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{{Short description|Annual sports event held in India}}{{Infobox sports competition event|venue=[[Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium]], Raipur, Chhattisgarh|name=Chhattisgarhiya Olympics}}

The '''Chhattisgarhiya Olympics''' ('''CG Olympics''')<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-19 |title=CG Olympics moved 2 mnths ahead |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/cg-olympics-moved-2-mnths-ahead/articleshow/100343134.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-12 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> are an annual sports event held in [[Chhattisgarh|Chhatisgarh, India]] to celebrate [[traditional Indian games]] such as [[kabaddi]] and [[kho-kho]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Sneha |date=2023-07-29 |title=Chhattisgarhiya Olympics: Igniting the Spirit of Sporting |url=https://www.kreedon.com/what-is-chhattisgarhiya-olympics/ |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=Voice of Indian Sports - KreedOn |language=en-GB}}</ref> as well as to promote sports participation among rural people and women.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2023-01-09 |title=Chhattisgarhiya Olympics enters its final phase |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/chhattisgarhiya-olympics-enters-its-final-phase/articleshow/96842614.cms |access-date=2023-08-11 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2022-10-15 |title=Rural women are warming up to Chhattisgarhiya Olympics |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rural-women-are-warming-up-to-chhattisgarhiya-olympics/article66010510.ece |access-date=2023-08-11 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The event takes place over three months.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Another step in Baghel’s regional pride game-plan: Maiden ‘Chhattisgarhiya Olympics’ starts |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2022/10/06/another-step-in-baghel-s-regional-pride-game-plan--maiden--chhat.html |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref> The first edition was held in 2022, with around 2.6 million (mostly rural) Chattisgarhis participating,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Chhattisgarhia Olympics begins in Raipur on the occasion of the Hareli festival |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/chhattisgarhia-olympics-begins-in-raipur-on-the-occasion-of-the-hareli-festival/cid/1952737 |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref> and about 1,900 of them reaching the state-level finals.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Quint |first=The |date=2023-07-10 |title=Chhattisgarhiya Olympics: Reviving Age-Old Traditional Games |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/chhattisgarhiya-olympics-to-commence-on-17-july-2023 |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref> Over 3 million Chattisgarhis likely participated in the 2023 edition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-17 |title=CM Bhupesh Baghel inaugurates ‘Chhattisgarhiya Olympic’ in Raipur |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/chhattisgarh-chief-minister-inaugurates-chhattisgarhiya-olympic-with-3-million-participants-in-traditional-sports-event-101689606807944.html |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Format ==
There are six ascending levels of competition: village, zonal, development block/urban cluster,<ref name=":3" /> district, divisional and state.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Ronit Kumar |date=2022-10-16 |title=Chhattisgarh Olympics: Here's How This Event Promotes Rural Women Participation & Traditional State Sports |url=https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/sports/how-chhattisgarh-olympics-promotes-rural-womens-participation-38083 |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=thelogicalindian.com |language=en}}</ref> There are also four age categories: below 18 years old, 18 to 40 years old, 40 to 60 years old, and above 60 years old.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-06 |title=Chhattisgarhia Olympics will bring back era of traditional sports: CM Bhupesh Baghel |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/chhattisgarhia-olympics-will-bring-back-era-of-traditional-sports-cm-bhupesh-baghel/articleshow/94685144.cms |access-date=2023-08-11 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Men and women play in separate categories.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-07 |title=Bhupesh Baghel inaugurates Chhattisgarh Olympics |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/bhupesh-baghel-inaugurates-chhattisgarh-olympics/articleshow/94690198.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-11 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

In the 2023 edition, competition participants could win anywhere from {{INRConvert|500}} to {{INRConvert|5000}} depending on how well they finished and at what level of competition.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=C’garhiya Olympics to begin from 17th |url=https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2023/7/11/C-garhiya-Olympics-to-begin-from-17th.html |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=www.thehitavada.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Sports ==
[[File:Tug of war, at Pushkar Fair, Rajasthan.jpg|thumb|289x289px|A team of women taking part in [[tug of war]].]]
The games are split into team and single categories.<ref name=":1" />

Single-category games include:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chhattisgarhiya Olympics: Initiative to revive age-old traditional games |url=https://seepositive.in/article/3830 |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=seepositive.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-01-10 |title=Sunshine and surplus crops |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/children/sunshine-and-surplus-crops/article25931766.ece |access-date=2023-08-11 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

{{Columns-list|* Gedi race (racing on bamboo stilts)
* [[Stapu|Billas]]
* [[Fugdi]]
* Baati ([[Traditional games of India#Marbles|Marbles]])
* Bhaura ([[Pambaram|Spinning top]])
* Long race
* [[Rope jumping]]
* [[Pehlwani|Wrestling]]
* 100-meter race
* [[Long jump]]}}Team-category games include:<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />
{{Columns-list|* [[Seven stones|Pitthul]]
* [[Gilli-danda]]
* [[Langdi (sport)|Langdi]]-race
* [[Tag (game)#Chain tag|Sankhali]]
* [[Kabaddi]]
* [[Kho-kho]]
* [[Tug-of-war]]
* Cart race}}

== See also ==

* [[Pro Kabaddi League]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Sport in Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Traditional sports of India]]

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Ajay Kumar at 08:58, 12 August 2023