Railways Sports Promotion Board
Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB, originally called Railways Sports Control Board[1]) is a sports board run by the Indian Railways. It promotes 29 sporting disciplines[2] and owns the Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi.[3]
RSPB is a member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India[4] and RSPB fields the Railways cricket team in domestic cricket competitions in India such as the Ranji Trophy.[5] It is also an associate of the Badminton Association of India.[6] Apart from domestic cricket, RSPB has played host to national level events such as the National Weightlifting Championship in 2004,[7] the National Boxing Championship in 2007[8] and the 56th National Kabaddi Championship in 2004[9] In 2009, RSPB held the 17th Men and 14th Women USIC World Railway Athletics Championship.[10] In the run up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the RSPB in coordination with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology ran a special train, The Commonwealth Express which toured India to promote the games.[11]
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