The ideal place for a sportsman to live in and make his dreams come true is Delhi, the capital city of India. As a hobby or a past-time or even as a career, sports in Delhi have everything for everyone. Delhi offers good facilities to aspiring talents in the field of Cricket, Football, Hockey, Basket Ball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Swimming and Tennis. There are many training centers, clubs and high standard coaches who train up young talents. Being the capital, players get exposure to play and compete with established world famous players that help them to improve their standard to stand against strong teams and individual players. This a great opportunity for Delhiites to fulfill their dreams which many of the talented athletes do not get for staying in other states.

Delhi has good stadiums and great academies to give coaching to enthusiastic sportsmen. Delhi has had the honor of hosting the Asian Games in 1851 and in 1982. The recent Commonwealth games 2010 have changed the position of Delhi in front of the entire world. The place is going through great improvements in the infrastructure of the city and developments in all spheres. Games villages have been set up to accommodate more than 8000 athletes and officials. The sports complexes are many and are carefully taken care of by DDA (Delhi Development Authority).

Cricket is a game that is loved by Indians perhaps the most. It has brought great honors for the country and its popularity is well defined when you see young cricketers practicing every morning at every open space that they find in and around the city. The Firoz Shah Kotla grounds hold testimony to the international cricket that has been played so many times in this historical ground. This ground stands as a witness to the tremendous game that was played between India and Pakistan where Anil Kumble bagged all the 10 wickets to set a world record.

Sports do not include only the usual games. Adventure sports too are a special feat that requires talent and perseverance and the adventure tourism of Delhi take extra care and makes fantastic arrangements for such sports like Rock Climbing that is conducted from October to March, Trekking, various water sports that include boating on pedal boats, speed boats, kayaks and canoes. If you want to soar high up like an eagle you can do that too when you are in Delhi. Parasailing is conducted under the supervision of experts only.

The adventure sports club is open to all above the age of 10. Besides trekking, parasailing, adventure camps mountain expeditions and rock climbing, water sports include river rafting in the River Ganga. The Balloon Club of India is in Delhi that makes sports in Delhi more fascinating and attractive to all people around the country. There is no end to the list of the different sports facilities available in the enchanting city of Delhi.