# 2016 in Indian sport

2016 in Indian sports describes the year's events in Indian sport. The main highlight for this year for India is the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and the T20 World cup.

## Calendar by month
### January

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 2-17 | Badminton | 2016 Premier Badminton League | Domestic | Delhi Acers |
| 3 | 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 | International | Singles Stan Wawrinka 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 | International | Gideon Kipketer |
| 18–21 February | Hockey | 2016 Hockey India League | Domestic League | Punjab Warriors |
| 22–14 February | Cricket | 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup | International | West Indies |
| 30 - 5 Mar | Kabaddi | Pro Kabbadi League season 3 | Domestic League | Patna Pirates |

### February

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner |
| 5-16 | Multi-Sports Games | 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong | South Asian | India top medal tally with 188 Gold Medals. |
| 24–6 March | cricket | 2016 Asia Cup in Bangladesh. | Asia Cup | India |

### March

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 8–3 April | cricket | 2016 ICC World Twenty20 | International | West Indies |
| 15-3 April | Cricket | 2016 ICC World Twenty20 | International | West Indies |
| 24 | Football | India vs Iran | 2018 FIFA & 2019 Asian Cup Qualification | Iran |
| 29 | Football | India vs Turkmenistan | 2018 FIFA & 2019 Asian Cup Qualification | Turkmenistan |

### April

| 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 |
| 9–21 May | cricket | 2016 Indian Premier League | Domestic League | Sunrisers Hyderabad |

### August

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Position | Medals | Medalist |
| 5-21 | Olympics | India at the 2016 Summer Olympics | 67 | 2 | Silver P. V. Sindhu Bronze Sakshi Malik |
| 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) West Indies won T20 Series by 1-0 (2 T20) |

### September

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Players/Event | Position | Medals |
| 7-18 | Paralympics | 2016 Summer Paralympics | 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
| Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Athletics | Men's High Jump F42 | 9 September |
| Devendra Jhajharia | Athletics | Men's Javelin Throw F46 | 14 September |
| Deepa Malik | Athletics | Women's Shot put F53 | 12 September |
| Varun Singh Bhati | Athletics | Men's High Jump T42 | 9 September |
| 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

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Winner |
| 1 Oct - 20 December | Association football | 2016 Indian Super League season | Atletico de Kolkata defeated Kerla Blasters in final by 1-1 (4-3) to lift their 2nd Title. |
| 20 - 30 Oct | Field Hockey | 2016 Asian Hockey Championship | India won by beating Pakistan by 3–2 in the final. |
| 29 Oct - 5 Nov | Field Hockey | 2016 Women's Asian Hockey Championship | India won by beating china in final with 3–2. |
| 7 - 22 Oct | Kabaddi | World Cup | India |

### November

| 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

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Winners |
| 1-11 | Hockey | 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup | India beat Belgium in final by 2-1 (2nd Title) |
| 23 | Cricket | ACC Under-19 Cup |India (273/8) led by captain Abhishek Sharma beat Sri Lanka (239/10) and won the cup

### Year highlights

* India competed in 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 Ranking & jumped 31 spot in 2016.