Haryana
33rd National Sports Competition
- 22 Nov 2022
- 2 min read
Why In News?
- On November 20, 2022, Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya inaugurated the 33rd National Sports Competition by Vidya Bharati All India Institute of Education at the sports complex of Kurukshetra University.
Key Points
- Narayan, principal of Vidya Bharti All India Institute of Education, Kurukshetra, said that it is a very big tournament of sports going on till November 23. As many as 728 women and men athletes are participating in various athletics events.
- The event will be held under the guidance of around 100 judges. This tournament will produce good players, who will bring glory to the country in the future. Not only this, the younger generation will get a new direction.
- The Governor said that Haryana has emerged as a sports hub due to the sports policy of the Central Government and the State. Haryana, despite being only two and a half percent of the country's population, brought glory to India in sports.
- He said that under the new sports policy of the state, the Haryana government has given Rs 100 crore as cash prize to the sportspersons in a year. Along with this, a provision of Rs 600 crore has been made for sports in the state budget, which is more than any big state. New Sports Rules-2021 have been made to ensure secure employment for outstanding players in the state.
