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Srikakulam meet of CIFA-Thums Up Rural Games concludes with gaiety

• At least 600 people from in and around coastal town of Srikakulam participate in various games and sporting activities
• Over 300 people benefit from the free Health Camp organized at the venue by Indian Red Cross as part of the Games
• Thousand of people witness the games and sporting activities
• Villagers appreciate the unique public-private partnership between Andhra Pradesh Police Department and the organizers

Srikakulam, May 22: The two-day long festivities of CIFA-Thums Up Rural Games that charged up the coastal town of Srikakulam and its surrounding areas came to a close with the District Collector Y V Vishnu IAS distributing cash prizes to the winners of various sporting activities amidst thunderous applause by the audience at the Kodi Rama Murthy Stadium here today.

Srikakulam District Police Superintendent, Manish Kumar Sinha IPS, Andhra Pradesh Olympic Assocition Vice President and Narasannapeta MLA Dharmana Krishna Das and Jilla Parishad Chairman P Rajasekharam were also present at the prize distribution and closing ceremony.

The sleepy town of Srikakulam has been wearing a festive look for the last two days with hundreds of farmers and their families cheering up various teams participating in games like Kabbadi after the Additional Police Superintendent of Police, D K Mishra IPS, inaugurated the State's first meet of the CIFA-Thums Up Rural Games 2007 on Monday.

The district-wise meet of CIFA-Thums Up Rural Games will now move over to Vatluru in Eluru district and Leguntapadu in Nellore district on May 26 where the action will take place for two days before moving over to 17 other venues.

Marking another success to the rural extravaganza, the six-member medical team, that included three doctors and three support staff, has offered free medical check up and advice to as many as 300 villagers in an effort to spread the benefit of the Games beyond Games and Sports.

The meet has witnessed as many as 600 villagers participating in various items such as Kabbadi, Sack carrying race in Men’s category and Rangoli and Short-distance races in Women’s category. Thousands of people witnessed the meet over the two days and a huge crowd gathered at the stadium on May 21 evening for the cultural night that turned out to be a mega success with local artists tuning to the taste of villagers.

 RURAL GAMES 2006