The year 2020 in Indian sports describes the events that happened in the year 2020. Almost every sports event was affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and major events such as 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics were postponed to next year.
Multi-sport event 2020 National Games of India The 2020 edition of the National Games of India was to have been held between 20 October and 4 November 2020 in Goa. In May 2020, it was announced that games would be indefinitely postponed as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. They were ultimately cancelled with the next national games scheduled to be held between 27 September and 10 October 2022 in Gujarat. Goa subsequently hosted the 2023 edition.
Badminton 2020 Premier Badminton League The 2020 edition of the Premier Badminton League, comprising seven teams, was held from 20 January to 9 February 2020 across three venues in India. Defending champions Bengaluru Raptors beat Northeastern Warriors with a score of 4–2 in the finals to retain their second consecutive title in PBL.
Final 9 February, 19:00G. M. C. Balayogi Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad # Event Team 1 Result Team 2Northeastern Warriors 2–4Bengaluru Raptors 1 Lee Cheuk Yiu 015–149–153–151 B. Sai Praneeth 2 Bodin Isara Lee Yong-dae 215–1113–1515–140 Arun George Rian Agung Saputro 3 Michelle Li 0 9–1512–15 1 Tai Tzu-ying 4 Krishna Prasad Garaga Kim Ha-na 0 14–1515–1412–15 2 Chan Peng Soon Eom Hye-won 5 Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk – Brice Leverdez
Cricket 2020 Indian Premier League The 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League was originally scheduled to commence on 29 March 2020, but was suspended until 15 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the announcement of the lockdown extension, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely. On 2 August 2020, it was announced that the tournament would be played between 19 September and 10 November 2020 in the United Arab Emirates. Defending champions Mumbai Indians successfully retained their title for the first time with a five-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the final on 10 November 2020.
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Football 2019–20 Indian Super League The 2019-20 edition of the Indian Super League was held from 20 October 2019 to 14 March 2020. Hyderabad replaced the disbanded Pune City, whereas Delhi Dynamos moved to Bhubaneswar and rebranded as Odisha. ATK beat Chennaiyin 3–1 in the final, becoming the first club to win three ISL Cup titles. As the winners of the newly introduced ISL shield (given to table-toppers in group stage), Goa qualified for the group stage in the 2021 AFC Champions League.
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