The Rigveda, the oldest of the four Vedas, mentions the game of chess as \"ashtapada\".

Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, is credited with popularizing the game of polo in India.

Hockey is the national game of India and is governed by Hockey India.

Abhinav Bindra won the first individual gold medal for India at the Olympic Games in 2008 in the 10m air rifle event.

Virender Sehwag holds the record for the highest individual score in a Test match, with 319 runs against South Africa in 2008.

Viswanathan Anand became the first Indian to win the World Chess Championship in 2000.

P.V. Sindhu won the gold medal in women's singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in badminton.

Ravi Kumar Dahiya won the gold medal in men's freestyle 65 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian wrestler to win an Olympic gold medal since 2008.

Amit Panghal won the gold medal in men's lightweight at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic gold medal since 2008.

Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in men's 10m air pistol at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian shooter to win an Olympic gold medal since 2012.

Mirabai Chanu won the gold medal in women's 49 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian weightlifter to win an Olympic gold medal since 2000.

Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in men's javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics.

The Indian men's hockey team won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, defeating Great Britain in the final.

The West Indies cricket team won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975, defeating Australia in the final.

Bengal won the first Santosh Trophy in 1941, defeating Punjab in the final.