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  2. Sports in Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    Sports play an integral part of culture in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Cricket is the most popular spectator sport in the state. Other popular sports include kabaddi and kho kho, which are played in rural areas, and field hockey, badminton, and table tennis, which are more common in urban areas, schools, and colleges.

  3. Maharashtra Cricket Association - Wikipedia

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    The Maharashtra Cricket Association (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र क्रिकेट संघटणा) is the governing body of the cricket in the Maharashtra state of India. Its Maharashtra cricket team represent Maharashtra state in Indian cricket. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. [4] [5] [6] Its ...

  4. Ranji Trophy - Wikipedia

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    Ranjitsinhji, after whom the tournament is named. The idea of a national level, first class championship tournament was proposed by BCCI's founder A.S. De Mello. [7] The competition was launched following BCCI's meeting at Shimla in July 1934, [10] with the first fixtures taking place in 1934–35.Initially the tournament was named as 'The cricket championship of India', it later was renamed. [7]

  5. Maharashtra Chess Association - Wikipedia

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    Looking at the growth of the game in Bombay Province, the first Chess body, Known as Bombay Chess Association was established in 1944. Then in 1950, All India Chess Federation was started in Bombay. In 1963, the Bombay Chess Association and Southern Maratha Country Chess Association were merged and the unified state Association came to be known ...

  6. Sport in India - Wikipedia

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    It is a popular game among children in India. It is a game often played between children or between a parent and child, wherein the participants throw a ball, flying disc or similar object back and forth to each other. The game improves the hand-eye coordination of a child.

  7. Khelo India Youth Games - Wikipedia

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    In the individual sports, top 8 sportsperson from the SGFI National School Games, 4 nominations from federation, one from Central Board of Secondary Education, one from the host State and 2 wild card entries for the individual events will be selected. In team sports, the top 4 from the National School Games, 2 nominations by the federation, 1 ...

  8. Mumbai Football Association - Wikipedia

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    The Mumbai Football Association (MFA), which is a non-profit organization, was established in 1983 and is the official district body for development, conduct and organization of football in the city of Mumbai and its suburbs. The MFA is affiliated with the Western India Football Association (WIFA), a state association of Maharashtra. [2]

  9. Atya patya - Wikipedia

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    It is more commonly played in Maharashtra, a western Indian state. [1] Atya patya is described as a "game of feints". [ 2 ] The playing area comprises nine trenches, coming out of either side of a central trench; a point is awarded to the attacking team's players for each trench they cross without being tagged out by the defensive players ...