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Sports Events 2019 in India

India is a home to different passions and obsessions. Sports in India is a district that has perpetually managed to unite an oversized phase of the population on one aspect of the aisle. However, the recognition of sports in India isn't just by any stretch of the imagination. Some sports dominate far more than others in terms of sheer quality and fan following, whereas some lag behind within the race to gain traction.

We have enlisted the most important sports played in the Asian subcontinent. Before delving into the list, it is essential to apprehend that these sports are hierarchic on the idea of their pure quality in the Asian countries. The location of any sport on the list isn't indicative of India’s performance. Though cricket may dominate headlines for the clamor it creates, there are a variety of alternative sports that have a good following amongst several demographics in the Asian nation.

Sports Event 2019 Calendar

Date(s) Sport Event Location
Jan 5 - Feb 1 Football (Soccer) AFC Asian Cup UAE
Jan 9-27 Handball World Championships(men) Germany & Denmark
Jan 12 - Feb 3 Football (Soccer) African Cup of Nations Cameroon
Jan 14-27 Tennis Australia Open Melbourne, Australia
Jan 23-29 Extreme Sports WinterX Games23 Aspen, Colorado, USA?
Feb 3 Gridiron/Football Super Bowl Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 5-17 Skiing Alpine World Ski Championships Åre, Sweden
Feb 20 - Mar 3 Skiing Nordic World Ski Championships Seefeld in Tirol, Tyrol, Austria
Feb 27 - Mar 3 Cycling World Track Championships Pruszków, Poland
Mar 2-12 Multi-sports Winter Universiade Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Mar 14-21 Multi-sports Special Olympics World Summer Games Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Apr 6 Horse Racing Grand National Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool
Apr 11-14 Golf Masters Augusta, USA
Apr 21-28 Table Tennis World Table Tennis Championships Budapest, Hungary
Apr 27- May 4 Multi-sports Arafura Games Darwin, Australia
May 2 Horse Racing Kentucky Derby Louisville, Kentucky, US
May 3-19 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia
May 16–19 Golf US PGA Bethpage State Park, Black Course, Farmingdale, New York
May 18 Football (Soccer) FA Cup final Wembley Stadium, London
May 26 - June 9 Tennis French Open Paris, France
May 30-Jul 15 Cricket World Cup England
Jun 7 - Jul 7 Football (Soccer) Women's World Cup France
Jun 13–16 Golf US Open Pebble Beach, California
Jun 14-30 Multi-sports European Games Minsk, Belarus
Jun 15-16 Auto Racing 87th24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
Jun 28 - Jul 7 Beach Volleyball World Championship (men/women) Hamburg, Germany
June Ice Hockey Stanley Cup finals Canada/USA
June Basketball NBA Finals USA/Canada
Jul 1-14 Tennis Wimbledon London, England
Jul 6-12 Multi-sports Island Games Gibraltar
Jul 6-28 Cycling Tour de France Belgium, France
Jul 8-20 Multi-sports Pacific Games Apia, Samoa
Jul 12-21 Netball World Cup Liverpool, England
Jul 12-28 Swimming World Aquatics Championships Gwangju, South Korea
Jul 18–21 Golf British Open Royal Portrush Golf Club, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Jul 19-28 Multi-sports Indian Ocean Island Games Port Louis, Mauritius.
Jul 19-30 Multi-sports Summer Universiade Naples, Italy
Jul 26-Aug 11 Multi-sports Pan American Games Lima Peru
Aug 1-4 Extreme Sports Summer X Games Minneapolis, USA
Aug 8-18 Multi-sports World Police and Fire Games Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Aug 9-25 Swimming World Swimming Champs Gwangju, South Korea
Aug 26–Sep 9 Tennis US Open New York, USA
Aug 31- Sep 15 Basketball FIBA Basketball World Cup China
Sept 16-25 Weightlifting IWF World Championships Pattaya, Thailand
NA Multi-sports World Urban Games Los Angeles, USA
Sep 7-21 Boxing AIBA World Championships (men) Sochi, Russia
Sep 20-Nov 2 Rugby World Cup Japan
Sep 22-29 Cycling UCI Road World Championships Yorkshire, UK
Sep 28-Oct 6 Athletics World Championships Doha, Qatar
Sept 28 Australian Football AFL Grand Final Melbourne, Australia
Sept Rugby League NRL Grand Final Sydney
Oct 4-13 Gymnastics World Championships (Artistic) Stuttgart, Germany
Oct Boxing AIBA World Championships (women) Trabzon, Turkey
Oct Multi-sports African Games Casablanca, Morocco
Oct 10-15 Multi-sports World Beach Games San Diego, USA
Oct 18-27 Multi-sports Summer Military World Games Wuhan, China
Oct 20-30 Baseball World Series TBA
Nov Baseball WBSC Premier 12 TBA
Nov 5 Horse Racing Melbourne Cup Victoria, Australia
Nov 18-24 Tennis Davis Cup Madrid or Lille
Nov 30-Dec 10 Multi-sports South-East Asian Games Clark, Philippines
Nov 30-Dec 15 Handball World Championships(women) Japan
Dec 9-15 Golf Presidents Cup Melbourne, Australia

Note: Details of sports events in 2019 listed above are subject to change as instructed by governing authorities.

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Cricket

The popularity of cricket in Asia is unique as compared to interest generated by a specific sport in other countries. Brazil and Argentina are comparable in terms of the same obsession with soccer, however, the number of cricket followers in the Asian nation tilts the balance eastward. The explanations behind the sustained quality of cricket are several. Apart from cricket matches being frequently telecasted and promoted by premier sporting channels, India’s performance in cricket encompasses a great role to play in its sustained quality.

From the globe Cup in 1983 to the Champions Trophy in 2013, the Asian nation has remained in the rivalry for the highest prize in international cricket. This era has been marked with a number of the superb cricketers in Indian cricket team like Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, and MS Dhoni. The popularity of cricket and cricketers is additionally attributed to the mega endorsement deals cricketers tend to land frequently. In a country passionate about fame and exclusivity, cricketers are amongst the foremost revered personalities within the country. With a replacement generation of cricketers being crystal rectifier by Virat Kohli, one will expect several kickshaws from the present crop of Indian players within the future. The foremost well-liked sport in the Asian nation is predicted to be cricket for the predictable future considering the regular influx of talent with each passing generation.

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Football

The most in-style sport within the world, soccer remains associate in nursing enigma in India. Splendidly known as the ‘sleeping giant’ of the footballing world by former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, soccer is primarily a athletics in India. Whereas the ISL has garnered a hefty base of followers in India, it's the large following of European club tournaments that form the roots of football’s quality in India.

Considering the population of India and also the demographics of a number of the opposite countries United Nations agency have qualified for the globe Cup within the past few years, the failure to qualify even once is often known as a monumental failure on an expert and institutional level. The popularity of soccer in India remains stoked by the sizable following of European soccer in urban centers of the country. The Premier League is one in every of the foremost watched sports leagues in India.

To encourage a culture of soccer within the landmass and India especially, several prime European clubs like Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Real capital of Spain, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Chelsea have dedicated to connect with supporters across the globe. These efforts created by European footballing bodies have created a generation of young Indians who follow and support prime clubs based mostly in the European nation, Spain, Germany, and Italy. Following the instance set by European clubs, India has its own league currently, the Indian football Game League or Indian Super League (ISL). The tournament recorded a viewership of nearly one hundred sixty million throughout its 1st season in 2014.

Kabaddi

While totally different sports in India like court game and hockey would have nabbed the third spot a couple of years back, kabaddi has come back to the middle stage of Indian sports. With the unforeseen rise of the Pro-Kabaddi League control annually across varied cities in India, the sport has gained everybody’s attention.

In 2014, PKL became the second most well-liked league in India, bested solely by the Indian Premier League (IPL). Having established a powerful viewer base and a collection of willing sponsors, kabaddi is unambiguously positioned to realize viewership in rural areas thanks to its obvious quality there and establishing new viewers United Nations agency slowly learning a lot of regarding the game. India and Persia square measure the 2 prime kabaddi championships taking part in nations within the world at the instant. India has won several Kabaddi World Cups.

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Badminton

Players have created a reputation for themselves and India on the international stage even when it comes to court games like tennis and badminton. When establishing herself across numerous tournaments, Saina Nehwal graved her name in history books at the London Athletic competition in 2012, a ray of hope was given to the younger generation who wish to make career in sports.

Nehwal’s accomplishment was surpassed by her younger counterpart, PV Sindhu. The latter won a medallion within the urban center Games in 2016. Besides discovering medals at the athletic competition, there are alternative shutter UN agency that has brought high honors like K Srikant, Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponnappa and time legends in Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand. Badminton Association of India generated a good quantity of viewership right down to its fast format and presence of high rated Indian players.