|Karate in India}}
Karate in India is administered by the Karate Association of India<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.karateindia.org/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024113138/http://www.karateindia.org/ |archive-date=24 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> whose president is Likha Tara and General Secretary Ambedkar Gupta of KAI. India has produced many accomplished ''karatekas'' like [[Aniket Gupta]], Deepika Dhiman, [[Sunil Rathee]], [[Supriya Jatav]] and [[Gaurva Sindhiya]]. The 2015 Commonwealth Karate Games were held in [[Delhi]], India.
 
===Kickboxing===
{{Main|Indian Association of Kickboxing Organisations}}
[[File:Indian Kickboxing team at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games.jpg|thumb|Members of India's national Kickboxing team at the [[2009 Asian Indoor Games]] in Vietnam]]
 
<ref>http://www.iakoweb.com</ref> Kickboxing in India is promoted and governed by the Indian Association of Kickboxing Organisations which was founded by Er. S.S. Harichandan. Ratnadiptee Shimpi won a silver medal and Pankaj Mahanta, Manoj Kumar, Mohammad Amir Khan and Salam Lemba Meitei won four bronze medals in [[Kickboxing at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games]]. Indian Team under [[Indian Olympic Association]] participated in [[2009 Asian Martial Arts Games]] where Laxmi Tyagi won a gold medal and three others bagged bronze medals<ref>[[India at the 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=September 2019}}.
 
===Floorball===
{{Main|Floorball in India}}
[[Floorball]], an indoor team sport, a type of [[floor hockey]], is gaining popularity in India. The Floorball Federation of India was started in 2001 and, since then, it has expanded rapidly. There have been four national floorball championships held, with [[Uttar Pradesh]] becoming the champions. Women's floorball has also expanded, and [[Mumbai]] is the first national floorball champion of India. India is a provisional member of the [[International Floorball Federation]]. India has participated in many international friendlies and steps are being taken to make India an ordinary member of [[floorball]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.floorballindia.org |title=Official website of the Floorball Federation of India (FFI) |publisher=Floorballindia.org |access-date=1 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726055957/http://www.floorballindia.org/ |archive-date=26 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
=== Netball ===
{{Main|Netball in India}}
[[Netball]], derived from early versions of basketball, is a popular sport in India, especially among Indian women. India's [[India national netball team|national team]] is ranked 25th in the world and has played only a few matches. The team has failed to qualify for any of the [[World Netball Championships]]. They played 18 matches in total.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netball.org/ifna.aspx?id=94|title=Current World Rankings|work=Sports in India|publisher=tnetball.org|access-date=5 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519025332/http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94|archive-date=19 May 2011}}</ref> In the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in Delhi, India, netball was included as a medal sport. However, the Indian team failed to win a medal.
 
===Throwball===
{{Main|Throwball in India}}
[[Throwball]], a non-contact competitive ball sport played across a net between two teams of nine players on a rectangular court, is gaining popularity in India. Indian authorities of the game were instrumental in organising an Asian-level and, later, a world-level association for the sport. Throwball is played in [[gym class]], [[colleges]], and clubs throughout Asian countries such as India, Sri Lanka, [[Korea]], Thailand, [[Malaysia]], Japan, China, Pakistan, [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], and Bangladesh. The sport is also slowly gaining in popularity in other countries including France, Australia, [[Brazil]], Canada, and the United Kingdom. India's junior throwball team visited Sri Lanka in 1982. Vijay Dahiya from Haryana was captain of the team. The Indian team won the test series.
 
=== Lacrosse ===
[[Lacrosse]] is a relatively new sport in India, introduced in 2006. The governing body for lacrosse in India is the Indian National Lacrosse Federation. It is now being played by schools in [[Shillong]], Meghalaya, while being mostly unknown in the rest of the country.
 
===American football===
Introduced in 2011 by various [[American football]] figures, including [[Mike Ditka]] and [[Ron Jaworski]], the [[Elite Football League of India]] was India's first professional American football league. Their first league play was to commence in 2012, and feature teams from eight different Indian cities.
 
=== Polo ===
{{Main|Polo in India}}
[[File:First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at Polo Match in India.jpg|alt=Fullright|thumb|Jaqueline Kennedy posing for a photograph during an annual Polo match in Rajasthan, known as the Sirmoor Cup.]]
India is considered the cradle of modern [[polo]]. [[Babur]], the founder of the [[Mughal Empire]] in the 15th century, firmly established its popularity. The period between the decline of the Mughal dynasty and the upsurgence of the British Imperial rule, polo almost vanished from mainland India. Fortunately, the game survived in a few remote mountainous [[Enclave and exclave|enclaves]] of the [[subcontinent]], notably [[Gilgit]], [[Chitral]], [[Ladakh]], and [[Manipur]].
 
In India, the popularity of polo has waned and risen many times. However, it has never lost its regal status. In the last few decades, the emergence of privately owned teams has ensured a renaissance in Indian polo. Today, polo is not just restricted to the royalty and the [[Indian Army]].
 
=== Baseball and softball ===
{{Main|Baseball in India|Softball in India}}
Baseball has recently begun to show up in India. Softball is played in school and at the university level. Two Indian [[pitcher]]s were selected by the "[[J.B. Bernstein#Reality contest|Million Dollar Arm]]" competition to play in the United States. A talent hunt-style competition conducted by [[Major League Baseball]] to find baseball talent in India found the teenagers [[Rinku Singh]] and [[Dinesh Patel]], who were taken to the US and received professional coaching.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-11-04-india-pitchers_N.htm | work=USA Today | title=Pair of pitchers from India eye major league opportunities | first=Bob | last=Nightengale | date=5 November 2008 | access-date=23 May 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830053243/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-11-04-india-pitchers_N.htm | archive-date=30 August 2009 | url-status=live }}</ref> These two players were selected to play for [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]] organisations. Rinku Singh played for the [[Canberra Cavalry]] of the [[Australian Baseball League]] for the competition's inaugural [[2010-11 Australian Baseball League regular season|2010–11 season]].
 
=== Rock climbing ===
{{See also|Climbing locations in India}}
[[Rock climbing]] has been around in India for a long time. Presumably, the [[mountaineering|mountaineers]] headed for Himalayan ascents had to train somewhere, and would have imparted some of the initial technical climbing culture. Documented evidence of rock climbing is associated with [[bouldering]] and climbing around Bangalore's famous [[Ramanagara]] crags and Turahalli boulders, around Western Ghats closer to Mumbai and Pune. The [[Deccan Plateau]] and south of the [[Vindhya Range]] are considered the prime locations for rock climbing in India. There is an established climbing tradition associated with Mumbai, Pune, and Bangalore. For example, [[Hampi]] is considered the bouldering capital of India. Climbers congregate here during New Year's Eve and climb through the weeks preceding and after. [[Badami]] is popular for its free and sport routes (numbering over 200).
 
=== Sepak takraw ===
{{Main|Sepak takraw in India}}
[[File:Rattan sepak tawraw ball.png|thumb|upright|Sepak takraw ball]]
[[Sepak takraw]], though not very well known in India, was a demonstration sport at the Delhi Asian Games in 1982.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/02/03/stories/2005020300460400.htm | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Takraw tourney to kick off | date=3 February 2005 | access-date=2 November 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102235957/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/02/03/stories/2005020300460400.htm | archive-date=2 November 2007 | url-status=live }}</ref> The Sepak Takraw Federation, with its headquarters in [[Nagpur]], Maharashtra, was founded on 10 September 1982. It is recognised by the [[Indian Olympic Association]] and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports since 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sportal.nic.in/innerindex.asp?moduleid=26&maincatid=101&comid=2 |title=Sportal – Sports Portal – GOVERNMENT OF INDIA |access-date=2 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416174643/http://sportal.nic.in/innerindex.asp?moduleid=26&maincatid=101&comid=2 |archive-date=16 April 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> So far, the federation has conducted 14 senior, seven junior, and six sub-junior national championships in different cities, and is conducting Federation Cup Tournaments and zonal National Championships.
 
The game is very popular in the northeastern state of Manipur, and some of the best players came from there. In the 22nd King's Cup International Sepak Takraw Tournament held in [[Bangkok]], the India men's team lost in the semi-finals and claimed bronze in the team event. In the doubles event, the women's team lost in the semi-finals, but earned bronze medals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=headline&newsid=38912&typeid=3&Idoc_Session=675c609a27ff40ff109ba1daaff8ed58 |title=Sepak Takraw players and officials felicited:: KanglaOnline ~ Your Gateway |access-date=2 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303051212/http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=headline&newsid=38912&typeid=3&Idoc_Session=675c609a27ff40ff109ba1daaff8ed58 |archive-date=3 March 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
On 21 August 2018, at the [[Sepak takraw at the 2018 Asian Games|2018 Asian Games]], the national men's team won a bronze after losing 2–0 to Thailand. It was Indian's first medal in Sepak takraw in Asian games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/asian-games-2018/story/asian-games-2018-india-clinch-first-sepak-takraw-bronze-1320007-2018-08-21 |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821160413/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/asian-games-2018/story/asian-games-2018-india-clinch-first-sepak-takraw-bronze-1320007-2018-08-21 |archive-date=21 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==Winter sports==
{{Main|Winter sports in India}}
[[Winter sports]] are common in India in the Himalayan areas. [[Skiing]] tournaments take place every winter in [[Gulmarg]], and [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]]. Winter sports are generally more common in the northern states and territories of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Sikkim]], and [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. Skiing, [[snow rugby]], snow cycling, and snow football are some of the common winter sports played in India. Skiing is more popular, although India has taken part in [[luge]] in [[Winter Olympics]] since 1998. [[Shiva Keshavan]] is the only Indian to have won medals in international meets in winter sports (Asian Gold 2011, Asian Silver 2009, Asian Bronze 2008, Asian Silver (doubles) 2005, Asian Bronze (singles) 2005), and to have participated in four Olympic Games. He is the Asian speed record holder at 134.4&nbsp;km/h, making him the fastest man in Asia on ice. Luge is practised in a big way by the mountain residents in an improvised form called "reri".
 
=== Bandy ===
{{Main|Bandy in India}}
[[India]] has a national [[bandy]] team. The [[Bandy Federation of India]] governs bandy in [[India]]. Its headquarters are in [[Mandi, Himachal Pradesh|Mandi]] in Himachal Pradesh. [[Bandy]], a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal, is generally played in northern India, where there is snow and ice. [[India]] is one of seven countries in Asia and out of a total of 28 to be a member of [[Federation of International Bandy]]. [[Bandy Federation of India|BFI]] planned to send a team to the [[Bandy at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|2011 Asian Winter Games]] in Astana-Almaty,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bandynet.ru%2Fnode%2F6643+&lp=ru_en&btnTrUrl=Translate |title=Translation result for http://www.bandynet.ru/node/6643 |publisher=Babelfish.yahoo.com |access-date=1 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010123540/http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done |archive-date=10 October 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> but ultimately did not.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://translate.google.com.my/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vb.kg%2Fnews%2Fsport%2F2012%2F02%2F08%2F178222_kyrgyzstan_nameren_priniat_ychastie_na_chempionate_azii_po_hokkeu_s_miachom.html |title=Google Translate |access-date=19 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510073140/http://translate.google.com.my/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vb.kg%2Fnews%2Fsport%2F2012%2F02%2F08%2F178222_kyrgyzstan_nameren_priniat_ychastie_na_chempionate_azii_po_hokkeu_s_miachom.html |archive-date=10 May 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
=== Ice hockey ===
{{Main|Ice hockey in India}}
[[Ice hockey]] is played in the colder parts of India, including Kashmir, Ladakh, and parts of Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icehockeyindia.com/ice_hockey_in_india.html|title=Ice Hockey in India|work=Sports in India|publisher=icehockeyindia.com|access-date=5 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818070334/http://icehockeyindia.com/ice_hockey_in_india.html|archive-date=18 August 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Traditional and regional sports==
===Seval Sandai===
[[File:COCK FIGHT-2.jpg|alt=|thumb|Seval sandai, traditional cock fight]]
Seval Sandai or Seval Porr (cockfighting) is a popular rural sport. Three or four-inch blades are attached to the cocks' feet and the winner is decided after three or four rounds of no-holds-barred fighting. The sport involves major gambling in recent times.
 
===Lagoori===
Lagoori is played by children of all ages throughout India. In this there are usually 12 players, 6 in each time. A ball and 9 flat rocks are need to play this game. The rocks are pilled in the center on top of each other from the largest to the smallest flat rock. Then the ball is used to hit the pile by each team separately. The team which hits the pile first and manages topple the pile of rocks gets the chance to hold the ball and hit the player of opposite team with that ball. The task of the opposite team is to re-arrange the pile of rock without getting hit by the ball. Whichever players get hit by the ball is out and the task is taken further by remaining player of his team. If the team with the ball succeeds to out all the players before they could re-arrange the pile they win. If the team manages to re-arrange the pile then the team with the ball loses.<ref name="acuver.in">http://acuver.in/</ref>
 
===Jallikattu===
[[File:Madurai-alanganallur-jallikattu.jpg|alt=|thumb|Jallikattu, taming the bull]]
[[File:BOLLOCK CART RACING2.jpg|alt=|thumb|Rekla, bullock cart race]]
[[Jallikattu]] is a popular bull-taming sport practiced particularly during [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] festival. Jallikattu was a popular sport since the [[Sangam period|Tamil classical period]].<ref name="jallikattu_ebook">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o56i5ymOIBkC&q=jallikattu+history&pg=PA159|title=Google books version of the book ''A Western Journalist on India: The Ferengi's Columns'' by François Gautier|isbn=9788124107959|access-date=9 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528154501/http://books.google.com/books?id=o56i5ymOIBkC&pg=PA159&dq=jallikattu+history|archive-date=28 May 2013|url-status=live|last1=Gautier|first1=François|year=2001}}</ref><ref name="jallikattu_nytimes">{{cite news| url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/travel/21webletter.html| title=NY Times: ''The ritual dates back as far as 2,000 years...''| access-date=9 July 2008| work=The New York Times| first=Daniel| last=Grushkin| date=22 March 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224235809/http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/03/22/travel/21webletter.html| archive-date=24 February 2008| url-status=live}}</ref> Rekla race is an associated sport which is a form of bullock cart racing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Madurai man wins 'rekla' race|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021656890600.htm|newspaper=The Hindu|date=16 February 2009|location=Dindigul, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920160322/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021656890600.htm|archive-date=20 September 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2014, the Supreme Court of India banned both the sports citing animal welfare issues.<ref>J.Venkatesan,"[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/supreme-court-bans-jallikattu-in-tamil-nadu/article5986025.ece Supreme Court bans jallikattu in Tamil Nadu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140615013930/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/supreme-court-bans-jallikattu-in-tamil-nadu/article5986025.ece |date=15 June 2014 }}," ''The Hindu'', 8 May 2014.</ref>
 
===Gilli-danda===
[[File:Gilli-danda.jpg|thumb|left|Young boys playing Gilli-danda, a traditional Indian sport.]]
[[Gilli-danda]] or Karra billa is a sport played by using one small stick (''gilli'') and a large stick (''danda'') like [[cricket]], with the ball replaced by ''gilli''. It is still played in villages of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, [[Rajasthan]], Uttar Pradesh, [[Madhya Pradesh]], Bihar, [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]] in India only as a recreational sport among boys.
 
===Kancha===
Kancha is played by using [[marble]]s. Marbles are glass balls which are very popular among children. It is popular in small Indian cities and villages, among small boys only as a gully sport. It is rarely played by girls. The participant has to hit the marble kept in a circle. If he hits the target properly, he wins. The winner gets the kancha of the other participant boys.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.udaipurtimes.com/8-most-popular-childhood-games-you-stopped-playing/ | title=8 Most Popular Childhood Games You Stopped Playing | first=Abrar | last=Ahmed | date=4 January 2011 | publisher=Udaipur Times | access-date=1 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507095249/http://www.udaipurtimes.com/8-most-popular-childhood-games-you-stopped-playing/ | archive-date=7 May 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref>
 
===Kite-flying===
[[Kite]]-flying is pursued by many people in India, in cities as well as villages. The festival of [[Makar Sankranti]] features kite-flying competitions. It is festival which is a passion among Indians.
 
===Indian martial arts===
{{See also|Indian martial arts}}
India has many traditional regional forms of martial arts such as [[lathi khela]], [[sqay]], [[kalari]], [[Pehlwani|kushti]], [[thang-ta]] and [[silambam]].
 
===Kho-kho===
[[Kho kho]] is a [[tag (game)|tag]] sport played by teams of twelve players who try to avoid being touched by members of the opposing team, only nine players of the team enter the field.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tripura KHO KHO Association @ Tripura4u|url=http://www.kho-kho.tripurasports.com/|access-date=28 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822163357/http://www.kho-kho.tripurasports.com/|archive-date=22 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is one of the two most popular traditional tag games played in schools, the other being [[kabbadi|kabaddi]].<ref name="Hastie2010">{{cite book|author=Peter A. Hastie|title=Student-Designed Games: Strategies for Promoting Creativity, Cooperation, and Skill Development|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dZzRrg49nBAC&pg=PA52|access-date=7 March 2012|date=1 July 2010|publisher=[[Human Kinetics]]|isbn=978-0-7360-8590-8|pages=52–|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618224416/http://books.google.com/books?id=dZzRrg49nBAC&pg=PA52|archive-date=18 June 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===Others===
Uriyadi involves smashing a small earthen pot with a long stick, usually with a cloth wrapped around the eyes to prevent the participants from seeing the pot.<ref>{{cite news|title=Traditional sports and games mark Pongal festivities|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/traditional-sports-and-games-mark-pongal-festivities/article1096563.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=17 January 2011|location=Erode, India}}</ref> Other minor sports include Ilavatta kal where huge spherical rocks are lifted,<ref>{{cite news|title=Locked horns and a flurry of feathers|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/locked-horns-and-a-flurry-of-feathers/article4294435.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 January 2013|location=Madurai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511091147/http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/locked-horns-and-a-flurry-of-feathers/article4294435.ece|archive-date=11 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Gilli-danda]] played with two pieces of sticks, Nondi played by folding one leg and hopping squares. Indoor games include [[Pallanguzhi]] involving beads, [[Gaming top|Bambaram]] involving the spinning of a top, [[Chaupar|Dhayakattai]] which is a modified dice game, [[Aadu puli attam]], Nungu vandi and Seechangal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bringing back to life the vanishing games of Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/bringing-back-to-life-the-vanishing-games-of-tamil-nadu/article4008195.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=18 October 2012|location=Coimbatore, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705080654/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/bringing-back-to-life-the-vanishing-games-of-tamil-nadu/article4008195.ece|archive-date=5 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Other regional sports and games include [[air sports]], [[atya patya]], [[langdi (sport)|langdi]], [[surr]], [[sitolia]] bridge, [[carrom]], [[cycle polo]], fencing, judo, [[Gatka]], [[kho-kho]], [[mallakhamb]], [[roller skating]], [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]], shooting ball, [[soft tennis]], [[Squash (sport)|squash]], swimming, [[ten-pin bowling]], [[tennikoit]], [[tug of war]], [[yachting]], and [[yoga]] and have dedicated followers and their own national sports federations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/8940703031.htm |title=S |publisher=Yas.nic.in |access-date=19 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503161756/http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/8940703031.htm |archive-date=3 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Seasonal sports such as "Dahi Handi" also have a following.
 
==Sports Broadcasting in India==
Local sporting events broadcasting is in a stagnant stage in India due to the mandatory sharing of sporting events of live feed and rights made by ordnance in favour of Prasar Bharathi. Thus, all sports broadcasters [[playout]] from outside the country, which only allows the capability to produce international events and fades the production, distribution, invention of the new local field of sporting events.
 
Major sports television networks include [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]], [[Star Sports Network]], [[Sony Ten]], [[Sony Six]], [[Sony ESPN]], [[ESPN Asia]], [[DSport]], [[1Sports]] and [[DD Sports]].
 
==Sports Leagues in India==
{{update section|date=February 2020}}
 
===Multi Sport Event===
<span style="background:#bcffc5;">Green background</span> for regional event.
 
{|class="wikitable sortable" align="center" style="margin:.5em;"
|-
! Event
! Current Sponsored
! Games
! Participation
! Seasons
|-
| [[National Games of India]]
|
| 30
| 38 (29 states + 7 Union territories + 2 Others)
| 36 (Summer)<br />
5 (Winter)
|-
| [[Khelo India Youth Games]]
|
| 20
| 36 (29 states + 7 Union territories)
| 3
|-
|[[Khelo India University Games]]
|[[Indian Oil Corporation|Indian Oil]]
|17
|176 universities from 20 states/Union territories
|1
|-
| <span style="background:#bcffc5;">[[Kila Raipur Sports Festival]]</span>
|
|
|
|
|}
 
===National===
<span style="background:#bcffc5;">Green background</span> for the major IPL-Style sports leagues. <span style="background:#b0e0e6;">Blue background</span> for the major sports leagues.
 
The no. of seasons are as in August 2015.
 
{|class="wikitable sortable" align="center" style="margin:.5em;"
|-
! League
! Current Sponsored
! Game
! Participation
! Seasons
! Teams
|-
| [[All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament]]
|
| [[File:Rugby pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Rugby Union]]
| Club Teams
| 6
| 10
|-
| <span style="background:#bcffc5;"> [[Champions Tennis League]] (CTL) </span>
| [[Aircel]]
| [[File:Tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] Tennis
| Club Teams
| 2
| 6
|-
| <span style="background:#b0e0e6;"> [[Deodhar Trophy]] </span>
|
| [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cricket]] ([[List A cricket|List A]])
| Zonal Teams
| 44
| 5
|-
| <span style="background:#b0e0e6;"> [[Duleep Trophy]] </span>
|
| [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cricket]] ([[First-class cricket|First Class]])
| Zonal Teams
| 56
| 5
|-
| [[Elite Football League of India]]
|
| [[File:American football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[American Football]]
| Club Teams
| 2
| 24
|-
| [[Golf Premier League]]
|
| [[File:Golf pictogram.svg|20px]] Golf
| Club Teams
| 1
| 8
|-
| <span style="background:#bcffc5;"> [[Hockey India League]] (HIL) </span>
| [[Hero MotoCorp|Hero]]
| [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field Hockey|Hockey]]
| Club Teams
| 4
| 6
|-
| <span style="background:#bcffc5;"> [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) </span>
| [[Dream 11 (application)|Dream11]]
| [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cricket]] ([[Twenty20]])
| Club Teams
| 10
| 8
|-
| <span style="background:#b0e0e6;"> [[Indian Super League]] (ISL) </span>
| [[Hero MotoCorp|Hero]]
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association Football|Football]]
| Club Teams
| 6
| 11
|-
| [[Indian Volley League]]
|
| [[File:Volleyball pictogram.svg|20px]] Volleyball
| Club Teams
| 1
| 6
|-
| [[I-League]] </span>
| [[Hero MotoCorp|Hero]]
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association Football|Football]]
| Club Teams
| 10
| 10
|-
| [[I-League 2nd Division]]
| [[Hero MotoCorp|Hero]]
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association Football|Football]]
| Club Teams
| 10
| 18
|-
| <span style="background:#bcffc5;"> [[Premier Badminton League]] (PBL) </span>
|[[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]], [[Bridgestone]]
| [[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px]] Badminton
| Club Teams
| 5
| 7
|-
| <span style="background:#bcffc5;"> [[Premier Futsal]] </span>
|
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Futsal]]
| Club Teams
| 1
| 6
|-
| <span style="background:#bcffc5;"> [[Pro Kabaddi League]] (PKL) </span>
| [[Vivo Smartphone|Vivo]]
| [[File:Kabaddi pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Kabaddi]]
| Club Teams
| 6
| 12
|-
| <span style="background:#bcffc5;"> [[Pro Wrestling League]] (PWL) </span>
| [[Patanjali Ayurved|Patanjali]]
| [[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Wrestling]]
| Club Teams
| 1
| 8
|-
| <span style="background:#b0e0e6;"> [[Ranji Trophy]] </span>
| [[Paytm]]
| [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cricket]] ([[First-class cricket|First Class]])
| State Teams
| 82
| 27
|-
| <span style="background:#b0e0e6;"> [[UBA Pro Basketball League]] </span>
|
| [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px]] Basketball
| Club Teams
| 4
 
| 8
|-
| <span style="background:#b0e0e6;"> [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]] </span>
|
| [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cricket]] ([[List A cricket|List A]])
| State Teams
| 15
| 27
|-
| <span style="background:#bcffc5;"> [[Women's Kabaddi Challenge]] (PKL) </span>
| [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]]
| [[File:Kabaddi pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Kabaddi]]
| Club Teams
| 1
| 3
|-
| [[World Series Hockey]] (WSH)
|
| [[File:Hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field Hockey]]
| Club Teams
| 1
| 8
 
|-
| [[Indian Women's League]]
| [[Hero MotoCorp|Hero]]
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] Football
| Club Teams
| 3
| 12 (Final round)
|-
| [[Ultimate Table Tennis]]
|
| [[File:table tennis pictogram.svg|20x20px|alt=]] [[Table Tennis]]
| Club Teams
| 3
| 6
|-
| [[Pro Volleyball League]]
| [[Rupay]]
| [[File:volleyball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Volleyball]]
| Club Teams
| 1
| 6
|}
 
===International===
{|class="wikitable" align="center" style="margin:.5em;"
|-
! League
! Current Sponsored
! Game
! Participation
! Seasons
! Teams
! Indian Teams
|-
| [[AFC Cup]]
|
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association Football|Football]]
| Club Teams
| 13
| 32
| 2
|-
| [[International Premier Tennis League]] (IPTL)
| [[Coca-Cola]]
| [[File:Tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] Tennis
| Club Teams
| 2
| 4
| 1
|}
 
===Youth Sports Leagues===
* [[I-League U19]] (association football)
 
===Others===
* [[Ring Ka King]] (Professional Wrestling)
* [[Super Fight League]] (Mixed Martial Arts)
* [[Boom - Indian Premier Fight League]] (Mixed Martial Arts)
* [http://acuver.in/ School Games] (School Sports Event)
 
===Proposed Leagues===
{|class="wikitable sortable" align="center" style="margin:.5em;"
 
|-
! League
! Current Sponsored
! Game
! Participation
! Seasons
! Teams
|-
| [[Indian Athletics League]]
|
| [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
| Club Teams
|
|
|-
| [[Indian Series of Boxing]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/Boxing-India-plans-Indian-Series-of-Boxing-new-ranking-system/articleshow/46042426.cms |title=Boxing India plans Indian Series of Boxing, new ranking system |access-date=20 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411174103/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/Boxing-India-plans-Indian-Series-of-Boxing-new-ranking-system/articleshow/46042426.cms |archive-date=11 April 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|
| [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Boxing]]
| Club Teams
|
| TBA
|-
| [[i1 Super Series]]
|
| [[File:F1 pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Motorsports]]
| Club Teams
|
| 9 (proposed)
|}
 
===Defunct Leagues===
{|class="wikitable" align="center" style="margin:.5em;"
|-
! League
! Game
! Participation
! Seasons
! Teams
|-
| [[Indian Cricket League]] (ICL)
| [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cricket]] ([[Twenty20]])
| Club Teams
| 2
| 9
|-
| [[Indian Cricket League#ICL World Teams|ICL World Series]] (ICL World Series)
| [[File:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cricket]] ([[Twenty20]])
| Club Teams
| 2
| 4
|-
| [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]]
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] Association Football
| Club Teams
| 11
| 10
|-
| [[Premier Hockey League]] (PHL)
| [[File:Hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field Hockey]]
| Club Teams
| 4
| 7
|}


==Sports Universities==
==Related pages ==
India has several sports universities in which [[Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University]] was the first and [[Punjab Sports University]] and [[Sports University of Haryana]] are the latest. Additionally, there are some colleges and universities dedicated entirely to sports.
* [[I-League]]
 
*[[India at the Olympics]]
India's ten leading sports colleges are:
*[[India national football team]]
 
'''Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow'''
With its list of notable alumni, this residential sports college is deemed one of the best in the country. Located in Guramba, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, this college trains its students in football, hockey, athletics, badminton, swimming, and kabaddi. Cricketers Suresh Raina and R P Singh, hockey player Jagbir Singh, runner Indrajeet Patel are some of the famous alumni of this college.
 
'''Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, Patiala'''
Commonly known as National Institute of Sports (NIS), this is the academic wing of Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Asia's largest sports institute. Located in Patiala, this government college is affiliated to Punjabi University and Baba Farid University of Health Sciences. Housed in Old Motion Bagh Palace, this institute spreads over 286 acres and offers facilities for many sports including wrestling, judo, golf, archery, wushu and football.
 
'''Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Trivandrum'''
Another college that is part of the academic wing of SAI, this is located in Karivattom in the district of Trivandrum, Kerala. This college was established under the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports understand the Government of India. Facilities for [http://acuver.in/ physical education], sports, and teacher-training are offered in the college.
 
'''Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences'''
Located in Vikaspuri, New Delhi, this institute is under the University of Delhi and offers all categories of teacher [http://acuver.in/ training courses in physical education.]
'''
Bombay Physical Culture Association College of Physical Education (BPCACPE)'''
The college, located in Wadala, Mumbai, was started in the year 1978 with a mission to create qualified teachers in physical education.
 
'''Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE)'''
Established under Government of India sponsorship, this is a deemed University dedicated to promoting sports and physical education. It is located on the Agra-Mumbai Highway at Shakthinagar, Gwalior. The college was instituted in memory of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi and an equestrian statue of Rani of Jhansi adorns the campus.
 
'''Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University (TNPESU)'''
The first university established exclusively for physical education in the country, it is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and is under the chancellery of the governor of the state.
 
'''Amity School of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Noida'''
Affiliated to the Amity University, this college offers courses for teacher trainees in [http://acuver.in/ physical education.]
 
'''Chandrasekhar Agashe College of Physical Education, Pune'''
The college, affiliated to the Savithribai Phule Pune University, provides teacher training in physical education. The students are chosen through an entrance test which involves a written test, fitness tests and an interview.
 
'''College of Physical Education, Pune'''
A unit of the Bharathi Vidyapeeth Deemed University, this college offers a bachelor's degree in teacher training. It is a self-financing institution which has been accredited by NAAC – grade A.<ref name="acuver.in"/>
 
==See also==
{{Portal|India|Sports}}
{{Div col}}
* [[India at the Lusophony Games]]
* [[India at the Paralympics]]
* [[National Games of India]]
* [[Indian Olympic Association]]
* [[Khelo India School Games]]
* [[Sports Authority of India]]
* [[India at the Cricket World Cup]]
* [[2011 Cricket World Cup Final]]
* [[List of Indian sportswomen]]
* [[List of sports events in India]]
* [[Sports in Gujarat]]
* [[Sports in Kerala]]
* [[Sports in Maharashtra]]
* [[Sports in Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Sports in West Bengal]]
* [[Sports in Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[Sports Federation of India]]
{{div col end}}


==References==
==References==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
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==External links==
==Other websites==
* [http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss2738/stories/20040918005300800.htm The mystery of the missing medals]
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* [http://yas.nic.in/ Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]
* [http://yas.nic.in/ Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101205133824/http://indiabudget.nic.in/ub2010-11/eb/dg105.pdf Budget for Sports in India]
* [http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml Indian sports venues at WorldStadiums.com]
 
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Indian field hockey team at the 1936 Olympic Games

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 participanta 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

Main article: India at the Olympics

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

  • 1980—Field Hockey[5]
  • 2008—Air rifle, 10-meter competition.[5]

Commonwealth Games

India has competed in many Commonwealth Games; and India was the host country to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ Banerji, Sures Chandra. (1977). A Companion to Sanskrit Literature, p. 768.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Menon, Dilip. M. (2006). Cultural History of Modern India, p. xvii.
  3. ↑ Asha Kasbekar, Asha. (2006). Pop Culture India!: Media, Arts, And Lifestyle, p. 166.
  4. ↑ SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "India" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
  5. ↑ 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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