Hockey, kabaddi and chess
The sports the Netherlands and India share, besides cricket.
Hockey is the sport in which the Netherlands and India have met for a century. India won Olympic gold eight times and dominated hockey well into the twentieth century; the Netherlands has been among the world's best in both the men's and women's game for decades. Dutch coaches and players regularly work in India, including in the Hockey India League.
Kabaddi, a contact sport without a ball that fills stadiums in India, is played on a small scale in the Netherlands, mainly within the Punjabi community. Chess, which originated in India, is flourishing there with a new generation of world-class players; the annual tournament in Wijk aan Zee always draws Indian participants. Badminton and the board game carrom are popular in Indian associations.
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Useful links
- KNHB knhb.nl
The Royal Dutch Hockey Association. - Hockey India hockeyindia.org
India's hockey federation. - FIH fih.hockey
International fixtures and rankings.