Khelo India Dus ka Dum tournament to be organized in 10 cities to celebrate International Women’s Day 2023; Elite women athletes wish girls all the best

Khel Today Bureau 

New Delhi: The Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is set to organize the Khelo India Dus Ka Dum event from March 10 to 31, being conducted as a celebration for the International Women’s Day 2023. This is the first time that such a sports initiative is happening to celebrate the international event and the Union Ministry has sanctioned a total budget of Rs 50 Lakh to conduct the tournament.

Hon’ble Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur shall be in attendance in the opening ceremony of the event on March 10 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the national capital. The tournament features 10 sports that will be held across 10 cities in the country. Close to 15000 women athletes are set to participate.

Top women athletes of the country including Indian hockey star Rani, boxer Nikhat Zareen and more have posted videos cheering for the participating girls and wishing them the best. Some of the prominent athletes will also be joining the program in selected locations while women achievers will also be felicitated. The sports disciplines that will be a part of the event include: Kho Kho, Wushu, Wrestling, Fencing, Archery, Swimming, Basketball, Judo, Athletics and Yogasana.

The main purpose of organising this tournament is to provide platform to the women athletes who were unable to participate in national/state level competitions and also ensure that competitive sports reaches untapped geographical areas.

Khelo India Dus Ka Dum schedule

Sports and Locations:

Kho Kho
City
Lucknow
Patiala, Punjab
Delhi
Una/Solan, H.P.
Faridabad
Ajmer
Mumbai/Pune, Maharashtra
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Hyderabad, Telangana
Andhra Pradesh (venue will be conveyed later)

Wushu
City
Ranchi
Panchkula
Kokrajhar
Panna
Pune
Nizamabad
Bagalkote
Srinagar
Dehradun
Jaipur

Wrestling
City
Delhi
Delhi
Mirchpur
Indore
Chennai
Trivandrum
Pune
Bilaspur
Gonda
Amritsar

Fencing
City
Patiala
Aurangabad
Guwahati
Imphal
Gujarat
Pune
Jammu
MP
Amritsar
Kerala

Archery
City
NCOE Kolkata
NCOE Sonepat
NCOE Guwahati
NCOE Manipur
STC Raipur
STC Hydrabad
Amrawati/ Pune
Jamshedpur, Tata Archery Academy
Jabalpur MP Archery Academy
Sanskardham Sports Academy, Gujarat

Swimming
City
Delhi
Pune
Jaipur
Ahmedabad
Mangalore
Chennai
Hyderabad
Bangalore
Bhopal
Kolkata

Basketball
City
Kochi
Bengaluru
Ludhiana
Kolkata
Delhi
Hyderabad
Bhavnagar
Cuttack
Shillong
Indore

Judo
City
Delhi
Jammu
Ranchi, Jharkhand
Sonepat
Kochi
Mumbai
Jalandhar
Warangal
Haridwar
Imphal
Mokokchung
Chandigarh
Aizwal

Athletics
City
Trivandrum
Chennai
Bangalore
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Bhopal
Lucknow
New Delhi
Guwahati
Ranchi

Yoga
City
Chennai
Bangalore
Ranchi
Kolkata
Delhi
Lucknow
Chandigarh
Karnal, Haryana
Ahmedabad
Pune.