Season 5 of KKM starts on January 8

Sports reporter

The 5th season of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav, the country’s first grassroots multi-sports festival, will begin in Orange City on January 8. The Fifth edition of this multi-sport sport is played in almost every corner of the city from 8th to 22nd. January 2023.

Up to 54 matches will be played in 62 locations. The dates and venue were announced at a glittering function at Suresh Bhat Hall on Saturday. More than 2,500 players and officials joined the event where Roads and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced the dates and various sports. He also distributed tickets to the representatives of the association.

Bollywood actor and bodybuilder Thakur Anoop Singh, Indian wrestler Sangita Phogat and Padmabhushan, Padmashree Paralympic gold medalist Devendra Jhajharia were the special guests on the occasion.

Online registration for all sports is done on the KKM website www.khasdarkridamahotsav.com.

The chief inviter of the event and former mayor Sandip Joshi delivered a speech.

Games included in the fifth edition include football, kho-kho, lawn tennis, basketball, carrom, athletics, swimming, volleyball, badminton, ice hockey, chess, kabaddi, table tennis, cycling, girls’ box cricket, wrestling, bodybuilding, Divyang games, archery, taekwondo , boxing, rifle shooting, fencing, malkhamb, gymnastics, bench press powerlifting, yog kriya, judo, soft ball, sepak takraw, handball, cricket, tug of war, marathon, martial arts, karate, aatya patya, pittu, langdi and many Indian games.