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Major International Sports Events Held in India

Major International Sports Events Held in India

International Sports Events Held in India...

India has hosted and co-hosted several international sporting events, such as the 1987, 1996 and 2011 Cricket World Cups, the 1951 and 1982 Asian Games, the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Domestic professional sports leagues include the Indian Premier League (T20 cricket), I-League and Indian Super League (Football), Pro Kabaddi League (Kabaddi), Hockey India League (Hockey), Premier Badminton League. Badminton), Pro Wrestling League (Wrestling), Ultimate Table Tennis League (Table Tennis), and Pro Volleyball League (Volleyball), World Chess Championship.

Major International Sports Events
SPORTS EVENT NAME Year
Date
VENUE
Multi-sport event Asian Games 1951 New Delhi
Table Tennis World Table Tennis Championships 1952 Mumbai
Billiards IBSF World Billiards Championship 1952 Kolkata
Snooker IBSF World Snooker Championship 1958 Kolkata
Snooker IBSF World Snooker Championship 1963 Kolkata
Snooker IBSF World Snooker Championship 1973 Mumbai
Table tennis World Table Tennis Championships 1975 Kolkata
Wrestling Asian Wrestling Championships 1979 Jalandhar
Boxing Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships 1980 Bombay
Football AFC Women's Championship 1980 Kozhikode
Table Tennis Asian Table Tennis Championships 1980 Kolkata
Archery Asian Archery Championships 1980 Kolkata
Basketball FIBA Asia Cup 1981 Kolkata
Snooker IBSF World Snooker Championship 1981 New Delhi
Field hockey Field Hockey World Cup 1982 BHA Stadium, Bombay
Multi-sport event Asian Games 1982 New Delhi
Table Tennis World Table Tennis Championships 1987 New Delhi
Cricket (ODI) Cricket World Cup 1987 Multiple venues
Wrestling Asian Wrestling Championships 1987 Mumbai
Snooker IBSF World Snooker Championship 1987 Bangalore
Multi-sport event South Asian Games 1987 Kolkata
Archery Asian Archery Championships 1988 Kolkata
Snooker ACBS Asian Snooker Championship 1989 India
Cycling Asian Cycling Championships 1989 Yamuna Velodrome, Delhi
Rowing Asian Rowing Championships 1989 Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh
Athletics Asian Athletics Championships 1989 New Delhi
Snooker IBSF World Snooker Championship 1990 Bangalore
Wrestling Asian Wrestling Championships 1991 New Delhi
Table Tennis Asian Table Tennis Championships 1992 New Delhi
Judo Asian Judo Championships 1995 New Delhi
Multi-sport event South Asian Games 1995 Chennai
Cricket (ODI) Cricket World Cup 1996 Multiple Venues
Field Hockey Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 1996 Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Tennis Chennai Open 1996 SDAT Tennis Stadium, Chennai
Cricket (ODI) Women's Cricket World Cup 1997 Multiple Venues
Basketball FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship 1998 Kolkata
Chess World Chess Championship 2000 New Delhi
Wrestling Asian Wrestling Championships 2003 New Delhi
Multi-sport event Afro-Asian Games 2003 Hyderabad
Boxing Women's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships 2003 Hisar District
Canoeing Asian Canoeing Championships Canoe sprint 2003 Bhopal
Kabaddi Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) 2004 Mumbai, Maharastra
Basketball FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship 2004 Bangalore
Sailing Asian Sailing Championship 2004 Mumbai
Marathon IAAF Road Race Label Events Mumbai Marathon 2004–(recur) Mumbai
Half marathon IAAF Road Race Label Events Delhi Half Marathon 2005–(recur) Delhi
Rowing Asian Rowing Championships 2005 Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad
Cycling Asian Cycling Championships 2005 Punjab Agriculture University Velodrome
Field Hockey Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 2005 Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Archery Asian Archery Championships 2005 New Delhi
Boxing AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2006 New Delhi
Gymnastics Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2006 Surat
Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2006
Kabaddi Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) 2007 Panvel, Maharastra
Beach Volleyball Asian Beach Volleyball Championship 2008 Hyderabad
Boxing Women's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships 2008 Guwahati
Football AFC Challenge Cup 2008 Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi

Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad

Multi-sport event Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 Pune
Badminton BWF World Junior Championships 2008 Pune
Snooker IBSF World Snooker Championship 2008 Bangalore
Badminton BWF World Championships 2009 Hyderabad
Snooker IBSF World Snooker Championship 2009 Hyderabad
Basketball FIBA Asia Championship for Women 2009 Chennai
Table Tennis Asian Table Tennis Championships 2009 Lucknow
Snooker IBSF World Snooker Championship 2010 Maharashtra
Wrestling Asian Wrestling Championships 2010 New Delhi
Field hockey Field Hockey World Cup 2010 New Delhi (Dhyan Chand National Stadium)
Multi-sport event Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi
Field hockey Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 2011 New Delhi
Cricket (ODI) Cricket World Cup 2011 Multiple Venues
Snooker ACBS Asian Snooker Championship 2011 Indore
Multi-sport event South Asian Winter Games 2011 Dehradun and Auli
Snooker IBSF World Snooker Championship 2011 Bangalore
Motor sports Formula One 2011 Indian Grand Prix 2011 Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida
Field hockey 2012 Summer Olympics (London)
Qualification Tournament 1
2012 New Delhi (Dhyan Chand National Stadium)
Field Hockey FIH Men's Hockey World League (2013 Round 2 (Delhi leg)) 2012–13 season New Delhi (Dhyan Chand National Stadium)
FIH Men's Hockey World League (2013 Round 4 (Final round))
FIH Women's Hockey World League (2013 Round 2 (Delhi leg)) 2012–13 season
Wrestling Asian Wrestling Championships 2013 New Delhi
Canoeing Asian Canoeing Championships Canoe Polo 2013 New Delhi
Cycling Asian Cycling Championships 2013 New Delhi (Yamuna Velodrome)
Motor Sports Formula One 2013 Indian Grand Prix 2013 Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida
Athletics Asian Athletics Championships 2013 Pune
Cricket (ODI) Women's Cricket World Cup 2013 Multiple Venues
Chess World Chess Championship 2013 Chennai
Multi-sport event Lusophony Games 2014 Goa
Tennis Davis Cup World Group Play-offs 2014 KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Bangalore
Snooker IBSF World Snooker Championship 2014 Bangalore
Badminton Thomas Cup / Uber Cup 2014 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Field Hockey Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 2014 Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar
FIH Women's Hockey World League (2015 Round 2 (Delhi leg)) 2014–15 season Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
FIH Men's Hockey World League (2015 Round 4 (Final round)) 2014–15 season Raipur
Golf Asian Tour Indian Open (golf) 2015 Delhi Golf Club
Snooker IBSF World Snooker Championship 2016 Bangalore
Cricket (T20) ICC World Twenty20 2016 Multiple Venues
Cricket (T20) ICC Women's World Twenty20 2016 Multiple Venues
Kabaddi Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) 2016 The Arena, Ahmedabad
Golf Asian Tour Indian Open (golf) 2016 Delhi Golf Club
Multi-sport event South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati and Shillong
Athletics Asian Athletics Championships 2017 Bhubaneswar
Wrestling Asian Wrestling Championships 2017 Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi
Cycling Asian Cycling Championships 2017 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
Badminton BWF Super Series India Open 2017 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Squash Asian Individual Squash Championships 2017 Express Avenue Mall, Chennai
Shooting ISSF World Cup 2017 New Delhi
Table Tennis ITTF World Tour India Open (table tennis) 2017 Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi
Football FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 Multiple Venues
Basketball FIBA Asia Women's Cup 2017 Bangalore
Basketball FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women 2017 Bangalore
Boxing AIBA Women's Youth World Championships 2017 Guwahati
Golf Asian Tour Indian Open (golf) 2017 DLF Golf and Country Club
Lawn Bowls Asian Lawn Bowls Championships 2017 New Delhi
Asian Under 25 Lawn Bowls Championship
Field hockey FIH Men's Hockey World League (2017 Round 4 (Final round)) 2016–17 season Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar
Field Hockey World Cup 2018
Golf Asian Tour Indian Open (golf) 2018 DLF Golf and Country Club
Boxing AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2018 New Delhi
Wrestling Asian Wrestling Championships 2020 New Delhi
Football FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2021 Multiple Venues
Boxing AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2021 New Delhi
Cricket (T20) ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 Multiple Venues

Kabaddi is the fastest growing sport in India. India's kabaddi team is the strongest kabaddi team in the world and it is very difficult for other countries' teams to beat India. India won many matches and seasons of Kabaddi in all the three seasons of Asian Games and Kabaddi World Cup (standard style). Cricket is the most popular sport in India, having hosted and won the Cricket World Cup on several occasions. Field hockey is the most successful sport in the Olympic Games; The Indian men's team has won eight Olympic gold medals. Kabaddi is the most popular indigenous sport. Other popular sports in India are badminton, football, shooting, wrestling, boxing, tennis, squash, weightlifting, gymnastics, athletics, table tennis, basketball, volleyball and cycling.

Popular indigenous sports of India include Chess, Kho-Kho, Kite Flying, Leg Cricket, Polo, Snooker and Gilidanda.
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