Yoga Federation of India Secretary General Ashok Kumar Aggarwal at a media interaction on Saturday informed that the 38th National Yoga Championship would be organised by Jharkhand Yoga Association at the Khelgaon Indoor Stadium from November 23 to 27, 2013.
As many as 1000 participants from 28 States of the nation would be participating along with 1400 technical officials. The competition comprises various yoga presentations from eight groups involving male and females from 8 to 35 years genre.
A National Yoga Seminar would also be held during this championship wherein scholars will present their papers. “International Federation of Yoga Sports officials from Argentina and France are expected to witness this disciplined sport. As of now we are talking with them,” said Aggarwal.
He also said, “I would request the State Government to provide funds, scholarship, cash rewards and sports certificate to the budding yoga experts so that they can get entry at the technical institutions.”
“I also hope that the Government would not make any changes in this scheduled national game organisation.”
It is to be noted, in the present scenario Jharkhand Yoga Association is framed only in three districts of the State. “I assure that by November, all the districts of Jharkhand would have established connection of this State yoga association,” Aggarwal said.
Aggarwal accepted that the mushrooming of private coaching hubs in the name of a national or international yoga federation cannot be stopped at any cost. Besides the different forms of asanas, participants would also be performing single and pair artistic yoga during this championship. Yoga Federation of Hongkong Secretary General Dr Prabir Karmakar and Jharkhand Yoga Association General Secretary Dr PK Mitra were also present at this press meet.