Sports in Bhilai
Sports serve a vital social and cultural function in the society and help in the all-round development of human personality. Sports play an important role in the lives of people of Bhilai, providing ample opportunities for social interaction and entertainment, and serve as a platform for showcasing their talents at the state and national levels. With most of the people here working in industries and mines, sports and games are viewed as healthy means for recreation and relaxation of the mind. The city throbs with sports activities throughout the year. The infra-structure of the stadiums, playgrounds, coaching facilities for the games of football, hockey, cricket, basketball, kabbadi, volleyball, badminton, handball, tennis etc offers great scope for the sports lovers in Bhilai.

Cricket in Bhilai
Football in Bhilai
Basketball in Bhilai

The role of developing basketball as one of the main sport in Bhilai can be attributed to the Bhilai Engineering Corporation. It sponsors the state’s ‘Basketball Hostel’ setup in Bhilai where around 10 boys and 25 girls usually from poor families stay and practice basketball for about 10 hours every day. There is the Basketball Academy in Bhilai where many young boys and girls are trained under the able guidance of Mr. Rajesh Patel , a famous basketball player. He has been working relentlessly to develop basketball in the state of Chattisgarh. His training , hard work, and guidance with the financial support of the Bhilai Steel Plant has helped the state to bag around 80 medals at the national level by the boys and girls teams in various age categories .
Contribution of SAIL and BSP for development of sports in Bhilai
Among the six sport academies setup by the Steel Authority Of India to promote sports in India, the Athletics Academy for boys in Bhilai has helped in producing many successful athletes in our country. The young talents are identified and trained by well qualified coaches to achieve high results. SAIL also undertakes sponsorships for various sporting activities in and around Bhilai. The Handball and the Hockey Academies have produced many successful players at the national level. In order to create sports infrastructure, facilities like providing sports material and organising tournaments are also undertaken by the Steel Authority Of India. Day Scholar Training Centres for training in different sports like athletics, hockey, football and boxing have been established by Steel Authority Of India in Bhilai.

In addition, Bhilai Steel Plant under the guidance of SAIL, promotes the following sports in the steel city - athletics, badminton, ball badminton, chess, basketball, body building, boxing, bridge, cricket, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, kabaddi, karate, kho-kho, power lifting, swimming, table tennis, trekking, weightlifting, wrestling, volleyball, lawn tennis etc.
Famous Sports Personalities in Bhilai
Popular Sports Stadiums and Playgrounds in Bhilai

There are many stadiums and playgrounds in and around Bhilai where sports events take place throughout the year. Below given is list of few famous sports stadiums and playgrounds in Bhilai city.
Pant Stadium Complex, Sector 1
Facilities: Two Basketball courts with light and two mini courts
Three Volleyball courts with light & one sand court
One Football ground with light
One Kabaddi ground
One Cricket ground
One Tennis court
Jayanti Stadium Complex, Indira Place
Facilities: Athletic track
One Hockey ground
Table Tennis
Table Tennis and Badminton in indoor hall
One hall for bridge
One Cricket ground
One Ground for handicapped
One hall for indoor games
Sports Complex, Sector 4
Facilities: Two Handball grounds with light
Two Kho-Kho grounds
One hall for Judo and Karate
Three Ball Badminton grounds
Bhilai Steel Plant Cricket Club Ground
Bhilai
Football Ground Stadium
Sector 9, Bhilai
Mannam Athlete Ground
Sector 8, Bhilai
Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium
Civic Center Area, Sector 5, Bhilai
Red Ground Stadium
Sector 6, Bhilai
SPA Sports Ground
Sector 5, Bhilai
Kabaddi Ground
Sector 1, Bhilai
Tennis Court
Sector 1, Bhilai
Khursipar Mini Stadium
Khursipar, Bhilai.
Boxing Club
Sector 2, Bhilai.
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Comments / Discussion Board - Sports in Bhilai

Sir i really like Playing football And my hobbie is also football . My dreams is football. Mujhe football khelna bohot pasand hai.. Mujhe football coaching Join krni hai... Mujhe pas me football academy join krni hai... Plz suggest me sir plz plz
Sir mera beta 7 year ka hai use football practice karana chahti hu plz btaiye ki bhilai me koun sa choching center acha hai
Hey my self sagar verma I'm from small village I won't become a cricketer for that I'm doing hard work I paly many tournaments I won't one coach who Gide me who to achieve my aim
i want to join football club near bhiali please suggest me.
sir i want to is there any archery classes going on bhilai or durg
Sir actually I don't know anything about football and I want to play football and sir I want to join the football academy from november month so sir please reply fast as soon as possible
I love basketball
Dear. Sir i m running 3 years 5000 miter and my area is never any event and my drem is totally mohamad farha runner making plese any event chance i am perfomed better 13 minutes some second
Dear . sir one chance i perform any event marothan updte date
Dear . sir one chance i perform any event marothan updte date
I'm a cricket player . I want yo go in cricket side i have played for my school team
I am interested in football
I want became a sportsman(sprint running) 100 & 200 meters. My current speed in 100 meters 11 seconds & 200 meters 26 27 seconds. What I should be do?
Hi! Visit the sports academy mentioned in our list to know in detail about fees, course duration and more.
Dear.sir i am poor family belong and i am pratice 3 year regular and i need onley coach i am lone runner long distance 5000 km bhanupratappur ground 650 miter track onley 10 rounds 18 minute finishing plese any opction sports trenning and some technic and i woking better perfoming any events looking plese
Dear.sir i am poor family belong and i am pratice 3 year regular and i need onley coach i am lone runner long distance 5000 km bhanupratappur ground 650 miter track onley 10 rounds 18 minute finishing plese any opction sports trenning and some technic and i woking better perfoming any events looking plese
Same problems as u brother..
Same problems as u brother..