This Time Wrestling and Rope Jumping Competition in Chhattisgarhiya Olympics 2023-24

• 11 Jul 2023

Why In News?

On July 10, 2023, according to the information given by the Chhattisgarh Public Relations Department, in view of the popularity gained by the Chhattisgarhiya Olympics started last year, this time to make the Chhattisgarhiya Olympics 2023-24 even more exciting, starting on the day of Hareli Tihar two new sports rope jumping and wrestling have also been included.

Key Points

• This time in the Chhattisgarhiya Olympics 2023-24, competitions will be held in 16 types of sports, in which 8-8 types of sports created in Chhattisgarhi's folk-culture have been included in team and single category.
• This competition, which lasts for about 2 months and 10 days, will end on 27 September.
• The rules for these games have been made by the Sports and Youth Welfare Department. The time limit for this game is 15 minutes. The size of the ground will be 6 by 6 feet. The number of judges will be 03.
• In the wrestling game, 5 weight categories have been set separately for men and women, in which women have up to 40 kg, 41 to 50 kg, 51 to 60 kg, 61 to 70 kg and above 70 kg. The weight category has been kept.
• Similarly, weight categories up to 50 kg, 51 to 60 kg, 61 to 70 kg, 71 to 80 kg and above 80 kg have been prescribed in the men's category.
• According to the rules made for the wrestling competition, the match will be held in two intervals of 03 minutes and there will be a break of 30 seconds in each interval. In this, different types of rules, fouls will be in accordance with the Wrestling Federation of India. The number of judges in this will be 06. The player declared by the judges as per the rules will be considered the winner.