Netball in India

Netball in India

India (blue) playing Jamaica (yellow) in netball at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
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:

• 2010 Nations Cup: Sixth place^[4]
• 2010 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Fourth^[5]

As of January 2011, the women's national team was ranked number twenty-five in the world.^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Sagar 2010
2. ^ Government of Sri Lanka 2001
3. ^ International Federation of Netball Associations 2008
4. ^ Netball Singapore 2010a
5. ^ Netball Singapore 2011b
6. ^ International Federation of Netball Associations 2011a

Bibliography

• Government of Sri Lanka (21 July 2001). "5th Asian Netball Championship next week in Colombo". http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200107/20010721Asian_Netball_Championship.htm. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
• International Federation of Netball Associations (21 January 2011). "Current World Rankings". http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
• International Federation of Netball Associations (15 June 2008). "History of Netball". http://www.netball.org/Netball.aspx?id=18. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
• Netball Singapore (2011b). "Milestones". http://www.netball.org.sg/pages/4-milestones. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
• Netball Singapore (13 December 2010). "NTUC FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup 2010". http://netball.org.sg/results/16. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
• Sagar, Naresh (4 July 2010). "Asian Youth Netball Championship". Sagar Media. http://www.pr-inside.com/asian-youth-netball-championship-r1983580.htm. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 

External links

• Olympic Council of Asia