Countries And Their National Games List, Download Free PDF, General Awareness

Countries And Their National Games List is useful for exams like SSC, RRB, Bank, IBPS and other government exams. UPSC aspirants must also be well versed with the topic as they might encounter questions based on it in UPSC prelims.

 

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Which Sport Is India’s National Game?

 

• The Indian hockey team is the most successful side in the history of the Olympics, having won eight gold, one silver and three bronze medals. The golden years, from 1928 to 1956, saw them clinch six successive gold medals.
• India have also produced some of the best field hockey players in the world, including the legendary Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh Sr, and Dhanraj Pillai.
• However, in contrast to common perception, hockey is not the national game of India.
• The next best answer, kabaddi, is also incorrect. Though, like hockey, the Indian kabaddi team has also reigned supreme at the world stage, winning all World Cup events to date and a whopping seven gold medals at the Asian Games.
• And those siding with the currently popular cricket are also mistaken. As a matter of fact, India does not have a national game.

 

Did You Know? A lawyer even filed a public interest litigation (PIL), urging the Supreme Court to issue directions to the Indian government to make hockey the national sport and help return to its former glory. The petition was, however, dismissed by the apex court. And until the government officially designates the title to hockey or any other sport, India does not have a national game.

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FAQs

 

Q. What is the national sports of India?

A. Hockey is famous as the national sports of India but officially India does not have a national game.

Q. Which is the oldest sport in the world?

A. The oldest sport in the world is Wrestling. Also, Wrestling has been a part of the ancient Olympics since 708 BC.

Q. Which Period is called golden age of Indian Hockey ?

A. The Indian hockey team is the most successful side in the history of the Olympics, having won eight gold, one silver and three bronze medals. The golden years, from 1928 to 1956, saw them clinch six successive gold medals.

 

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