Yogi Adityanath govt organising sporting events at block level, honing rural talent

The Yogi Adityanath government is organising rural sports events in all 75 districts and setting up mini stadiums in the rural areas.

Lucknow: In order to promote sports talent in rural Uttar Pradesh and hone the skills of players, the Yogi Adityanath government is organising rural sports events in all 75 districts and setting up mini stadiums in the rural areas. As many as 20 mini stadiums are being constructed in the state with the government releasing the third installment for the construction, one of these is already completed. In addition to these, the government has also sanctioned 30 more such stadiums which are in the different stages of the process.  The idea behind the whole exercise is to tap the immense talent in the rural areas and give them a national and international platform. "By setting up mini stadiums in the rural areas will give the youth opportunities and the facilities for the exposure. It will be pertinent to state that recently, the CM Yogi had felicitated the sportspersons who brought laurels to the country in the Tokyo Olympics."