A three day adventure sports competition- Megathon, will begin near Rishikesh on Tuesday. The event is schedule to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Harish Rawat with Commonwealth Games gold medalist and national badminton player Jwala Gutta also expected to attend the three-day event.
According to the event organisers, the events during the competition will include white water rafting race, mountain bike relay race, quaterathon, obstacle course and paintball competition. These competitions will provide the participants an opportunity to showcase their physical and mental skills in different ways. The adventure sports will be conducted at all times with proper safety equipment and under the strict supervision of trained personnel. Apart from these adventure sports one can also look forward to activities like yoga and meditation sessions, attend a music concert and shopping carnival slated to be organised here.