भारत में खेल का तात्पर्य भारत में खेले जाने वाले विभिन्न प्रकार के खेलों से है, जिसमें आदिवासी खेलों से लेकर अधिक मुख्यधारा के खेल जैसे फील्ड हॉकी, कबड्डी, क्रिकेट, बैडमिंटन और फुटबॉल शामिल हैं। भारत की संस्कृति, लोगों और जनजातियों की विविधता देश में विभिन्न प्रकार के खेल विषयों में परिलक्षित होती है।
क्रिकेट भारत में सबसे लोकप्रिय खेल रहा है, देश ने कई मौकों पर क्रिकेट विश्व कप की मेजबानी और जीत हासिल की है। ओलंपिक खेलों में फील्ड हॉकी भारत के लिए सबसे सफल खेल है ; भारतीय पुरुष टीम ने आठ स्वर्ण पदक सहित तेरह ओलंपिक पदक जीते हैं।
भारत में अन्य लोकप्रिय खेल बैडमिंटन, फुटबॉल, निशानेबाजी, कुश्ती, मुक्केबाजी, टेनिस, स्क्वैश, भारोत्तोलन, जिमनास्टिक, एथलेटिक्स,टेबल टेनिस, बास्केटबॉल, वॉलीबॉल और साइकिलिंग । लोकप्रिय स्वदेशी खेलों में शतरंज, खो-खो, पतंग-लड़ाई, लेग क्रिकेट, पोलो, स्नूकर और गिलिडंडा शामिल हैं।
भारत में खेल : कबड्डी एक प्राचीन खेल है और भारत के सबसे तेजी से बढ़ते खेलों में से एक है। भारत ने एशियाई खेलों और कबड्डी विश्व कप (मानक शैली) के तीनों सत्रों में कबड्डी के कई मैच और सीज़न जीते।
भारत ने कई अंतरराष्ट्रीय खेल आयोजनों की मेजबानी और सह-मेजबानी की है, विशेष रूप से 1987, 1996 और 2011 क्रिकेट विश्व कप, 1951 और 1982 एशियाई खेल, 2010 राष्ट्रमंडल खेल और 2017 फीफा अंडर -17 विश्व कप।
देश में घरेलू पेशेवर खेल लीगों में इंडियन प्रीमियर लीग ( ट्वेंटी 20 क्रिकेट ), आई-लीग और इंडियन सुपर लीग (फुटबॉल), प्रो कबड्डी लीग (कबड्डी), हॉकी इंडिया लीग ( हॉकी), प्रीमियर बैडमिंटन लीग शामिल हैं।
बैडमिंटन), प्रो रेसलिंग लीग (कुश्ती), अल्टीमेट टेबल टेनिस लीग (टेबल टेनिस), और प्रो वॉलीबॉल लीग (वॉलीबॉल)। अल्टीमेट खो-खो लीग के 2020 में लॉन्च होने की उम्मीद है, जिसने डाबर के साथ एक प्रमुख प्रायोजन सौदे को आकर्षित किया है।
भारत में प्रतिवर्ष आयोजित होने वाले प्रमुख अंतरराष्ट्रीय खेल आयोजनों में टेनिस में चेन्नई ओपन, गोल्फ में इंडियन ओपन और बैडमिंटन में इंडिया ओपन शामिल हैं।
मेजर ध्यानचंद खेल रत्न खेल में उपलब्धि के लिए भारत का सर्वोच्च पुरस्कार है, जबकि द्रोणाचार्य पुरस्कार कोचिंग में उत्कृष्टता के लिए दिया जाता है।
भारत में आयोजित अंतर्राष्ट्रीय खेल आयोजन [International sports events held in India]
भारत में आयोजित अंतरराष्ट्रीय खेल आयोजनों की सूची निम्नलिखित है:
| # | Sport | Event name | Year/Date | Venue |
| Multi-Sport Event | Asian Games | 1951 | New Delhi | |
| 001 | Table Tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | 1952 | Mumbai |
| 002 | Billiards | IBSF World Billiards Championship | 1952 | Kolkata |
| 003 | Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | 1958 | Kolkata |
| 004 | Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | 1963 | Kolkata |
| 005 | Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | 1973 | Mumbai |
| 006 | Table Tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | 1975 | Kolkata |
| 007 | Wrestling | Asian Wrestling Championships | 1979 | Jalandhar |
| 008 | Boxing | Men’s Asian Amateur Boxing Championships | 1980 | Bombay |
| 009 | Football | AFC Women’s Championship | 1980 | Kozhikode |
| 010 | Table Tennis | Asian Table Tennis Championships | 1980 | Kolkata |
| 011 | Archery | Asian Archery Championships | 1980 | Kolkata |
| 012 | Basketball | FIBA Asia Cup | 1981 | Kolkata |
| 013 | Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | 1981 | New Delhi |
| 014 | Field Hockey | Field Hockey World Cup | 1982 | BHA Stadium, Bombay |
| Multi-Sport Event | Asian Games | 1982 | New Delhi | |
| 001 | Table Tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | 1987 | New Delhi |
| 002 | Cricket (ODI) | Cricket World Cup | 1987 | Multiple venues |
| 003 | Wrestling | Asian Wrestling Championships | 1987 | Mumbai |
| 004 | Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | 1987 | Bangalore |
| Multi-Sport Event | South Asian Games | 1987 | Kolkata | |
| 001 | Archery | Asian Archery Championships | 1988 | Kolkata |
| 002 | Snooker | ACBS Asian Snooker Championship | 1989 | India |
| 003 | Cycling | Asian Cycling Championships | 1989 | Yamuna Velodrome, Delhi |
| 004 | Rowing | Asian Rowing Championships | 1989 | Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh |
| 005 | Athletics | Asian Athletics Championships | 1989 | New Delhi |
| 006 | Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | 1990 | Bangalore |
| 007 | Wrestling | Asian Wrestling Championships | 1991 | New Delhi |
| 008 | Table Tennis | Asian Table Tennis Championships | 1992 | New Delhi |
| 009 | Judo | Asian Judo Championships | 1995 | New Delhi |
| Multi-Sport Event | South Asian Games | 1995 | Chennai | |
| 001 | Cricket (ODI) | Cricket World Cup | 1996 | Multiple Venues |
| 002 | Field Hockey | Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy | 1996 | Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai |
| 003 | Tennis | Chennai Open | 1996 | SDAT Tennis Stadium, Chennai |
| 004 | Cricket (ODI) | Women’s Cricket World Cup | 1997 | Multiple Venues |
| 005 | Basketball | FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship | 1998 | Kolkata |
| 006 | Chess | World Chess Championship | 2000 | New Delhi |
| 007 | Wrestling | Asian Wrestling Championships | 2003 | New Delhi |
| Multi-Sport Event | Afro-Asian Games | 2003 | Hyderabad | |
| 001 | Boxing | Women’s Asian Amateur Boxing Championships | 2003 | Hisar District |
| 002 | Canoeing | Asian Canoeing Championships Canoe sprint | 2003 | Bhopal |
| 003 | Kabaddi | Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) | 2004 | Mumbai, Maharastra |
| 004 | Basketball | FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship | 2004 | Bangalore |
| 005 | Sailing | Asian Sailing Championship | 2004 | Mumbai |
| 006 | Marathon | IAAF Road Race Label Events Mumbai Marathon | 2004–(recur) | Mumbai |
| 007 | Half Marathon | IAAF Road Race Label Events Delhi Half Marathon | 2005–(recur) | Delhi |
| 008 | Rowing | Asian Rowing Championships | 2005 | Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad |
| 009 | Cycling | Asian Cycling Championships | 2005 | Punjab Agriculture University Velodrome |
| 010 | Field Hockey | Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy | 2005 | Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai |
| 011 | Archery | Asian Archery Championships | 2005 | New Delhi |
| 012 | Boxing | AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships | 2006 | New Delhi |
| 013 | Gymnastics | Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships | 2006 | Surat |
| 014 | Gymnastics | Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships | 2006 | Surat |
| 015 | Kabaddi | Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) | 2007 | Panvel, Maharastra |
| 016 | Beach Volleyball | Asian Beach Volleyball Championship | 2008 | Hyderabad |
| 017 | Boxing | Women’s Asian Amateur Boxing Championships | 2008 | Guwahati |
| 018 | Football | AFC Challenge Cup | 2008 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Multi-Sport Event | Commonwealth Youth Games | 2008 | Pune | |
| 001 | Badminton | BWF World Junior Championships | 2008 | Pune |
| 002 | Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | 2008 | Bangalore |
| 003 | Badminton | BWF World Championships | 2009 | Hyderabad |
| 004 | Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | 2009 | Hyderabad |
| 005 | Basketball | FIBA Asia Championship for Women | 2009 | Chennai |
| 006 | Table Tennis | Asian Table Tennis Championships | 2009 | Lucknow |
| 007 | Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | 2010 | Maharashtra |
| 008 | Wrestling | Asian Wrestling Championships | 2010 | New Delhi |
| 009 | Field Hockey | Field Hockey World Cup | 2010 | New Delhi |
| Multi-Sport Event | Commonwealth Games | 2010 | New Delhi | |
| 001 | Field Hockey | Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy | 2011 | New Delhi |
| 002 | Cricket (ODI) | Cricket World Cup | 2011 | Multiple Venues |
| 003 | Snooker | ACBS Asian Snooker Championship | 2011 | Indore |
| Multi-Sport Event | South Asian Winter Games | 2011 | Dehradun and Auli | |
| 001 | Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | 2011 | Bangalore |
| 002 | Motor Sports | Formula One 2011 Indian Grand Prix | 2011 | Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida |
| 003 | Field Hockey | 2012 Summer Olympics (London)Qualification Tournament 1 | 2012 | New Delhi (Dhyan Chand National Stadium) |
| 004 | Motor Sports | Formula One 2012 Indian Grand Prix | 2012 | Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida |
| 005 | Field Hockey | FIH Men’s Hockey World League (2013 Round 2 (Delhi leg)) | 2012–13 season | New Delhi (Dhyan Chand National Stadium) |
| 006 | Field Hockey | FIH Men’s Hockey World League (2013 Round 4 (Final round)) | 2012–13 season | New Delhi (Dhyan Chand National Stadium) |
| 007 | Field Hockey | FIH Women’s Hockey World League (2013 Round 2 (Delhi leg)) | 2012–13 season | New Delhi (Dhyan Chand National Stadium) |
| 008 | Wrestling | Asian Wrestling Championships | 2013 | New Delhi |
| 009 | Canoeing | Asian Canoeing Championships Canoe Polo | 2013 | New Delhi |
| 010 | Cycling | Asian Cycling Championships | 2013 | New Delhi (Yamuna Velodrome) |
| 011 | Motor Sports | Formula One 2013 Indian Grand Prix | 2013 | Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida |
| 012 | Athletics | Asian Athletics Championships | 2013 | Pune |
| 013 | Cricket (ODI) | Women’s Cricket World Cup | 2013 | Multiple Venues |
| 014 | Chess | World Chess Championship | 2013 | Chennai |
| Multi-Sport Event | Lusophony Games | 2014 | Goa | |
| 001 | Tennis | Davis Cup World Group Play-offs | 2014 | KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Bangalore |
| 002 | Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | 2014 | Bangalore |
| 003 | Badminton | Thomas Cup Uber Cup | 2014 | Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi |
| 004 | Field Hockey | Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy | 2014 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar |
| 005 | Field Hockey | FIH Women’s Hockey World League (2015 Round 2 (Delhi leg)) | 2014–15 season | Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi |
| 006 | Field Hockey | FIH Men’s Hockey World League (2015 Round 4 (Final round)) | 2014–15 season | Raipur |
| 007 | Golf | Asian Tour Indian Open (golf) | 2015 | Delhi Golf Club |
| 008 | Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | 2016 | Bangalore |
| 009 | Cricket (T20) | ICC World Twenty20 | 2016 | Multiple Venues |
| 010 | Cricket (T20) | ICC Women’s World Twenty20 | 2016 | Multiple Venues |
| 011 | Kabaddi | Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) | 2016 | The Arena, Ahmedabad |
| 012 | Golf | Asian Tour Indian Open (golf) | 2016 | Delhi Golf Club |
| Multi-Sport Event | South Asian Games | 2016 | Guwahati and Shillong | |
| 001 | Athletics | Asian Athletics Championships | 2017 | Bhubaneswar |
| 002 | Wrestling | Asian Wrestling Championships | 2017 | Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi |
| 003 | Cycling | Asian Cycling Championships | 2017 | Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi |
| 004 | Badminton | BWF Super Series India Open | 2017 | Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi |
| 005 | Squash | Asian Individual Squash Championships | 2017 | Express Avenue Mall, Chennai |
| 006 | Shooting | ISSF World Cup | 2017 | New Delhi |
| 007 | Table Tennis | ITTF World Tour India Open (table tennis) | 2017 | Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi |
| 008 | Football | FIFA U-17 World Cup | 2017 | Multiple Venues |
| 009 | Basketball | FIBA Asia Women’s Cup | 2017 | Bangalore |
| 010 | Basketball | FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women | 2017 | Bangalore |
| 011 | Boxing | AIBA Women’s Youth World Championships | 2017 | Guwahati |
| 012 | Golf | Asian Tour Indian Open (golf) | 2017 | DLF Golf and Country Club |
| 013 | Lawn Bowls | Asian Lawn Bowls Championships | 2017 | New Delhi |
| 014 | Lawn Bowls | Asian Under 25 Lawn Bowls Championship | 2017 | New Delhi |
| 015 | Field Hockey | FIH Men’s Hockey World League (2017 Round 4 (Final round)) | 2016–17 season | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar |
| 016 | Field Hockey | Field Hockey World Cup | 2018 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar |
| 017 | Golf | Asian Tour Indian Open (golf) | 2018 | DLF Golf and Country Club |
| 018 | Boxing | AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships | 2018 | New Delhi |
| 019 | Wrestling | Asian Wrestling Championships | 2020 | New Delhi |
| 020 | Football | FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup | 2021 | Multiple Venues (cancelled due to covid pandemic) |
| 021 | Field Hockey | Men’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup | 2021 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar |
| 022 | Football | FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup | 2022 | Multiple Venues |
| 023 | Football | AFC Women’s Asian Cup | 2022 | Multiple Venues |
| 024 | Field Hockey | Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup | 2023 | To be Decided |
| 025 | Cricket (ODI) | Cricket World Cup | 2023 | Multiple Venues |
