The event will be organized in six different levels ranging from Mitan Club-level to State-level, separate organizing committees will be constituted for each specific level
Competitions for 14 kinds of traditional sports such as Gilli Danda, Pitthool, Langdi Daud, Banti (Kancha), Billas, Fugdi, Gedi Daud, Bhanwara to be organized in group and single categories
Competitions will be held separately for three different age groups, from children to the elderly, there will be separate categories for women and men
Panchayat and Rural Development and Urban Administration and Development Department have been entrusted with the responsibility to organize this sports event
The decision of organizing Chhattisgarhia Olympics was taken in a recent cabinet meeting, on the initiative of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel
Raipur, 29 September 2022
Under the leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, State Government has decided to organize Chhattisgarhia Olympics 2022-2023, with the objective to promote traditional sports activities in rural and urban areas, to provide platform to the sports talent, to create awareness towards sports and to encourage sportsman spirit among people. Sports and Youth Welfare Department has finalized the entire action plan and issued it on 23 September 2022. Panchayat and Rural Development and Urban Administration and Development Department have been entrusted with the responsibility to organize Chhattisgarhia Olympics in six different levels.
Chhattisgarhia Olympics will be commenced from Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club-level on 6 October 2022, and after the competitions in 6 different levels, the event would come to a close on 6 January 2023. 14 kinds of traditional games have been included under Chhattisgarhia Olympics, and the competitions for the same will be organized in group and single category.
It is noteworthy that as per the vision of Chief Minister Mr. Baghel, State Government has taken an initiative to encourage traditional sports activities in rural and urban areas in Chhattisgarh. On one hand, the participants from Chhattisgarhia Olympics will get a platform to exhibit their sports talent. On the other hand, the event would create awareness among people about sports and would also inculcate sportsman spirit in youngsters. Panchayat and Rural Development Department has been appointed as the nodal agency for organizing the competitions in rural areas and Urban Administration and Development Department has been made the nodal agency for organizing competitions in urban areas under Chhattisgarhia Olympics.
Competitions will be held in two different categories for 14 different sports:
According to the guidelines and action plan issued regarding Chhattisgarhia Olympics, the competitions in traditional sports of Chhattisgarh will be held in two categories i.e. group and single. 14 types of traditional sports have been included under Chhattisgarhia Olympics 2022-23, which includes Gilli Danda, Pitthool, Sankhali, Langdi Daud, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, and Banti (Kancha) for group category, and Billas, Fugdi, Gedi Daud, Bhanwara, 100 meter run and long jump for single category.
Competitions will be held at six different levels from Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club to State level:
Chhattisgarhia Olympics will be organized in six different levels, starting with the sports competitions in Rajiv Yuva Mitan Clubs at the rural and the urban level through the knockout method. The second is the zonal-level, under which 8 Rajiv Yuva Mitan clubs will combine to make a single club. Then at the third level, sports competition will be organized at development block / urban cluster level, then district-level, then division-level and lastly the state-level sports competitions will be organized.
*Various levels of Chhattisgarhia Olympics will be organized on the following dates:
At first, Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club-level event under Chhattisgarhia Olympics will be held from October 6 to October 11, 2022. Thereafter, the zonal competitions will be held from October 15 to October 20, 2022. Competitions at the block-level will be organized from October 27 to November 10. Competitions will be held at district level from November 17 to November 26. The divisional level sports competitions will be held from December 5 to December 14. And lastly, the final state-level competitions under Chhattisgarhia Olympics will be organized from 28 December 2022 to 6 January 2023.
From children to the elderly, everyone can participate:
People of three different age-groups can participate in the Chhattisgarhia Olympics i.e. age upto 18 years, then 18-40 years, and those above 40 years of age. The competition will be organized separate for male and female categories.
Organizing committees to be constituted
Separate organizing committees will be organized for the competitions of the Rajiv Yuva Mitan club level, the zone level and the block/urban cluster level. The order for the formation of the committee will be issued by the department concerned. At the same time, the order regarding formation of the organizing committee at district level and divisional level will be issued by the District Collector and the Divisional Commissioner respectively. In the final phase, a coordination committee under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary and a state level organizing committee under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department will be constituted.
Organizing Committees will be responsible for the following tasks:
The main responsibility of the organizing committee is to encourage the sportspersons to register and participate in the event, and also to promote the traditional games. In addition, the organizing committee will also be responsible for selection of judges/referees along with the arrangements for organizing games at each level. All orders/instructions/correspondence regarding the arrangement of the event will be issued by the Member Secretary.
