GOVERNMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:1459 ANSWERED ON:03.08.2005 PROMOTION OF SPORTS Khanna Shri Avinash Rai

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

(a) the names of the sports for promotion of which grants are provided by the Government;

(b) the amount released for this purpose during the last three years, State-wise; and

(c) the results achieved in respect of these sports? Answer

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (SHRI PRITHVIRAJ CHAVAN)

(a) & (b) : The Government of India has recognized various disciplines and categorized them in three categories - 'Priority', 'General' and 'Others', as per Annexure-I. The Government provides financial assistance to the recognized National Sports Federations (NSFs) for promotion o f the related sports under the scheme of 'Assistance to National Sports Federations'. The details of assistance provided to recognized NSFs for these disciplines during the last three years are given at Annexure II.

The central grants had also been provided for development of sport infrastructure. Details of central assistance released under the Scheme for Creation of Sports Infrastructure for the last three years are given at Annexure III.

In addition, assistance is provided for promotion of sports & games in schools, All India Rural Sports Tournaments and for conducting National Sports Festival for Women. The details of amounts released for these schemes during the last three years are given at Annexure IV, V & VI.

(c) The details of medals won by sportspersons in various sports in the last Olympic, Asian and Commonwealth Games as well as other recent important international championships is given at Annexure-VII.

ANNEXURE I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1459 FOR 3-08-2005 REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS ASKED BY SHRI AVINASH RAI KHANNA CATEGORISATION OF SPORTS DISCIPLINES SPORTS DISCIPLINE PRIORITY (A)

1. Archery Priority 10. Kabaddi Priority 2. Athletics Priority 11. Rwoing Priority 3. Badminton Priority 12. Shooting Priority 4. Billiards and Priority 13. Tennis Priority 5. Boxing Priority 14. Cycling Priority 6. Chess Priority 15. Priority Wrestling 7. Football Priority 16. Priority Weightlifting 8. Hockey (Men) Priority 17. Swimming Priority 9. Hockey Priority (Women)

GENERAL (B) 1. Baseketball General 8. Judo General 2. Kayaking & General 9. School General Canoeing Games (SGFI) 3. Equestrian General 10. Squash General 4. Fencing General 11. Table General Tennis 5. General 12. General Volleyball 6. Gymnastics General 13. Yachting General 7. Handball General 14. Winter General Games (WGFI)

OTHERS (C) 1. Aero Club Others 18. Polo Others 2. Atya Patya Others 19. Power Others lifting 3. Ball Others 20. Roller Others Badminton Skating 4. Baseball Others 21. Sepak Others Takraw 5. Body Building Others 22. Softball Others 6. Bowling Others 23. Shooting Others ball 7. Bridge Others 24. Sports Others for the Deaf 8. Carrom Others 25. Others Taekwondo 9. Cricket Others 26. Tenni- Others Koit 10. Cricket Others 27. Tennis Others (Women) ball Cricket 11. Cycle Polo Others 28. Others Throwball 12. Karate Others 29. Triathlon Others 13. Korfball Others 30. Tug of Others War 14. Kho-Kho Others 31. Ten-Pin Others Bowling 15. Mallakhamb Others 32. Others Wrestling (Indian Style) 16. Motor Sports Others 33. Wushu Others 17. Netball Others ********

ANNEXURE II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1459 FOR 3-08-2005 REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS ASKED BY SHRI AVINASH RAI KHANNA FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO NATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS DURING 2002-03 TO 2004-05 UNDER THE SCHEME OF ASSISTANCE TO NATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS (Amount in Rupees) RECOGNIZED NATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS S. Name of the Federation 2002-03 2003-04 2004-2005 No. 1. All India Carrom 1500974 662657 1424960 Federation 2. All India Chess 11681426 16681512 11190285 Federation 3. All India Football 2795514 1598625 11936264 Federation 4. All India Karate-Do- 1511417 0 0 Federation 5. All India Sports 871899 1177522 3001819 Council of the Deaf 6. Amateur Athletics 9069998 7025325 21508199 Federation of India 9 7. Amateur Baseball 700000 1600000 1250000 Federation of India 8. Amateur Handball 1475000 1775000 1400000 Federation of India 9. Amateur Kabaddi 1737015 3485770 2500000 Federation of India 10. Archery Association of 2626548 6883370 5894567 India 11. Atya Patya Federation 1200000 1650000 750000 of India 12. Badminton Association 13155431 15980746 16016311 of India 13. Ball Badminton 1240000 1050000 550000 Federation of India 14. Basketball Federation 3232936 4396382 4960748 of India 15. Billiards and Snooker 3009347 2416455 2352264 Federation of India 16. Cycle Polo Federation 1251489 1000000 675000 of India 17. Cycle Federation of 2640253 2808508 1637993 India 18. Equestrian Federation 6805902 2539252 3276426 of India 19. Fencing Association of 8065684 1959832 1707407 India 20. Gymnastics Federation 12687301 3601507 1887622 of India 21. Indian Amateur Boxing 8984951 10842412 8127806 Federation 22. Indian Body Building 50000 0 0 Federation 23. Indian Golf Union 3343796 1853785 3247660 24. Indian Hockey 7017214 12878010 19421032 Federation 25. Indian Kayaking & 2086136 2720945 1606414 Canoeing Association 26. Indian Olympic 44491859 5877202 124145335 Association 27. Indian Polo 176913 20241738 161657 Association 28. Indian Power lifting 1200000 1750000 1300000 Federation 29. Indian Weightlifting 3488197 5995302 7987832 Federation 30. Indian Women Hockey 3510110 3087071 11034974 Federation 31. Judo Federation of 2986892 4435620 5637239 India 32 Kho-kho Federation of 1450000 1250000 1891700 India 33. Korfball Federation of 1334539 1150000 1250000 India 34. All India Tennis 7085207 5918312 13687594 Association 35. National Rifle 17436465 17455572 21837241 Association of India 36. Netball Federation of 1200000 1645900 750000 India 37. Roller Skating 0 900000 1500000 Federation of India 38. Rowing Federation of 3642641 4839159 11843540 India 39. School Games 1484869 1962015 0 Federation of India 40. Sepak Takraw 1200000 1000000 750000 Federation of India 41. Shooting Ball 0 2100000 1200000 Federation of India 42. Softball Federation of 1699291 1000000 1400000 India 43. Squash Racket 9646888 1858975 11936866 Federation of India 44. Swimming Federation of 4602717 6012609 1176457 India 45. Table Tennis 7100759 7490815 11678239 Federation of India 46. Taekwondo Federation 1756800 2321784 600000 of India 47. Tenni-Koit Federation 1200000 1150000 1050000 of India 48. Tennis Ball Cricket 1650000 1200000 700000 Federation of India 49. Tug of War Federation 1650000 1150000 1250000 of India 50. Volleyball Federation 5061449 7655295 3216953 of India 51. Women Cricket 300000 0 Association of India 500000 52. Wrestling Federation 10977678 23488942 22535117 of India 53. Yachting Association 10549498 15988068 15988462 of India 54. Wushu Association of 750000 150000 1050000 India 55. Winter Games 212000 1227400 964437 federation of India Total 265579954 364349456 416356420

ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1459 FOR 3-08-2005 REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS ASKED BY SHRI AVINASH RAI KHANNA State wise details of Central assistance released under the Scheme of Grants for Creation of Sports Infrastructure from 2002-2003 to 2004-2005 (As on 31.3.2005)

(Rs. In lakhs ) Sl.N State/UT 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 o. (As on 31.3.2005) Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of releas projec releas projec releas projec ed ts ed ts ed ts 1 Andhra 13.74 1 484.527 14 123.75 7 Pradesh 2 Arunachal 156.44 6 191.00 5 27.00 1 Pradesh 3 Assam 73.50 3 17 2 188.09 8 4 Bihar 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 5 Delhi 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 6 Goa 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 7 Gujarat 0.00 0 0 0 65.00 2 8 Haryana 1.20 1 40.17 2 118.135 16 5 9 Himachal 6.61 3 100.213 8 118.6365 10 Pradesh 10 Jammu & 5.02 5 26.823 18 22.50 1 Kashmir 11 Karnatak 82.20 14 58.7 8 101.3 9 a 12 Kerala 0.124 1 13.018 4 1.50 1 13 Madhya 62.40 4 152.27 13 115.40 6 Pradesh 14 Maharash 165.00 7 238.437 13 169.04 9 tra 15 Manipur 62.50 5 0 0 22.50 3 16 Meghalaya 0.00 0 100.11 5 234.555 5 17 Mizoram 57.75 11 136.323 21 30.00 1 18 Nagaland 194.00 8 962.46 21 115.98 12 3 19 Orissa 15.50 2 0.05 1 0.75 1 20 Punjab 10.00 1 45.00 1 0 21 Rajasthan 10.71 2 25.00 2 8.725 1 22 Sikkim 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 23 Tamilnadu 97.011 8 170.369 22 81.15475 13 24 Tripura 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 25 Uttar 16.29 1 46.94 3 69.23 6 Pradesh 26 West 28.00 2 20.07 15 49.70 4 Bengal 27 Chattisg 0 0 78.50 4 0 0 arh 28 Jharkhan 0 0 0 0 30.00 1 d 29 Uttaranc 0 0 0 0 94.80325 5 hal 30 A&N 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 Islands 31 Chandiga 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 rh 32 Dadar & 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 Nagar Haweli 33 Daman & 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 Diu 34 Pondiche 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 rry 35 Lakshade 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 ep Total 1057.995 85 2906.983 182 1787.999 122

STATE WISE DETAILS OF CENTRAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED UNDER THE SCHEME OF GRANTS TO RURAL SCHOOLS FOR PURCHASE OF SPORTS EQUIPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYGROUND FROM 2002-2003 TO 2004-2005 (AS ON 31.3.2005) (Rs. in lakhs)

SL.N State 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 o. Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of releas School releas School releas school ed s ed s ed s 1 Andhra 1.12 1 0.37 1 2.76 3 Pradesh 2 Arunacha 0.00 0 4.35 4 7.74 7 l Pradesh 3 Assam 8.67 14 30.88 41 22.18 38 4 Bihar 1.71 2 3.29 3 7.53 8 5 Chattisg 6.39 7 1.13 2 3.32 4 arh 6 Delhi 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 7 Goa 0.85 3 0.00 0 1.08 1 8 Gujarat 1.54 3 2.98 4 1.42 2 9 Haryana 12.64 24 43.36 59 24.17 41 10 Himachal 9.97 12 5.72 15 10.21 14 Pradesh 11 Jammu & 1.00 2 3.17 3 9.64 14 Kashmir 12 Jharkhan 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 d 13 Karnatak 25.08 29 16.75 26 12.10 18 a 14 Kerala 2.26 4 0.00 0 15.48 17 15 Madhya 14.12 24 22.95 29 13.67 20 Pradesh 16 Maharash 35.76 46 51.63 58 54.19 71 tra 17 Manipur 6.30 6 3.26 5 1.48 2 18 Meghalay 0.00 0 1.08 1 9.37 10 a 19 Mizoram 0.75 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 20 Nagaland 5.12 17 0.00 0 3.80 5 21 Orissa 27.53 39 44.21 55 61.99 80 22 Punjab 4.78 6 2.56 3 0.63 2 23 Rajastha 11.71 17 25.19 29 18.76 30 n 24 Sikkim 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 25 Tamilnad 15.93 45 7.65 21 3.70 6 u 26 Tripura 0.73 2 0.37 1 0.40 1 27 Uttar 21.05 29 39.60 47 51.11 75 Pradesh 28 Uttaranc 8.33 8 11.04 12 18.44 26 hal 29 West 88.55 102 77.98 106 127.15 167 Bengal 30 Uts − 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 A&N Islands 31 Chandiga 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 rh 32 Dadra & 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Nagar Haveli 33 Lakshdwe 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 ep 34 Daman & 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Diu 35 Pondiche 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 rry

TOTAL 310.99 443 399.63 525 482.45 662

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF CENTRAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED UNDER THE SCHEME OF GRANTS FOR PROMOTION OF SPORTS IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES FROM 2002-2003 TO 2004-2005 (AS ON 31.3.2005)

Rs. in lakhs SL.N State 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 o. Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of releas projec releas projec releas projec ed ts ed ts ed ts 1 Andhra 58.08 16 87.82 27 97.22 36 Pradesh 2 Arunacha 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 l Pradesh 3 Assam 3.45 2 26.81 10 126.31 48 4 Bihar 0.26 1 20.60 4 0.00 0 5 Chattisg 0.00 0 0.00 0 20.70 9 arh 6 Goa 0.00 0 0.00 0 2.70 1 7 Gujarat 8.00 3 18.27 10 28.20 1 8 Haryana 3.02 3 10.31 9 26.86 4 9 Himachal 0.16 1 5.85 3 7.37 4 Pradesh 10 J&K 0.00 0 0.00 0. 0.00 0 11 Jharkhan 0.00 0 0.00 0 2.70 1 d 12 Karnatak 50.94 22 39.35 35 149.87 63 a 13 Kerala 8.27 5 39.80 18 45.07 24 14 Madhya 1.65 3 10.80 4 26.10 7 Pradesh 15 Maharash 186.81 79 197.53 98 244.15 115 tra 16 Manipur 28.48 2 25.03 3 17.80 5 17 Mizoram 0.00 0 10.72 4 0.00 0 18 0.00 0 0.00 0 10.80 4 Meghalay a 19 Nagaland 20.40 3 22.50 11 19.20 10 20 Orissa 58.98 24 83.60 40 57.98 32 21 Punjab 28.48 11 52.68 13 29.45 11 22 Rajastha 1.10 1 4.20 2 7.20 3 n 23 Tamilnad 75.66 17 164.81 27 169.80 29 u 24 Tripura 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 25 Uttar 60.24 14 101.56 41 158.65 62 Pradesh 26 Uttaranc 5.40 2 24.60 10 16.80 8 hal 27 West 44.09 19 79.86 42 141.28 63 Bengal 28 Delhi @ 22.50 1 53.50 2 62.64 1 29 Uts − 0.00 0 0.00 0 1.00 1 Chandiga rh TOTAL 665.98 229 1080.25 413 1472.00 555

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF CENTRAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED UNDER THE SCHEME OF GRANTS FOR INSTALLATION OF SYNTHETIC SURFACES 2002-2003 TO 2004-2005 (AS ON 31.3.2005)

(Rs. in lakhs) SL.N State 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 o. Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of releas projec releas projec releas projec ed ts ed ts ed ts 1 Andhra 100.00 1 00.00 0 20.00 1 Pradesh 2 Haryana 0.00 0 30.00 1 0.00 0 3 Himachal 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Pradesh 4 J&K 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 5 Karnatak 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 a 6 Madhya 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Pradesh 7 Maharash 0.00 0 50.00 1 15.00 1 tra 8 Manipur 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 9 Orissa 0.00 0 0.00 0 50.00 1 10 Punjab 20.67 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 11 Tamilnad 0.00 0 0.00 0 65.00 1 u 12 Uttar 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Pradesh 13 West 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Bengal 14 Delhi 0.00 0 20.00 1 0.00 0 15 Chandiga 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 rh 16 Jharkhan 0.00 0 100.00 1 0.00 0 d Total 120.67 2 200.00 4 150 4

ANNEXURE-IV

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1459 FOR 3-08-2005 REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS ASKED BY SHRI AVINASH RAI KHANNA

PROMOTION OF SPORTS AND GAMES IN SCHOOL

DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED TO STATES FROM 2002-03 TO 2004-05

( Rupees in lakhs) S.NO. Name of the 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 States 1.. Sikkim NIL 4.00 NIL 2. Assam NIL 13.50 NIL 3. Manipur 6.50 NIL NIL 4. Tripura 4.00 4.00 6.00 5. Maharashtra 19.50 NIL NIL 6. Uttranchal 8.50 NIL NIL 7. Orissa 17.00 NIL NIL 8. Himachal Pradesh NIL 8.00 12.00 9. Nagaland NIL 6.00 11.25 11.25 10. Damman and Diu NIL 3.00 NIL 11. Tamil Nadu NIL NIL 21.40 12. Chandigarh NIL NIL 3.00

ANNEXURE-V

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1459 FOR 3-08-2005 REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS ASKED BY SHRI AVINASH RAI KHANNA

ALL INDIA RURAL SPORTS TOURNAMENT DETAILS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED THE STATES/UTSS. FOR THE LOWER LEVEL COMPETITIONS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS I.E. 2002-03 TO 2004-05

S.NO. STATE 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 (Amount (Amount in (Amount in in Rs Rs.) Rs.) 1. Assam NIL 3,00,000 8,00,000/- (2001-02) 3,00,000 (2003-04) 2. Bihar 2,40,000/- 2,40,000/- 6,40,000/- 3. Haryana 2,10,000/- NIL NIL 4. Jammu & 2,70,000/- 3,00,000/- 8,00,000/- Kashmir 5. Himachal 1,20,000/- NIL 3,20,000/- Pradesh 6. Punjab 3,00,000/- 3,00,000/- 8,00,000/- 7. Kerala 3,00,000/- NIL NIL 8. Rajastha 3,00,000/- 3,00,000/- NIL n 9. Nagaland 1,50,000/- 1,50,000/- 8,00,000/- (2001-02) 10. Goa 1,50,000/- 2,10,000/- 3,00,000/- 11. Orissa 3,00,000/- 3,00,000/- 8,00,000/- 12. Karnatak 3,00,000/- 3,00,000/- 8,00,000/- a 13. Tripura 3,00,000/- 3,00,000/- 8,00,000/- 14. Tamil 2,10,000/- 2,10,000/- NIL Nadu (99-2000) 2,10,000/- 15. Uttar 3,00,000/- 3,00,000/- 8,00,000/- Pradesh 16. Maharash 1,80,000/- NIL NIL tra 17. Mizoram NIL NIL 2,00,000/- 18. West NIL NIL NIL Bengal 19. Uttranch 1,80,000/- 2,70,000/- 7,20,000/- al 20. Lakshdee 60,000/- NIL NIL p 21. Chandiga 60,000/- NIL NIL rh 22. Ponicher NIL 30,000/- NIL ry Total= 41,40,000 38,10,000/- 85,80,000/-

ANNEXURE-VI ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1459 FOR 3-08-2005 REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS ASKED BY SHRI AVINASH RAI KHANNA

NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL FOR WOMEN DETAILS OF FUND/FINNCIAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED TO THE STATES/UTS FOR LOWER LEVEL COMPETITIONS DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS I.E FROM 2002-03 TO 2004-05

S.NO STATE 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 . 1. Assam NIL 2,09,000/- 2,09,000/- (2001-02) (2003-04) 2,09,000/- 2. Bihar 4,40,800/- 4,46,000/- 4,46,000/- (2001-2002) 3. Chattisg 1,45,600/- NIL NIL arh 4. Goa NIL 22,600/- NIL 5. Himachal 91,000/- 91,000/- 91,000/- Pradesh 6. Haryana NIL 1,33,600/- NIL 7. Jammu & NIL NIL 74,800/- Kashmir 8. Rajastha 2,48,200/- 2,48.200/- NIL n (2000-2001) 9. Kerala NIL NIL 1,43,200/- (2003-04) 10. Orissa 1,00,000/- Request for 1,93,600/- funds not (2003-04) Received 11. Punjab 1,43,000/- NIL 10,000/- (for state level competition only) 12. Tripura 45,000/- 45,000/- 46,000/- 13. Karnatak 1,96,000/- NIL NIL a 14. Manipur NIL NIL 49,000/- 15. Uttar NIL NIL NIL Pradesh 14,09,800/- 11,95,400/- 14,71,600/- Total=

ANNEXURE-VII ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1459 FOR 3-08-2005 REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS ASKED BY SHRI AVINASH RAI KHANNA

S.No Name of the Disciplin Medals . event e G S B 1. Olympics - 2004 Shooting 0 1 0 2. Asian Games - Athletics 7 6 4 2002 3. Asian Games - Billiards 1 1 1 2002 4. Asian Games - Equestria 0 0 1 2002 n 5. Asian Games - Golf 1 0 0 2002 6. Asian Games - Hockey 0 1 0 2002 7. Asian Games - Kabaddi 1 0 0 2002 8 Asian Games - Rowing 0 0 1 2002 9. Asian Games - Shooting 0 2 0 2002 10. Asian Games - Taekwondo 0 0 1 2002 11, Asian Games - Tennis 1 1 2 2002 12 Asian Games - Wrestling 0 0 1 2002 13 Asian Games - Yachting 0 1 2 2002 14. Commonwealth Athletics 0 1 1 Games - 2002 15. Commonwealth Boxing 1 1 1 Games - 2002 16. Commonwealth Badminton 0 0 1 Games - 2002 17. Commonwealth Wrestling 3 3 0 Games - 2002 18. Commonwealth Weightlif 11 9 7 Games - 2002 ting 19. Commonwealth Shooting 14 7 3 Games - 2002 20. Commonwealth Judo 0 1 1 Games - 2002 21. Commonwealth Table 0 0 3 Games - 2002 Tennis 22. Commonwealth Hockey 1 0 0 Games - 2002 (W) • Shri Pankaj Advani won the World and Asian Men Billiards Championships held this year. • Ms. Joshna Chinnappa reached the finals of the Junior World Squash Championship played in Belgium in July, 2005. • Indian Junior Wrestling team won 2 Silver Medals in the World Championship held in Lithuania in July, 2005. • Indian Men's Archery team won a Silver Medal in the World Archery Championship at Madrid (Spain) in June, 2005. • Indian Athletics Team won 6 Gold, 11 Silver and 18 Bronze Medals in the Asian Grand prix held in June 2005. • Indian Youth Boys Volleyball team won the Bronze Medal at the Asian Championship held in Iran in May, 2005. • Indian Wrestling Team won 2 Silver and 5 Bronze Medals at Sr. Wrestling Championship held in China in May, 2005. • Ms. Sania Mirza won the ITF Hyderabad Open Tennis Tournament in February, 2005. She is currently ranked 64th in the world. • Shri Ritwik Bhatacharya and Shri Sourav Ghosal won a Silver Medal in the doubles event in the 2nd World Squash Championship held at in December, 2004. • India won 2 Gold and 2 Bronze Medals in the World Chess Championship held at Greece in November, 2004. • Indian Judo team won 2 Gold 4 Silver and 4 Bronze medals in the Commonwealth Judo Championship held in New Zealand in November, 2004. • India won the Gold medal in World Kabaddi championship held in India in November, 2004. • Indian Table Tennis Team won 1 Gold and 2 Bronze Medals in ITTF World Sub-Junior Championship held in Portugal in October, 2004.