sports

1. IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS AND ITS
CONDITION IN INDIA
BY-
ROHIT SAINI

2. INTRODUNTION OF SPORTS
 Sport (UK) or sports (US) are all forms of
usually competitive physical activity which,[1] through casual
or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve
physical ability and skills while providing entertainment to
participants, and in some cases, spectators.[2] Usually the
contest or game is between two sides, each attempting to
exceed the other. Some sports allow a tie game; others
provide tie-breaking methods, to ensure one winner and
one loser. A number of such two-sided contests may be
arranged in a tournament producing a champion.
Many sports leagues make an annual champion by
arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in
some cases by playoffs. Hundreds of sports exist, from
those between single contestants, through to those with
hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or
competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing,
many contestants may compete, each against all with one
winner.

3. HISTORY OF SPORTS
 Artifacts and structures suggest sport in
China as early as 2000 BC.[14] Gymnastics
appears to have been popular in China's
ancient past. Monuments to
the Pharaohs indicate that a number of sports,
including swimming and fishing, were well-
developed and regulated several thousands of
years ago in ancient Egypt.[15] Other Egyptian
sports included javelin throwing, high jump,
and wrestling. Ancient Persian sports such as
the traditional Iranian martial art
of Zourkhaneh had a close connection to
warfare skills.[16] Among other sports that
originate in ancient Persia
are polo and jousting.

4. SPORTSMANSHIP
 Sportsmanship is an attitude that strives for
fair play, courtesy toward teammates and
opponents, ethical behaviour and integrity,
and grace in victory or defeat.[18][19][20]
 Sportsmanship expresses an aspiration or
ethos that the activity will be enjoyed for its
own sake. The well-known sentiment by
sports journalist Grantland Rice, that it's
"not that you won or lost but how you
played the game", and the modern Olympic
creed expressed by its founder Pierre de
Coubertin: "The most important thing... is
not winning but taking part" are typical
expressions of this sentiment.

5. CHEATING
 Key principles of sport include that the result
should not be predetermined, and that both
sides should have equal opportunity to win.
Rules are in place to ensure that fair play to
occur, but participants can break these rules in
order to gain advantage.
 Participants may choose to cheat in order to
satisfy their desire to win, or in order to
achieve an ulterior motive. The widespread
existence of gambling on the results of sports
fixtures creates the motivation for match fixing,
where a participant or participants deliberately
work to ensure a given outcome

6. CATAGORIES OF SPORTS
 GENDER PARTICIPATION
 YOUTH PARTICIPATION
 DISABLED PARTICIPATION

7. CONDITIONS OF SPORTS IN INDIA
 India is home to a diverse population playing many different
sports across the country. Cricket is the most popular sport.
Football is the popular sport in some of the Indian states. The
country has won eight Olympic gold medals in field hockey,
another popular game in India. Several games originated in India
including Chess, Snookerand other regional games. India has
hosted and co-hosted several international sporting events,
including the 1951 and 1982 Asian Games,
the 1987, 1996 and 2011 Cricket World Cup, the 2003 Afro-Asian
Games, the 2010 Hockey World Cup and the 2010
Commonwealth Games. The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a
premiertwenty20 cricket league held every year since 2008. Major
international sporting events annually held in India include
the Chennai Open in tennis, the Indian Masters in golf. From 2011
to 2013, India hosted the Indian Grand Prix Formula 1 race at
the Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida. The National
Games of India is a national domestic sports event, which has
been held in the country since 1924.

8. HISTORY OF SPORTS IN INDIA
 Before independence[edit]
 The history of sports in India dates back to
the Vedic era. Physical culture in ancient India was
fuelled by religious rights. The mantra in
the Atharvaveda, says, "Duty is in my right hand and
the fruits of victory in my left." In terms of an ideal,
these words hold the same sentiments as the
traditional Olympic Oath: "For the Honour of my
Country and the Glory of Sport." Badminton probably
originated in India as a grownup's version of a very
old children's game known in England as Battledore
and Shuttlecock, the battledore being a paddle and
the shuttlecock a small feathered cork, now usually
called a "bird." Games like chess, snakes and ladders,
playing cards, originated in India, and it was from
here that these games were transmitted to foreign
countries, where they were further modernised.

9. HISTORY OF SPORTS IN INDIA
 After independence
 India hosted the Asian Games in New Delhi in 1951 and 1982. The Ministry of
Youth Affairs and Sports was initially set up as the Department of Sports in
1982 at the time of organisation of the IX Asian Games in New Delhi. Its name
was changed to the Department of Youth Affairs & Sports during celebration of
the International Youth Year in 1985.[1] India has also hosted or co-hosted
several international sporting events, including the 1951 and the 1982 Asian
Games, the 1987 and 1996 Cricket World Cup, the 2003 Afro-Asian Games,
the 2010 Hockey World Cup, and the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Major
international sporting events annually held in India include the Chennai
Open, Mumbai Marathon, Delhi Half Marathon, and the Indian Masters. The
country co-hosted the 1987,1996,2011 Cricket World Cup and the first Indian
Grand Prixin 2011.
 India has hosted or co-hosted several international sporting events, including
the 1951 and the 1982 Asian Games, the 1987 and 1996 Cricket World Cup,
the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, the 2010 Hockey World Cup, and the 2010
Commonwealth Games. Major international sporting events annually held in
India include the Chennai Open, Mumbai Marathon, Delhi Half Marathon, and
the Indian Masters. The country co-hosted the 1987,1996,2011 Cricket World
Cup and the first Indian Grand Prix in 2011