Tag Archives: Importance of Sports and Games

Indian Olympic Association: IOA

Indian Olympic Association: IOA

Association Name: Indian Olympic Association (IOA): Body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams at these events. It also acts as the Indian Commonwealth Games Association, responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Commonwealth Games. Country / Region: India Created in …

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मेजर ध्यानचंद: हॉकी के पहले व् आखिरी लेजैंड

मेजर ध्यानचंद: हॉकी के पहले व् आखिरी लेजैंड

पहले ही मैच में ६ गोल, ओलिम्पिक खेलों में ३५ गोल और अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मैचों में ४०० गोलों का कीर्तिमान। यदि उनके द्वारा किये गए सारे गोलों को शामिल कर लिया जाए तो १००० से भी अधिक गोलों का आंकड़ा मेजर ध्यानचंद को हॉकी का जादूगर कहलाने के लिए काफी है। मेजर ध्यानचंद सही मायने में हॉकी के पहले और आखिरी …

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हिमा दास: भारत की नई उड़नपरी कि मेहनत और हिम्मत

हिमा दास

Hima Das (born 9 January 2000) is an Indian sprinter. She comes from the state of Assam, which is in the North-East region of India. She became the first Indian to win a Gold medal in a track event at the World Junior Athletics Championships in 2018. वर्ल्ड एथलेटिक्स चैम्पियनशिप में स्वर्ण पदक जीतकर इतिहास रचने वाली हिमा दास ने …

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Street Games Of India: Common Games Played on Streets

Street Games Of India: Forgotten Indian Childhood Games

Street Games Of India Book Name: Some Street Games Of India Author: Mulk Raj Anand Publisher: National Book Trust Street Games Of India: Ankhmicholy (Blind Man’s Buff) An elder girl cousin taught it to me when I was about three-years-old. She asked me to close my eyes with the palms of my hands and… The game I enjoyed most was Ankhmicholy or …

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FIFA World Cup Finals Winners

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition established in 1930. It is contested by the men’s national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s global governing body. The tournament has taken place every four years, except in 1942 and 1946, when the competition was cancelled due to World War II. The …

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FIFA World Cup Awards: Golden Ball, Golden Boot And Golden Glove Award

FIFA World Cup

At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are awarded to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. FIFA World Cup Awards There are currently five post-tournament awards, and one given during the tourney: Two other awards were given between 1994 and 2006

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दृष्टिहीनों का फुटबॉल: विद्यार्थियों और बच्चों के लिए जानकारी

Blind Soccer दृष्टिहीनों का फुटबॉल

दृष्टिहीन लोग भी कई प्रकार के खेल खेलते हैं जिनमें एथलैटिक्स, खो-खो, कबड्डी से लेकर क्रिकेट व फुटबॉल भी हैं। दृष्टिहीनों द्वारा खेले जाने वाले फुटबॉल की तुलना में कुछ अंतर होता है। इसे जिस विशेष फुटबाल से खेला जाता है वह लुढ़कने पर आवाज करती है जिससे खिलाड़ी उसकी दिशा का अंदाजा लगा कर उस तक जा पहुंचता है। …

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2018 Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast Medal Table

Commonwealth Games

Host city: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Motto: Share the Dream Nations participating: 71 Commonwealth Teams Events: 75 in 19 sports Opening ceremony: 4 April, 2018 Closing ceremony: 15 April, 2018 The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018, is an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that is …

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2016 Rio Olympics: PV Sindhu Creates History; Wins Olympic Silver

2016 Rio Olympics: PV Sindhu Creates History; Wins Olympic Silver

India found a champion with a lion’s heart even as P.V. Sindhu lost to world no. 1, Spain’s Carolina Marin in a nail-biting badminton finals at the Rio Olympic Games. The 21-year-old Hyderabadi won India’s second medal at the 2016 Olympics and the first silver for an Indian woman athlete ever. In a closely contested match, which left the nation …

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2016 Rio Olympics: Wrestler Sakshi Malik Wins India’s First Medal

2016 Rio Olympics: Wrestler Sakshi Malik Wins India's First Medal

On Thursday, India will wake up to the news that wrestler Sakshi Malik has defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova in Women’s freesyle 58Kg wrestling, claiming India’s first medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Malik defeated Tynybekova to win the Bronze, media reported. While Twitter exploded with messages from those who were following the match in the early hours of morning, …

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