Rajasthan

• 30 Aug 2022

Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic- 2022 Inaugurated at State Level

Why In News?

• On August 29, 2022, on National Sports Day, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympics-2022, organized for the first time in the form of Mahakumbh of sports in Rajasthan, from village Pal of Luni Panchayat Samiti, Jodhpur.

Key Points

• On the occasion of the inauguration of Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Olympics-2022, the Chief Minister made an ambitious announcement to organize Rural Olympic Games by ensuring the participation of municipal bodies in urban areas on the lines of rural areas for the development of sports and encouraging sports talent in the state.
• Along with this, he also announced to organize the Rural Olympic Games every year, so that the interest in sports in rural areas remains and the practice period continues continuously.
• He said that in these games, about 29 lakh 80 thousand players have registered for six sports simultaneously in a total of 11 thousand 285 gram panchayats of the state. They have formed 2 lakh 21 thousand 55 teams, including 20 lakh 37 thousand men and 10 lakh women players. These range from children to the elderly.
• The Provisional Certificate of The Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympics-2022 was given to the Chief Minister after the Book of World Records was recorded in London for the participation of such a large number of players.