{"id":16737,"date":"2024-09-07T15:54:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T10:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=16737"},"modified":"2024-09-07T15:54:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T10:24:54","slug":"ministry-of-ib-hosts-khel-utsav-2024-to-honor-major-dhyan-chands-birth-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/09\/07\/ministry-of-ib-hosts-khel-utsav-2024-to-honor-major-dhyan-chands-birth-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of I&#038;B Hosts &#8216;Khel Utsav 2024&#8217; to Honor Major Dhyan Chand&#8217;s Birth Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>In the run up to birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand and in pursuance of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports\u2019 National Sports Day 2024 celebrations, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting organized\u00a0<strong>\u201c<\/strong>Khel Utsav 2024\u201d from 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0August, 2024 to 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0August, 2024 at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image001DK2E.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In its maiden edition, the Ministry organized tournaments in four sports viz. Cricket, Hockey, Badminton and Table Tennis. More than 200 officials and staff of the Ministry participated in this event with zeal and fervour to make the event a huge success. The Ministry intends to include more sports in upcoming editions of Khel Utsav.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image002W0UT.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A ceremony for distribution of Major Dhyan Chand trophies was held on 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0September, 2024 at PIB Conference hall, Shastri Bhawan. The trophy distribution ceremony was graced by Secretary, Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting, Sh. 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