2 students of Kendriya Vidyalaya Motihari, East Champaran honoured in Fit India Quiz- 2022

• 24 Jul 2023

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On July 23, 2023, Union Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports and Information & Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur felicitated 2 school students of Kendriya Vidyalaya Motihari in East Champaran district of Bihar on their success in the second episode of Fit India Quiz State Round at BKC, Bandra, Mumbai.

Key Points:

• It is known that Anurag Singh Thakur felicitated 72 school students from 36 states and union territories including Bihar on their success in the second episode of Fit India Quiz State Round.
• These 72 students are going to top the state in their respective states and will now compete in the national round of the Fit India Quiz, which will be broadcasted on Star Sports and Disney Hotstar.
• In the Fit India Competition 2022, Sammi Jassi and Himanshu Kumar, students of Kendriya Vidyalaya Motihari in East Champaran district, made the district proud by winning the state finals.
• The winning school from each state/UT received a total prize money of Rs 2.5 lakh, while a team of 2 students from the school received a total prize of Rs 25,000.
• The first runner-up school received Rs 1 lakh and the students received a total prize money of Rs 10,000. Similarly, the State Second Runner-up School received a cash prize of Rs 50,000 and the participating students received a total prize of Rs 5,000.
• A total of 348 schools and 418 students were selected for the State/UT round. Of these students, 39% were girls. The selected schools formed a team of two students who competed for the State/UT Championship through a series of web rounds. A total of 120 rounds were conducted to identify 36 State/UT champions. Of the 36 schools identified as state/UT champions, 12 are government schools.
• The second edition of Fit India National Fitness and Sports Quiz for schools was launched on the eve of National Sports Day on August 29 last year by Anurag Singh Thakur and Minister of State, Youth Affairs and Sports and Home Affairs Nisith Pramanik in the presence of Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan.
• The second edition of the Fit India quiz has seen a huge participation of 61,981 students from 16,702 schools across 702 districts of India. In comparison, a total of 36,299 students from 13,502 schools participated in the first edition of the Fit India quiz. There was a 70% increase in the number of students participating in the second edition of the quiz as compared to the first edition.
• The Fit India Quiz is India's biggest quiz on sports and fitness for school-going children. The quiz was launched in 2020 with an aim to propagate the message of Fit India among school children and strengthen its presence in schools.
• The Fit India Quiz is a part of the Fit India Movement, which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019. The aim of this initiative is to make India a fit and healthy nation.
• In the quiz, cash prizes totalling Rs 3.25 crore are given to the school and students. It provides a platform for students from every corner of the country to showcase their knowledge in sports and fitness at the national level.
• After the national round, the winning school will get a total prize money of Rs 25 lakh, while the first runner-up and second runner-up school will get Rs 15 lakh and Rs 10 lakh respectively.