SPORTS FACILITIES IN

INDIA
BY
SHREY SURI
XI - A
India is indeed a unique country where tradition and modernity co-exist without much difficulty.
This holds true in the sports field too. Alongside history, culture & arts India has thrived
in the fields of different sports. Cricket, hockey, tennis, shooting, archery and a host of other
contemporary sports are played in the country. If on the one hand there is great passion for the
very Brit cricket, there is equal interest in homegrown games like kho-kho, gilli-danda, and
kabaddi. Besides this, there are other popular games like pithu, marbles andchhon-chhupai (Hide
and Seek) which children play in their homes and on the streets. Traditional games play important
role in developing sports skills in every human being.

Before Independence
The history of sports in India dates back to the Vedic era. Physical
culture in ancient India was fuelled by religious rights.

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,
and polo originated in India, and it was from here that these
games were transmitted to foreign countries, where they were
further modernised.
Development of Sports Facilities
In India, attention was paid towards sports facilities and physical education after
getting independence.

Various steps were taken for enhancing development of sports facilities.

Various plannings such as Kunzru Committee, National Fitness Corps, National
Institute of Sports etc were formed for the proper development of sports.
After independence
After the IX Asian Games in New Delhi in 1982, the capital city now has modern
sports facilities.
Such facilities are also being developed in other parts of the country.
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.
India has hosted or co-hosted several international sporting events, including
the 1951 and the 1982 Asian Games, the 2010 Hockey World Cup, and the 2010
Commonwealth Games etc.
Major international sporting events annually held in India include the Chennai
Open, Mumbai Marathon, Delhi Half Marathon, and the Indian Masters.
The country hosted the2011 Cricket World Cup and the first Indian Grand Prix in
2011.
CENTRAL ADVISORY BOARD OF PHYSICAL
EDUCATION AND RECEATION
Ten members were nominated in this board.

First meeting of the board was organised in 1950.

The board meeting of the principals of all physical education colleges was
conducted in 1958.

The board meeting of physical education instructors was conducted in 1958.

Problems related to physical education were discussed deeply.
Aims of The Board
Recommendations on games
programmes.
Recommendations on recreational
programmes.
To give suggestions to central
government.
To give suggestions on different
programmes for youths.
Objectives of The Board
To advise for making physical
education a compulsory subject in
schools.
To suggest to start and for making
syllabus of physical education in
schools.
To suggest for making syllabus for all
physical education institutions.
To recommend and fix standards for
physical education teachers.
To lay down qualification level for
training.
Contribution of The Board
Required to give some concrete suggestions for improvement of physical
educations.

To prepare syllabus for certificates and diploma courses.

Submission of different methods of training for boys and girls.

Formed rules for giving recognition to the syllabus of certificate and diploma
courses.

Central education ministry on the recommendation of the board started giving
scholarships in physical education for leadership, training and research.

Took steps for running programmes of physical education efficiently.

Took steps for popularising and providing motivation for writing and publishing
literature for physical education.
ALL INDIA COUNCIL OF SPORTS
To enhance the standard of games and sports and to run them efficiently in an
organised way.

All the heads of sports organisations assembled in 1954.

Government of India formulated All India Council of Sports as a medium of
resolution.

All India Council of Sports was constituted in 1954.

Admiral General (Retd.) K.M. Kriappa was appointed as the first chairman.
Aims and Functions
Research games and sports by
applying scientific methods.

Coordinate between different national
organisations and central government.

To start various training centres to
enhance standard of sports.

Submissions of annual report of
sports federations to the government.

To provide financial assistance for
sports federations.

To provide help in orgainsing sports
competitions.

Achievements
Because of this NSNIS was
established.

Coaching camps were organised.

Stadiums, gymnasiums and
swimming pools were constructed for
promotion of sports.

Stress was laid on the development of
sports especially in rural areas.
NETAJI SUBHASH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
SPORTS
ADHOC Inquiry Committee was constituted in 1958 because of decline in
performance of India in Olympic Games.
This committee recommended National Institute of Sports.
On the proposal of All India Council of Sports , Government established Netaji
Subhash National Institute Of Sports in 1961.
Dr. A.L. Shree Maali inaugurated Netaji Subhash National Institute Of Sports.
One year Diploma was started for various games like hockey, football, volleyball
etc.
Provision of coaching was started for other games also.
After completion the Diploma in Coaching various coaches are given training in
sports.
Degree in master of sports has also been started.
Aims
To prepare coaches for specific training of different sports.
To raise technical standard of coaches.
To avail latest knowledge in sports.
Help in searching talented sportspersons.
Giving proper training in sports for international events.
Organize competitions and seminars in field of sports.
To give scholarships to sportspersons.
To provide technical knowledge to industries involved in making sports
equipments.
To organise orientation course for teachers.
Help in research work in sports.

SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
Established in 1984.

Established for promotion of sports, exploration of sports talent in young age and
nutrition etc.

Made efforts to organise various schemes and programmes.

Sports Authority of India has kept young children in sports complexes and specific
coaching is being provided to them.
Schemes
Exploration Of Sports Talent And Nutrition.
To Provide Sports Scholarships.
Organisation Of National Sports Talent Competitions.
National Physical Health Scheme.
Progress Of Indigenous Games And Martial Arts.
ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING
Political responsibility for sport in India is with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and
Sports, which is headed by a cabinet minister and managed by National Sport
Federations.
Sports Authority of India, the field arm of the Ministry, supports and nurtures talent
in youth, and provides them with requisite infrastructure, equipment, coaching
facilities and competition exposure.
Dorabji Tata, with the support of Dr. A.G. Noehren established the Indian Olympic
Association (IOA) in 1927. IOA is responsible for the Indian continents
participation in the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian
Games (outdoor, indoor and beach), and South Asian Games.
Each Olympic and non-Olympic sport has a federation at the national level.
The selection of the national teams is done by the respective national federations
and then recommend to IOA for official sponsorship for participation in the games.
The main task of the State Olympic Associations is to promote the Olympic sport
and to ensure co-ordination among the State Sports Associations.
In 201011, the total budget for sports and physical education schemes is 31176.9
million (US$530 million).
INDIA AT THE OLYMPICS
India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with an athlete (Norman
Pritchard) winning two medals in athletics.
The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920, and has
participated in every Summer Olympic Games ever since.
India has won a total of 20 Olympic medals. India won its first gold medal in
men's field hockey in the 1928 Olympic Games. Abhinav Bindra became the first
Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games, and India's first gold
medal since 1980, when the men's field hockey team won the gold.
India is remarkable among nations for having won very few Olympic medals,
despite a population exceeding one billion, around half of them under the age of 25.
Numerous explanations have been offered for the dearth, including
poverty, malnutrition etc.
According to several informal statistics, India is the country with the lowest number
of total Olympic medals per capita (out of those countries which have won at least
one medal)

CONCLUSION
We have not got the success which we should have got.

Various institutions have tried to implement various schemes in an appropriate
manner.

The standard of sports in our country is not improving at a desirable level.

Government of India along with State Governments are putting sensible and frantic
efforts to improve the standard of sports.