Khelo India Beach Games (KIBG) reflect transformative power of sports, new chapter added: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

UNION MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS, DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA, DECLARES THE GAMES OPEN

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted the 'transformative force' of sports and how the Khelo India Beach Games were a watershed moment in the sporting history of the nation.

In his message to the Games organisers in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu and the Sports Authority of India, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulated and gave his best wishes saying that the Beach Games promise to make waves in India's sporting calendar. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said the choice of Diu as the venue of the Khelo India Beach Games was "fitting". "An amalgamation of sun, sand and water, they enhance the physical challenge and at the same time, celebrate our coastal heritage," said Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, adding: "As waves lash the shores and athletes compete. India will script a new sporting chapter."

The Beach Games, held under the ever-expanding Khelo India umbrella for the first time, were formally declared open by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, in a colourful ceremony on the Ghoghla Beach, the venue of the Games in Diu on Monday.