Sport in Delhi

Sport in Delhi

Delhi is a destination where Sports have always been a major part of the city's culture. Both professionally as well as for entertainment sake sports have always occupied a pivotal position. The city takes interest in a variety of sports like cricket, golf, polo, swimming, tennis, cycling and shooting.'

The city is also interested in a variety of adventure sports like ballooning, boating, bowling, cycling, flying, gliding, mountaineering, riding, sailing, shooting and squashes. The city has only one ballooning club at Bahadur Shah Zafar marg and is very popular with the tourists. Delhi is growing to be one of the most potent tourism destination of India not only because of its exquisite monuments but also the city has a wonderful adventure sports facility.

There are a plethora of bowling alleys in Delhi where one can go and unwind the spirits after a busy working day. The same goes with the tourists also. They can visit any of the bowling alleys to spend a blasting evening with the friends and family.Flying, gliding and mountaineering are a bit off beat sports.

Shooting, Polo, Swimming, and golf are a kind of professional sport. The last two can be played for recreational purposes if one has the permission to visit any of the premier swimming or golf clubs.

In Delhi Sports is slowly becoming one of the major career options of the young generation and the government is taking plenty of evolutionary measures to upgrade the sports facilities.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is one of the best sports stadium of the country. The tourists here are given an opportunity to try bungee jumping . The Wanderlust Travels have set up an arrangement to facilitate the visitors with this nerve wracking opportunity.

There is a multi sports leisure complex in north east Delhi at the site of Bhalswa Lake. Boating, Kayaking, Canoeing and other water sports facilities are available here. The tourists may also go for fishing down to the Bhadkal Lake Surajkund and okhla.

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