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href="/wiki/Category:Maharashtra" title="Category:Maharashtra">a series</a> on the</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa"><span class="wraplinks"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Maharashtra" title="Culture of Maharashtra">Culture of Maharashtra</a></span></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image photo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Maharashtra.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Seal_of_Maharashtra.svg/80px-Seal_of_Maharashtra.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Seal_of_Maharashtra.svg/120px-Seal_of_Maharashtra.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Seal_of_Maharashtra.svg/160px-Seal_of_Maharashtra.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list 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class="mw-redirect" title="Cinema of Maharashtra">Cinema</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><div class="sidebar-list-title-c"><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Maharashtra" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport in Maharashtra">Sport</a></div></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kabaddi" title="Kabaddi">Kabaddi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lathi_Khela" class="mw-redirect" title="Lathi Khela">Lathi Khela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaturanga" title="Chaturanga">Chaturaṅga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kho_kho" title="Kho kho">Kho kho</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="font-size:105%;line-height:1.6;"> <a href="/wiki/Symbols_of_Maharashtra" class="mw-redirect" title="Symbols of Maharashtra">Symbols</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link 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href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a> is the most popular spectator sport in the state. Other popular sports include <a href="/wiki/Kabaddi" title="Kabaddi">kabaddi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kho_kho" title="Kho kho">kho kho</a>, which are played in rural areas, and <a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">field hockey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Badminton" title="Badminton">badminton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Table_tennis" title="Table tennis">table tennis</a>, which are more common in urban areas, schools, and colleges. In the state's southern rural regions, annual wrestling championships such as <a href="/wiki/Hind_Kesari" title="Hind Kesari">Hind Kesari</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_Kesari" title="Maharashtra Kesari">Maharashtra Kesari</a> are held. Games like <a href="/wiki/Viti-Dandu" class="mw-redirect" title="Viti-Dandu">Viti-Dandu</a> and variations of <a href="/wiki/Tag_(game)" title="Tag (game)">Tag</a> are played among children. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_cricket_team" title="Mumbai cricket team">Mumbai cricket team</a> represents Mumbai, <a href="/wiki/Palghar_district" title="Palghar district">Palghar</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Thane_district" title="Thane district">Thane</a> districts in Indian domestic cricket, whilst the <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_cricket_team" title="Maharashtra cricket team">Maharashtra cricket team</a> represents the rest of the state. <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_Cricket_Association" title="Maharashtra Cricket Association">Maharashtra Cricket Association</a> (MCA) governs cricket in the state except for the Mumbai region. The state is home to international standard stadiums including <a href="/wiki/Wankhede_stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Wankhede stadium">Wankhede stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_Cricket_Association_Stadium" title="Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium">Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Premier_League" title="Indian Premier League">Indian Premier League</a> (IPL), the <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Indians" title="Mumbai Indians">Mumbai Indians</a> franchise represents the state from Mumbai; the <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Indians_(WPL)" title="Mumbai Indians (WPL)">women's team</a> plays in the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_League_(cricket)" title="Women's Premier League (cricket)">Women's Premier League</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_Open" title="Maharashtra Open">Maharashtra Open</a>, a tennis <a href="/wiki/ATP_Tour_250" class="mw-redirect" title="ATP Tour 250">ATP Tour 250</a> tournament, is annually held in Balewadi Stadium, Pune. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-colonial_sports">Pre-colonial sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pre-colonial sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Traditional_games_of_India" title="Traditional games of India">Traditional games of India</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Ancient_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient India">ancient India</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Martial_art" class="mw-redirect" title="Martial art">martial art</a> called <i>mallavidya</i> was practiced. It was a form of <a href="/wiki/Grappling" title="Grappling">grappling</a> that was more complex than <a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">wrestling</a>, and was performed in earthen mud pits called <i>akhadas</i> or <i>talims</i>, some of which can still be found in Maharashtra today. Historical depictions of the martial art can be seen on archaeological sculptures from the region at numerous locations, such as <a href="/wiki/Kharosa" title="Kharosa">Kharosa</a> or Pavnar.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Baji_Rao_II" title="Baji Rao II">Baji Rao II</a>, the last <a href="/wiki/Peshwa" title="Peshwa">Peshwa</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Maratha_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Maratha Empire">Maratha Empire</a>, was a patron of strength and wrestling competitions during the early 19th century. Under his patronage, the sport of <a href="/wiki/Mallakhamba" title="Mallakhamba"><i>malkhamb</i></a> (pole gymnastics) was developed in Pune by Balambhat Deodhar. After Baji Rao lost power and was exiled to northern India, Deodhar brought malkhamb and mallavidya to other Maratha-ruled states such as <a href="/wiki/Vadodara" title="Vadodara">Baroda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gwalior" title="Gwalior">Gwalior</a>. In the later 19th and early 20th centuries, other rulers such as those of <a href="/wiki/Kolhapur" title="Kolhapur">Kolhapur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aundh,_Pune" title="Aundh, Pune">Aundh</a> were also patrons of organised wrestling and sporting festivals.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the rulers of these princely states, <a href="/wiki/Horse_riding" class="mw-redirect" title="Horse riding">horse riding</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">wrestling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fencing" title="Fencing">fencing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Archery" title="Archery">archery</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Shooting" title="Shooting">shooting</a> gained popularity.<sup id="cite_ref-indfy1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indfy1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Imported_sports_under_British_rule">Imported sports under British rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Imported sports under British rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British rule</a> in India drastically changed the landscape of sports in Maharastra. Like in other regions of India, British rulers and aristocrats enjoyed outdoor sports and built facilities for their own leisure.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This led to the introduction of several <a href="/wiki/British_sports" class="mw-redirect" title="British sports">British sports</a>, including cricket, and the development of the new game of badminton.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New infrastructure—such as the building of a dam at <a href="/wiki/Bund_Garden,_Pune" title="Bund Garden, Pune">Bund Garden</a> in 1860—allowed for recreational boating on the <a href="/wiki/Mula-Mutha_River" title="Mula-Mutha River">Mula-Mutha river</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the colonial rulers introduced horse racing; some racecourses built during this period, such as the <a href="/wiki/Mahalaxmi_Racecourse" title="Mahalaxmi Racecourse">Mahalaxmi Racecourse</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pune_Race_Course" title="Pune Race Course">Pune Race Course</a>, are still in operation today.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the late 19th century, the British had constructed numerous sports clubs that were exclusively white or restricted based on religion, such as Poona Europeans, Poona Parsees, and Poona Hindu Gymkhana. While many of the religion-based clubs were dominated by educated <a href="/wiki/Brahmin" title="Brahmin">Brahmins</a>, there were also some lower-caste sports stars such as the brothers <a href="/wiki/Palwankar_Baloo" title="Palwankar Baloo">Palwankar Baloo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vithal_Palwankar" title="Vithal Palwankar">Vithal Palwankar</a>, who played cricket in the early 20th century.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indigenous_sports_under_British_rule">Indigenous sports under British rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Indigenous sports under British rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the same time that imported sports were being developed by the British, indigenous sports continued to change and develop. However, after <a href="/wiki/Indian_Civil_Service" title="Indian Civil Service">Indian Civil Service</a> officer <a href="/wiki/Walter_Charles_Rand" title="Walter Charles Rand">Walter Rand</a> was assassinated in 1897 by the <a href="/wiki/Chapekar_brothers" title="Chapekar brothers">Chapekar brothers</a> who ran a wrestling venue in Pune, British colonial authorities viewed these indigenous sports venues with suspicion.<sup id="cite_ref-Routledge_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Routledge-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A committee was established in 1914 in order to set rules for <a href="/wiki/Kho_kho" title="Kho kho">kho-kho</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The formalization of Indian sports continued in the region, and the Deccan Gymkhana sports club was instrumental in organizing the first Indian delegation to an Olympic games, which participated in the <a href="/wiki/1920_Summer_Olympics" title="1920 Summer Olympics">1920 games in Antwerp</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other clubs, such as the Maharashtra Mandal club, which formed in the early 20th century, promoted physical culture and education by hosting both indigenous and Western sports.<sup id="cite_ref-Routledge_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Routledge-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other indigenous sports and exercises developed as well, especially <a href="/wiki/Yoga" title="Yoga">yoga</a>. In the 1920s, <a href="/wiki/Bhawanrao_Shriniwasrao_Pant_Pratinidhi" title="Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi">Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi</a>, the ruler of <a href="/wiki/Aundh_State" title="Aundh State">Aundh State</a>, helped popularize the series of yoga positions called <a href="/wiki/Surya_Namaskar" class="mw-redirect" title="Surya Namaskar">Surya Namaskar</a>, a flowing sequence of salutations to the sun. This series contained popular <a href="/wiki/Asana" title="Asana">asanas</a> (positions) such as <a href="/wiki/Urdhva_Mukha_Shvanasana" class="mw-redirect" title="Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana">upward</a> and <a href="/wiki/Downward_Dog_Pose" title="Downward Dog Pose">downward dog</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uttanasana" title="Uttanasana">Uttanasana</a> which helped to popularize <a href="/wiki/Yoga_as_exercise" title="Yoga as exercise">yoga as exercise</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ET_2018_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ET_2018-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPantMorgan1938_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPantMorgan1938-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2016180–207_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGoldberg2016180–207-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMehta1990146–147_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMehta1990146–147-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beginning in the 1910s, local Indian organizations were established in order to propagate and develop Indian physical culture. One such organization, initially called Hanuman Akhara, was formed in 1922 by the Vaidya brothers in <a href="/wiki/Amravati" title="Amravati">Amravati</a> and eventually became the Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak mandal (HVPM). A satellite organization of the HVPM helped to revise the rules for <a href="/wiki/Kabaddi" title="Kabaddi">kabaddi</a> in the 1930s after the <a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_YMCAs_of_India" title="National Council of YMCAs of India">Indian YMCA</a> had first formulated the rules in earlier years.<sup id="cite_ref-ChakrabortyChakrabarti2013_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChakrabortyChakrabarti2013-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Directorate of Sports and Youth Services (Maharashtra) is the governing body which is responsible for sports in Maharashtra. The directorate is a part of the School Education and Sports Department of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Maharashtra" title="Government of Maharashtra">Government of Maharashtra</a> and is let by the Sports and Youth Welfare Minister of Maharashtra.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Maharashtra Olympic Association, affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Olympic_Association" title="Indian Olympic Association">Indian Olympic Association</a>, is responsible for the selection and participation of the state's contingent in the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic Games</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Games" title="Commonwealth Games">Commonwealth Games</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asian_Games" title="Asian Games">Asian Games</a>, and for the <a href="/wiki/South_Asian_Games" title="South Asian Games">South Asian Games</a> in Maharashtra.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_Cricket_Association" title="Maharashtra Cricket Association">Maharashtra Cricket Association</a> is the governing body for <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a> activities in Maharashtra and for the <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_cricket_team" title="Maharashtra cricket team">Maharashtra cricket team</a>. It is affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Control_for_Cricket_in_India" title="Board of Control for Cricket in India">Board of Control for Cricket in India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-{{Cite_web}}..._20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-{{Cite_web}}...-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Maharashtra Cricket Association is one of three cricket associations based in Maharashtra, along with <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Cricket_Association" title="Mumbai Cricket Association">Mumbai Cricket Association</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vidarbha_Cricket_Association" title="Vidarbha Cricket Association">Vidarbha Cricket Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Western_India_Football_Association" title="Western India Football Association">Western India Football Association</a> (WIFA) is the governing body for <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> in Maharashtra, and was established on 12 July 1911. It is affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/All_India_Football_Federation" title="All India Football Federation">All India Football Federation</a>, the sport's national governing body for all of India.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports_policy">Sports policy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sports policy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Maharashtra government announced its first sports policy in 1996, the first Indian state to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-DirectorateofSports1_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DirectorateofSports1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After five years, in 2001, the state government launched a second sports policy for a ten-year period, which had the motto "Fitness for all through Sports". As part of this policy, the Sports Infrastructure Development Plan was created<sup id="cite_ref-DirectorateofSports1_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DirectorateofSports1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a reservation was made for a sportsperson in government and semi-government jobs. In 2012, a third sports policy was declared, which created financial assistance to prepare the state for participation in international competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-DirectorateofSports1_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DirectorateofSports1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Indigenous_sports">Indigenous sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Indigenous sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Traditional_games_of_India" title="Traditional games of India">Indian sports</a>—include <a href="/wiki/Badminton" title="Badminton">badminton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kabaddi" title="Kabaddi">kabaddi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kho_kho" title="Kho kho">kho kho</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atya_patya" title="Atya patya">atya patya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Langdi_(sport)" title="Langdi (sport)">langdi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mallakhamba" title="Mallakhamba">mallakhamba</a>—originated in or were formalised in Maharashtra.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GazetteGOM-201302809_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GazetteGOM-201302809-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In rural areas of Maharashtra, <a href="/wiki/Pehlwani" title="Pehlwani">kusti</a> (Indian mud wrestling) and bullock cart competitions can regularly be seen during the annual <a href="/wiki/Jatra_(Maharashtra)" title="Jatra (Maharashtra)"><i>jatra</i></a> carnival. The Maharashtran government has supported kusti in the state by constructing two permanent training centers for the sport in the <a href="/wiki/Kolhapur" title="Kolhapur">Kolhapur</a> area.<sup id="cite_ref-Alter1992_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alter1992-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indian_wrestling">Indian wrestling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Indian wrestling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_Kesari" title="Maharashtra Kesari">Maharashtra Kesari</a></div><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Javlakushti_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Javlakushti_2.JPG/220px-Javlakushti_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Javlakushti_2.JPG/330px-Javlakushti_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Javlakushti_2.JPG/440px-Javlakushti_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>A kushti competition at Jawla in <a href="/wiki/Solapur_district" title="Solapur district">Solapur district</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>Despite cricket's dominance in most of India, wrestling has maintained its popularity in Maharashtra, especially in the rural regions of the state and <a href="/wiki/Kolhapur_district" title="Kolhapur district">Kolhapur district</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-indfy2_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indfy2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One famous wrestler from the state was <a href="/wiki/Khashaba_Jadhav" class="mw-redirect" title="Khashaba Jadhav">Khashaba Jadhav</a>, who won a bronze medal in the <a href="/wiki/1952_Summer_Olympics" title="1952 Summer Olympics">1952 Helsinki Olympics</a>; he was the first citizen from the newly independent nation of India to win an Olympic medal in an individual sport.<sup id="cite_ref-indfy2_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indfy2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Pehlwani" title="Pehlwani">kusti</a>, a style of traditional wrestling, matches are typically held in a clay or dirt pit<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in which the soil is mixed with <a href="/wiki/Ghee" title="Ghee">ghee</a> and other materials.<sup id="cite_ref-blogspot1_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogspot1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This sport encompasses an ancient subculture in which wrestlers live and train together and following strict rules on diet and leisure. The focus is on living a pure life and building one's strength and skills, and abstaining from drinking, smoking, and sex.<sup id="cite_ref-blogspot1_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogspot1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wrestlers' diets consist of <a href="/wiki/Milk" title="Milk">milk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Almonds" class="mw-redirect" title="Almonds">almonds</a>, ghee, eggs, and <a href="/wiki/Chapati" title="Chapati">chapattis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-blogspot1_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogspot1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kusti represents the intersection of sports, politics, and culture and is deeply embedded in the agrarian economy of rural Maharashtra.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another style of wrestling popular in Maharashtra is that associated with <a href="/wiki/Hind_Kesari" title="Hind Kesari">Hind Kesari</a>, a wrestling championship established in 1958 and affiliated with the All India Amateur Wrestling Federation (AIAWF).<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most common in the rural areas of western Maharashtra, wrestlers train in schools called <i>taleems</i>, in which wrestling gurus instruct students on both physical and moral instruction in a style of wrestling that blends spiritual and secular practices.<sup id="cite_ref-thehindu1_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thehindu1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The largest tournaments in the state draw top wrestlers from the region and even outside India, including from <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>, and several African nations.<sup id="cite_ref-thehindu1_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thehindu1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Field_hockey">Field hockey</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Field hockey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:H_M_NIMAL.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/H_M_NIMAL.jpg" decoding="async" width="193" height="248" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="248" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hiranna_M._Nimal" title="Hiranna M. Nimal">Hiranna M. Nimal</a>, silver medalist at the 1962 Asian Games</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">Field hockey</a> is one of the most popular sports in Maharashtra. Up to thirty domestic tournaments of the sport are held in a calendar year in Pune alone,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> such as the All India Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament and the All India Aagha Khan Hockey Tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state is home to three hockey clubs playing in different leagues, and was home to a now-defunct club called the <a href="/wiki/Maratha_Warriors" title="Maratha Warriors">Maratha Warriors</a>, who competed in the <a href="/wiki/Premier_Hockey_League" title="Premier Hockey League">Premier Hockey League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Magicians" title="Mumbai Magicians">Mumbai Magicians</a> are based in Mumbai and play in the <a href="/wiki/Hockey_India_League" title="Hockey India League">Hockey India League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Marines" title="Mumbai Marines">Mumbai Marines</a><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Pune_Strykers" title="Pune Strykers">Pune Strykers</a> play in the <a href="/wiki/World_Series_Hockey" title="World Series Hockey">World Series Hockey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mahindra_Hockey_Stadium" title="Mahindra Hockey Stadium">Mahindra Hockey Stadium</a> serves as the home venue of the Mumbai Marines and Mumbai Magicians, and used to be the home venue of the Maratha Warriors. The stadium hosted the <a href="/wiki/1982_Men%27s_Hockey_World_Cup" title="1982 Men's Hockey World Cup">1982 Men's Hockey World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PCMC_Hockey_Stadium" title="PCMC Hockey Stadium">PCMC Hockey Stadium</a> serves as the home venue of the Pune Strykers.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many individual Maharashtrian have also contributed to India's hockey legacy. <a href="/wiki/Tushar_Khandekar" class="mw-redirect" title="Tushar Khandekar">Tushar Khandekar</a> is referred to as "the Goal Poacher".<sup id="cite_ref-indfy2_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indfy2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Hiranna_M._Nimal" title="Hiranna M. Nimal">Hiranna M. Nimal</a> was a silver medalist at the <a href="/wiki/1962_Asian_Games" title="1962 Asian Games">1962 Asian Games</a> and also represented Maharashtra in many other national and international leagues.<sup id="cite_ref-indfy2_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indfy2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other notable hockey stars from the state include <a href="/wiki/Dhanraj_Pillay" title="Dhanraj Pillay">Dhanraj Pillay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Viren_Rasquinha" title="Viren Rasquinha">Viren Rasquinha</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cricket">Cricket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Cricket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Marathi_people#Cricket" title="List of Marathi people">List of cricketers from Maharashtra</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mumbai,_India,_Rajabai_Clock_Tower_and_palm_trees.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Mumbai%2C_India%2C_Rajabai_Clock_Tower_and_palm_trees.jpg/220px-Mumbai%2C_India%2C_Rajabai_Clock_Tower_and_palm_trees.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Mumbai%2C_India%2C_Rajabai_Clock_Tower_and_palm_trees.jpg/330px-Mumbai%2C_India%2C_Rajabai_Clock_Tower_and_palm_trees.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Mumbai%2C_India%2C_Rajabai_Clock_Tower_and_palm_trees.jpg/440px-Mumbai%2C_India%2C_Rajabai_Clock_Tower_and_palm_trees.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>Playing cricket at Oval Maidan, Mumbai</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wankhede_ICC_WCF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Wankhede_ICC_WCF.jpg/200px-Wankhede_ICC_WCF.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Wankhede_ICC_WCF.jpg/300px-Wankhede_ICC_WCF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Wankhede_ICC_WCF.jpg/400px-Wankhede_ICC_WCF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Wankhede_Stadium" title="Wankhede Stadium">Wankhede Stadium</a> during the first innings of the 2011 ICC World Cup Final between Sri Lanka and India</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a> is played at domestic and international levels in Maharashtra and is consistently supported by people from most parts of the state. Maharashtra is home to the <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_cricket_team" title="Maharashtra cricket team">Maharashtra cricket team</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Vidarbha_cricket_team" title="Vidarbha cricket team">Vidarbha cricket team</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Veer_Marathi" class="mw-redirect" title="Veer Marathi">Veer Marathi</a> cricket franchise,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Indians" title="Mumbai Indians">Mumbai Indians</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the regionally dominant <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_cricket_team" title="Mumbai cricket team">Mumbai cricket team</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Mumbai cricket team was the dominant franchise for much of the 20th century, winning the first <a href="/wiki/Ranji_Trophy" title="Ranji Trophy">Ranji Trophy</a> Championship over North India in 1935<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and winning fifteen consecutive Ranji Trophy victories between 1958–1973.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mumbai is the most successful team in the history of the Ranji Trophy championship, winning 40 titles over the course of its history, as well as the most successful team in the <a href="/wiki/Irani_Cup" title="Irani Cup">Irani Cup</a>, with 16 titles won.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Mumbai cricket team is overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Cricket_Association" title="Mumbai Cricket Association">Mumbai Cricket Association</a> and the Maharashtra cricket team is overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_Cricket_Association" title="Maharashtra Cricket Association">Maharashtra Cricket Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Mumbai cricket team and Mumbai Indians both have their home grounds at <a href="/wiki/Wankhede_Stadium" title="Wankhede Stadium">Wankhede Stadium</a>, an international cricket ground. Both teams play in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Premier_League" title="Indian Premier League">Indian Premier League</a>, of which the Mumbai Indians was one of eight founding members in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Maharashtra Cricket Association set up a T20 franchise league called Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) in 2023, which has six teams. It sold the franchise rights for 57 crore rupees for three years through open bidding. The inaugural season was expected to start on 15 June 2023, at the association's Pune's stadium. </p><p>Maharashtra is home to India's first cricket museum, Blades of Glory, which is based in Pune and run by Rohan Pate, a former cricketer. It opened during the 2013 Indian Premier League season.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Football">Football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Balewadi_Athletics_Stadiums_Interior.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Balewadi_Athletics_Stadiums_Interior.jpg/200px-Balewadi_Athletics_Stadiums_Interior.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Balewadi_Athletics_Stadiums_Interior.jpg/300px-Balewadi_Athletics_Stadiums_Interior.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Balewadi_Athletics_Stadiums_Interior.jpg/400px-Balewadi_Athletics_Stadiums_Interior.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1632" data-file-height="1224" /></a><figcaption>India versus Vietnam football match in the <a href="/wiki/Shree_Shiv_Chhatrapati_Sports_Complex" title="Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex">Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex</a> </figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Football</a> is another popular sport in many parts of the state, with the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a> and the English <a href="/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a> being followed widely.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Maharashtra Football Pyramid consists of district leagues, each of which are broken into sub-leagues. This pyramid operates during the whole calendar year, but at different times. In the <a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a>, Mumbai was represented by <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_FC" title="Mumbai FC">Mumbai FC</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mahindra_United" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahindra United">Mahindra United</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Air_India_(football_club)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air India (football club)">Air-India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Pune_FC" title="Pune FC">Pune FC</a> was established in August 2007 and is a recently founded football club in the I-League.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is local rivalry among the Mumbai-based clubs Air India FC and Mumbai FC, and state rivalry with Pune FC. Matches between these teams are called the "Maha Derby", as they are played in Maharashtra.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maharashtra is also represented in the <a href="/wiki/Santosh_Trophy" title="Santosh Trophy">Santosh Trophy</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_football_team" title="Maharashtra football team">Maharashtra football team</a>, who last won the trophy in the <a href="/wiki/Santosh_Trophy_1999%E2%80%932000" class="mw-redirect" title="Santosh Trophy 1999–2000">1999–2000 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Western_India_Football_Association" title="Western India Football Association">Western India Football Association</a> (WIFA) signed a deal with Sporting Ace, a sports management company, to infuse new investments into Maharashtra football. The <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_District_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Mumbai District Football Association">Mumbai District Football Association</a> (MDFA) is the organisation responsible for association football in and around Mumbai. The MDFA organises around seven leagues that contain more than 300 club sides in total, in addition to being responsible for six of India's I-League sides.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Seven-a-side football is also hugely popular in Maharashtra. The eighth Motilal Mathurawala Trophy Seven-a-side Junior National Football Championship was held in Pune.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Football_clubs_in_Maharashtra">Football clubs in Maharashtra</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Football clubs in Maharashtra"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Club </th> <th scope="col">Primary league </th> <th scope="col">Venue </th> <th scope="col">Established </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_City_FC" title="Mumbai City FC">Mumbai City FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Football_Arena" title="Mumbai Football Arena">Mumbai Football Arena</a> </th> <td>2014 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_FC" title="Mumbai FC">Mumbai FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Cooperage_Ground" title="Cooperage Ground">Cooperage Ground</a> </th> <td>2007 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/DSK_Shivajians" class="mw-redirect" title="DSK Shivajians">DSK Shivajians</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Shree_Shiv_Chhatrapati_Sports_Complex" title="Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex">Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex</a> </th> <td>1987 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/FC_Pune_City" title="FC Pune City">FC Pune City</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Shree_Shiv_Chhatrapati_Sports_Complex" title="Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex">Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex</a> </th> <td>2014 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/FC_Pune_City_(women)" title="FC Pune City (women)">FC Pune City (women)</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League" title="Indian Women's League">Indian Women's League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Shree_Shiv_Chhatrapati_Sports_Complex" title="Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex">Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex</a> </th> <td>2017 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Air_India_FC" title="Air India FC">Air India FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Cooperage_Ground" title="Cooperage Ground">Cooperage Ground</a> </th> <td>1952 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Bharat_FC" title="Bharat FC">Bharat FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Shree_Shiv_Chhatrapati_Sports_Complex" title="Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex">Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex</a> </th> <td>2014 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Pune_FC" title="Pune FC">Pune FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Shree_Shiv_Chhatrapati_Sports_Complex" title="Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex">Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex</a> </th> <td>2007 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Kenkre_FC" title="Kenkre FC">Kenkre FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Cooperage_Ground" title="Cooperage Ground">Cooperage Ground</a> </th> <td>2000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/ONGC_FC" title="ONGC FC">ONGC FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Cooperage_Ground" title="Cooperage Ground">Cooperage Ground</a> </th> <td>2006 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/PIFA_Sports_FC" title="PIFA Sports FC">PIFA Sports FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Football_League" title="Mumbai Football League">Mumbai Football League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Cooperage_Ground" title="Cooperage Ground">Cooperage Ground</a> </th> <td>2006 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Mahindra_United_FC" title="Mahindra United FC">Mahindra United FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Cooperage_Ground" title="Cooperage Ground">Cooperage Ground</a> </th> <td>1962 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Mumbai_FC" title="Bengal Mumbai FC">Bengal Mumbai FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Football_League" title="Mumbai Football League">Mumbai Football League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Cooperage_Ground" title="Cooperage Ground">Cooperage Ground</a> </th> <td>1998 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Tigers_FC" title="Mumbai Tigers FC">Mumbai Tigers FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Football_League" title="Mumbai Football League">Mumbai Football League</a> </td> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">None </th> <td>2006 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="American_football">American football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: American football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Maharashtra has two club franchises which play <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Elite_Football_League_of_India" title="Elite Football League of India">Elite Football League of India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-indiatimes1_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indiatimes1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Gladiators" title="Mumbai Gladiators">Mumbai Gladiators</a> is a team based in Mumbai<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Pune_Marathas_(American_football)" title="Pune Marathas (American football)">Pune Marathas</a> is a team based in Pune with the <a href="/wiki/Shree_Shiv_Chhatrapati_Sports_Complex" title="Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex">Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex</a> as its home stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maharashtra hosted the First Youth National American Football Championship in 2007<sup id="cite_ref-blogspot2007_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogspot2007-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in which the <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Gladiators" title="Mumbai Gladiators">Mumbai Gladiators</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pune_Marathas_(American_football)" title="Pune Marathas (American football)">Pune Marathas</a> played their first match against each other.<sup id="cite_ref-indiatimes1_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indiatimes1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, neither team won the championship, which was instead won by the visiting Manipur team.<sup id="cite_ref-blogspot2007_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogspot2007-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Derby_(horse_racing)"><span id="Derby_.28horse_racing.29"></span>Derby (horse racing)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Derby (horse racing)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bombay18.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Bombay18.jpg/180px-Bombay18.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Bombay18.jpg/270px-Bombay18.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Bombay18.jpg/360px-Bombay18.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1728" data-file-height="1152" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mahalaxmi_Racecourse" title="Mahalaxmi Racecourse">Mahalaxmi Racecourse</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">horse racing</a> season in Maharashtra starts in mid-November and ends in the last week of April. Every February, Mumbai holds <a href="/wiki/Derby_(horse_race)" title="Derby (horse race)">derby</a> races at the <a href="/wiki/Mahalaxmi_Racecourse" title="Mahalaxmi Racecourse">Mahalaxmi Racecourse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1986, <a href="/wiki/McDowell%27s_Indian_Derby" class="mw-redirect" title="McDowell's Indian Derby">McDowell's Indian Derby</a> has been sponsored by liquor baron <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Mallya" title="Vijay Mallya">Vijay Mallya's</a> UB Group as <a href="/wiki/The_McDowell%27s_Indian_Derby" class="mw-redirect" title="The McDowell's Indian Derby">The McDowell's Indian Derby</a>. </p><p>The Mahalaxmi Racecourse horse racing track is one of two racecourses in Maharashtra. The track is oval with a 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) straight chute spread over approximately 225 acres (0.91 km<sup>2</sup>; 0.352 sq mi). It was built in 1883<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and modelled on the <a href="/wiki/Caulfield_Racecourse" title="Caulfield Racecourse">Caulfield Racecourse</a> in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Pune_Race_Course" title="Pune Race Course">Pune Race Course</a> is the second racecourse in Maharashtra. It was built in 1830 and covers 118.5 acres (48.0 ha).<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Grand_Prix">Grand Prix</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Grand Prix"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2004, the Mumbai Grand Prix was part of the <a href="/wiki/F1_Powerboat_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="F1 Powerboat Racing">F1 powerboat world championship</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Force_India" title="Force India">Force India</a> F1 team car was unveiled in Mumbai in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2011, the city plans to build its own F1 track and various sites were assessed, of which the authorities have narrowed down to either Marve-Malad or Panvel-Kalyan. If approved, the track will be clubbed with a theme park and will spread over 400 to 500 acres (162 to 202 ha).<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed. (January 2024)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marathon">Marathon</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Marathon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mumbai_Marathon">Mumbai Marathon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Mumbai Marathon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2004, the annual <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Marathon" title="Mumbai Marathon">Mumbai Marathon</a> was established as a part of "<a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_Race_on_Earth" title="The Greatest Race on Earth">The Greatest Race on Earth</a>". The Mumbai Marathon is an annual international marathon held on the third Sunday of January. The Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon is India's biggest charity platform.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pune_Marathon">Pune Marathon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Pune Marathon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Pune_International_Marathon" title="Pune International Marathon">Pune International Marathon</a> is an annual marathon held in <a href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a>; it was established in 1983 and was the first Indian marathon to be certified by the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_International_Marathons_and_Distance_Races" title="Association of International Marathons and Distance Races">AIMS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Athletics_Federation_of_India" title="Athletics Federation of India">Athletics Federation of India</a> has awarded the status of National Marathon Championship to the Pune International Marathon.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated3_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated3-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Funds raised from the race are donated to <a href="/wiki/Project_Concern_International" title="Project Concern International">Project Concern International</a>, an NGO working towards <a href="/wiki/HIV/AIDS" title="HIV/AIDS">HIV/AIDS</a> awareness and prevention.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated3_85-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated3-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Race types of Pune International Marathon<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>No</th> <th>Race Name</th> <th>Distance (in kilometers) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Men's & Women's Marathon</td> <td>42.195 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Men's & Women's Half Marathon</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Women's Half Marathon</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Men's & Women's 10 km</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Men's & Women's 5 km</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Wheelchair (Machine & Hand)</td> <td>3.5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tennis">Tennis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Tennis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mens_Doubles_Final.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Mens_Doubles_Final.jpg/200px-Mens_Doubles_Final.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Mens_Doubles_Final.jpg/300px-Mens_Doubles_Final.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Mens_Doubles_Final.jpg/400px-Mens_Doubles_Final.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="848" /></a><figcaption>2007 <a href="/wiki/Kingfisher_Airlines_Tennis_Open" title="Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open">Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open</a> men's doubles finals</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/ATP_250" class="mw-redirect" title="ATP 250">ATP 250</a> <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_Open" title="Maharashtra Open">Maharashtra Open</a> is annually organised in Pune. It is India's only international level <a href="/wiki/Tennis" title="Tennis">tennis</a> tournament, with singles and doubles male players from the country and abroad participating. It is organised by Maharashtra Lawn Tennis Association, which is the governing body of this sport in the state. </p><p>Maharashtra has a franchise-based tennis league, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Maharashtra_Tennis_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maharashtra Tennis League (page does not exist)">Maharashtra Tennis League</a> (MTL), which is India's first league format in tennis.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MTL launched with a total of 80 players and five teams: the Mumbai Blasters, Sharp Smashers, Baseline Bombers, Accurate Aces, and Dazzling Deuces.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each team in the league consists of six players, at least two of which must be women and at least one of which must be from Maharashtra.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One famous Maharashtrian tennis player was <a href="/wiki/Gaurav_Natekar" title="Gaurav Natekar">Gaurav Natekar</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Davis_Cup" title="Davis Cup">Davis Cup</a> player<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and seven-time Indian National Tennis Champion. He was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Arjuna_Award" title="Arjuna Award">Arjuna Award</a> for Tennis in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mumbai has hosted the <a href="/wiki/Kingfisher_Airlines_Tennis_Open" title="Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open">Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open</a>, an <a href="/wiki/International_Series_Tournaments" class="mw-redirect" title="International Series Tournaments">International Series</a> tournament of the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals" title="Association of Tennis Professionals">ATP World Tour</a>, in <a href="/wiki/2006_Kingfisher_Airlines_Tennis_Open" title="2006 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open">2006</a> and <a href="/wiki/2007_Kingfisher_Airlines_Tennis_Open" title="2007 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open">2007</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tournaments were played on <a href="/wiki/Hard_(tennis)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hard (tennis)">outdoor hard courts</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Cricket_Club_of_India" title="Cricket Club of India">Cricket Club of India</a> in Mumbai.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chess">Chess</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Maharashtra&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Chess"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rohini_Khadilkar_1982_Luzern.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Rohini_Khadilkar_1982_Luzern.jpg/150px-Rohini_Khadilkar_1982_Luzern.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Rohini_Khadilkar_1982_Luzern.jpg/225px-Rohini_Khadilkar_1982_Luzern.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Rohini_Khadilkar_1982_Luzern.jpg/300px-Rohini_Khadilkar_1982_Luzern.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rohini_Khadilkar" title="Rohini Khadilkar">Rohini Khadilkar</a> (Mumbai) a former women's <a href="/wiki/Chess" title="Chess">chess</a> champion of India </figcaption></figure> <p>Maharashtra has a five-decade-long <a href="/wiki/Chess" title="Chess">chess</a> culture.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first chess association in Maharashtra was formed in 1921 and was known as the South Maharashtra Chess Club.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Sangali Chess Society was established in 1930.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_100-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Southern Maratha Country Chess Association originated in 1955. With the growth of the game in the state, the first chess body in Mumbai, known as the Bombay Chess Association, was established in 1944. Open chess tournaments started in the city in 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_100-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then, in 1950, the All India Chess Federation was started in Mumbai and held tournaments at the national level for five years afterwards in Mumbai. The first Inter-State Championship was held in 1960.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_100-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1963, the Bombay Chess Association and Southern Maratha Country Chess Association merged to form the <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra_Chess_Association" title="Maharashtra Chess Association">Maharashtra Chess Association</a>. </p><p>The Maharashtra Chess League, the first-ever <a href="/wiki/Indian_Premier_League" title="Indian Premier League">IPL</a> style chess league in India, started the PYC Hindu Gymkhana club in Pune on 24 April 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tournament played on a league-cum-knock-out basis. Each team played the other five teams once, with the top four teams at the end of the league stage making it to the semifinals.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_101-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Maharashtra has produced many notable chess players, including <a href="/wiki/Abhijit_Kunte" title="Abhijit Kunte">Abhijit Kunte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Praveen_Thipsay" class="mw-redirect" title="Praveen Thipsay">Praveen Thipsay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rohini_Khadilkar" title="Rohini Khadilkar">Rohini Khadilkar</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Anupama_Gokhale" title="Anupama Gokhale">Anupama Gokhale</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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India">Artistic swimming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_in_India" title="Athletics in India">Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badminton_in_India" title="Badminton in India">Badminton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_in_India" title="Baseball in India">Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basketball_in_India" title="Basketball in India">Basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxing_in_India" title="Boxing in India">Boxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cycling_in_India" title="Cycling in India">Cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diving_in_India" title="Diving in India">Diving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_sport_in_India" title="Equestrian sport in India">Equestrian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fencing_in_India" title="Fencing in India">Fencing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_hockey_in_India" title="Field hockey in India">Field hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_India" title="Football in India">Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golf_in_India" title="Golf in India">Golf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gymnastics_in_India" title="Gymnastics in India">Gymnastics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handball_in_India" title="Handball in India">Handball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judo_in_India" title="Judo in India">Judo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karate_in_India" title="Karate in India">Karate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kayaking_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Kayaking in India">Kayaking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowing_in_India" title="Rowing in India">Rowing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailing_in_India" title="Sailing in India">Sailing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shooting_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Shooting in India">Shooting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skateboarding_in_India" title="Skateboarding in India">Skateboarding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Softball_in_India" title="Softball in India">Softball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_climbing_in_India" title="Sport climbing in India">Sport climbing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surfing_in_India" title="Surfing in India">Surfing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swimming_in_India" title="Swimming in India">Swimming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Table_tennis_in_India" title="Table tennis in India">Table tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taekwondo_in_India" title="Taekwondo in India">Taekwondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennis_in_India" title="Tennis in India">Tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_in_India" title="Volleyball in India">Volleyball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_polo_in_India" title="Water polo in India">Water polo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weightlifting_in_India" title="Weightlifting in India">Weightlifting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_in_India" title="Wrestling in India">Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_sports_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air sports in India (page does not exist)">Air sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arm_wrestling_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arm wrestling in India (page does not exist)">Arm wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodybuilding_in_India" title="Bodybuilding in India">Bodybuilding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowling_in_India" title="Bowling in India">Bowling</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bridge_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bridge in India (page does not exist)">Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canoeing_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Canoeing in India">Canoeing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrom_in_India" title="Carrom in India">Carrom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chess_in_India" title="Chess in India">Chess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cricket_in_India" title="Cricket in India">Cricket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cue_sports_in_India" title="Cue sports in India">Cue sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darts_in_India" title="Darts in India">Darts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dancesport_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Dancesport in India">Dancesport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodgeball_in_India" title="Dodgeball in India">Dodgeball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floorball_in_India" title="Floorball in India">Floorball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabaddi_in_India" title="Kabaddi in India">Kabaddi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kho_kho_in_India" title="Kho kho in India">Kho kho</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kickboxing_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kickboxing in India (page does not exist)">Kickboxing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korfball_in_India" title="Korfball in India">Korfball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurash_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kurash in India (page does not exist)">Kurash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacrosse_in_India" title="Lacrosse in India">Lacrosse</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lifesaving_sport_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lifesaving sport in India (page does not exist)">Lifesaving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motorsport_in_India" title="Motorsport in India">Motorsport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountaineering_in_India" title="Mountaineering in India">Mountaineering</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Muaythai_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Muaythai in India (page does not exist)">Muaythai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netball_in_India" title="Netball in India">Netball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orienteering_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Orienteering in India (page does not exist)">Orienteering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padel_in_India" title="Padel in India">Padel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pickleball_in_India" title="Pickleball in India">Pickleball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polo_in_India" title="Polo in India">Polo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pop_tennis_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pop tennis in India (page does not exist)">Pop tennis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Powerboating_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Powerboating in India (page does not exist)">Powerboating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racquetball_in_India" title="Racquetball in India">Racquetball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rollball_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rollball in India (page does not exist)">Rollball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roller_sport_in_India" title="Roller sport in India">Roller sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_India" title="Rugby union in India">Rugby union</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sambo_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sambo in India (page does not exist)">Sambo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sepak_takraw_in_India" title="Sepak takraw in India">Sepak takraw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snooker_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Snooker in India">Snooker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squash_in_India" title="Squash in India">Squash</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sumo_wrestling_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sumo wrestling in India (page does not exist)">Sumo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Teqball_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Teqball in India (page does not exist)">Teqball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Throwball_in_India" title="Throwball in India">Throwball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tug_of_war_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tug of war in India (page does not exist)">Tug of war</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterskiing_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Waterskiing in India (page does not exist)">Waterskiing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_flying_disc_sport_in_India" title="Ultimate flying disc sport in India">Ultimate flying disc</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wushu_in_India&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wushu in India (page does not exist)">Wushu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Winter_sports_in_India" title="Winter sports in India">Winter sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bandy_in_India" title="Bandy in India">Bandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curling_in_India" title="Curling in India">Curling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_in_India" title="Ice hockey in India">Ice hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_skating_in_India" title="Ice skating in India">Ice skating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icestock_sport_in_India" title="Icestock sport in India">Icestock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skiing_in_India" title="Skiing in India">Skiing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sledding_in_India" title="Sledding in India">Sledding</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">In international <br /> competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Multi-sport event</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_at_the_Olympics" title="India at the Olympics">Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_at_the_Paralympics" title="India at the Paralympics">Paralympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_at_the_Asian_Games" title="India at the Asian Games">Asian Games</a></li> <li><a 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navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_Indian_sports" title="2010 in Indian sports">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_Indian_sports" title="2011 in Indian sports">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_Indian_sports" title="2012 in Indian sports">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_Indian_sports" title="2013 in Indian sports">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_Indian_sport" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 in Indian sport">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Indian_sport" title="2015 in Indian sport">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_Indian_sport" title="2016 in Indian sport">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Indian_sport" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 in Indian sport">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_Indian_sport" title="2018 in Indian sport">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_in_Indian_sport" title="2019 in Indian sport">2019</a></li></ul> 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