South Asia

===Sports===
{{Main|Sport in South Asia|Traditional games of South Asia}}

[[Cricket]] is the most popular sport in South Asia,<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 December 2006 |title=South Asia's cricket obsession |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6171549.stm |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref> with 90% of the sport's worldwide fans being in the Indian subcontinent.<ref>{{Cite news |title=India constitutes 90 percent of one billion cricket fans: ICC research |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/india-constitutes-90-percent-of-one-billion-cricket-fans-icc-research/articleshow/64760726.cms |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref> There are also some traditional games, such as [[kabaddi]] and [[kho-kho]], which are played across the region and officially at the [[South Asian Games]] and [[Asian Games]];<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-25 |title=Indian Traditional Games for Children, Traditional Games of Tamilnadu for Kids, Old Ancient Tamil Games of Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.parentcircle.com/9-indian-traditional-games-for-children/article |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=ParentCircle |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=OCA » Ancient tag game of kho kho catching on fast |url=https://ocasia.org/news/231-ancient-tag-game-of-kho-kho-catching-on-fast.html |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=ocasia.org |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104231940/https://ocasia.org/news/231-ancient-tag-game-of-kho-kho-catching-on-fast.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://olympics.com/en/news/kabaddi-asian-games-history-winners-champions-list Kabaddi at Asian Games: Indian men and women rule the roost] https://olympics.com/ Rahul Venkat</ref> the leagues created for these traditional sports (such as [[Pro Kabaddi League]] and [[Ultimate Kho Kho]]) are some of the most-watched sports competitions in the region.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khosla |first=Varuni |date=2023-01-17 |title=Ultimate Kho Kho S1 claims total reach of 41 million viewers from India |language=en |work=mint |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/news/ultimate-kho-kho-s1-claims-total-reach-of-41-million-viewers-from-india-11673930091871.html |url-status=live |access-date=2023-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119051136/https://www.livemint.com/sports/news/ultimate-kho-kho-s1-claims-total-reach-of-41-million-viewers-from-india-11673930091871.html |archive-date=19 January 2023 |quote="He also said that UKK is now among the top-5 non-cricketing leagues in India, after Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) and Indian Super League being the first two..."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Taneja |first=Nidhima |date=2023-01-27 |title=Pro kabaddi, kho-kho leagues chase IPL viewership. India rediscovering regional sports |language=en-US |work=ThePrint |url=https://theprint.in/feature/pro-kabaddi-kho-kho-leagues-chase-ipl-viewership-india-rediscovering-regional-sports/1337725/ |access-date=2023-08-08}}</ref>