School Education Minister Brijmohan Agarwal on Sunday said that the holding of IPl matches in Chhattisgarh would provide ample opportunity for promoting State’s culture and tourism potential.
He was referring to the IPl matches to be held on April 28 and May 1 at the international cricket stadium at Parsada village in Naya Raipur while speaking at a prize distribution ceremony for ‘Chhattisgarh State Marathon 2013’ here at Naya Raipur.
The Minister said that Chhattisgarh is privileged to be holding such a prestigious event such as the IPl in Chhattisgarh.
Commenting on the event ‘Chhattisgarh State Marathon 2013’, Agarwal said that by participating in the sports competitions one gets the inspiration to work hard and move ahead in life. He said that irrespective of the age, a person should be involved in one or other sports activities.
A total of 900 runners participated in the ‘Chhattisgarh State Marathon’ which was organised by the Sports and Youth Welfare Department. The winners of the event were given away cash prizes by the Minister.
According to Director, Sports and Youth Welfare Department Jitendra Shukla, a total of 900 runners participated from all 27 districts of the State. The runners were selected first at the block level and then at the district level to qualify for the marathon. The state-level marathon for Men was for 30 kms while for women it was
20 kms.
The race for both men and women started from Shaeed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium at Naya Raipur.