Rajiv Gandhi: Mins Play Kabaddi As Cm Opens Rajiv Gandhi Olympic Games ’23 | Jaipur News
The CM appeared in a public programme for the first time since suffering a fracture in his feet. He did the toss of the inaugural match of kabaddi which was played at the stadium between teams comprising ministers and legislators.
The captain of ‘A team’ was sports minister Ashok Chandna. His team included ministers Pratap Singh Khacariyawas and others. The captain of ‘B Team’ was minister Mahesh Joshi. His team comprised of ministers Lalchand Kataria, Govind Ram Meghwal, and Krishna Poonia, among others. After five rounds of the match, Mahesh Joshi’s team won.
Speaking at the event, Gehlot said that there was no dearth of sporting talent in the state and people only needed opportunities to hone their skills. He also spoke of the incentives given by his government to sportspersons in the form of cash rewards and government jobs.
The games will be held from August 5 to September 18. In rural Olympics, kabaddi (boys/girls category), shooting ball (boys category), tennis ball cricket (boys/girls category), kho-kho (girls category), volleyball (boys/girls category), football (boys/girls category), tug-of-war (girls category) will be held, officials said.
In urban Olympics, kabaddi (boys/girls category), tennis ball cricket (boys/girls category), kho-kho (girls category), volley ball (boys/girls), athletics (100m, 200m and 400m), football (boys category), basketball (boys/girls category) will be held.
A total of 58.51 lakh players have registered for the games, out of which 46.12 lakh registrations have been done in rural sports and 12.38 lakh in urban sports, said officials.
The games have started simultaneously in 11,252 panchayats and 535 municipal bodies in the state.
The state government has sanctioned a budget of Rs 130 crore for the competition.
