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Khelo India is an initiative of the Indian government to organise sports competitions across the nation. Both Khelo India and the National Games of India include several indigenous sports. [57] [58] [59] [9] In post-Independent India, the traditional sports' popularity has greatly declined with the further growth of Western sports and online ...
Kho kho is a traditional South Asian sport that dates to ancient India. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is the second-most popular traditional tag game in the Indian subcontinent after kabaddi . [ 4 ] Kho kho is played on a rectangular court with a central lane connecting two poles which are at either end of the court.
Pages in category "Traditional sports of India" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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]
Malyutham is a traditional Indian art of full contact grappling that originated in Tamil Nadu. It was widely practiced in Tamil Nadu since ancient times as a sport. Malyutham is one of the 64 Arts mentioned in Ancient Literature. Malyutham is one of the Traditional Sports practiced in Tamil Nadu.
Mallakhamba, or mallakhamb is a traditional sport, originating from the Indian subcontinent, in which a group of gymnasts perform aerial yoga and gymnastic postures using wrestling grips in concert with a stationary vertical pole. The word "mallakhamb" also refers to the pole used in the sport. [1]
Kabaddi, a traditional Indian game which has become increasingly popular around the world.. Traditional sports and games (often abbreviated TSG) are physical activities which were played for centuries by people around the world before the advent of modern Western sports.
The Tripuri community has its own traditional sports, which are called Thwngmung in the Kokborok, the Tripuri language.In recent years these traditional sports are being gradually abandoned as more people become attracted to modern games and sports, but some of the sports are still played today and preferred in rural Tripura.