SPORTS IN INDIA

IntroductionAs is evident from the title itself our presentation will be solely confined to sports and its vibrant effect.

Sports is not confined to physical development only. Rather it aims an all round development of a person, inculcating in him the values of team work cooperation, struggling and a never say die –type attitude .

From time immortal,sports is always at the helm of society and cultural dimensions.

Swami vivekanand said that through sports we can purge the dross from our soul,and live a happy life!

India has always been on forefront on matter of sports, though at a slower pace.

India has a bright future ahead, since it has a vast pool of raw talent ready to be nurtured.

The biggest sports festival in this globe, i.e. the Olympics.

This event enables a sportsperson not only to display their talent at world level but also to win medals and make the country proud.

India at Olympics

Participation-

1900,1920,1924,1932,

1948,1952,1956,1960,

1964,1968,1972,1976,

1980,1984,1988,1992

1996,2000,2004,2008

2012

Special Mention :-

India was the leader in world hockey in the 20th century

Mr. Phadeppa Dareppa was the first Indian marathon contestant (1920).He was ranked 19th.

India’s first ever gold medalist is Abhinav Bindra (10 mts Air Rifle)

MC Mary Kom is first female Indian boxer to win an Olympic gold medal.

BOXINGBoxing is one of the most enjoyable profiled sports in India.

Regular medal-holder at Asian Games and Commonwealth games.

November 2007, India’s Mary Kon won best boxer title and also secured hattrick of titles.

2008 Beijing Olympic, Vijendra Kumar won a bronze medal in middle weight boxing category and Akhil Kumar and Jitendra Kumar qualified for quaterfinals.

Akhil Kumar, Jitendra Kumar, A.l Lakra and Dinesh Kumar each won a bronze medal at 2008 World Championship.

This shows how progressively Boxing has been developed in India .

Vijender Kumar is current no.1 on middleweight class.

India’s lonely women boxer M.C. Mary Kom secured a bronge medal at London Olympics Games, 2012.

SWIMMING

SwimmingAncient history about swimming does not tell us a particular date or time or origin for the game.

First swimmer probably watched was a dog swimming.

Then suddenly one day a person fel in water and from there dog paddle was born.

The Egyptians were first to use crawl breaststroke instead of dog paddle. There is no evidence as to where they learned this art form.

was actually one of the key skills of samurai warrior had to master and in the history of swimming the first swimming race on record took place in Japan during the 1st Century BC.

Universal population was quite conservative in the matter of dress with bare arms or legs and even to some bare neck was considered obscene sight.

Mainly Japanese and Chinese proceeded merrily along forming swimming organisations,holding competitions, and even introduced swimming as a concept of life saving technique.

SOME GREAT INDIAN SWIMMERS

KHAZAN SINGH TOKAS SHIKHA TANDON

VEERDHAWAL KHADE PRASANTA KARMAKAR

SANDEEP SEJWAL GAGAN ULLALMATH

REHAN PONCHA NISHA MILLET

WRESTLING

Considering as one of the most ancient and oldest sports in the world, Wrestling in India has a glorious past.

Journey of Wrestling started in India several centuries back, during Middle Ages.

Counted as most prestigious and oldest events in Olympic Games, as it was included in Olympics in 708 BC.

Wrestling in India is most famously known as ‘Malla-Yuddha’.

These can be found in great epic of Indian history. Mahabharata has a huge mention about the game wrestling in India.

Archery

The game of Archery has got historical significance as all royals in the ancient days used to practice archery.

Modern day archery started in early 1970s before its Introduction in Olympics 1972.

Formalized in 1973 when Archery Association of India(AAI) came into existence.

AAI has since been promoting an organization for the sport.

India has been producing some world class players who are medal hopefuls in International events of Archery.

In India, shooting is generally regarded as an expensive sports which only the affluent, powerful and the talented with institutional support can pursue with a serious career.

This is the reason why the sport remains as a secondary choice of the sports enthusiasts.

With good work of Indian shooters coming into limelight, more youngsters are attracted towards the sports to build up a career.

Abhinav Bindra won the first individual Olympic gold for India.

SHOOTING

Major Rajyavardhan Rathore won the silver medal in Men’s Double Trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Eleven Indian shooters qualified for London Olympics.

India has been most successful in this categorey this year with Gagan Narang and Vijay Kumar winning bronze nd silver medal respectively.

These people has become the role models of young Indian shooters.

The national Rifle Association has played its part in uplifting the standard of shooting as a sport in India.

IT has helped the Indian shooters a great deal in getting international exposure and concentrate on their horning skills.

CHESSChess has risen in popularity in India in the last few decades primarily due to its star player GM Vishwanathan Anand.

It is believed that the game originated from India as a successor to Chaturanga or Shatranj.

The All India Chess Federation is the governing body for chess in India.

According to the WORLD CHESS FEDERATION Vishwanathan Anand ranks No. 2 after Magnus Carlsen ( 22 years old chess Grandmaster).

FOOTBALLFootball was introduced in India during the British Rule and in some parts of the country, it is equally popular as cricket.

India was an Asian powerhouse in 1960’s, finishing as runners-up in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup.

India ranks 154th in the FIFA rankings as of February 29th, 2012.

The All India Football Federation was formed on 23rd June 1937.

Domestic competitions for men’s football include the I-league and the I-League 2nd division. For women it is the Indian Super Cup

The period from 1951 to 1962 is considered the golden era in Indian football.

The 1948 London Olympics was India's first major international tournament, where a predominately barefooted Indian team lost 2–1 to France, failing to convert two penalties.

The Indian team started the 1950s with their triumph in the 1951 Asian Games which they hosted. Later next year they went on to participate in the 1952 Olympics, but lost 10–1 to Yugoslavia. Like before four years earlier, many of the team played without boots !

THE NATIONAL SPORT

Participating for the first time, the Indian hockey team stunned the whole world by winning a gold medal at Amsterdam Olympics in 1928.

Thereafter, the country maintained the streak of winning gold medals at- Los Angeles in 1932 Berlin in1936 London in 1948 Helsinki in 1952 Melbourne in 1956.

Pakistan, for the first time, halted the winning spree of Indian hockey team at Rome in 1960 but the Indian hockey team snatched the Gold medal back from Pakistan at Tokyo Olympics in 1964.

THE RISE

By this time, Indian hockey had established a proud record of winning as many as eight gold medals at the Olympics which has not been paralleled by any hockey playing nation so far. The period from 1928 to 1964 can reasonably be described as the ‘Golden Age’ of Indian hockey.

India won a medal in every following Olympics till 1980 except in 1976 where She finished 7th. The last gold which was India's last medal in hockey came in Moscow Olympics in 1980

THE RUN CONTINUES

After the glorious rise of the Indian hockey, the standard of hockey playing skills started diminishing slowly but steadily. India’s performance after 1980 was as follows- ‘84- 5th, ‘88- 6th, ‘92-7th, ‘96-8th, 2000- 7th and also 7th in 2004.

For the first time, Indian hockey team failed to qualify to play at the Beijing Olympic hockey tournament in 2008.

India’s performance at the 2012 games was the worst as it failed to win even a single match.

THE GR8 FALL

WORLD CUP & OTHER TOURNAMENTS

EVENTS GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL

OLYMPICS 8 1 2 11

WORLD CUP 1 1 1 3

ASIAN GAMES 2 9 2 13

ASIAN CUP 2 4 1 7

CHAMPIONS TROPHY

0 0 1 1

SULTAN AZLAN SHAH

5 1 5 11

CRICKET IN 1983- “A Giant Leap.”• Indian team was quoted 66:1 by bookies.• Group win over windies & semi-final victory over England. • Team India into cricket world cup finals. 25th June 1983.• Event took place as Lords in England got jam-packed

• for the final showdown. • Combined total of past two finals.• Kapil Dev-led Indian team in the 1983 cricket • World Cup changed the course of game• A way to the Wisden Almanack.

The Decline• Mohammed Azharuddin captained -1990s-main strength ability to stay cool under pressure. • Azharuddin's –declining batting performance.• Career ended after 99 Tests-banned for life –match-fixing scandal.• Tour to Australia-exposed the Indian team'sweaknesses when playing abroad• Loss of form of most of the batsmen. • Sachin quit captaincy-Saurav Ganguly took over.• John Wright became coach. • Over dependence on Sachin created problemsfor the INDIAN CRICKET TEAM. 

The Breakthrough• With MS Dhoni as captain India went on to become the world T-20 champions on the 24th September 2007.• Legends like VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly forming the most formidable batting line up in the world. • India went on to become the pioneer in TEST CRICKET.• Defeated SRI LANKA -24th NOVEMBER 2009.• 2nd April 2011-World Cup Final-defeated SRI LANKA.• MS DHONI’s sixer which ultimately led India to the victory.

Conclusion

As compared to other sporting nations, India’s achievement may be meager but we need to keep in mind the infrastructure and other such conditions which are essential for a big country.

India has always been short of this but as of now, it has steadily developed and encouraged building sports persons.

We should look at the 6 medals in 2012 olympics as a small scale achievement, but as a giant leap towards a positive future.

1. Who brought the first individual medal for INDEPENDENT India and in which sport?Ans: Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav,  freestyle wrestling bronze medal at the 1952Helsinki Games.

2. What was awarded to winners as prize before the introduction of medals?Ans: Olive wreath, It was an olive branch, of the wild- olive tree that grew at Olympia, intertwined to form a circle or a horse-shoe.

3. Who was the first woman o win a medal for India at the Olympics?Ans: Karnam Malleswari, won bronze in weightlifting at the Sydney games.

1. Who was the first woman o win a medal for India at the Olympics?

Ans: Karnam Malleswari, won bronze in weightlifting at the Sydney games.

2. Who was the first Indian to reach the singles’ semi final in Wimbledon Tennis Championship?Ans: Ramanathan Krishnan (Tamilnadu), he was twice semi-finalists in 1960 and 1961.

5. Who did India defeat in The recently concluded Nehru cup football tournament?

Ans: Cameroon(5-4 in penalties)

6. Who was named the “Man of the series” at the 1983 cricket world cup?

Ans: Mohinder Amarnath

7. Name this Sportsperson-

Ans: Somdev Devvarman

Presented by:AbhineetArman DagarAyush MaskaraHarpreet KaurManjari SharmaSanjay GautamAnjan Ganguly

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