Important Sports terms, cups, and awards for AFCAT

Important Sports Awards in India:

National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.

  1. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (Previously known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award) is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four year.
  2. Arjuna Award is given for consistent outstanding performance for four years.
  3. Dronacharya Award for coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious International sports events.
  4. Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime contribution to sports development.
  5. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar Is given to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) and individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development.
  6. MAKA Trophy:Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.

Important Sports Terms:

Athletics- Relay, Track, Lane, Photofinish, Hurdles, Shotput, Discuss Throw, Hammar Throw, High Jump, Triple Jump Cross Country, etc.

Badminton-Shuttle cock,Deuce, Game , Double Fault, Service court, Fore hand, Back Hand, Smash, Hit, Drop, Net, Let ,Love.

Baseball-  Pitcher, Diamond, Pinching, Bunting Home run, Base runner, Throw, Perfect game, Strike, Put out.

Basketball- Free throw, Common foul, Under head, Technical foul,  Over head, etc.

Boat Race – Cox.

Billiards & Snooker- Pull,In Off, Jigger, Cue,Scratch , Hit, Object ball, Break shot, In Baulk, Pot,Scoring,Cannons, Cushion billiards.

Boxing –Knock-out, Jab, Round, Hook, Punch, Upper- cut, Kidney punch, Timing, Foot work.

Bridge – Revoke , Ruff , Dummy , Little Slam , Grand Slam , Trump , Diamonds, Tricks .

Chess – Gambit , Checkmate , Stalemate , Check, E. L. O. rating, Grandmaster,  international master, Kings Indian Defence, etc.

Cycling- Sprint, Time trial, Trackrace, Point race,  etc.

Cricket – Toss, Run, Wicket, Pitch, Stump, Bails, Crease, Pavalion, Gloves, Wicket Keeper, Over, Followon, Rubber, Spin, Ashes, Catch, Bowled, Stump out, Run out, L. B. W, Hit Wicket, Googley, Not out, No ball, Wide ball, Dead ball, Maiden over, Over Throw, Bye, Leg by, Cover drive, Late cut, Hook, Glance, Stroke, Shot, Pull, Sixer, Followthrough, Turn, Bouncer, Hattrick, Round the wicket, Over the wicket, Seamer, Boundry line, Slip, Square leg, Runner, Cover, Yorker, Gully, Long on, Silly point, Midwicket, Mid on, Forward short leg, Deep/mid-wicket, etc.

Crocquet – Mallett , Hoops.

Football – Kick, Head, Penalty kick, Dribble, Off side, Hattrick, Foul, Left out,Goal, Right out, Stopper, Defender, Move,Pass,Comer bick, Baseline, Rebound.

Golf – Hole , Bogey , Put , Stymie , Caddie , Tee , Links , Putting the green.

Gymnastics –Parellel bar, Horizontal bar, Push up, Floor exercise, Uneven bar, Sit up. etc.

Hockey – Bully, Short corner, Hattrick, Goal, Penalty Corner, Penalty stroke, Pushin, Cut, Scoop, Dribble,  Centre forward, Half back, Astroturf, Sudden death,  Left in, Left out, Off-side, Tie breaker, Carried, Stick, Striking circle, Under cutting, etc.

Horse Racing – Punter , Jockey , Place , Win , Protest.

Kho-Kho – Runner , Chaser , Poleby , Out , Foul.

Lawn Tennis – Volley , Smash , Service , Back-hand-drive.

Polo – Chukker , Bunder , Mallet.

Rifle Shooting – Bull’s eyes.

Rugby Football – Drop Kick , Screen.

Skiing – Tobogganing.

Shooting – Rapidfire Pistol, Standard rifle, Free pistol, Air rifle, Range, Bull’s eye, etc.

Swimming – Back Stroke Freestyle, Butterfly,Breast stroke, Lane, Pool.

Tennis –Service, Grandslam, Deuce, Advantage, Game Point, Break point, Smash, Shot, Break, Grass Court, , Drop shot, Netplay, Baseline, etc.

Table Tennis -Volley, Late service, Drive spin, Half volley, Back hand, Chop, etc.

Volleyball – Deuce  Booster , Spikers , Service , Love.

Wrestling – Free style, Point, Hal Nelson, Heave, etc

Weight Lifting-Jerk, Snatch, etc


Important Cups:

Air Racing

Jawaharlal Challenge Trophy, King’s Cup, World Cup.

Archery

Federation Cup

Athletics

Charminar Trophy, Federation Cup, World Cup.

Badminton

Agarwal Cup, Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Austrelasia Cup, Chadha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatollah Challenge Cup, Konica Cup, Narng cup, Sophia Kitiakara Cup, Konica Cup, S. R. Ruia Cup, Thomas Cup, Tunku Abdul Rahman Cup, Uber Cup, World Cup, Yonex Cup.

Basketball

Basalat Jha Trophy, B. C. Gupta Trophy, Federation Cup, S. M. Arjuna Raja trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, William Jones Cup.

Billiards

Arthur Walker Trophy, Thomas Cup.

Boat Rowing

American Cup (Yacht racing), Wellington Trophy (India).

Boxing

Aspy Adjahia Trophy, federation Cup, Val iBaker Trophy.

Bridge

Basalat Jha Trophy, Holkar Trophy, Ruia Gold Cup, Singhania Trophy.

Chess

Naidu Trophy, Khaitan Trophy, Limca Trophy, Linares City Trophy, World Cup.

Cricket

Anthony D’Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup, Bose Trophy, Champions Trophy, Charminar Challenge Cup, C. K. Nayudu Trophy, Cooch-Behar Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar-Border Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar-Border Trophy, G. D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, Ghulam Ahmad Trophy, hakumat Rai Trophy, ICC World Cup, Interface Cup, Irani Trophy, Jawaharlal Nehru Cup, Lombard World Challenge Cup, McDowells Challenge Cup, Merchant Trophy, Moin-ud-Dowla Cup, NatWest Trophy, Prudential Cup (World Cup), Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Baria Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Sheesh Mahal Trophy, Sheffield Shield, Singer Cup, Sir Frank Worrel Trophy, Texaco Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Vizzy Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy, World Series Cup.

Football

African Natons Cup, Airlines Cup, america Cup, Asia Cup, Asian Women’s Cup, Bandodkar Trophy, B. C. Roy Trophy, Begum Hazrat Mahal Cup, Bicentennial Gold Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Colombo Cup, Confederations Cup, DCM Cup, Durand Cup, European Cup, FA Cup, Federation Cup, G. V. Raja Memorial Trophy, gold Cup, Governor’s Cup, Greek Cup, Great Wall Cup, IFA Shield, Independence Day Cup, Indira Gandhi Trophy, Inter-Continental Cup, Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Kings Cup, Kirin Cup, Lal Bahadur Shastri Trophy, McDowell Cup, Merdeka Cup, Nagjee Trophy, Naidunia Trophy, Nations Cup, NFL Trophy, Nehru Gold Cup, Nizam Gold Cup, Raghbir Singh Memorial Cup, Rajiv Gandhi Trophy, Rovers Cup, Sanjay Gold Cup, Santosh Trophy, Scissors Cup, Sir Ashutohs Mukherjee Trophy, Stafford Cup, Subroto Cup, Supercup Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, UEFA Cup, US Cup, Vittal Trophy, Winner’s Cup, World Cup.

Golf

Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Inter-Continental Cup, Maekyung LG Fashion Open Trophy, Muthiah Gold Cup, Nomura Trophy, Paralamdi Trophy, President’s Trophy, Prince of Wales Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Topolino Trophy, Walker Cup, Waterford Crystal Trophy, World Cup.

Hockey

Agha Khan Cup, Allwyn Asia Cup, Azlan Shah Cup, Beighton Cup, Bhim Sain Trophy, BMW Trophy, Bombay Gold Cup, Champions Trophy, Clarke Trophy, Dhyan Chand Trophy, Esanda Champions Cup, European Nations Cup, Gurmeet Trophy, Guru Nanak Cup, Gyanvati Devi Trophy, Indira Gandhi Gold Cup, Intercontinental Cup, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Cup, Kuppuswamy Naidu Cup, Lady Rattan Tata Cup (women), Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Modi Gold Cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Nehru Trophy, Obaidullah Gold Cup, Prime Minister’s Gold cup, Rangaswami Cup, Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Rene Frank Trophy, Sanjay Gandhi Trophy, Scindia gold Cup, Shriram Trophy, Tunku Abdul Razak Cup, Wellington Cup, World Cup, Yadavindra Cup.

Horse Racing

Beresford Cup, Blue Riband, Derby, Grand Natonal Cup.

Kabaddi

Federation Cup

Kho-Kho

Federation Cup

Netball

Anantrao Pawar Trophy.

Polo

Ezar Cup, Gold Cup, King’s Cup, President Cup, Prithi Singh Cup, Radha Mohan Cup, Winchester Cup.

Rowing

Beefeather’s Gin.

Rugby Football

Bledisloe Cup; Calcutta Cup, Webb Ellis Trophy.

Shootng

North Wales Cup, Welsh Grand Prix.

Snooker

Team Tournament Asean Cup.

Table Tennis

Asian Cup, Berna Bellack Cup, Corbillion Cup (women), Electra Gold Cup, Gasper-Giest Prize, Grand Prix, Jayalaxmi Cup (women), Kamala Ramanunjan Cup, Marcel Corbillon Cup, Pithapuram Cup (men), Swaythling Cup (men), Travancore Cup (women), U Thant Cup, World Cup.

Tennis

Ambre Solaire Cup, A T&T Cup, Champions Cup, ATP President’s Cup, Davis Cup, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Cup, Edgbaston Cup, Evert Cup, Federation Cup, Ghafar Cup, Grand Prix, Grand Slam Cup, Nations’ Cup, Watson’s Water Trophy, Wightman Cup, Wimbledon Trophy, World Cup, World Team Cup.

Volleyball

Centennial Cup, Federation Cup, Indira Pradhan Trophy, Shivanthi Gold Cup, World Cup, World League Cup.

Weightlifting

World Cup.

Wrestling

Bharat Kesari, Burdwan Shield, World Cup.

Yachting

America Cup

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