Lakhimpur district administration gears up step to hold Khel Maharan successfully

LAKHIMPUR: ‘Khel Maharan,’ an ambitious initiative of the Government of Assam, which aims at cultivating and nurturing sports talents from the grassroots level, will be conducted from November to January across the State. The initiative is a testament to the State Government’s commitment to promote the sports excellence across Assam. It envisions a multi-stage sporting spectacle, spanning various administrative tiers, to unearth and foster budding athletes. A diverse range of five sporting disciplines, namely Athletics (100m, 200m, 400m & 800m), Football, Kabaddi, Volleyball, and Kho-Kho, will be showcased throughout the competitions. The competitions will be held in four stages, which include Gram Panchayat/Urban Local Body (ULB)/Wards level, Legislative Assembly Constituency level; district level; and culminating in the grand State level. The events of the initiative have been categorized into four age groups, such as Under 19 (Men), Under 19 (Women), Above 19 (Men), and Above 19 (Women).

In order to held the competitions under the initiative successfully, the Lakhimpur district administration has geared up its steps by making all arrangements. In the meantime, committee and stakeholders’ meetings have been held across the district in various levels.

In connection, the District Commissioner has urged upon all the students of the district along with the sports talents and all those who are interested in sports to come forward and register themselves to participate in the competitions.

For the participation in the competitions under the initiative concerned, the intending individuals should get themselves registered at first. For this, they will have to download the Khel Maharan App in their android mobile phone from Google Play Store. Then they will have to fill up the designated forms, available in the App, by uploading a passport size photograph (maximum size 200kb) along with a bank document or PAN Card or Aadhaar Card or Voter’s Card copy (maximum size 700kb) following the instructions displayed by the App. The laptop and desktop users can register their names to participate in the competitions concerned by following the www.dsywassam.com/khel, stated a press release issued by Mandira Chayengiya, the DIPRO of Lakhimpur.

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