Bed Bai, Gomti, Meera and Champa Kanwar said that their childhood memories have become fresh.
Raipur, 26, September 2023
State level Chhattisgarhia Olympics has started. In this thrilling competition of traditional sports steeped in Chhattisgarhi culture, players were seen trying their best against each other. Bed Bai, Gomti Dhruv, Meera Kanwar and Champa Kanwar of Gariaband district told that Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel is promoting traditional sports. Childhood memories became fresh. He told that after being selected from the district level, he reached the division level and now participated in the state level sports competition. Thanking the Chief Minister, he said that good arrangements have been made for accommodation and food for the players here.
Vikram Yadav, Durgesh Sahu, Lavkesh Yadav, Sanjay Kaivart of Bilaspur, who came to participate in the Chhattisgarh Olympic State Level Competition, said that Chhattisgarh is promoting players of all categories by promoting traditional sports and this is giving the players an opportunity to showcase their talent. have been found. Men and women above 40 years of age have also participated in the sports competition.
Under the state level Chhattisgarhia Olympics, a three-day state level Kho-Kho competition has been organized at Netaji Subhash Stadium, Raipur. After the district level, players are selected from the division level and participate in the competition. These include 360 players and 12 coach managers from the state. Ground in-charge of Sports and Youth Welfare Department, Mr. Chetan Kumar Srivas said that the competition has been divided into three age groups. In these, a total of 30 Kho-Kho competitions have been organized for under-18 boys and girls, men and women between 18 to 40 years and men and women above 40 years of age. Out of these, the selected first, second and third players will be awarded on the last day.
The spectators also thoroughly enjoyed today’s game and encouraged the players a lot. After displaying their sporting talent well in 5 phases, the players have entered the 6th phase state level Chhattisgarhia Olympics. In this competition which will run till 27th September, players are representing 5 divisions Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, Bastar and Surguja. The administration has made all necessary arrangements for this sports event.
