LIST OF RECOGNISED NATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2020-2021
https://yas.nic.in/sports/list-of-recognised-national-sports-federations-for-the-year-2020-2021
Field Hockey is considered as the national game of India
Popular Sports in India are Badminton, Football, Shooting, Wrestling, Boxing, Tennis, Squash, Weightlifting, Gymnastics, Athletics, Table Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball and Cycling. Popular indigenous sports include chess, Kho-Kho, Kite-Fighting, Leg Cricket, Polo, Snooker and Gillidanda.
Sports in India refers to the large variety of games played in India, ranging from tribal games to more mainstream sports such as field hockey, kabaddi, cricket, badminton and football. India’s diversity of culture, people, and tribes are reflected in the wide variety of sporting disciplines in the country.
Top 10 popular sports in India
- Cricket. The popularity of cricket in India is unparalleled compared to interest generated by a particular sport in any other country.
- Football. The most popular sport in the world, football remains an enigma in India.
- Kabaddi.
- Badminton.
- Hockey.
- Tennis.
- Wrestling.
- Boxing.
Most Popular Sports in The World
- Soccer / Association Football – 3.5 billion fans. Most-Popular-Sports-Soccer.
- Cricket – 2-3 billion fans. Most-Popular-Sports-Cricket.
- Basketball – 2-3 billion fans.
- Hockey – 2.2 billion fans.
- Tennis – 1 billion fans.
- Volleyball – 900 million fans.
- Table Tennis – 900 million fans.
- Baseball – 500 million fans.

The most famous Indian Athlete.
11 Most Popular Athletes in India – 2021 Edition
- Dhyan Chand.
- Milkha Singh.
- Sachin Tendulkar.
- Mithali Raj.
- Viswanathan Anand.
- Mary Kom.
- Sania Mirza.
- Saina Nehwal.
https://sportsauthorityofindia.gov.in/sai/
https://sports.uk.gov.in/pages/display/152-federation-officials