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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, Sharath Kamal. [173]
Sportstar was established in 1978. [2] [3] [non-primary source needed] The magazine covers international sports, including the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro and the Olympics.It covers sports in India, including coverage of cricket, a widely popular sport in India.
Cricket is the most popular sport in India. It is played almost everywhere in the country. [4] The Board of Control for Cricket in India is the governing body of Indian cricket and conduct all domestic tournaments and select the players for India national cricket team and India women's national cricket team.
Kabaddi, is a contact sport, native to the Indian subcontinent. [1] It is one of the most popular sports in India, played mainly among village people. [2] India has taken part in four Asian Games in kabaddi, and won gold in all.
Afghan refugees who lived in Pakistan and India brought the sport back to Afghanistan, and it is now one of the most popular sports in the country. [6] Cricket has helped shape national identities across South Asia, [7] contributing to the self-esteem of peoples throughout the region and creating cultural bonds between them.
Jagbir Singh in action at the Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi. Sport in Delhi has a long and distinguished history. Delhi is the capital territory of India; it has hosted many major international tournaments and has professional teams in different national leagues like Hockey India League, Indian Premier League and Indian Super League.
Association football is one of the most popular sports in India. [5] [6] The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the first FIFA event the country hosted. It was called the most successful FIFA U-17 World Cup ever, with a record-breaking attendance of 1,347,133, exceeding China's record of 1,230,976 from 1985.
Norman Pritchard – India's first Olympic athletics medallist Nilima Ghose was among the first Indian female Olympians Milkha Singh – known as "The Flying Sikh". At the Olympic Games, the first Indian competitor was Norman Pritchard, an Anglo-Indian, who won silver medals in the 200 metres and 200 metres hurdles at the 1900 Summer Olympics. [8]