Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said that Maharishi Valmiki State level Archery Competition would be organised on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti, on October 16.
Vij said that this competition would be organised every year. The winning team as well as an individual bagging first position would be awarded Rs one lakh each. The team and the individual ranking second would get cash award of Rs 50,000 each and those ranking third would get Rs 25,000 each in cash.
The Minister said that the Chief Minister Manohar lal has approved the proposal to hold this competition. He said that men and women archers of all age groups would be able to participate in this competition.
He said that the competition would be organised according to the norms of Archery Association of India. About 84 men and an equal number of women participants are expected to take part in this competition.
Haryana Government has also decided to organize Rashtriya Kabaddi Pratiyogita on the birth anniversary of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay on September 25, every year.
Earlier, the State Government had organized freestyle wrestling competition, ‘Bharat Kesri Dangal’ from March 21 to 23 in Gurgaon to commemorate the martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. As many as 78 wrestlers from different states participated in the competition and the winner got a cash prize of Rs one crore. The first runner up got a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh and the second runner up wrestler was awarded Rs 25 lakh.