Railways Sports Promotion Board

Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) (originally known as Railways Sports Control Board)[1] is a sports board run by the Indian Railways. It was formed as the Indian Railways Athletic Association in 1928. It promotes 30 sporting disciplines[2] and owns the Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi.[3] The board is represented as Railways in the National Games of India.

Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB)
SportMulti-sport
JurisdictionIndian Railways
MembershipUSIC
AbbreviationRSPB
Founded1928 (1928)
Affiliation
Regional affiliationIndia
Headquarters457, Floor IV Rail Bhavan, Ministry of Railways
LocationNew Delhi, India
PresidentD. K. Gayen
Official website
www.indianrailways.gov.in

Overview

RSPB is a member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India[4] and fields the Railways cricket team in domestic cricket competitions in India such as the Ranji Trophy.[2] It is an associate member of the All India Football Federation and fields the Railways football team in Santosh Trophy. It is also an associate of the Badminton Association of India.[5]

Apart from domestic cricket and football, RSPB has played host to national level events such as the National Weightlifting Championship in 2004,[6] the National Boxing Championship in 2007[7] and the 56th National Kabaddi Championship in 2004.[8] In 2009, RSPB held the 17th Men's and 14th Women's USIC World Railway Athletics Championship.[9] 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.[10]

Railways teams

Cricket

Football

Handball

See also

References
  1. "RSCB to become RSPB now". The Indian Express. 26 February 1999. Archived from the original on 19 November 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. "Ex-kabaddi player was in-charge of Karnail Singh Stadium!". The Times of India. 18 February 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. "Railways plans ambitious cricket stadium in Delhi". Daily News and Analysis. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. Kajari Mukherjee, Ranjan Das (2006). Complex Issues Management. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. p. 308. ISBN 0-07-060821-0.
  5. "Azharuddin may get only six votes in BAI elections". The Times of India. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  6. "Tikina and Vicky win gold". The Hindu. 15 January 2004. Archived from the original on 22 April 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  7. "National championship gets underway today". The Hindu. 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  8. "Kabaddi Nationals". The Hindu. 11 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  9. "Rly athletics meet from February 9". The Indian Express. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  10. "Commonwealth Express arrives in Bangalore". Deccan Herald. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2012.


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