Throughout the years, the sport has been polished and has emerged into the glance of everybody majorly occupying
outdoor activities. However, in a time when the crowd gushes over players on
the field running behind a ball under the sky, indoor games have gained equal
importance as outdoor ones.
Indoor games entertain us no matter what the outside weather is and it keeps up to the time assigned without any procrastination. Indoor
games develop the overall personality of the player as well as encourage other
people to participate and get involved. Also, it is very essential to know that
just like any other fast-growing and evolving players of other outdoor sports,
Indoor gaming champs have been regarded with many awards and rewards for their
impeccable wit and talent.
Nevertheless, this variant of sports has evolved many players who need innate intelligence, vision and intense thinking caps to put on and carry themselves along with the game. These 4 indoor gaming champions have framed the true meaning of sportsmanship and have emerged successfully competing amongst the best.
Viswanathan Anand, Chess
Chess is a game that requires stupendous patience and
agility clubbed with smartness and attention to beat the competitor. While this
game has become quite regarded, the top Indian player who gave a neck to neck
competition and appeared successfully has constantly been Viswanathan Anand who is
popularly known as ‘Vishy.’ This Chess Grandmaster and former World Chess
Champion became the first-ever Indian to win the FIDE in 2000. This undisputed
champion is strongest rapid player of his generation who started playing chess
at the age of six and won numerous awards because of his excellence.
Sharath Kamal, Table Tennis
He is definitely the best professional table tennis
player that the country has ever produced! Sharath is currently ranked 30th
in the world and broke Kalesh Mehta’s record of eight National Championship
medals by winning the Senior National Championship nine times. He also won US Open
Table Tennis Men’s championships in Michigan. This ardent player of table
tennis also holds the medal of 2006 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Mary Kom, Boxing
She is undoubtedly the best Indian Olympic boxer who
emerged from the Indian state of Manipur. This woman became World Amateur
Boxing Champion six times breaking the world record. Magnificent Mary qualified
the 2012 Summer Olympics winning the bronze medal and got ranked as No.1 AIBA
World Women’s Ranking Light-weight category. This lady was also nominated by
the President of India as a member of Rajya Sabha in 2016 and later she won the
gold medal in Asian Boxing Championship. Anything said is less for this Meethoi
Leima (exceptional lady as conferred by the government of Manipur) since she is the epitome of magnificence.
Pankaj Arjan Advani, Snooker
Pankaj Advani is another exemplary indoor gaming champion
of Indian billiards and snooker. He received the title of world champion 21
times achieving a hat-trick in English billiards. He also holds the World Asian
and National Championship titles simultaneously. This pioneer of snooker became
a professional in 2012 winning the 2014 IBSF World 6 Red Snooker.
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