Football and cricket are the most popular sports in the state. The state capital Agartala has its own club football championships every year in which many local clubs compete in a league and knockout format. The Tripura cricket team participates in the Ranji Trophy, the Indian domestic cricket competition. The state is a regular participant of the Indian National Games and the North Eastern Games. Tennis player Somdev Devvarman, who won the gold medal in the Men's Singles event at the 2010 Asian Games, has family roots in Tripura. He was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the men's singles tennis event of the Asian Games. In 2016, Dipa Karmakar from Agartala became the first ever female gymnast from India to qualify for the Olympics when she qualified for the women's artistic gymnastics event of 2016 Summer Olympics. Other notable gymnasts from Tripura include Mantu Debnath, Kalpana Debnath, and Bishweshwar Nandi. Notable people Pradyot Manikya Debbarma Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Birendra Kishore Manikya Bir Chandra Manikya Ishan Chandra Manikya Tanushree Debbarma See also Tipraland Habugra List of cities and towns in Tripura Tripura Industrial Development Corporation References Bibliography Further reading External links Government Tripura Government Tripura Tourism Public Service Commission Election Department General information Northeast India States and union territories of India States and territories established in 1972 1972 establishments in India Tourism in Northeast India Bengali-speaking countries and territories Greater Tripura Region