CURATED BY – GANESH VAISHNAV | CITYCHIEFNEWS

(Chhattisgarh) Narayanpur, Bastar Olympics 2024 is being organized by the Chhattisgarh government with the aim of promoting traditional sports and connecting the tribal youth of Bastar region with the mainstream. Under this event, the target has been set to identify sports talents and prepare them as players at the national level. Collector Shri Bipin Manjhi held a meeting of the officials and directed that maximum publicity should be done about Bastar Olympics so that more and more players can register. A committee has been formed for Bastar Olympics, in which the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) at the development block level, Collector at the district level and Commissioner at the division level will be the chairman.

Rules and registration process for participants

Bastar Olympics will have sports competitions for young men and women in the age group of 14 to 17 years and above 17 years. Special competitions will be organized at the divisional level for Maoist-affected Divyang and surrendered Maoist players. The winning players will be awarded certificates, trophies, shields and cash prizes. Players can register offline at the Block Office, Janpad Panchayat, Block Education Officer Office, Municipal Council or District Sports Officer Office till 20 October 2024. Players can also register themselves through the link https://rymc.cg.gov.in/BastarOlympics2024/district/dashboard. For the registration process, participants will have to upload general information, Aadhaar card, passport size photo, bank account details and signature photo. It will be mandatory for the participants of team sports discipline to register together, while participants of individual sports discipline can register separately. Competition dates and sports disciplines

The block level competitions will be held from November 1 to 10, district level competitions from November 10 to 22, and division level competitions from November 25 to 30. The major sports include athletics, archery, badminton, football, karate, kabaddi, kho-kho, volleyball, tug of war, hockey and weightlifting.