Bandy in India explained

The Bandy Association of Indians governs bandy in India. Its headquarters are in Aurangabad.^[1] Bandy, a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal, is generally played in northern India, where there is snow and ice. India is one of seven countries in Asia and out of a total of 27 to be a member of Federation of International Bandy. The national federation planned to send a team to the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Astana-Almaty, but ultimately did not. In July 2023, there was an Indian visit to Moscow and Krasnogorsk,^[2] including the national junior team practicing^[3] and playing matches^[4] on an ice hockey rink with large goal cages (the Czech invention "short bandy"^[5]).

Notes and References

1. http://www.worldbandy.com/members/ Congresses & Member Associations
2. https://www-rusbandy-ru.translate.goog/news/16840?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc “We were in different countries, but for the first time the president of the federation met with us”
3. https://tass-ru.translate.goog/sport/18393271?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_hist=true Indian players took part in a master class with the world bandy champion
4. https://www-rusbandy-ru.translate.goog/news/16842?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc India wins: bye time!
5. http://www.worldbandy.com/2022/07/01/short-bandy-a-new-successful-type-of-bandy/ SHORT BANDY – A NEW SUCCESSFUL TYPE OF BANDY?