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Basketball In India
In India, basketball is a popular sport, with a multiple club league system, as well as men's and women's national teams. Indian basketball made significant improvements starting from 2015 and is now one of the emerging top teams of the game with the men's team FIBA ranked 82. History Basketball was brought to India in 1893–4 by Canadian T. Duncan Patton, who later returned to India as the Acting General Secretary of the Calcutta YMCA from 1903–5. The game was initially most popular among women, although slow to spread. The country's first match is recorded as 1930 by some sources, with the first Indian National Championship for men being held in 1934 in New Delhi. The Basketball Federation of India (BFI), which controls the game in India, was formed in 1950. Basketball in India today Basketball is played in most Indian high schools, colleges and universities. There is considerable patronage for the game among the younger generation. It is played by both men and women of ...
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Dharamsala
Dharamshala (; also spelled Dharamsala) is the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh, India. It serves as administrative headquarters of the Kangra district after being relocated from Kangra, a city located away from Dharamshala, in 1855. The city has been selected as one of a hundred in India to be developed as a smart city under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship "Smart Cities Mission". On 19 January 2017, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Virbhadra Singh, declared Dharamshala as the second capital of Himachal Pradesh, making it the third national administrative division of India to have two capitals after the state of Maharashtra and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Description Dharamshala is a municipal corporation city in the upper reaches of the Kangra Valley and is surrounded by dense coniferous forest consisting mainly of stately Deodar cedar trees. The suburbs include McLeod Ganj, Bhagsunag, Dharamkot, Naddi, Forsyth Ganj, Kotwali Bazar ...
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Trivandrum
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration population is around 1.68 million. Located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland, Thiruvananthapuram is a major information technology hub in Kerala and contributes 55% of the state's software exports as of 2016. Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the "Evergreen city of India", the city is characterised by its undulating terrain of low coastal hills. The present regions that constitute Thiruvananthapuram were ruled by the Ays who were feudatories of the Chera dynasty. In the 12th century, it was conquered by the Kingdom of Venad. In the 18th century, the king Marthanda Varma expanded the territory, founded the princely state of Travancore, and made Thiruvananthapuram its capital. Travancore became the most dominan ...
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India Women's National Under-17 Basketball Team
The India women's national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of India and is governed by the Basketball Federation of India. It represents the country in international under-16 (under age 16) women's basketball competitions. Competitive history FIBA U-17 Women's World Cup * 2010 to 2024 : ''Did not qualify'' FIBA U-16 Women's Asian Championship * 2009 : 6th * 2011 : 5th * 2013 : 5th * 2015 : 6th * 2017 (Div B) : 1st * 2022 : 5th See also * India women's national basketball team * India women's national under-18 basketball team * India men's national under-16 basketball team References External linksArchived recordsof India team participations Under Women's national under-16 basketball teams Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defe ...
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India Women's National Under-16 Basketball Team
The India women's national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of India and is governed by the Basketball Federation of India. It represents the country in international under-16 (under age 16) women's basketball competitions. Competitive history FIBA U-17 Women's World Cup * 2010 to 2024 : ''Did not qualify'' FIBA U-16 Women's Asian Championship * 2009 : 6th * 2011 : 5th * 2013 : 5th * 2015 : 6th * 2017 (Div B) : 1st * 2022 : 5th See also *India women's national basketball team *India women's national under-18 basketball team *India men's national under-16 basketball team References External linksArchived recordsof India team participations Under Women's national under-16 basketball teams Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defende ...
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India Men's National Under-18 Basketball Team
The India men's national under-18 basketball team, is controlled by the Basketball Federation of India and represents India in international under-18 (under age 18) basketball competitions. Its best performance to date was 4th place at the 1972 Asian Basketball Under-18 Championship. Competitive history FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup * 1979 to 2023 : ''Did not qualify'' FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship * 1970 : 5th * 1972 : 4th * 1977 : 15th * 1980 : 12th * 1982 : 10th * 1989 : 12th * 1990 : 11th * 1995 : 9th * 1996 : 13th * 1998 : 11th * 2000 : 12th * 2002 : 13th * 2004 : 17th * 2006 : 13th * 2008 : 13th * 2010 : 13th * 2012 : 10th * 2014 : 13th * 2016 : 8th * 2018 : 11th * 2022 : 9th See also *India men's national basketball team *India men's national under-16 basketball team *India women's national under-18 basketball team References Men's national under-18 basketball teams Under Basketball Basketball is a team sport in whi ...
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India Men's National Under-17 Basketball Team
The India national under-16 basketball team, is controlled by the Basketball Federation of India and represents India at the international under-17 (under age 17) and under-16 (under age 16) basketball competitions. The best performance of the team so far is securing 5th place at the 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship. Competitive history FIBA U-17 World Cup * 2010 to 2022 : ''Did not qualify'' FIBA U-16 Asian Championship * 2009 : 10th * 2011 : 10th * 2013 : 11th * 2015 : 13th * 2017 : 13th * 2022 : 5th See also *India men's national basketball team *India men's national under-18 basketball team *India women's national under-16 basketball team References Men's national under-16 basketball teams Under Under may refer to: * "Under" (Alex Hepburn song), 2013 * "Under" (Pleasure P song), 2009 *Bülent Ünder (born 1949), Turkish footballer *Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish footballer *Marie Under Marie Under ( – 25 September 1980) was one o ... Basketball
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India Men's National Under-16 Basketball Team
The India national under-16 basketball team, is controlled by the Basketball Federation of India and represents India at the international under-17 (under age 17) and under-16 (under age 16) basketball competitions. The best performance of the team so far is securing 5th place at the 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship. Competitive history FIBA U-17 World Cup * 2010 to 2022 : ''Did not qualify'' FIBA U-16 Asian Championship * 2009 : 10th * 2011 : 10th * 2013 : 11th * 2015 : 13th * 2017 : 13th * 2022 : 5th See also *India men's national basketball team * India men's national under-18 basketball team * India women's national under-16 basketball team References Men's national under-16 basketball teams Under Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h . ...
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India Women's National 3x3 Team
The India women's national 3x3 team is a national basketball team of India, governed by the Basketball Federation of India. It represents the country in international 3x3 (3 against 3) women's basketball competitions. FIBA Asia Cup *2013 – *2017 – 4th *2023 – 11th See also * India men's national 3x3 team *India women's national basketball team References Under Under may refer to: * "Under" (Alex Hepburn song), 2013 * "Under" (Pleasure P song), 2009 *Bülent Ünder (born 1949), Turkish footballer *Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish footballer *Marie Under Marie Under ( – 25 September 1980) was one o ... Women's national 3x3 basketball teams {{India-sport-stub ...
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India Women's National Basketball Team
India women's national basketball team is a national women's national basketball team representing India at the international level. At the 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, India was promoted to Division A after beating Kazakhstan 75-73 in the Final. Tournament record Asia Cup Asian Games Commonwealth Games South Asian Games Lusofonia Games Team 2021 roster Roster for the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup. Past rosters ;2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women The following is the Indian women squad that participated in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women in Korea. Coaching staff * Sat Prakash Yadav – Head Coach women team * Dimal C Mathew – Asst Coach ;2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women Coaching Staff * Jay Prakash Singh – Head Coach women team 2009 ;2009 Asian Indoor Games The Indian women's squad for 2009 Asian Indoor Games.
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India Men's National 3x3 Team
The India men's national 3x3 team, is controlled by the Basketball Federation of India and represents India in international 3x3 men's (3 against 3) basketball competitions. FIBA Asia 3x3 Cup *2013 – Quarterfinals *2017 – 9th *2022 – 9th *2023 – 11th See also *India women's national 3x3 team *India national basketball team The India men's national basketball team represents India in international men's basketball. It is controlled by Basketball Federation of India.http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/nfProf.asp?nationalFederationNumber=301 FIBA. ... References Men's national 3x3 basketball teams India national basketball team {{India-sport-stub ...
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India Men's National Basketball Team
The India men's national basketball team represents India in international men's basketball. It is controlled by Basketball Federation of India.http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/nfProf.asp?nationalFederationNumber=301 FIBA.com – National Federations & Leagues The team made significant improvements as the sports of basketball is becoming more popular. A 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia, India has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions. Throughout its history, Team India qualified for the FIBA Asia Championship 26 times and is placed in the top–5 in appearances in this tournament. Further, India's basketball team won four gold medals and one silver medal at the South Asian Games and became the most successful team in South Asian region. India have also won the SABA Championship five times. Team India celebrated its victory at the 2014 Lusofonia Games after they finished the tournament with a 4–0 record as they beat 11–time African Champions Angol ...
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Indian Olympic Association
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) or Indian Olympic Committee (IOC) is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams at these events. It plays with the name of Team India. It also acts as the Indian Commonwealth Games Association, responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Commonwealth Games. Early history Background and early years: The background behind the creation of the Indian Olympic Association was related to India at the Olympics, India's participation in the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. After the 1920 Games, the committee sending the team to these games met, and, on the advice of Sir Dorab Tata, invited Dr. Noehren (Physical Education Director of YMCA India) to be secretary, along with AS Bhagwat, of the provisional Indian Olympic Committee; Dorab Tata would serve as its president. Subsequently, in 1923–24, a provisional All ...
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