The 3rd Students’ Olympics National Games 2016-17 would start here on Monday at the TT Nagar Stadium. As many as 1,500 student players of 28 States would take part at the national games. Students Olympics Association (India) would be conducting the national games.
Students Olympics Association’s National General Secretary Pradeep Bharadwaj while talking to the media persons here on Sunday said that various games would be played during the national event including kho-kho, football, handball and boxing. As many as 1500 student-players of 28 States would take part in these games.
The national event would be inaugurated on Monday. Various campaigns such as ‘beti bachao-beti padhao’, ‘swacch bharat’ and ‘make in India’ would be promoted during the national event.
Bharadwaj said that the students’ Olympics Association would also initiate the ‘nasha chodo- desh jodo’ (quit addiction-unite country) campaign in order to spread awareness regarding the consequences of addiction.
Students’ Olympics is the only organisation which organises various sports competitions for the students. Association also conducts training programs, seminars as well as cultural programs for the students, he added.
Bharadwaj further said that students of nursery to post graduation can take part in the students’ Olympic association. The association prepares these students for the national and international level competitions. Around 48 countries of the world are connected with the association.
Bharadwaj further added that students’ Olympics association would organise the 1st students’ Olympic Games Bharat in New Delhi in the year 2018. As many as 4000 student-players from various countries would take in this event.