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Sports: Cups, Venues & Olympics

Trophies by sport, famous venues and India at the Olympics.

Cups and trophies

• CricketRanji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Irani Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy; Ashes (England–Australia), Border–Gavaskar Trophy (India–Australia)
• FootballDurand Cup (Asia's oldest club tournament, 1888), Santosh Trophy, Subroto Cup (schools), FIFA World Cup
• HockeyBeighton Cup, Aga Khan Cup, Dhyan Chand Trophy
• BadmintonThomas Cup (men's team), Uber Cup (women's team), Sudirman Cup (mixed team)
• TennisDavis Cup (men's team), Billie Jean King Cup (women's team, earlier Fed Cup)
• GolfRyder Cup (Europe vs USA), Walker Cup
• ChessChess Olympiad (India won both open and women's gold in 2024, Budapest)
• PoloEzra Cup, Prince of Wales Cup
• VolleyballFederation Cup
• Boat raceNehru Trophy (Alappuzha, Keralam)

Famous venues

• Eden GardensKolkata (cricket)
• Wankhede StadiumMumbai (cricket; 2011 World Cup final)
• Narendra Modi StadiumAhmedabad (world's largest cricket stadium)
• M. A. Chidambaram (Chepauk)Chennai (cricket)
• Feroz Shah Kotla (Arun Jaitley Stadium)Delhi (cricket)
• Salt Lake StadiumKolkata (football)
• Major Dhyan Chand National StadiumDelhi (hockey)
• Kalinga StadiumBhubaneswar (hockey)
• Birsa Munda International Hockey StadiumRourkela

India at the Olympics

• Total Olympic medals (to Paris 2024)41, including 10 gold
• Hockey gold medals8 (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)
• First individual goldAbhinav Bindra, 10 m air rifle, Beijing 2008
• Second individual goldNeeraj Chopra, javelin, Tokyo 2020
• Paris 2024 tally6 medals: 1 silver (Neeraj Chopra) and 5 bronze
• First Indian after Independence to win two medals at one GamesManu Bhaker, Paris 2024 (two shooting bronzes)
• First independent India individual medalK. D. Jadhav, wrestling bronze, Helsinki 1952
• Next Summer OlympicsLos Angeles 2028 (14–30 July)