Rajasthan

• 10 Aug 2021

Sports Literacy Mission

Why in News

• On August 9, 2021, Governor Kalraj Mishra oversaw the 'Sports Literacy Mission Vehicle’ at the Raj Bhavan to create awareness about the Olympic Games and to connect the new generation with it.

Key Points

• The Rajasthan Government launched this vehicle to create awareness about the Olympic Games across the villages through 'Sports a Way of Life' organisation. This organisation is also creating awareness through 'Khel Praveshika'.
• Governor Mishra said that sports culture should be developed at all levels. He described such efforts as important to connect the young generation with sports and encourage it at all levels.

66th Rajasthan State Senior Table Tennis Competition

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• The 66^th Rajasthan State Senior Table Tennis Competition was organized on 7^th and 8^th August at Moolchand Chauhan Indoor Stadium, Ajmer in Rajasthan.

Key Points

• In this competition, Nandini Nagori of Jaipur won the women's title by defeating Radhika Sharma of Ajmer in the final of the women's category. In the men's final, Harsh Srivastava of Ajmer defeated Vivek Bhargava of Jaipur to win the men's title.
• In the two-day competition, a total of 86 contestants from Jodhpur, Sirohi, Pali, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Churu, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Jalore, Udaipur, Ganganagar, Bharatpur, Dausa have won prize money of about Rs 25,000.
• It is noteworthy that the Table Tennis Association of India and the Rajasthan Table Tennis Association are among the few sports federations in the country and the state, which successfully organised all state and national competitions even during the severe global pandemic.