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Carrom men and one striker, arranged at the start of a game. Carrom is played using small disks of wood or plastic known as carrom men (sometimes abbreviated CM, c.m. c/m, etc.). These pieces, aside from the special queen, may also be known as seeds, coins, pawns (as in chess), or pucks. Carrom men are designed to slide when struck and are made ...
The National Carrom Championship is the most prestigious competition organized by the AICF, where top players from across the country compete. In addition, regional tournaments take place at the state level, organized by state carrom associations. India has hosted two World Carrom Championships, in 1991 and 2000, both held in New Delhi.
The International Carrom Federation (ICF) is the international governing body for the game of carrom.Such an organisation was first proposed in the 1950s, but the ICF was not formed until October 1988, when delegates from India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Germany and Switzerland met in Madras, India, for the first World Carrom Congress, at which the ICF was formed and an international ...
The Asian Carrom Confederation became affiliated with the AICF in September 1995. The All-India Carrom Federation and the game of carrom was recognized [clarification needed] by the Indian Olympic Association on 26 October 1997. The game of carrom was also recognized by the School Games Federation of India in 1996.
In a carrom delivery, the middle finger and thumb flick or squeeze the ball out of the hand, like a carrom player flicking a striker in the indoor game of carrom. When the centre finger is gripped towards the leg side, the ball spins from leg to off; when the centre finger is gripped towards the off side, the ball spins from off to leg.
Ramnagar Manikyam Shankara, best known as R. M. Shankara, is a two-time World Carrom Champion [1] [2] from Karnataka, India. He has been a several-time Indian national champion, beginning with this victory at Jalandhar in 2000.
The US Carrom Association was formed in 1995 to promote the international sport of carrom in America.The goal of the USCA is to create a thriving carrom community in the US and to ensure US participation in the many international carrom tournaments and events organized by the International Carrom Federation or other National Carrom Associations around the world.
Rashmi Kumari is an International Carrom player from Bihar, India, playing since 1992.She is the current world champion and has two more world titles under her name. She has won record-breaking world titles (3) and a record number of national titles (11).