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'''2016 in Indian sports''' describes the year's events in Indian sport. The main highlight for this year for India is the [[India at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympic]] and [[India at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Paralympic Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] and the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|T20 World cup]].

== Calendar by month ==

=== January ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
!Status
!Winner/s
|-
| 2-17
| [[Badminton]]
| [[2016 Premier Badminton League]]
|Domestic
|Delhi Acers
|-
| 3
| [[association football|Football]]
| SAFF Championship
|South Asian
|India became champion by beating Afghanistan in final by 2-1
|-
| 4-10
| [[Tennis]]
| ATP World Tour [[2016 Aircel Chennai Open]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aircelchennaiopen.org/2016/schedule_results |title=Jan 10th Schedule & Results - Aircel Chennai Open 2016 |website=Aircelchennaiopen.org |access-date=2017-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229064054/http://www.aircelchennaiopen.org/2016/schedule_results |archive-date=2015-12-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|International
|[[2016 Aircel Chennai Open – Singles|Singles]] [[Stan Wawrinka]] [[2016 Aircel Chennai Open – Doubles|Doubles]] [[Oliver Marach]] / [[Fabrice Martin]]
|-
| 12-31
| [[Cricket]]
| One Day & T20
|bilateral Series between India and Australia
|Australia won one day series by 4-1 & India won T20 Series by 3-0.
|-
|15-16
|[[Professional Wrestling]]
|Promotional Tour of WWE
| WWE Live Promotional Event in Delhi at IGI Stadium.
|Roman (C) defeated Rusev in Main Event for the WWE world heavyweight championship
|-
|17
|[[Marathon]]
|[[Mumbai Marathon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/kenyas-gideon-kipketer-wins-mens-race-sets-new-record-at-mumbai-marathon-2587996.html |title=Mumbai Marathon: Kenya's Gideon Kipketer wins men's race, sets new record |website=Firstpost.com |access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref>
| International
| {{flagicon|Kenya}}Gideon Kipketer
|-
| 18–21 February
|[[Field hockey|Hockey]]
|[[2016 Hockey India League season|2016 Hockey India League]]
|Domestic League
| Punjab Warriors
|-
| 22–14 February
| Cricket
| [[2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]]
| International
| West Indies
|-
| 30 - 5 Mar
|[[Kabbadi|Kabaddi]]
| Pro Kabbadi League season 3
|Domestic League
|[[Patna Pirates]]
|}

=== February ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
|'''Status'''
|'''Winner'''
|-
| 5-16
| [[Multi-sport event|Multi-Sports Games]]
| [[2016 South Asian Games]] in [[Guwahati]] and [[Shillong]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southasiangames2016.com/|title=The best ever South Asian Games|website=South Asian Games 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320184016/http://www.southasiangames2016.com/|archive-date=2016-03-20|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref>
|South Asian
|India top medal tally with 188 Gold Medals.
|-
| 24–6 March
| [[cricket]]
| [[2016 Asia Cup]] in Bangladesh.
| Asia Cup
| India
|}

===March===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
!Status
!Winner/s
|-
| 8–3 April
| [[cricket]]
| [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]]
| International
| West Indies
|-
|15-3 April
|[[Cricket]]
|[[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016 ICC World Twenty20]]
|International
|West Indies
|-
|24
| [[association football|Football]]
| India vs Iran
| 2018 FIFA & 2019 Asian Cup Qualification
| Iran
|-
|29
| [[association football|Football]]
| India vs Turkmenistan
| 2018 FIFA & 2019 Asian Cup Qualification
| Turkmenistan
|}

===April===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
!Status
!Winner/s
|-
|[[Field Hockey]]
| [[2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup]]
| Annual International hockey tournament
| International
|Australia beat India by 4-0 in final<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/sultan-azlan-shah-cup-india-fall-in-final-as-australia-clinch-ninth-title-2756707/ |title=Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: India fall in final as Australia clinch ninth title |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=2016-04-16 |access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref>
|-
| 9–21 May
| [[cricket]]
| [[2016 Indian Premier League]]
| Domestic League
| [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
|}

===August===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
!Position
!Medals
!Medalist
|-
| 5-21
| [[Olympics]]
| [[India at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rio2016.com/en |title=Rio 2016 Olympics - Schedule, Medals, Results & News |website=Rio2016.com |access-date=2017-01-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224233603/http://www.rio2016.com/en |archive-date=2015-02-24 }}</ref>
|67
|2
|{{Silver medal}} {{sortname|P. V.|Sindhu}} <br> {{Bronze medal}} {{sortname|Sakshi|Malik}}
|}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/india-in-olympics-2016/miscellaneous/Rio-Olympics-Sindhu-Sakshi-shine-as-India-end-campaign-with-two-medals/articleshow/53799569.cms |title=Rio Olympics: Sindhu, Sakshi shine as India end campaign with two medals |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-08-21 |access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
!winner
|-
| 21 July - 28 Aug
| Cricket
| India tour of West Indies & US
| India have won Test Series by 2-0 (4 Tests) <br> West Indies won T20 Series by 1-0 (2 T20)
|}

===September===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
!Players/Event
!Position
!Medals
|-
| 7-18
| [[Paralympics]]
| [[2016 Summer Paralympics]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rio2016.com/en |title=Rio 2016 Olympics - Schedule, Medals, Results & News |date=2016-12-20 |newspaper=International Olympic Committee |access-date=2017-01-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224233603/http://www.rio2016.com/en |archive-date=2015-02-24 }}
</ref>
|19 Athletes in 20 Events
|42
|4
|-
| 24 Sept - 3 Oct
| [[Asian Beach Games]]
| [[2016 Asian Beach Games]]
| 208 Athletes
| 16
| 2 Gold,4 Silver, 18 Bronze
|}

'''Medalist at 2016 Rio Paralympics'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
|-
|style="background:#f7f6a8;"|{{gold01}}
|style="background:#f7f6a8;"|[[Mariyappan Thangavelu]]
|style="background:#f7f6a8;"|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]]
|style="background:#f7f6a8;"|[[Men's High Jump F42]]
|style="background:#f7f6a8;"|9 September
|-
|style="background:#f7f6a8;"|{{gold01}}
|style="background:#f7f6a8;"|[[Devendra Jhajharia]]
|style="background:#f7f6a8;"|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]]
|style="background:#f7f6a8;"|[[Men's Javelin Throw F46]]
|style="background:#f7f6a8;"|14 September
|-
|{{Silver02}}
|[[Deepa Malik]]
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]]
|[[Women's Shot put F53]]
|12 September
|-
|{{bronze03}}
|[[Varun Bhati|Varun Singh Bhati]]
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]]
|[[Men's High Jump T42]]
|9 September
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
!Winner/Standing
|-
|3
|International Football
|India vs [[Puerto Rico]]
|India 4 - 1 Puerto Rico
|-
| 15–2 October
| [[Association Football]]
| [[2016 AFC U-16 Championship]]
|Iraq Win / India finished at Group stage
|-
|22 Sept - 29 Oct
|[[Cricket]]
| New Zealand tour of India
| India won test series by 3-0 & ODI Series by 3-2
|}

===October===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
!Winner
|-
| 1 Oct - 20 December
| [[Association Football]]
| [[Indian Super League|2016 Indian Super League season]]
|[[Atlético de Kolkata|Atletico de Kolkata]] defeated [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerla Blasters]] in final by 1-1 (4-3) to lift their 2nd Title.
|-
| 20 - 30 Oct
|[[Field Hockey]]
|[[2016 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2016 Asian Hockey Championship]]
| India won by beating Pakistan by 3-2 in the final.
|-
| 29 Oct - 5 Nov
|[[Field Hockey]]
|[[2016 Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy|2016 Women's Asian Hockey Championship]]
| India won by beating china in final with 3-2.
|-
| 7 - 22 Oct
| [[Kabbadi|Kabaddi]]
| [[2016 Kabaddi World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[India men's national kabaddi team|India]]
|}

===November===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
!Winner
|-
| 5 Nov
|[[Association Football]]
|[[2016 AFC Cup Final]]
|[[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]] (Qatar) beat [[Bengaluru FC]] (India) in final by 1-0
|-
| 9 Nov - 1 Feb 2017
|[[Cricket]]
|[[English cricket team in India in 2016–17]]
| India vs England 5 Test Match Series.
India won by 4-0
|}

===December===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
| '''Winners'''
|-
| 1-11
| [[Field hockey|Hockey]]
| [[2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup]]
|India beat Belgium in final by 2-1 (2nd Title)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fih.ch/events/hockey-junior-world-cup |title=Hockey Junior World Cup | FIH |website=Fih.ch |access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref>
|}
| 23
| [[Cricket]]
| [[ACC Under-19 Cup]]
|India (273/8) lead by captain Abhishek Sharma beat Sri Lanka (239/10) and won the cup

===Year highlights===
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/year-in-review-indias-emerging-sporting-icons-who-made-their-mark-in-2016-3170268.html |title=Year in Review 2016: India’s emerging sporting icons who made the nation proud |publisher=Firstpost.com |access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref>
* India competed in [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio Olympics]] & Paralympics and bagged 2 and 4 medals respectively.
* Cricket T20 World cup held in India.
* Indian cricket team finished the year by holding the top ICC test Ranking. Remained unbeaten in 18 Test Matches.
* India won Hockey Junior World cup for second time.
* Domestic League season took place for Hockey, Cricket & Football.
* Indian football team achieved their top rank in past six years as they finished 135 in [[FIFA World Rankings|FIFA Ranking]] & jumped 31 spot in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/indian-football-2016-bengaluru-i-league-isl-atk-national-team-4445304/ |title=Indian football in 2016: Strong surge by Bengaluru FC, India climb the charts, ATK claim second ISL crown |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=2016-12-26 |access-date=2017-01-12}}</ref>

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