Gandhinagar/Valsad, May 30 (IANS) Eighteen-year-old Rahul Jakhar from Gujarat’s Valsad district has won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong, setting a new Indian Under-20 national record and becoming one of the continent’s leading young athletes in the discipline. Jakhar amassed 7,185 points across the two-day, 10-event competition to secure the title, surpassing the previous national U20 mark in the gruelling combined event.His victory mark…
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Gandhinagar, May 7 (IANS) Gujarat observed World Athletics Day on Thursday by highlighting the growing participation of young athletes in the state through the ‘Khel Mahakumbh’ initiative, which saw 9,383 players compete in the state-level athletics competition held in Nadiad earlier this year.World Athletics Day is celebrated annually on May 7 with the aim of promoting fitness, discipline and awareness about sports among young people.The theme for this year’s World Athletics Day is ‘Sport: Buil…
Gandhinagar, March 10 (IANS) The Gujarat government has allocated Rs 2,006 crore for the Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department in the state budget, with plans to develop Olympic-level infrastructure and position Gujarat as a ‘global sports hub’, Minister Jitu Vaghani told the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Participating in the discussion on the department’s budgetary demands, Vaghani said the allocation reflected the government’s resolve to expand sports infrastructure and stren…
Ahmedabad, Dec 26 (IANS) The All India Convention of Kreeda Bharati commenced in Ahmedabad on Friday in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. Inaugurating the convention, the Chief Minister said that sports have been an integral part of India’s culture and lifestyle since ancient times, and noted that Kreeda Bharati has been playing a significant role in preserving traditional sports while contributing to nation-building through physical fitness and character development.CM Patel sai…