Haryana has
produced some of the best Indian players in a variety of sports. In the
2010 Commonwealth Games at Delhi, 22 out of 38 gold medals that India
won came from Haryana. During the 33rd National Games held in Assam in
2007, Haryana stood first in the nation with a medal tally of 80,
including 30 gold, 22 silver and 28 bronze medals. In team sports,
Haryana has been the national champion in men’s volleyball and women’s
hockey. Haryana is a traditional powerhouse in games like kabbadi, kho-kho,judo, boxing, volleyball and wrestling. Sports in the state are managed by the Department of Sports & Youth Affairs, Haryana.
Cricket is very popular in Haryana. Former India World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev
is from Haryana. Nahar Singh Stadium was built in Faridabad in the year
1981 for international cricket. This ground has the capacity to hold
around 25,000 people as spectators. Tejli Sports Complex is an
Ultra-Modern sports complex in Yamuna Nagar. Tau Devi Lal Stadium in
Gurgaon is a multi-sport complex. It came into prominence because of the
Indian Cricket League’s inaugural 20-20 tournament. There are
Astro-turf hockey grounds in Nehru Stadium, Gurgaon and Shahbad,
Kurukshetra. Haryana even has a dedicated sports school MNSS at Rai,
Sonipat which is affiliated to Sports Authority of India.
Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar
won bronze medal in 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver in 2012 London
Olympics and made a world record at the 2010 Commonwealth Games by
winning a game in just 11 seconds. At the 2012 Olympics, another
wrestler named Yogeshwar Dutt won bronze medal. At the 2008 Olympics, boxer Vijender Singh Beniwal
won a bronze medal in the middleweight category. Vikas Krishan Yadav, a
boxer from Bhiwani district, won the gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games
in the lightweight category. Manoj Kumar of Rajound village, Kaithal district won athe gold medal in light welterweight category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Former Indian volleyball player Balwant Sagwal also hails from Haryana.
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