Senior citizen Rakeshbhai Patel, who had earlier participated in the Khel Mahakumbh, said he will not be participating as it will be difficult to compete with youngsters in the open category.
This included 178 senior citizens who competed in the specific categories for chess, badminton, table tennis, lawn tennis, swimming and tug-of-war. “We may include these categories next year,” said Jadeja.Īs per the Sports Authority of Gujarat data, 515 participants from Rajkot alone participated in these two categories. This year, the above 40 and above 60 categories has been done away with although there is an open category in which anyone above 17 years of age can participate.Īccording to nodal officer Jayrajsinh Jadeja, the above 40 and above 60 categories have been removed due to Covid concerns. The sports event was not held for past 2 years due to the pandemic.Īfter it was first organised for Rs19 crore, the Khel Mahakumbh was thrown open to senior citizens in a bid to get them to stay physically fit. The decision has been taken given the Covid situation. Khel Mahakumbh, the state-level Olympic-like sports extravaganza, will not be open for those above 40 years of age.
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