📓 Sports that originated in India

Kabaddi

 a contact team sport that involves tagging and wrestling.

Kho Kho

 a tag-based game played between two teams.

Mallakhamb

 a gymnastics-based sport that involves aerial stunts and acrobatics.

Gilli Danda

 a traditional Indian game played with a small stick (danda) and a small piece of wood (gilli).

Kushti

 a traditional Indian wrestling sport.

Lathi Khela

 a traditional Indian sport that involves fighting with sticks (lathis).

Mukna

 a traditional Indian sport that involves wrestling and grappling.

Pehlwani

 a traditional Indian wrestling sport.

Yoga

 while not exclusively a sport, yoga has its origins in ancient India and has evolved into various competitive forms.

Malla Yuddha

 an ancient Indian martial art that involves wrestling and grappling.

Varma Kalai

 an ancient Indian martial art that involves targeting pressure points.

Silambam

 a traditional Indian martial art that involves fighting with sticks.