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Khelo India Dus ka Dum tournament to be organized in 10 cities to celebrate International Women’s Day 2023

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 taking place to celebrate the international event and the Union Ministry has sanctioned a total budget of Rs 50 Lakh to conduct the tournament.

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur shall remain present at 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.

Event City
Kho Kho Lucknow
Patiala
Delhi
Una/Solan
Faridabad
Ajmer
Mumbai/Pune
Chennai
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh (venue to be conveyed later)
Wushu Ranchi
Panchkula
Kokrajhar
Panna
Pune
Nizamabad
Bagalkote
Srinagar
Dehradun
Jaipur
Wrestling Delhi
Mirchpur
Indore
Chennai
Trivandrum
Pune
Bilaspur
Gonda
Amritsar
Fencing Patiala
Aurangabad
Guwahati
Imphal
Gujarat
Pune
Jammu
MP
Amritsar
Kerala
Archery NCOE Kolkata
NCOE Sonepat
NCOE Guwahati
NCOE Manipur
STC Raipur
STC Hyderabad
Amravati/Pune
Jamshedpur
Jabalpur
Sankardham Sports Academy Gujarat
Swimming Delhi
Pune
Jaipur
Ahmedabad
Mangalore
Chennai
Hyderabad
Bangalore
Bhopal
Kolkata
Basketball Kochi
Bengaluru
Ludhiana
Kolkata
Delhi
Hyderabad
Bhavnagar
Cuttack
Shillong
Indore
Judo Delhi
Jammu
Ranchi
Sonepat
Kochi
Mumbai
Jalandhar
Warangal
Haridwar
Imphal
Mokokchung
Chandigarh
Aizwal
Athletics Trivandrum
Chennai
Bangalore
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Bhopal
Lucknow
New Delhi
Guwahati
Ranchi
Yoga Chennai
Bangalore
Ranchi
Kolkata
Delhi
Lucknow
Chandigarh
Karnal
Ahmedabad
Pune

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