Sports Minister Vijay Goel today announced the first edition of Rural Games or Grameen Khel Mahotsav. It will kick-start from Delhi and will take place between 28th August and 3rd September this year.
The Rural Games will aim at popularising the indigenous games like wrestling and athletics and will also have fun games like Matka Race, Tug of War for senior citizens.
Interacting with the media Mr Goel said, Grameen Marathon marked the beginning of the Rural Games fever with participation of 16,000 youth from rural Delhi. In the first stage, the games will be held in Alipur, Mehrauli, Nangloi, Najafgarh and Shahadara where ten thousand youngsters will participate.
Mr Goel further said Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will also urge various State governments to replicate these Rural Games in their respective states. He said sports talent search portal will be a reality on Monday. The portal will enable any person from across country to upload his information and as per that the Ministry will tap their talent and train them further in their respective disciplines.
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