According to a BARC report from 2016, pro kabaddi is the third most-watched Indian sports league, after IPL and ISL
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Rahul Dravid has a "Wall" dedicated to him – In front of Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium
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Baichung Bhutia became the first Indian to sign a professional contract with a European club, he sighed a contract with an English club Bury FC
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In 2008, Abhinav Bindra became the first Individual gold medallist Form India
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India won the Hockey World Cup for the very first time in 1975
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Kamaljeet Sandhu was the first Indian woman to win gold in the 400m track event at the Asian Games in 1970, finishing in 57.3 seconds
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Viswanathan Anand became the first Indian to win a world chess championship in 2000, and he has since won it four more times
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During the 1950s The Indian football team was ranked among the top 20 in the world. They won the Asian Games in 1951 and 1962 and finished fourth in the Olympics in 1956
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Milkha Singh became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1958
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Prakash Padukone became the first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championships in 1980.
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The Durand Cup is India's oldest football competition, first held in 1888 and named after the game's founder, Sir Mortimer Durand.
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Indian weightlifter, Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in 2000
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Only the Indian men's cricket team has won world cups in 60 overs, 50 overs, and 20 overs