Archive · 26 Dec 2025
PM Modi Highlights Sports Festival Success
Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about the Sansad Khel Mahotsav, a big sports event where young people from all over India can show their skills.
He said that this event helps find new sports stars and teaches kids about teamwork and discipline.
Modi also mentioned that India will host the Commonwealth Games in 2030 and is trying to host the Olympics in 2036.
He encouraged parents to support their children in sports because it's good for their health and future.
The event had many sports like football, cricket, and even fun races.
Thousands of kids participated, and winners got prizes.
Modi said that sports can help kids from poor families achieve their dreams and make their families and villages proud.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the success of the Sansad Khel Mahotsav, a sports festival aimed at identifying and nurturing young talent.
The festival concluded across Jharkhand with thousands of participants in various sports disciplines, including football, cricket, and traditional games.
Modi emphasized that the festival has helped change societal mindsets towards sports, with increased participation from villages and small towns.
He noted that India will host the Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad in 2030 and is bidding to host the Olympics in 2036.
Modi also mentioned the significant increase in the sports budget and the provision of financial assistance to athletes, highlighting the government's commitment to sports development.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Members of Parliament, young athletes, BJP leaders, sports participants
- What
- Sansad Khel Mahotsav, a sports festival to identify and nurture talent
- When
- December 23-25, 2025 (upcoming), June 15 (Hazaribag leg)
- Where
- Various Lok Sabha constituencies, culminating in Junagadh, Gujarat; multiple locations across Jharkhand
- Why
- To identify and nurture sporting talent for national and international competitions, including the Olympics, and promote fitness, discipline, and grassroots talent among young people
- Event
- Sansad Khel Mahotsav
- Date
- December 23-25, 2025
- Location
- Various Lok Sabha constituencies, culminating in Junagadh, Gujarat
- Key Speaker
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Upcoming Events
- Commonwealth Games 2030 in Ahmedabad, Olympics 2036 bid
- Organizer
- Local MPs
- Special Guest
- Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya
- Sports Disciplines
- Football, kabaddi, athletics, archery, wushu, cricket, chess, tug of war, lemon spoon race, sack races
- Participants
- Thousands across Jharkhand, including 24,500 in Hazaribag
Sources
PM Modi Urges MPs to Identify and Nurture Olympic Talent
PM Modi urges MPs to nurture young sporting talent as India eyes CWG 2030, Olympics 2036
PM Modi Calls On MPs To "Find And Nurture" Youth In Their Constituencies Who Can Shine India's Name At Olympics
India reaching new heights in field of sports under PM Modi: Rajasthan CM
MP Sports Festival concludes across Jharkhand
Nepotism that existed in sports before 2014 has ended; now poor can rise to top levels: PM Modi
MP urges youth to take active interest in sports
