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[[File:Indian-Hockey-Team-Berlin-1936.jpg|thumb|right|300px|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 [[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|participants]] and [[wikt:onlooker|onlookers]]. | |||
==History== | |||
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> | |||
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> | |||
In the regions of [[Bengal]] and [[Kerala]], [[Association football]] is very popular.<ref name="menon"/> | |||
India has hosted international sporting events, including the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]. | |||
===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=== | |||
India has competed in many [[Commonwealth Games]]; and India was the host country to the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]]. | |||
==Related pages == | |||
* [[I-League]] | |||
*[[India at the Olympics]] | |||
*[[India national football team]] | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
==External links== | |||
{{Commons category-inline|Sports in India}} | |||
* [http://yas.nic.in/ Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports] | |||
* [http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml Indian sports venues at WorldStadiums.com] | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sports in India}} | |||
[[Category:Sport in India| ]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:09, 23 April 2021
Sports in India are a part of Indian culture.
India has many traditional sports such as kabbadi, kho kho, pehlwani, and gilli-danda. Also, there are sports which were imported from the West such as football, rugby union, cricket, golf, tennis, squash, hockey, Javelin throw, boxing, snooker, and billiards. Sports are popular with both participants and onlookers.
History[edit]
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[edit]
Indian athletes have competed in 32 Olympic games in 19 countries.[4] The Indian national team has won gold medals in Summer Olympic Games, including
Commonwealth Games[edit]
India has competed in many Commonwealth Games; and India was the host country to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Related pages[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Banerji, Sures Chandra. (1977). A Companion to Sanskrit Literature, p. 768.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Menon, Dilip. M. (2006). Cultural History of Modern India, p. xvii.
- ↑ Asha Kasbekar, Asha. (2006). Pop Culture India!: Media, Arts, And Lifestyle, p. 166.
- ↑ SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "India" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Timmons, Heather. " With India’s First Gold, Suddenly a Billion People Notice the Olympics," New York Times, August 11, 2008; excerpt, "Abhinav Bindra, 25, became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal "; retrieved 2012-7-13.