| Chhattisgarhiya Olympics | |
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| Venue | Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
The Chhattisgarhiya Olympics (CG Olympics) [1] are an annual sports event held in Chhattisgarh, India to celebrate traditional Indian games such as kabaddi and kho-kho, [2] as well as to promote sports participation among rural people and women. [3] [4] The event takes place over three months. [5] The first edition was held in 2022, with around 2.6 million (mostly rural) Chattisgarhis participating, [6] and about 1,900 of them reaching the state-level finals. [7] Over 3 million Chattisgarhis likely participated in the 2023 edition. [8]
There are six ascending levels of competition: village, zonal, development block/urban cluster, [4] district, divisional and state. [9] There are also four age categories: below 18 years old, 18 to 40 years old, 40 to 60 years old, and above 60 years old. [10] Men and women play in separate categories. [11]
In the 2023 edition, competition participants could win anywhere from ₹500 (US$6.30) to ₹5,000 (US$63) depending on how well they finished and at what level of competition. [7] [12]
The games are split into team and single categories. [9]
Single-category games include: [7] [9] [3] [13] [14]
Team-category games include: [9] [6]
Chhattisgarh is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Pradesh to the northwest, Maharashtra to the southwest, Jharkhand to the northeast, Odisha to the east, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Formerly a part of Madhya Pradesh, it was granted statehood on 1 November 2000 with Raipur as the designated state capital.
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chhattisgarh was formed on 1 November 2000. It is a major commercial hub for trade and commerce in the region. It has exponential industrial growth and has become a major business hub in Central India. It has been ranked as India's 6th cleanest city as per the Swachh Survekshan for the year 2021. Raipur is ranked 7th in the Ease of Living Index 2019 and 7th in the Municipal Performance Index 2020, both by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
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