Chhattisgarh News: Bastar Olympics is being organized for the third consecutive year to promote sports in Bastar division of Chhattisgarh. This time there is tremendous enthusiasm among the players regarding the competition. 6 lakh 492 players have registered themselves to participate in the event. The special thing is that women and daughters have more enthusiasm than men to enter the sports field. The total registered players include 3 lakh 83 thousand 94 women and 2 lakh 18 thousand 398 men. This event will give a big opportunity to the youth and women of Bastar to showcase their sports talent.
Competitions will be organized at three levels
The competitions of Bastar Olympics organized by the Sports and Youth Welfare Department will be held at three levels. First of all, competitions will be organized at the development block level from 4th to 6th November. After this, district level competitions will be held from 16 to 25 November. At the same time, divisional level competitions are proposed from 7 to 11 December.
Players who win at the development block level will showcase their talent at the district level. After this, the district level winners will participate in division level competitions. 410 winning players from each district will get a chance to play at the divisional level. However, hockey and weightlifting competitions will be held directly at the district level.
Maximum registration of players from Kanker district
The registration process for Bastar Olympics was conducted from October 1 to October 30. Kanker remained at the forefront in the data received from all the seven districts. 1 lakh 23 thousand 216 players have registered from here. After this, 1 lakh 4 thousand 841 players have registered their names from Bastar district, 85 thousand 584 from Kondagaon, 80 thousand 313 from Sukma, 80 thousand 175 from Dantewada, 63 thousand 506 from Narayanpur and 62 thousand 857 players from Bijapur.
Players' strength will be seen in 11 sports
A total of 11 sports have been included in this competition. These include athletics, archery, badminton, football, hockey, weightlifting, karate, kabaddi, kho-kho, volleyball and tug of war. Boys and girls aged 14 to 17 years will participate in the junior category in the competition. At the same time, no age limit has been set for male and female players in the senior category.
Disabled players and surrendered Naxalites also get a chance
A special thing about Bastar Olympics is that special arrangements have been made for the players who became disabled due to Naxalite violence and also for the surrendered Naxalites. These participants will be able to directly participate in divisional level competitions without participating in block and district level competitions.
The aim is to connect the youth with the mainstream
Deputy Chief Minister and Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Arun Sao has praised the people of Bastar for registering in record numbers. He said that the last two events have received recognition at the national level. The objective of Bastar Olympics is to connect the youth of the region with the mainstream, strengthen the relationship between the government and the public and identify local sports talents and groom them as good players.
The Sports Department has appealed to the parents of the players and local citizens to reach the sports grounds and encourage the participants. This time the large participation of women has made Bastar Olympics more special.