Sports & Games

42.195 km race commemorating Pheidippides' legendary run from Marathon to Athens in 490 BC

The most unbreakable, jaw-dropping world records across all sports that define human greatness

Michael Phelps, Caeleb Dressel and the most decorated sport in the Olympic programme

"Lightning Bolt" — world's fastest human; 100m (9.58s) and 200m (19.19s) world records

The most remarkable athletic world records that define the limits of human physical achievement

The game of kings for 1,400 years; invented in India, mastered by Kasparov and Carlsen

Competitive video gaming: from Dota 2 and CS to a $1.8 billion global industry and Olympic sport

India's most beloved board games — both invented in the subcontinent and played by billions

Ancient Indian game Moksha Patam teaching karma; now played by millions of children worldwide

The economics of sport — TV rights, player salaries, sponsorships and the multi-trillion dollar industry

From 16th-century England to a global sport with 2.5 billion fans across 100+ countries

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup — held every 4 years; India won in 1983 and 2011

World's richest cricket league; launched in 2008, it changed cricket and sports business forever

India's most successful captain; won World Cup (2011), T20 WC (2007) and Champions Trophy (2013)

"God of Cricket" — 100 international centuries, highest run-scorer in history of cricket

The oldest and most prestigious format; 5-day battles of skill, endurance and strategy

Modern cricket's greatest batsman; 80+ international centuries across all formats

The biggest sporting event on Earth; Brazil holds the record with 5 World Cup titles

From Tsu Chu in ancient China to the world's most popular sport with 5 billion fans

India's rich football history — Mohun Bagan, the Sunil Chhetri era and the ISL revolution

The greatest rivalry in football history; between them they won 13 Ballon d'Or awards

"The King of Football"; only player to win 3 World Cups; 1,283 goals in his career

Europe's elite club football competition; Real Madrid holds the record with 15 titles

India's fastest rising Olympic sport; PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal leading a golden generation

Chess was invented in India (Chaturanga, 600 AD); today India leads the world with 85+ GMs

India's national sport; 8-time Olympic gold medallists; the greatest dynasty in Olympic hockey

India's most decorated Olympic sport; Abhinav Bindra, Manu Bhaker and the shooting revolution

India's national sport of the soil; a 4,000-year-old contact sport now broadcast globally

India's first track-and-field Olympic gold medallist; javelin throw world champion

India's oldest sport; Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sushil Kumar on the world stage

Athletic festival held in Olympia, Greece every 4 years from 776 BC; dedicated to Zeus

Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt and Nadia Comaneci — legends who redefined Olympic greatness

India's Olympic journey from 1900 to its first individual gold medal at Beijing 2008

Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympics in 1896; now the world's largest sporting event

The flame, rings and motto — the symbols that unite athletes from every corner of the world

Paris hosted the Summer Olympics for the 3rd time; breakthrough for Indian sports

Olympic Games for snow and ice sports; first held in Chamonix, France in 1924