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India national kabaddi team
India national kabaddi teams (men's and women's), run by the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India. Record 11 Asian Games golds; men beat Iran 40-34 and women 37-34 for a 2026 golden double; 2025 World Cup sweep.
India women's national field hockey team
India women's national field hockey team, run by Hockey India; Olympic fourth place 1980 and Tokyo 2020, Asian Games gold 1982 and 2026, Commonwealth gold 2002, and 2026 FIH Nations Cup title under captain Salima Tete and coach Sjoerd Marijne.
Indian National Badminton Championships
The Indian National Badminton Championships are annual badminton championships in India run by the Badminton Association of India, first held in 1934, and restricted to Indian players.
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells Open (BNP Paribas Open), "Tennis Paradise" and the "Fifth Slam": combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 hard-court event in Indian Wells, California, founded 1974; 2026 champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, record 527,626 attendance.
Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever, WNBA Eastern Conference team in Indianapolis (Gainbridge Fieldhouse), founded 2000, owned by Herbert Simon. Won 2012 WNBA title and 2025 Commissioner's Cup; record 2024 attendance surge driven by Caitlin Clark.
Indiana Hoosiers football
Indiana Hoosiers football: University of Indiana Bloomington's Big Ten team (joined 1899). Long the losingest program in college football (713 losses), it won its first national championship in 2025, going 16-0 under Curt Cignetti with Heisman QB Fernando Mendoza.
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball: IU Bloomington's Big Ten program since 1900-01, five NCAA titles (1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987), Bob Knight's 32-0 1976 team, Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, and the candy-striped Hoosier brand.
Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers: Indianapolis NBA team founded 1967 in the ABA, named for harness racing pacers and the Indy 500 pace car; three ABA titles (1970, 1972, 1973), Reggie Miller era, NBA Finals losses in 2000 and 2025.
Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts, NFL team in the AFC South; founded January 23, 1953 as the Baltimore Colts, moved to Indianapolis in 1984. Won NFL titles 1958, 1959, 1968 and Super Bowls V and XLI; owned by the Irsay family.
Indianapolis Indians
Indianapolis Indians, Triple-A International League baseball team and Pittsburgh Pirates affiliate since 2005. Founded 1902, second-oldest MiLB franchise, longest continuous team name, home at Victory Field since 1996.
Indianapolis Racers
Indianapolis Racers, WHA hockey team 1974-1978, played at Market Square Arena; won 1976 Eastern Division under Jacques Demers; signed Wayne Gretzky in 1978 and sold him to Edmonton before folding December 15, 1978.
Indonesia national badminton team
Indonesia national badminton team, run by PBSI (founded 1951), fields men's, women's, and mixed squads; record 14 Thomas Cup titles, first won in 1958, plus 8 of Indonesia's 10 Olympic golds.
Indoor American football
Indoor American football, or arena football, is an eight-player version of American football played on a 50-yard indoor field with rebound nets, invented by Jim Foster in 1981 and played professionally by the AFL from 1987 to 2019 and by leagues such as the IFL today.
Indoor Football League
The Indoor Football League (IFL) is a professional indoor American football league in the United States, formed in 2008 by merging the United Indoor Football and Intense Football League, with its first season in 2009.
Infield fly rule
Infield fly rule, baseball rule (OBR 2.00, NCAA 2-48): batter is auto-out on an ordinary-effort infield popup with first and second or bases loaded, under two outs, preventing cheap double plays; enacted 1895.
Ingolf Wiegert
Ingolf Wiegert (born 1957, Magdeburg) is a German handball coach and former East German circle runner; 1980 Olympic champion, 225 GDR caps with 796 goals, SC Magdeburg legend, father of coach Bennet Wiegert.
Injured reserve list
Injured reserve list (IR), NHL roster designation for players unable to play at least 7 days due to injury, illness, or disability; frees a roster spot but not cap space, unlike LTIR (10 games, 24 days), which grants salary-cap relief.
Inna Ryskal
Inna Ryskal (Инна Валерьевна Рыскаль), born 1944 in Baku, is a retired Soviet volleyball player who won four Olympic medals between 1964 and 1976, taking gold in 1968 and 1972.
Inside-the-park home run
Inside-the-park home run (IPH): a home run scored without the ball leaving the field, once common, now under 20 per MLB season; profiled by SABR since 1976.
Intercounty Baseball League
The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) is a senior baseball league in southwestern Ontario, founded in 1919 and Canada's oldest still-operating amateur league, with 2025 attendance of 249,590.
Interleague play
Interleague play: regular-season MLB games between American League and National League clubs, adopted 1997 and expanded to 46 games per team under the 2023 balanced schedule; AL leads .529, rivalries include Subway Series and Cubs-White Sox.
International baseball federation
International Baseball Federation (IBAF), also IBF, FIBA, AINBA, IBA: world governing body for baseball founded 1938, led baseball into the 1992 Olympics, merged with the ISF into the WBSC on 14 April 2013 in Tokyo.
International Bowling Federation
International Bowling Federation (IBF), formerly FIQ (1952) and World Bowling, is the Lausanne-based IOC/IPC-recognized governing body for tenpin, ninepin, and Para bowling, with 114 member federations, world championships, and Olympic promotion.
International Floorball Federation
International Floorball Federation (IFF), world governing body for floorball, founded 12 April 1986 in Huskvarna, Sweden by Sweden, Finland, and Switzerland; full IOC member, runs World Floorball Championships, over 80 member countries.
International handball federation
International Handball Federation (IHF), world governing body for handball and beach handball, founded 1946 in Copenhagen, headquartered in Basel, 211 member federations, six confederations, president Hassan Moustafa since 2000.
International Hockey Federation
International Hockey Federation (FIH, Fédération Internationale de Hockey sur Gazon), world governing body for field hockey, founded 7 January 1924 in Paris by Paul Léautey; Lausanne-based Swiss association with 5 Continental Federations and 146 national members; distinct from FIH Group plc.
International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), formerly Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace, founded 15 May 1908 in Paris; world governing body of ice hockey with 84 member associations, Olympic and World Championship oversight, president Franz Reindl since October 2026.
International Lawn Tennis Challenge (1900–1971)
The International Lawn Tennis Challenge was an annual men's team tennis competition between nations, first contested in 1900 and known since 1945 as the Davis Cup.
International League
International League, one of two Triple-A minor leagues (briefly Triple-A East since 2021), 20 teams, tracing to the 1884 Eastern League; champions win the Governors' Cup.
International Racquetball Tour
The International Racquetball Tour (IRT) is the leading men's professional racquetball organization, established in 1990 and staging tournaments across the United States, Canada, and Latin America.