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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.
[95] [96] Delhi police stated that it will convert a school in Outer-Delhi to function as a temporary jail viewing the law and order situation near the New Parliament building. [97] This request was rejected by the Delhi Mayor. [88] The arrest of protesting wrestlers by Delhi Police was widely condemned. [98] [99] [100] [101]
India has hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010 at Delhi. India has won a total of 504 medals, including 181 gold medals. India has participated in every edition of the Asian Games, and has hosted the Games in 1951 and 1982 in New Delhi. As of 2018, India has won 671 medals, of which 139 are gold. India has won at least one gold medal in each ...
As of 2023, 24 different players have been conferred with the highest civilian and sports honours of India, including the Padma awards and the Arjuna Award. Viswanathan Anand was the first sportsperson to receive the second-highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan , in 2008 and the inaugural highest sports award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (now ...
Kalinga Stadium in the city of Bhubaneswar got provisional clearance as the first venue for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [5] In November 2019, FIFA local organising committee after second inspection of Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati and Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, expressed their satisfaction with the preparation of ...
The arena was named after Raj Kumar Khanna, a former president of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and a former non-playing captain of the India Davis Cup team. It was a venue for the tennis events at the 1982 Asian Games and 2010 Commonwealth Games. It is also used sometimes for India's Fed Cup and Davis Cup matches.
Pages in category "Sports clubs and teams in Delhi" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... National Sports Club of India; S.
Pages in category "Sport in New Delhi" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. ... 2011 India Super Series; 2011 SAFF Championship;