Schools Rd Th Facts of India Sports(Grade 3 – 12 )
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SURAJ Schools rd th Facts of India Sports(Grade 3 – 12 ) * Chess was originally named “Chaturanga” or “Chaturaangam” meaning intelligent or Smart. This game was invented in India. * Sachin Tendulkar fielded for Pakistan once – Ahead of a Test series in 1987, India and Pakistan were playing an exhibition match where Imran Khan‟s team was short on fielders. It was then that a 13-year-old Sachin was asked to field for Pakistan. * The Most awaited T20- IPL cricket series also known as India‟s “Indian Premier League” is the 2nd- plushest sports league after the “National Basket Ball Association” /“NBA” of the United States. * PT Usha started her career with a scholarship of Rs 250 – Usha had faced poverty and ill health as a child. But her talent won her a scholarship of Rs 250 per month, allowing her to study in a sports school in Kannur, Kerala, where she trained and eventually became the “Queen of Track and Field” in India. * Playing cards often called a “Gambler‟s delight‟ was introduced in Eastern India and surprisingly first introduced as a family game before becoming a confluence for gambling joints * Major Dhyan Chand has a statue with 4 hands and 4 sticks in Austria – Known as the Wizard of Hockey, the legend was honoured by Austrian citizens in Vienna. They made a statue of him with 4 hands and 4 sticks to depict his magnificent skill and control with the ball. * The 1st Indian to have won the coveted Wimbledon Jr. Singles is Ramanathan Krishnan;He won over Ashley Cooper in the finals. * Rahul Dravid has a “Wall” dedicated to him – In front of the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru stands a wall made of 10,000 bricks, commemorating Dravid‟s landmark of crossing 10,000 runs. The wall inaugurated by Sachin Tendulkar also has an electronic meter displaying his total runs which halted at 13,288 after he retired. * The 1st Indian Women athlete to have been listed as a medal winner in World Athletics Championship is Anju Bobby George. She entered record books when after winning bronze medal in Long-Jump in 2003(World Championships in in Paris). * Vishwanathan Anand was the first sportsperson to win the Padma Vibhushan – The Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award given in India. Anand received this honour in 2007, making him the first sportsperson in Indian history to accomplish this. * The 1st time India joined the Olympics Games was in 1900, strangely it took 38 years before they brought home the first Olympic medal. * India won its 1stGold Medal in Olympic in the year 1928 in hockey. We defeated Netherlands by a roaring 3-0 in the finals. * IM Vijayan scored one of the fastest goals in international football history – The 3-time Indian Player of the Year and the Arjuna Award winner scored a goal in 11 seconds against Bhutan in the 1999 SAF Games. It is one of the fastest goals in international football. * Kapil Dev never missed a match because of injuries – In 184 innings as a batsman in Tests, not once was he run out. Such was his fitness that in his 16-year career spanning 131 matches, he did not miss a single match due to injury or fitness issue. * Abhinav Bindra‟s career almost ended before he won the Olympic gold – In 2006, after the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, the shooter had a career-threatening spinal injury but went through vigorous rehabilitation to change his posture. He won gold in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 after overcoming this injury. * Mary Kom‟s family found out about her boxing interest through a newspaper – As boxing was not considered to be an appropriate sport for a woman in her family, Mary Kom tried to hide her passion for the sport. But after she won the Manipur state championship, a newspaper published her photo which her father saw. * Sushil Kumar‟s father was a DTC bus driver – Even though he had a small income, his father, Diwan Singh, supported Sushil with his dreams and ensured that he did not face any troubles while pursuing his career in wrestling. * Vijender Singh is called the Indian David Beckham – He earned this title thanks to his looks. Apart from being a successful boxer, his good looks prompted the foreign media to give him this title. * Leander Paes is the oldest player in Open era Tennis to win a Grand Slam – After winning the Men‟s Doubles title at the 2013 US Open with his partner Radek Stepanek, Paes became the oldest player to win a Grand Slam Title in the Open era (post 1968). * Dhanraj Pillay has no exact record of his goals and is the only Indian to have played 4 World Cups, 4 Olympics, 4 Champions Trophies and 4 Asian games – One of the best players in hockey history, Pillay played in all these tournaments between 1990 and 2004. Under him India won the Asian Games in 1998 and 2003. Another interesting fact is that there is no exact record of the number of goals he scored, but he and other statisticians claim it is around 170. * Baichung Bhutia was the first Asian born player to score in the English league – On 15th April, 2000, he scored for his English club Bury against Chesterfield. This was his first goal for the club, making him the first Asian-born player to score in an English league * Rahul Dravid is the first non-Australian cricketer to have spoken at Sir Donald Bradman‟s oration – In December 2011, Rahul Dravid went to Canberra to give a speech at Sir Donald Bradman‟s oration. He was the first non-Australian cricketer in history to have spoken there. * Geet Sethi is the only cueist to score 1000+ breaks in billiards and 147 in snooker – Geet Sethi‟s break of 1276 was unbeaten for 15 years and his 147 points break in snooker was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records. He is the only player in the world to hold both records. * Mountaineer Bachendri Pal also crossed Ganga from Haridwar to Calcutta on a raft – Apart from being the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest, she also led a team of 18 women in 3 rafts which crossed the mighty Ganges river from Haridwar to Calcutta covering a distance of 2155 kms in 39 days. * Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore‟s family missed his Olympic moment due to cable strike – While Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won the silver medal at the Athens Olympics, his family could not view the magical moment because of a cable operator‟s strike. His wife got updates from a DD reporter over the phone. * The favourite pastime game of Snakes & Ladders originated in India by a famous poet names Gyaydevji . He called it “Parambadham” * The famous game Polo initiated and parentedfrom India. However this has been modified by overseas countries. * 1951 – 1962: Indian Football team‟s glorious years – The 1950s and 1960s were the glorious years for the Indian Football team and it ranked among the top 20 teams of the world. Under the tutelage of the legendary Syed Abdul Rahim, they won the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games, and finished fourth in the 1956 Olympics.During the team‟s peak period, they were automatically advanced to play in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. But they could not participate in the games due to lack of resources, financial constraints and other internal issues. Let‟s tap the hidden talent in our country and bring back Indian football into the league? * 1952 – Khashaba Jadhav, the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal for India – Khashaba Jadhav won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics and became the first Indian to win a medal at this platform. His bright future in wrestling was visible ever since he won his first wrestling bout at the age of eight in just two minutes against a local champion wrestler. He won his Olympic medal after defeating players from Mexico, Canada and Germany. Unlike today, when players are welcomed with a lot of media attention, Jadhav was just greeted by his fellow villagers after the remarkable feat! * 1958 – Mihir Sen crossed the English Channel and became the first Indian – Mihir Sen Known as the first Indian to conquer the English Channel from Dover to Calais in 1958, Mihir also created history by being the only man to swim the five oceans in one calendar year in 1966. By the time of his death at the age of 66 in 1997, Sen also had his name recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for long distance swimming. Enough reasons to feel proud of this amazing sportsman. * 1960 – Milkha Singh broke the 400m Olympic record but lost the bronze by just 0.1 seconds – Who doesn‟t know about this Flying Sikh‟s contribution to Indian sports? And when we talk about some of India‟s most memorable sporting moments, we cannot skip Singh‟s performance in the 1960 Olympics where he broke the 400m Olympic record but still lost the bronze by just 0.1 seconds. He also won Gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. * 1975 – India won World Cup Hockey, Malaysia – In this historical victory against Pakistan on 15th March 1975, India won the Hockey World Cup held at Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia with a score of 2-1. Players like Ajit Pal, who was the captain of the team, and Aslam Sher Khan played a crucial role in this victory. India has 8 Olympic Gold Medals under its name which is a great achievement in itself.