Sports in Gandhinagar

The people of Gandhinagar are found to be sports enthusiasts as they support every kind of sport. The people strongly believe in possessing the perfect combination of a sound body with a sound mind that is very important for living a healthy lifestyle. Physical fitness is an area that is given special attention. The tremendous consciousness about the healthy lifestyle has resulted into vast changes in it. Everybody wishes to give up that monotonous lifestyle and indulge into physical activities like sports, apart from healthy food. For the people of Gandhinagar, sports is one form of learning where they acquire the potential to make it big in the sphere of their work and to shine on a very large scale. And that's how it should be, even if you don't make it big in sports professionally, you ought to employ a lifestyle that has sports as its part and parcel for maintaining the well-being in all aspects.

Gandhinagar also focuses on various sports that are performed and practiced on the national and international level. There are few complexes that have been set up in Gandhinagar for both outdoor and indoor games. Even the rural areas of Gandhinagar are well versed about the importance of sports for the fitness and the health requirements of the people.

Regional Sports Center in Gandhinagar

There is a regional sports center in Gandhinagar that is located very close to the railway station and it occupies a central position in the city. The regional sports center of Gandhinagar includes a stadium that possesses 50,000 seats, practice areas, athletic tracks, football, cricket and hockey grounds, archery and shooting grounds, tennis courts, swimming pool, game courts and even indoor area for recreational and physical activities.

Biggest Indoor Cricket Ground in Gandhinagar

A place in Gandhinagar called Koba possesses the biggest indoor cricket ground. The entire stadium meant for indoor cricket is completely air-conditioned and is built by the incurring a cost of about Rs.100 crore. It is India’s biggest stadium that possesses eight floors, four courts, a shopping complex, a food court and even a health and fitness center. Various standardized facilities of the world class are also available at this indoor stadium. The people or the sport enthusiast of Gandhinagar enjoy excellent fitness and sporting facilities at this indoor stadium where there is an area that has been set aside for beach volleyball, beach soccer and indoor cricket.

Popular Sports in Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar possesses many sports complexes and various other facilities in the form of sports grounds for different types of games that are both indoor and outdoor games.
Gujarat has State of Art complex and facilitates Sports grounds for various Games like Indoor and Outdoor games, The most common games that are played in Gandhinagar are the following:

•     Beach Sports
•     Cricket
•     Hockey
•     Football
•     Chess
•     Squash
•     Badminton
•     Tennis
•     Skating
•     Billiards
•     Go Carting
•     Swimming
•     Bowling
•     Horse Riding
•     Skiing
•     Para sailing
•     Para Gliding
•     Surfing
•     Speed Boats
•     Water scooters
  
  

Badminton Coaching Centers in Gandhinagar

Skating in Gandhinagar

Some of the well-known institutes and training centers that provide skating classes in Gandhinagar are the following:

• Apple Global School, Gandhinagar Sarkhej Highway, Ahmedabad
  Address: Karnavati Club Lane, Gandhinagar Sarkhej Highway, Ahmedabad – 380055, Gujarat, India
  Landmark: Opposite Wide Angle Multiplex
  Contact Person: Liza Shah
  Area: Gandhinagar Sarkhej Highway
  Mobile: 9227620181, 9227253010
  Website: www.appleglobal.in
  Email: [email protected]
  

• Eklavya Sports Academy
  Address: Off Sola Over Bridge, Opposite Cambay Grand Hotel, Ajanta Cross Road, Thaltej, Ahmedabad – 380054
  Phone: (079) 30078209
  

• Sports Authority of India
  Address: Netaji Subhash Western, Sector 15, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
  
  

Hockey in Gandhinagar

Hockey is the national game of India and there are many cities and states in India that have indulged themselves in playing hockey for the purpose of entertainment and also as a competitive game. The governing body of the hockey team and the hockey that is played in India is Hockey India which was formed in 2008 after the dismissal of the Indian Hockey Federation.

The hockey sports training classes in Gandhinagar provide professional training.

Hockey Grounds in Gandhinagar: The names of some Hockey Grounds and the institutes that provide coaching classes for Hockey in Gandhinagar have been mentioned below along with their contact details:

• Hockey Stadium
  Address: Sports Authority of India, Sector 15, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
  

• Apple Global School
  Address: Karnavati Club Lane, Gandhinagar Sarkhej Highway, Ahmedabad – 380055, Gujarat, India
  

• Kensville Golf Club
  Address: No. 900/B, Shapath-IV Complex, Gandhinagar Sarkhej Highway, Ahmedabad – 380051, Gujarat, India
  

• Ace Tennis Academy
  Address: 9 Courts, S G Road, Juhapura, Ahmedabad – 380055, Gujarat, India
  

With new institutes springing up in the city, the people of Gandhinagar have slowly moved their attention from cricket to hockey.

Martial Arts in Gandhinagar

Martial Arts plays a very important role in boosting up self-confidence and health. You want to learn the art? Here are well known institutes that provide martial arts training in Gandhinagar have been listed below along with their contact details:

• Kung Fu Martial arts Research & Development Association. Gujarat

Address: "Sharswati Shisu Mandir"Block-239/2,'D'type, Sector-17, Old M.L.A Quarter, Gandhinagar- 382017, Gujarat, India
Phone: 098 24 348197
Hours of Work: Thursday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

• Brave Lions Mixed Martial Arts Den

Contact Persons:-Sijo.Dr.Udayan Acharya / Sifu - Mr.Pratap Rajput / Sifu-Shivang Joshi / Sifu Javal Jani
Address: Plot No-863,2nd Floor, (Near Dream Electronics), Vishvkarma Shopping Center, Sector-21, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Contact No: - 9824348197, 9624404441, 9722332210, 9727020341
Gym Time 06:30 a.m. to 11:30 am / 05:30 pm to 09:00 pm

Golf in Gandhinagar

Below mentioned are various Golf coaching centers in Gandhinagar:

Cambay Spa & Golf Resort
Address: Plot No X 22, 23 & 24
Opposite Hillwoods School, Sector 25
Gandhinagar 382044

Club Kensville Golf Resort, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway
Address: Kensville Golf & Country Club
Near Kerala G.I.D.C.
On Bavla-Nalsarovar Road
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway
Landmark: Near Devdholera Village

Shree Balaji Golf Course
Address: Gandhinagar
Gujarat 382421
Hours: Saturday 8:30 am – 7:30 pm

Aalloa Hills Golf Resort
Address: Aalloa Hills
Pindarda Village Near ONGC Depot
Mahudi Highway, Gandhinagar- 382010
Gujarat
Phone: 098 98 973714
Hours: Saturday Open 24 hours

Gulmohar Greens - Golf & Country Club Limited
Address: B/204, Shapath IV, S.G. Higway
Opposite Karnavati Club Limited
Ahmedabad-380054
Gujarat, India
Phone: 079 3061 3100
Hours: Saturday 10:30 am – 7:00 pm

Marathon in Gandhinagar

Marathon in Gandhinagar was a very massive and at the same time historic and successful event organized on 14th February, 2010. The marathon in Gandhinagar was supported by bureaucrats, citizens, corporates, sponsors and the media. It was only due to the demand of the citizens of Gandhinagar, that Half marathon was conducted in the city on 27 the November, 2011 at the Lions Garba Ground, CH-3, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

Marathon in Gandhinagar is considered to be one of the most popular and biggest marathons in India till date. Marathon Gandhinagar consisted of different races like half marathon, main marathon, senior citizens run, wheelchair event and dream run. The event also witnessed participation from popular celebrities and the corporate bigwigs.