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Sports in Karnataka
Sports in Karnataka feature a wide variety of traditional as well as modern olympic sports, played across the Indian state of Karnataka. Cricket is by far the most popular sport in the state with International cricket matches attracting a sizeable number of spectators. The sports infrastructure is mainly concentrated in the state's capital city of Bengaluru, which also played co-host to the 4th National Games of India in the year 1997 with Mysuru. The city also hosts Sports Authority of India (SAI), the premier sports institute in India.
Other than cricket, the state has produced national and international athletes and has been a major center for Badminton, Hockey, Football, Chess, Cue sports, Athletics, swimming and indigenous sports such as Hori Habba and Kambala. Karnataka is sometimes referred to as the cradle of Indian swimming thanks to a strong swimming culture and having won multiple gold medals at the National Games.
Sporting culture in Karnataka has a long history dating back to the ancient and medieval periods and was seen as a necessary physical excerise for hunting and military before being evolved into entertainment. Indigenous sports such as Kabaddi and similar sports served as a medium for social connection and community bonding in ancient Karnataka.
Sports also formed an important part of military training under the dynasties such as Western Chalukyas, Hoysalas and Vijayanagara Empire. Inscriptions across Karnataka such as the 982 CE Shravanabelagola inscription of the Rashtrakuta emperor Indra IV mentions India's one of the most extensive text detailing specialised tactics, maneuvers and rules of the game Polo. The Chalukya emperor Satyashraya was titled Kandukacharya (lit. 'Teacher of Polo') in the Morigere inscription. Similarly, Nagadeva, husband of Kannada poetess Attimabbe held the title of Kandukapurandara (lit. 'Lord of Polo').
The Manasollasa authored by the Chalukya King someshwara III has dedicated chapters to state-subsidised sports such as Bhramanshram (lit. 'endurance walking'), Bhrashram (lit. 'Weightlifting') and Malla-Stambha (lit. 'wrestling on wooden pillars'). The very name of Hoysala Kingdom is rooted on physical courage when the mythical boy Sala (also referred as Poysala) famously killed a tiger, saving his Guru Sudatta whilst in a forest. The word Hoy translates to "Strike" in Old Kannada, hence the name 'Hoy-sala'. The stone carvings of Hoysala architecture at Belur and Halebidu depict military archery contests, swordsmanship duels and chariot-racing formats.
During Vijayanagara Empire in the late medieval period, the foreign travelers like Abdul Razzak and Domingo Paes left behind accounts of the empire's sporting culture. Every military division and neighborhood featured heavily patronised Garadi Mane (lit. 'gymnasiums'). Men and Women alike trained under coaches to master Malla-yuddha (lit. 'wrestling') and heavy club swinging. The empire was ahead of its time with female wrestlers, judges and elite female bodyguards trained in hand-to-hand combat.
The Mahanavami Dibba festival (precursor to Mysuru Dasara) hosted national-level sports tournaments such as wrestling, elephant fighting and high-altitude Acrobatics before the royal courts. Alongside elephant fighting, Cockfighting, Ram fighting and Buffalo fighting seem to have been popular.
in 17th century, the Kingdom of Mysore under Raja Wodeyar I revived the Mahanavami Dibba tradition (Dasara) of the Vijayanagara Empire at Srirangapatna. This annual festival continued to feature sports tournaments. Garadi Mane was also revived and supported the kingdom's infantry forces. Later in the 18th century, the kingdom incorporated recreational sports such as cavalry Equestrianism, sword Fencing and specialised archery.
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Sports in Karnataka
Sports in Karnataka feature a wide variety of traditional as well as modern olympic sports, played across the Indian state of Karnataka. Cricket is by far the most popular sport in the state with International cricket matches attracting a sizeable number of spectators. The sports infrastructure is mainly concentrated in the state's capital city of Bengaluru, which also played co-host to the 4th National Games of India in the year 1997 with Mysuru. The city also hosts Sports Authority of India (SAI), the premier sports institute in India.
Other than cricket, the state has produced national and international athletes and has been a major center for Badminton, Hockey, Football, Chess, Cue sports, Athletics, swimming and indigenous sports such as Hori Habba and Kambala. Karnataka is sometimes referred to as the cradle of Indian swimming thanks to a strong swimming culture and having won multiple gold medals at the National Games.
Sporting culture in Karnataka has a long history dating back to the ancient and medieval periods and was seen as a necessary physical excerise for hunting and military before being evolved into entertainment. Indigenous sports such as Kabaddi and similar sports served as a medium for social connection and community bonding in ancient Karnataka.
Sports also formed an important part of military training under the dynasties such as Western Chalukyas, Hoysalas and Vijayanagara Empire. Inscriptions across Karnataka such as the 982 CE Shravanabelagola inscription of the Rashtrakuta emperor Indra IV mentions India's one of the most extensive text detailing specialised tactics, maneuvers and rules of the game Polo. The Chalukya emperor Satyashraya was titled Kandukacharya (lit. 'Teacher of Polo') in the Morigere inscription. Similarly, Nagadeva, husband of Kannada poetess Attimabbe held the title of Kandukapurandara (lit. 'Lord of Polo').
The Manasollasa authored by the Chalukya King someshwara III has dedicated chapters to state-subsidised sports such as Bhramanshram (lit. 'endurance walking'), Bhrashram (lit. 'Weightlifting') and Malla-Stambha (lit. 'wrestling on wooden pillars'). The very name of Hoysala Kingdom is rooted on physical courage when the mythical boy Sala (also referred as Poysala) famously killed a tiger, saving his Guru Sudatta whilst in a forest. The word Hoy translates to "Strike" in Old Kannada, hence the name 'Hoy-sala'. The stone carvings of Hoysala architecture at Belur and Halebidu depict military archery contests, swordsmanship duels and chariot-racing formats.
During Vijayanagara Empire in the late medieval period, the foreign travelers like Abdul Razzak and Domingo Paes left behind accounts of the empire's sporting culture. Every military division and neighborhood featured heavily patronised Garadi Mane (lit. 'gymnasiums'). Men and Women alike trained under coaches to master Malla-yuddha (lit. 'wrestling') and heavy club swinging. The empire was ahead of its time with female wrestlers, judges and elite female bodyguards trained in hand-to-hand combat.
The Mahanavami Dibba festival (precursor to Mysuru Dasara) hosted national-level sports tournaments such as wrestling, elephant fighting and high-altitude Acrobatics before the royal courts. Alongside elephant fighting, Cockfighting, Ram fighting and Buffalo fighting seem to have been popular.
in 17th century, the Kingdom of Mysore under Raja Wodeyar I revived the Mahanavami Dibba tradition (Dasara) of the Vijayanagara Empire at Srirangapatna. This annual festival continued to feature sports tournaments. Garadi Mane was also revived and supported the kingdom's infantry forces. Later in the 18th century, the kingdom incorporated recreational sports such as cavalry Equestrianism, sword Fencing and specialised archery.
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