India has a proven record in Olympic sports activities, showing multiple skills on the worldwide platform for athletes. However, numerous conventional sports activities are considered local sports which many are unaware of. 

These are some traditional Indian sports activities that deserve an international audience. 

Silambam

Silambam is a martial art that is local to South Asia however has roots tracing returned to historical Tamil literature. This sport is commonly related to a bamboo or teak stick named ‘Silambam’ however isn’t always constrained to the stick being the simplest weapon. Katti (Knife),  and Kuttu Katai (knuckledusters) are the various guns that might be practiced in this art. SILA (Silambam Asia) is the legitimate global frame of Silambam. 

Mallakhamb

Mallakhamb is the oldest and most historical Indian game where ‘Malla’ means the gymnast, and ‘khamb’ refers to the pole. Thus, the name ‘Mallakhamb’ stands for a gymnast’s pole’. Mallakhamb is a game that showcases an aggregate of power and acrobatic acts. Gymnasts carry out postures obvious in aerial yoga and different acrobatic acts on a desk-bound wooden pole, rope, or a cane. This game additionally has global federations consisting of the Mallakhamb Confederation of World (MCW) and the South Asian Mallakhamb Federation (SAMF). 

Vallam Kali

Vallam Kali is popularly called the snake boat race because of the type of the boats and is a famous visitor attraction.

Similar to that of Jallikattu, this game is well known in Kerala during the festive event of Onam. One of the most famous Vallam Kali occasions is the Nehru Trophy Boat Race. It is considered one of the most prestigious occasions of the game. 

Thang-Ta

Thang-Ta is an Indian martial art local to Manipur. This martial art includes 3 segments – ritualistic, demonstration, and fight. The ritualistic component includes tantric practices. The demonstration is a display of the art through dances equipping a spear and sword. 

The last component is for the art in the fight. It is part of Huyen Langdon, the whole martial art in which Thang-Ta is an armed fight and some other element Sarit Sarak is unarmed fighting.

Pehlwani

Pehalwani is now popularly called Kushti. Popularised in the 1800s and early 1900s through The Great Gama, an Indian wrestler who remained undefeated after contending with one of the world’s first-rate champions. 

Jallikattu

Jallikattu is yet another game observed in Tamil Nadu at the event of Pongal. This game includes a bull being released into crowds and members ought to hold their horns and the bull’s hump. Victory is said if the members control to stop the bull.

However, the game noticed a brief ban because of the demise of human beings and the ill-treatment of bulls. This act subsided in 2017 when new legal guidelines made it more secure for humans to retain the game.