Netball in India
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| Netball in India | |
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 India (blue) playing Jamaica (yellow) in netball at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. | |
| Country | India |
| Governing body | Netball Federation of India |
| National team | India |
Women started playing netball in India as early as 1926.[1] The Sports Authority of India and the Government of India have provided a lot of funding with the goal of improving the performance of the country's youth national team.[1] India had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championships in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2001.[2] National team captains include Prachi Tehlan, who captained the side that competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[1]
Some of the important netball competitions held in India include:
- The 2010 Commonwealth Games[3]
- The 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship, held from 3 to 10 July 2010, at the Thyagaraj Stadium.[1]
Some of the top performances for the India national netball team include:
As of January 2011, the women's national team was ranked number twenty-five in the world.[6]
References
Bibliography
- Government of Sri Lanka (21 July 2001). "5th Asian Netball Championship next week in Colombo". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- International Federation of Netball Associations (21 January 2011). "Current World Rankings". Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- International Federation of Netball Associations (15 June 2008). "History of Netball". Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- Netball Singapore (2011b). "Milestones". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- Netball Singapore (13 December 2010). "NTUC FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup 2010". Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- Sagar, Naresh (4 July 2010). "Asian Youth Netball Championship". Sagar Media. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
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