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Sports of India

Alongside history, culture and arts India has thrived in the fields of different sports. Cricket, hockey, tennis, shooting, archery and a host of other contemporary sports are played in the country. Besides the contemporary ones the traditional sports are also given due heed. Interestingly sports also form an integral part of entertainment and even religion, for instance, boat racing, jallikattu, kushti and others.

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Athletics
In the area of sports, India had evolved a number of games. Athletics is one of indian sports event among them. Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping. Indian athletics has always had some specialist events in which the country has managed t...

 
Chess
Chess sport, the cerebral game of 64 squares is India’s unique gift to the world.The glory of Indian Chess sport starts with the invention of the game, and after centuries of obscurity, comes into light through a legend Vishwanathan Anand. During this period of so called obscurity, Indian chess sport was not under hibernation; in fact, we have...

 
Indian Cricket
The most popular Indian sports is Cricket.The Indian cricket sports team is an international cricket team representing India. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).The BCCI is the amalgamation of various state cricket boards from all over the country. India has excelled in cricket sports, and this is reflected in the bo...

 
Indian Football
Football is one of most popular Indian sports, and is second only behind cricket in popularity. Football sports is played in almost all parts of India. Football is also said to be the top sport in the states of Goa, Kerala and West Bengal. Kolkata is considered to be the home of Indian football sports. The city contains the two most famous Indian ...

 
 
Indian Hockey
Hockey is the national sport of India. Hockey sports has made India stand tall and prove itself to the world, in spite of being under political suppression then. After Independence, Indian Hockey Lions roared with new found vigour and created havoc among the ranks of the opposing team. Hockey sports is a team game where two teams of eleven members ...

 
Indian Tennis
Tennis sports was given to us by the English .Indian tennis sports may not be the world`s best tennis, but we surely do have world class players. Razor sharp concentration, rock steady stands, feet with supreme agility, and tonnes of stamina are just a few ingredients for an ideal tennis sports player. Watching a tennis player in action, specia...

 
Traditional Sports
In India when you think of indian sport, cricket is the game that instantly comes to mind. But our country has a history of producing many other sports that are played in different parts but not known to all, as it is very much restricted to a particular state or region. This section of Indian Sports is an attempt to explore various such games that...

 
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