Sports in Kota

The participants of sports in Kota strive for an overall fair play, integrity and ethical behavior, courtesy toward opponents and fellow teammates and to keep the grace even in losing. The entertainment prospect of sports, popularity spread through mass media and the much increased leisure time, has led to true professionalism in Kota sports. The place offers excellent facilities for a number of sports, especially adventure sports that attracts much enthusiasm.

Kota is abound with varied opportunities in water sports. The geographical terrain especially of the Hadoti region provides for a number of gorges, rapids and waterfalls amidst the verdant forest land. These supports rafting, power parasailing, wind skiing, wind surfing, kayaking and the like. The Chambal river from great options between the region of Dholpur to Jawahar Sagar.

In accordance with the popularity of such sports the Department of Tourism arranges Chambal Adventure Festival, Kota, every year and has now become a much awaited fare. The turquoise blue waters of Chambal beckon huge participation, especially from the soldiers and army personnel. The open countryside of Kota also offers excellent gliding options while the bountiful forest strips and uneven terrain pose challenge for the trekkers.

This apart, there are a plethora of Kota sports including the all very popular cricket, hockey, football, basketball, tennis, volleyball, badminton, and target shooting. the rural games of gilli - danda, kho - kho and kabadi are still popular especially in the suburbs of Kota. Kite flying is also one of the a favorite sports in Kota and this reaches the height of exhilaration in the months of January.