What is India famous sport?

Cricket has been the most popular sport in India, the country has hosted and won the Cricket World Cup on multiple occasions. Field hockey is the most successful sport for India at the Olympic Games; the Indian men's team have won thirteen Olympic medals including eight gold medals.
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What is a popular sport among Indias?

Though cricket remains the nation's favourite sport, our research reveals that other sports, namely football and tennis are gaining popularity in India. Aside from all cricket competitions, the FIFA World Cup and the Hockey Asia Cup, the Grand Slam tournaments ranked next in the list of most popularly followed events.
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What is India's national sport?

So, as it stands there is no official national sport or game in India. But cricket, hockey and kabaddi have all been considered as unofficial national sport in the country.
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Which sport is the most famous?

Top 10 Most Popular Sport in the World
  • Football – 3.5 Billion Followers. ...
  • Cricket – 2.5 Billion Followers. ...
  • Basketball – 2.4 Billion Followers. ...
  • Hockey – 2 Billion followers. ...
  • Tennis – 1 Billion Followers. ...
  • Badminton – 950 Million Followers. ...
  • Volleyball – 900 Million Followers. ...
  • Table Tennis – 875 Million followers.
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Why is football not popular in India?

The climatic conditions in India makes it extremely difficult for a sports person to endure 90 minutes of a game like football, which is physically more demanding than most sports. Cricket, on the other hand, does not demand the same level of fitness as football.
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What is the famous in India?

India Is Famous For Its Iconic Monuments

The spectacular Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar, Konark's Sun Temple and Jaipur's Hawa Mahal are some of the greatly admired monuments.
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What is the top 10 sport?

Top 10 Most Popular Participation Sports In The World
  • Soccer/football. ...
  • Badminton. ...
  • Field Hockey. ...
  • Volleyball. ...
  • Basketball. ...
  • Tennis. ...
  • Cricket. ...
  • Table Tennis.
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What are the 5 main sports?

Overview. The most popular team sports in the United States are American football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, and soccer.
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What is the biggest sport?

In 2020 the most popular sport in the world is soccer. With more than 4 billion worldwide this sport is in fact the most loved by players and players around the globe.
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What's America's favorite sport?

1. American Football. American football, or simply football as it is referred to in America, is by far the most popular sport in America, and its Major League, the NFL, is the league that runs TV.
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What is Japan's national sport?

Technically speaking, Sumo is the national sport of Japan, but with sold-out stadiums around the country, baseball is very popular. Japan's twelve professional baseball teams garner a devoted following from people of all ages.
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Which sport is No 1 in world?

While it may not be apparent in the United States, association football—also known as soccer—is the most popular sport in the world by a vast margin. Soccer is king in virtually all of Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East, Central America, and Asia.
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Why is cricket not popular?

Unlike football per say, which can be played in the rain and almost anywhere with a ball, cricket has to be played in dry conditions and on a pitch. Then there is the cost of buying proper cricketing equipment, which is not always available but also expensive.
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What sport is the hardest?

Boxing. The Sweet Science. That's the sport that demands the most from the athletes who compete in it. It's harder than football, harder than baseball, harder than basketball, harder than hockey or soccer or cycling or skiing or fishing or billiards or any other of the 60 sports we rated.
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What is India best at in the world?

Thundering through cities, inching past villages, snaking along coastlines and climbing mountains, the network of toy trains, luxury trains, Shatabdi speed trains and commuter trains is lovingly known as "the lifeline of a nation."
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Is India popular in Korea?

With the increasing popularity of Indian food among Koreans and enthusiastic consumption of Bollywood, it seems that a subsequent craze for Indian culture is rising in Korea. Oftentimes K-Pop idols have sung in Hindi and occasionally talked of making a Bollywood crossover.
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Is India a good country?

The survey says India is among the best 25 countries to live in 2020. There are only four Asian countries - China, Singapore, South Korea and United Arab Emirates -- placed above India in the list of best countries.
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Does America play cricket?

Cricket in the United States is a sport played at the amateur, club, intercollegiate and international competition levels with little popularity, with 200,000 players (<1% of the population) across the country.
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Is cricket popular in Pakistan?

Cricket is the most popular sport in the country. The Pakistan Cricket Board controls all domestic cricket in Pakistan and the national teams. Pakistan is an official member of the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council.
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Why does China not play cricket?

Since cricket is not part of the Olympics, this country does not give special attention to the game. The second reason behind not playing cricket is that China was never under British colonisation. Countries that play cricket were somewhere in the past under British occupation.
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Which is the best sport in India?

Cricket has been the most popular sport in India, the country has hosted and won the Cricket World Cup on multiple occasions. Field hockey is the most successful sport for India at the Olympic Games; the Indian men's team have won thirteen Olympic medals including eight gold medals.
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Which country is best in sports?

Best Countries Rankings
  • #1. Canada.
  • #2. Japan.
  • #3. Germany.
  • #4. Switzerland.
  • #5. Australia.
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Where is cricket most popular?

Cricket is most popular, based on online searches for that term, in India. Indians are very passionate about their cricket, and the search traffic numbers are helped by their very large population too.
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What is China's national sport?

Table tennis, known as pingpong in China, is China's national sport, and a source of pride right up there with the Great Wall and pandas. The Chinese have played a major role in transforming table tennis from a pastime of Victorian gentlemen to a sport of the masses.
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