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Royal Baroda Gaekwad Olympics

During the reign of Gaekwad’s, Baroda was one of the major hub for sports to lines of Olympics. Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III were known for promoting Indian & local sports. Sportsmen form across India & foreign sportsperson used to come for participation in Baroda. More than 150 sports like athletics, kabaddi, long jump, hockey, wrestling, bodybuilding and kho-kho were played. It…

Baroda District Hockey Association

Located across the main gate of  Lukshmi Vilas Palace, is the BDHA (Baroda District Hockey Association). Just like every other sports association of Baroda, this also started with patronage from the royal family. The ground and the building housing the association was donated by the Gaekwads. BDHA is non-commercial association, affiliated to Gujarat State Hockey Association. It trains and promotes…

Aggad (Battle Arena)

What is today the Gaurav housing society behind the Bhaddar/Bhadra Kacheri, in earlier times would have been”Aggad” or the wrestling/battle arena. Historians say that the Bhadra locality has been home to this battle arena for almost 700 years. This battle arena is dated back to the 15th century to Sultan Muhammad Begada ruled the Baroda region and was patron of…

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