Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur on Tuesday kicked off BIMSTEC Aquatics Championships 2024 which is being held for the first time.
Speaking post the event the Minister said “World’s 25 per cent population lives in South Asia and Southeast Asian reason and with the coming together of 7 BIMSTEC countries, the Bay of Bengal area not only becomes a region used for travel and transportation but also becomes an area of progress, development and collaboration which will help in not only deeper friendship but also building a deeper sporting culture which will help deepen even friendship between athletes and that is exactly the thought that our Prime Minister envisioned when he announced this sporting event at the summit in Nepal.”
BIMSTEC (The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) constitutes a unique link between South and South-East Asian countries with five members from South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka) and two members from South-East Asia (Myanmar & Thailand).
The 1st BIMSTEC Aquatics Championships is being held at Delhi’s Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Swimming Pool Complex from February 6 to February 9, 2024 with competitions being held for Under 20 age category in Swimming, Water Polo and Diving events.