Sports Related Important Notes

CountryNational SportPicture
AfghanistanBuzkashiAfghanistan
ArgentinaPatoArgentina
AustraliaCricket/Australian Rules FootballAustralia
BangladeshKabaddiBangladesh
BhutanArcheryBhutan
BrazilCapoeiraBrazil
CanadaLacrosse (summer), Ice hockey (winter)Canada
IndiaHockeyIndia
IndonesiaBadmintonIndonesia
JapanSumoJapan
PakistanHockeyPakistan
RussiaBandy/ChessRussia
Sri LankaVolleyballSri lanka
UKCricketUK
United StatesBaseballUnited States

The following table illustrates sports with their respective playgrounds −

PlaygroundSport/sPicture
ArenaHorse riding, PoloArena
BoardTable TennisBoard
CourseGolfcourse
CourtTennis, Badminton, Net Ball, Handball, Volleyball, SquashCourt
DiamondBaseballDiamond
FieldFootball, HockeyField
MatJudo, Karate, TaikwondoMat
PitchCricketPitch
PoolSwimmingPool
RingSkating, BoxingRing
RinkCurling, Ice HockeyRink
TrackAthleticsTrack
VelodromeCyclingVelodrome

The following table illustrates name of the sports with the number of players −

SportNo. of player (in one Team)
BadmintonIn Single - 1 player & In Double - 2 players
Baseball9
Basketball5
Billiards/Snooker1
Boxing1
Chess1
Cricket11
Croquet3 or 6
Football (Soccer)11
GolfNot fixed
Hockey11
Kabaddi7
Kho Kho9
Lacrosse10
Netball7
Polo4
Rugby football15
Table TennisIn Single - 1 player & In Double - 2 players
TennisIn Single - 1 player & In Double - 2 players
Volleyball6
Water Polo7

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