Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) (originally known as Railways Sports Control Board) is a sports board run by the

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...

. It was formed as the Indian Railways Athletic Association in 1928. It promotes 30 sporting disciplines and owns the Karnail Singh Stadium in

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. The board is represented as Railways in the National Games of India.

Overview

RSPB is a

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of the

Board of Control for Cricket in India The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. Its headquarters are situated at Cricket centre, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The BCCI is the richest governing body of cricket in the world ...

and fields the

Railways cricket team Railways cricket team (also known as the Indian Railways) is a domestic cricket team in India representing Indian Railways. The team's home ground is East Coast Railway Stadium in Bhubaneswar and Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi. The team ...

in domestic cricket competitions in India such as the

Ranji Trophy The Ranji Trophy (also known as Mastercard Ranji Trophy for sponsorship reasons) is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between multiple teams representing regional and state cricket associations. Board of Control for Cr ...

. It is an associate member of the

All India Football Federation The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the national governing body of football in India. It is a member of FIFA, the international governing body of football and affiliated to Asian Football Confederation. It is affiliated to Ministry ...

and fields the Railways football team in

Santosh Trophy The Santosh Trophy, officially known as Hero Senior Men's National Football Championship due to sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, is a state football leagues in India, state-level association football, football competition contested by the L ...

. It is also an associate of the

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. Apart from domestic cricket and football, RSPB has played host to national level events such as the National Weightlifting Championship in 2004, the National Boxing Championship in 2007 and the 56th National Kabaddi Championship in 2004. In 2009, RSPB held the 17th Men's and 14th Women's USIC World Railway Athletics Championship. In the run up to the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, the RSPB in coordination with the

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ran a special train, ''The Commonwealth Express'' which toured India to promote the games.

Railways teams

Cricket

* Railways women's cricket team

Football

* Railways football team *

Railways women's football team The Railways women's football team is an Indian women's football team representing the Indian Railways in the Senior Women's National Football Championship. They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals four times, and have won the trophy once. T ...

Handball

* Railways handball team

References

External links

Official website
Cricket administration in India Football governing bodies in India Sport in Indian Railways Railway associations Sports governing bodies in India Recipients of the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 1928 establishments in India Organizations established in 1928 Organisations based in Delhi {{sport-org-stub