21st All India Inter Agricultural University Sports Competition | 28 Feb 2023

Why In News?

According to the information provided by the Public Relations Department of Chhattisgarh on February 27, 2023, the players of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University have achieved the sixth position in the 21st All India Inter Agricultural University Sports Competition organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in Hisar (Haryana).

Key points

• In this competition, the players of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal under various events.
• Representing Indira Gandhi Agricultural University in this competition, Vijay Kumar, a student of MSc Agronomy from Agriculture College, Raipur, won the gold medal in the long jump event and Sameer Camaron, a student of the Department of MSc Agricultural Meteorology, won the gold medal in the javelin throw event.
• Similarly, Nilavati Nag, a student at Agriculture College, Bemetara, won a silver medal in the long jump women's event and Rajesh Kumar Sori, a student at Agriculture College, Rajnandgaon, won a bronze medal in the 1500-meter race.
• It may be recalled that the (Haryana) this year in Hisar 20 to 24 by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute from February 21st All India Inter-Agricultural University Sports Competition was organized, in which teams from 66 agricultural universities from all over the country participated.