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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including sports listed below.

States

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List of Indian state sports
State Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andhra Pradesh Kho kho Kho kho
Arunachal Pradesh Nyokum Archery Tibetan Archery
Assam Dhopkhel Dhopkhel
Bihar Ha-du-du Kabaddi
Chhattisgarh Indian archery Archery
Goa Football Football
Gujarat Kho kho Kho kho
Haryana Malla-Yuddha Malla-Yuddha

Himachal Pradesh Bir Billing Bir Billing/Paragliding
Jharkhand Sekkor Sekkor
Karnataka Kambala Kambala
Kerala Kuttiyum kolum Kuttiyum kolum
Madhya Pradesh Mallakhamba Mallakhamba
Maharashtra Dahi Handi Gopal Kala/Utlotsavam
Manipur Polo Polo
Meghalaya Khasi Archery Archery
Mizoram Insuknawr Insuknawr/Rod Pushing Sport
Nagaland Kene (Naga Wrestling) Kene Wrestling
Odisha Field hockey Field hockey
Punjab Punjabi kabaddi Punjabi kabaddi
Rajasthan Basketball Basketball
Sikkim Ghode Dhan Ghode Dhan
Tamil Nadu Ha-du-du Kapaṭi
Telangana Kushti Kushti
Tripura Thwgmung Thwgmung
Uttar Pradesh Hockey Hockey
Uttarakhand Whitewater Kayaking Whitewater Kayaking
West Bengal Cricket Cricket

Union territories

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List of Indian state sports (Union territories)
Union territory Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Boat racing Boat racing
Chandigarh
Delhi Malla-Yuddha Malla-Yuddha
Lakshadweep Beach Volleyball Beach Volleyball
Puducherry

References

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  1. ^ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

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