Kurukshetra Sansad Khel Mahotsav 2.0 Begins: Naveen Jindal Launches Festival With Over 30000 Players in 11 Sports
A major sports festival for the youth of the Kurukshetra parliamentary constituency began on Friday, with thousands of players set to compete over the coming weeks. Sansad Khel Mahotsav 2.0 was launched on 31 October at 8 am by Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal. The festival opened with a cricket match between MP-11 and Media-11, and Paralympic gold medallist Navdeep Singh attended as a special guest. More than 30000 players from the constituency have registered for the festival. The aim of the festival is to connect young people with sport and to give grassroots talent a stage to grow. A total of 11 sports will be contested. They are kabaddi, volleyball, football, hockey, judo, boxing, wrestling, shooting, cricket, athletics and tug of war. Because the competitions run from the halka level up to the Lok Sabha level, players from villages and towns across the constituency will all get a chance to take part. The festival will be held in two phases. In the first phase, competitions at the halka level will run from 2 November to 21 November. In the second phase, contests at the Lok Sabha level will be held from 7 December to 16 December. A Kurukshetra Marathon will also be organised during the festival. In addition, MP-11 and Media-11 will play cricket matches in Kurukshetra on 31 October and in Kaithal on 16 November, and an exhibition polo match is part of the programme. The festival is an initiative of MP Naveen Jindal, and it is designed to keep young people engaged with sport and away from substance abuse while building a sporting culture at the village level. Sports infrastructure in the constituency is also being strengthened so that athletes have better facilities close to home. The competitions will be broadcast on digital platforms, allowing more people to follow the matches. For the youth of the Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency, the festival offers a clear path from local grounds to bigger stages.
