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KIBG Reflect Transformative Power of Sports, New Chapter Added, Says PM Modi
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|May 21, 2025
Highlighting the 'transformative force' of sports and how the Khelo India Beach Games were a watershed moment in the sporting history of the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Beach Games promise to make waves in India's sporting calendar.
The inaugural KIBG is currently underway in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. PM Modi said the choice of Diu as the venue of the KIBG was "fitting". "An amalgamation of sun, sand and water, they enhance the physical challenge and at the same time, celebrate our coastal heritage," said PM Modi, adding: "As waves lash the shores and athletes compete, India will script a new sporting chapter."
The Khelo India Beach Games have brought together more than 1350 athletes from over 30 states and Union Territories. On 24 May, when the Games are scheduled to end, athletes would have competed in six medal sports — soccer, volleyball, sepaktakraw, kabaddi, pencaksilat and open water swimming. Mallakhamb and tug-of-war are the two non-medal (demonstration) disciplines. Monday morning started with beach soccer games.
"In a nation as diverse as ours, sports have always held a unique power that unites cultures, regions and languages. The vibrant energy of sports goes beyond entertainment and has become a transformative force, symbolising national pride and aspirations of our youth. It is in this context that the Khelo India Beach Games hold a greater significance," said PM Modi.
This story is from the May 21, 2025 edition of The Statesman Bhubaneswar.
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