CIFA-Thums Up Rural Games reaches Chagalamarri
in Nandhyal
Farmers Collective President Prasad
Reddy inaugurates the 2-day meet
• Thousands to witness the 2-day tour of CIFA-Thums
Up Rural Games
•
Hundreds registered as participants in various events such
as Kabbadi
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Indian Red Cross is to organize free medical and health camp
Chagalamarri, May 29: CIFA-Thums Up Rurual Games reached
this sleepy village after successfully completing in four
other venues across the state and was formally inaugurated
by Mr V M Prasad Reddy, Mandal & Farmers Collective President,
at the Zilla Parishad School Grounds here.
Inaugurating the Games Mr Reddy said, "farmers should
come forward and assist organizers of the Rural Games, Consortium
of Indian Farmers Associations (CIFA) and Hindustan Coca-Cola
Beverages, to make this a great success and in organizing
such events in the State”.
The jamboree was marked by the large presence of farmers
with their families from close-by villages. The district
tour of the Games will continue in the next one week before
culminating with a grand state final in the first week of
June.
With the aim of offering the villagers healthy benefits,
the organizers have also brought in Indian Red Cross to conduct
a health and medical camp at the venue. A medical team comprising
doctors and support staff is camping at the site offering
free medical check up and advices to the people who participate
and witness various sporting activities.
The Chagalamarri meet will see hundreds of players participating
in Kabbadi, Sack carrying race in Men’s category and
Rangoli and Short-distance races in Women’s category.
The Kabaddi winners will get a cash prize of Rs 5000 and
a trophy, and the runner-up will get Rs 2500 as cash prize.
Winner of Sack carrying race will get Rs 3000 as prize money
and the runner-up will go home with Rs 2000 cash prize.
Similarly, in women’s category, winner of the Rangoli
contest will get a cash prize of Rs 1000 and runner-up will
get Rs 500. Winner of the relay running competition will
bag Rs 2000 and runner-up team will get Rs 1500 as cash prize.
Winners of the district-level competitions will also move
to vie for the top honours at the State level scheduled for
the first week of June.
Bringing a carnival atmosphere to the Games, organizers
are offering a cultural evening to the villagers with local
participants tuning to popular songs and offering a feast
of mimicry and dance in front of large crowd of farmers and
their families.
The CIFA-Thums Up Rural Games is being organized with the
objectives to channelize energies of youth towards constructive
activities and to strengthen the social cohesiveness for
sustainable development in villages. It is also aimed at
inculcating interest in sports among rural youth and help
spot hidden talent among them, besides instilling pride of
achievement amongst the rural folk.