Sport in South Asia
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"Sport in the Indian subcontinent" redirects here. For Sport in the Indian Republic, see Sport in India.
For the sports native to the subcontinent, see Traditional games of South Asia.
Many sports are played in South Asia, with cricket being the most popular of them; 90% of the sport's worldwide fans live in South Asia.[1] Football is followed passionately in some parts of South Asia, such as Kerala and Bengal.[2][3][4] Field hockey was popular for several decades, with some of South Asia's greatest sporting accomplishments having taken place in this sport.[5] Some native South Asian games are played professionally in the region, such as kabaddi and kho-kho, and also feature in regional competitions such as the South Asian Games and Asian Games.[6][7]