Editing Mysore (section)

== Sports ==
The Wodeyar kings of Mysore were patrons of games and sports. King [[Krishnaraja Wodeyar III]] had a passion for indoor games. He invented new board games and popularised the ''ganjifa'' card game.<ref name="board">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63008-2005Mar24.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=25 March 2005|title=Fun is the name of the game|first=Mary|last=Quattlebaum|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103094333/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63008-2005Mar24.html|archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> [[Malla-yuddha]] (traditional wrestling) has a history in Mysore dating back to the 16th&nbsp;century.<ref name="wres">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/30/stories/2003093003910500.htm|date=30 September 2003|title=Nada kusti as popular as ever|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032533/http://hindu.com/2003/09/30/stories/2003093003910500.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> The wrestling competition held in Mysore during the ''Dasara'' celebrations attracts wrestlers from all over India. An annual sports meeting is organised there during the ''Dasara'' season too.<ref name="dassp">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/07/stories/2005100707512000.htm|title=Mysore Dasara Sports from today|date=7 October 2005|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032606/http://hindu.com/2005/10/07/stories/2005100707512000.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref>

In 1997&nbsp;Mysore and Bangalore co-hosted the city's biggest sports event ever, the [[National Games of India]]. Mysore was the venue for six sports: archery, gymnastics, [[equestrianism]], handball, table tennis and wrestling.<ref name="ng">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/2567/|work=The Indian Express|date=1 June 1997|title=Delayed start for gymnastics|author=S Mageshwaran|access-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> Cricket is by far the most popular sport in Mysore.<ref name="crictoi">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Business-slows-down-as-cricket-fever-rises/articleshow/7588993.cms|title=Business slows down as cricket fever rises|date=27 February 2011|work=The Times of India|access-date=6 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303152843/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Business-slows-down-as-cricket-fever-rises/articleshow/7588993.cms|archive-date=3 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="cric">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/14/stories/2004031407400300.htm|date=14 March 2004|title=Cricket brings Mysore to a grinding halt|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032543/http://hindu.com/2004/03/14/stories/2004031407400300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> The city has five established cricket grounds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/town/58329.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |title=Grounds&nbsp;– India&nbsp;– Mysore |access-date=28 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531165454/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/town/58329.html |archive-date=31 May 2016 }}</ref> [[Javagal Srinath]], who represented India for several years as its frontline [[fast bowling|fast bowler]], comes from Mysore.<ref name="js">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/02/03/stories/2002020300170300.htm|title=A cricketer and a gentleman|first=Ramachandra|last=Guha|date=3 February 2002|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206124626/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/02/03/stories/2002020300170300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=6 December 2007}}</ref> Other prominent sportsmen from the city are [[Prahlad Srinath]], who has represented India in [[Davis Cup]] tennis tournaments; [[Reeth Abraham]], a national champion in the [[heptathlon]] and a long jump record holder; [[Sagar Kashyap]], the youngest Indian to officiate at the [[Wimbledon Championships]]; and Rahul Ganapathy, a national amateur golf champion.<ref name="tenn">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/27322/|work=The Indian Express|date=7 April 1998|title= Back-up cast needs a boost|author=S K John|access-date=27 September 2007}}</ref><ref name="reeth">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/06/stories/2003030600890400.htm|date=6 March 2003|first=Kalyan|last=Ashok|title=A reverie with Reeth|access-date=1 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128225054/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/06/stories/2003030600890400.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=28 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="golf">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/28/stories/2005102807391900.htm|date=28 October 2005|title=Rohana soars after stunning eagle|first=Rakesh|last=Rao|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051030045930/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/28/stories/2005102807391900.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=30 October 2005}}</ref><ref name="toisagar">{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-07/top-stories/29519662_1_itf-umpire-wimbledon |title=Kashyap to officiate up to Wimbledon quarters |date=7 May 2011 |access-date=14 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518185020/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-07/top-stories/29519662_1_itf-umpire-wimbledon |archive-date=18 May 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Mysore race course hosts a racing season each year from August through October.<ref name="race">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/22/stories/2007082262092400.htm|date=22 August 2007|title=Mysore season from August 23|access-date=28 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032729/http://hindu.com/2007/08/22/stories/2007082262092400.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> India's first [[Hostelling International|youth hostel]] was formed in the Maharaja's College Hostel in 1949.<ref name="yh">{{cite web|url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/hostel/youthhostel/yhkar.htm|work=The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India|title=Mysore Youth Hostel|access-date=28 September 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071017044524/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/hostel/youthhostel/yhkar.htm |archive-date = 17 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>