Jaipur Sports

The various kind of sports played at Jaipur city in Rajasthan state of India are :

Cricket Sport : Cricket is a bat-and-ball sport contested by two teams, usually of eleven players each.

Football Sport : Commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players. It is the most popular sport in the world.

Hockey : Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponent's net or goal, using a hockey stick.

Boxing Or Pugilism : Boxing (or pugilism) is a combat sport of English origin in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds.

Volleyball : Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of six active players, separated by a high net, each try to score points against one another by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.

Cart Races : Cart races can be held, pulled by camels and, on occasion, even asses. However, knowing the donkey’s tendency for stubborness, most people decide more wisely to lay their bets on the camels.

Water Sports : The Lakes of Rajasthan are known for water sports. During the 1982 Asian games, rowing competitions were held at Ramgarh lake near Jaipur.

Safari : Warfare would not have been possible without detailed planning, especially in this desert region where all supplies had to be carried when the armies came to pitch camp where the battle lines were drawn.

Polo Sport In Jaipur : Polo had its beginnings in India, in the state of Rajasdthan. Played in a very basic manner using brisk ponies, the game eventually evolved under British patronage, and a complex set of rules was created, and the game divided into chukkers or rounds.