State level ‘Khelo India’ tournament commenced on Tuesday under the Khelo India campaign at the TT Nagar Stadium of the city. Various competitions of nine different games would be organised during the event till December 31.
Various competitions of boxing, athletics and judo were played during the first day of the tournament. Players of 10 divisions are taking part in the tournament.
Sports and Youth Welfare Director Upendra Jain told that various competitions are being organised under the ‘Khelo India’ campaign.
The first position winner would get the cash prize of Rs 3,000 while the second and third prize winner of the competition would receive Rs 2,000 and Rs 1,000 respectively. Jain added that competitions of table tennis and hockey would be conducted from December 23 to 24 while the competitions of wrestling and football would be organised from December 26 to 28 and the competitions of volley ball and kabaddi would be played from December 29 to 31.
Meanwhile, the players of the Madhya Pradesh State Boxing Academy have brought laurels for the state by winning medals in the 5th Senior Chess Boxing Competition in Tamil Nadu.
Player Vivek Jha has bagged the gold medal in the 55 kg category of the competition while Kishan Bahadur (80 kg) and Rajesh (85) have won the silver medals during the competition.
Madhya Pradesh has won the title of second runner up with the performances of these players.
Minister of State for Sports and Youth Welfare, Yashodhara Raje Scindia expressed happiness and congratulated the players regarding their achievement.