CM unveils logo of Asia Rugby championship
Nitish Kumar
on Friday unveiled the 'shubhankar' and logo of the two-day Asia Rugby (Under-20) championship to be held for the first time in the state at Rajgir-based Sports Academy-cum-Bihar Sports University from Aug 9.
A function in this regard was held at the Sankalp auditorium at the CM's official residence.
The event is being organised by the state's sports department. The state cabinet on March 19 had sanctioned Rs 4.08 crore for the championship.
Nine teams from India, China, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Hong Kong, Kazakistan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Nepal would be participating in the championship.
The teams would reach Rajgir on Aug 7.
The inaugural function would be held in the Kabaddi Hall on the Rajgir sports campus.
"The rugby players from Bihar have been making their mark nationally. The organisation of the championship will encourage the budding players," the CM said, after unveiling the 'shubhankar' and logo of the event. "This tournament will not only elevate Bihar's sports culture, but also set a new record in the Asian arena of rugby," he added.
On this occasion, president of Rugby India, Rahul Bose, lauded the role of the CM in promoting sports in Bihar. He presented a book and logo to the CM, while rugby international athlete Arti Sinha and Gaurav Kumar also presented the memento to him.
Among those present at the function were deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha; principal secretary to CM Deepak Kumar; chief secretary Amrit Lal Meena; development commissioner Pratyaya Amrit; CM's principal secretary S Siddharth; sports department's additional chief secretary B Rajender and CM's secretaries Anupam Kumar and Kumar Ravi.
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