From national animal to national flower, the Indian government has named various elements as symbols that describe a nation’s identity, heritage, and legacy. 

However, one of the biggest myths is that India has a national sport. If anybody asked, that person will reply that either Hockey or Kabaddi is the national game of India, which is false. Although Kabaddi is one of the most ancient games that are being played in India along with Hockey, but none of them have been named as the national game of India. 

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India has not named any sport as its national game. 

A teacher named Mayuresh Agrawal, who teaches in the K. Patil International School, Sindkheda Taluk, Dhule district, filed a query to RTI (Right To Information) asking, “Is hockey the national game of India? If so, when was hockey declared as the national game of India“. 

To which the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports replied that the centre hasn’t declared any sport or game as the national game of India as the objective of the government is to encourage/promote all popular sports disciplines.