KIUG participants to receive ODOP kits

GORAKHPUR The participants of the third edition of the Khelo Indian University Games (KIUG) will be felicitated with one district one product (ODOP) kit. The mega sports event will be used as an opportunity to promote ‘vocal for local’, informed officials from the chief minister camp office.

They further said that this year, the rowing championship will debut in KIUG and will be held at the Gorakhpur water complex.

Uttar Pradesh is hosting most sports events of this edition in four districts including, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Varanasi, where the closing ceremony will be held. The event that started in Lucknow on May 25 will conclude on May 3, 2023.

According to the chief minister camp office around 4000 sports persons from 200 universities from across countries are taking in these competitions and they will be felicitated with

ODOP kits of respective districts.

In Gorakhpur, terracotta articles will be presented to players and coaches. District sports officer Ali Haider said one dozen teams from different universities reached here on Thursday.

Talking with media persons, Prashant from Nasik in Maharashtra appreciated that a good diet is being provided to them. The members of his team were enthused that they would get a chance to see the Gorakhnath temple and Mahaprinirvan temple of Lord Buddha at Kushinagar.

The district authorities have made elaborate arrangements to make the event memorable. Passes have been issued to make entry from the separate gate and traffic movement around Ramgarh Lake would be restricted. A live stream of the opening session will be made available at the water sports complex.