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important points on few sports of india

FOOTBALL

1. Football is the most popular sport in the world.

2. It was invented in China around 476 BC .

3. More than 3.5 billion people watch the FIFA world cup.

4. Sheffield F.C. is the oldest football club in the world.

5. The fastest goal ever scored took only 2.4 seconds.

6. A football game is 90 minutes plus stoppage time.

7. The majority of footbals are manufactured in Pakistan

8. Only 8 countries have won the world cup.

9. Americans and Canadians call it Soccer.

10. Football players can get yellow and red cards if they do any mistake during the game.

11. The first international ever was played in 1872.

12. The largest football stadium is located in North Korea.

KABADDI

1.I It is believed that Kabaddi was played in India as far back as 4000 years. 2. Many believe that the sport was invented by Abimanyau during the Mahabharata battle at Kurukshetra.

3. The word KABADDI has come from a Tamil word Kai-pidi, which means "holding hands."

4. Kabaddi is the national game of Bangladesh.

5. It received its first international exposure when India demonstrated the sport during the Berlin Olympics in 1936.

6. In 1995 the first women's Kabaddi event was held in India.

7. The Pro Kabaddi League inaugural season was the second most viewed sports tournament on Indian TV in 2014.

8. Pro Kabaddi League's first season was watched by 435 million people.

9. 34 countries will be represented in the second season of PKL.

10. Kabaddi is the only sport in which the Indian team both men and women have won all the world cups.

11. This sport is also played in countries such Italy, Spain, Argentina, Denmark, USA and Belgium.

12. Kabaddi can be played anywhere and by anybody. All it requires is a ground and a whistle.

HOCKEY

1.Hockey is a team sport in which two teams play against each other.

2. Each hockey team consists of 11 players that comprise attacker, defenders, and a goalkeeper.

3. Attackers try to hit, dribble,push, and pass the hockey puck in the opposite team's goal to score a goal.

4. Defenders make an effort to stop the opposing team from scoring a goal, by counter hitting a ball with their sticks.m

5.The goal keeper is the only one who can use his feet to stop or redirect the ball,besides using his stick.

6.The tam making the maximum goals in the allotted time wins the game.