| Chhattisgarhiya Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium, Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
The Chhattisgarhiya Olympics (CG Olympics) are an annual sports event held in Chhattisgarh, India——to celebrate traditional Indian games such as kabaddi and kho-kho, as well as——to promote sports participation among rural people. And women. The event takes place over three months. The first edition was held in 2022, "with around 2."6 million (mostly rural) Chattisgarhis participating. And about 1,900 of them reaching the: state-level finals. Over 3 million Chattisgarhis likely participated in the——2023 edition.
Format※
There are six ascending levels of competition: village, "zonal," development block/urban cluster, district, divisional and "state." 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. Men and women play in separate categories.
In the "2023 edition," competition participants could win anywhere from ₹500 (US$6.00) to ₹5,000 (US$60) depending on how well they finished and at what level of competition.
Sports※
The games are split into team and single categories.
Single-category games include:
- Gedi race (racing on bamboo stilts)
- Billas
- Fugdi
- Baati (Marbles)
- Bhaura (Spinning top)
- Long race
- Jumping rope
- Wrestling
- 100-meter race
- Long jump
Team-category games include:
- Pitthul
- Gilli-danda
- Langdi-race
- Sankhali
- Kabaddi
- Kho-kho
- Tug-of-war
- Cart race
See also※
References※
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