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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.
Prominent sporting institutions in Pune include the Nehru Stadium, the Deccan Gymkhana, PYC Hindu Gymkhana, Maharashtra Cricket Association Cricket Stadium and Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. The Nehru Stadium is the home ground of the Maharashtra cricket team, and has hosted many prominent cricket events, including one of the matches in ...
The Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, also known as Balewadi Stadium, is a sports complex located in Pune, India. [5] The complex is situated about 15 km from downtown Pune and 5 km from Hinjawadi. This complex was a venue for the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, [6] Khelo India Youth Games in 2019 [7] and AFC Women's Asian Cup. [8]
The nation hosted the Western Asiatic Games and won all but three of the athletics events. [15] India was the host of the debut Asian Games in 1951 and finished second to Japan in the athletics medal table, which included a men's sprint double by Lavy Pinto and two silvers in women's sprints by Roshan Mistry. [16]
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium: 42,700 [2] [1] Cricket: ... Coimbatore District football association GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium: 30,000 [10] Athletics ...
Maha Roll Ball League (MRBL) is the world's first professional roll ball league organized by Maharashtra Roll Ball Federation in Maharashtra, India.The main aim of the MRBL is to promote the sport of roll ball, with the ultimate goal of its inclusion in the Olympics by getting professionals teams into the game.
Mahindra Hockey Stadium is a field hockey stadium at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is the home of the Mumbai Marines of the World Series Hockey and Mumbai Magicians of the Hockey India League. It was also the home venue of the Maratha Warriors in the Premier Hockey League.
Subhash Road, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India: Owner: Government of Maharashtra: Operator: Kolhapur Sports Association: Capacity: 18000: Field size: 106 m × 70 m (348 ft × 230 ft) Surface: Grass: Opened: 1960: Tenants; All Kolhapur District Football Clubs Maharashtra (Santosh Trophy Team)