Kolkata is a city of sports lovers. West Bengal and specially Kolkata have famous Football & Hockey Clubs, Cricket Clubs and centres of Table Tennis, Lawn Tennis, Polo and Golf. Eden Gardens is often used for holding world-class cricket matches. There is Yuba Bharati Krirangan, the biggest sports stadium in Asia. Apart from the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata, there are good stadiums at Durgapur, Kharagpur and Siliguri as well. Water Sports have acquired a remarkable position besides cricket and football. Swimming and Boating facilities have been made readily available by many prestigious hotels and resorts in Kolkata.

Efforts are being made to develop Golf Villages of international standard in the Dooars and in the outskirts of Kolkata to make Kolkata city the gateway to South-East Asia, a centre of big business and the headquarters of big industries and a paradise for golfers and to give a boost to the hotel industry in the city.

Tourism Department with the State Sports and Youth Services Department and various non-Government sports organisations is planning and organising national and international sports meets at regular intervals not only in Kolkata but also at Durgapur, Kharagpur and Siliguri in such a manner to ensure flow of both domestic and foreign tourist to West Bengal round the year.

West Bengal State Council of Sports