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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. [179]
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. [54] [55] [56] [9] In post-Independent India, the traditional sports' popularity has greatly declined with the further growth of Western sports and online ...
The sport is widely played across South Asia, and also has a presence in other regions with a significant South Asian diaspora, such as South Africa and England. It is played most often by school children, and is also a competitive sport. [5] The first franchise league for the sport, Ultimate Kho Kho, was unveiled in India in August 2022. [6]
The National Games of India consist of various disciplines in which athletes from the different states of India participate against each other. The country's first few Olympic Games, now renamed as National Games, were held in Lahore (now in Pakistan), Delhi, Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Patiala, Madras (now Chennai), Calcutta (now Kolkata) and Bombay (now Mumbai).
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.
37th National Games of India; Host city: Goa, India: Motto: Get Set Goa: Teams: 37 (expected) Athletes: 10,000+ Sport: 43: Opening: 25 October 2023 () Closing: 9 November 2023 () Opened by: Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) Main venue: GMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim: Website: 37th National Games
The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of the Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports . They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan , usually on 29 August. [ 1 ]
Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy, also known as Senior Women's National Football Championship or Rajmata Jijabai Trophy since 2024, [101] is a women's football tournament contested by state associations and government institutions in India. [102]