National Yoga Sports Competition begins

Bhilai. The National Yoga Sports Competition was inaugurated in the steel city of Bhilai, Chhattisgarh from today till 30th March. The fourth Sub Junior, Junior and Senior Girls, Boys National Yogasana Sports Championship recognized by the National Yoga Federation of India was organized in Bhilai in the memory of Paramhansa Swami Satyanand Saraswati under the aegis of Chhattisgarh Prem Niranjan Yogasana Sports Association and Yoga Langar Bhilai.

About 250 players and 50 officers from various states across the country including Chhattisgarh, Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi, Odisha participated in the National Yoga Sports Competition.

The National Yoga Sports Competition was inaugurated by BSP Officers Association President Narendra Banchhor. On this occasion, Bhilai Steel Plant Officers Association President Narendra Banchhor said that the players coming from all over the country are welcomed in the steel city of Bhilai. Steel city Bhilai is known as Mini India, but Bhilai has also got special recognition in the form of steel and education.

BSP Association President Narendra Banchhor said that yoga is a means and end to promote overall health. Through this competition, an attempt is being made to connect our future generation with yoga. Just as all other sports competitions are encouraged in the country, similarly big institutions should encourage yoga competitions and support and promotion should come forward. So that players across the country get a new platform. The National Yoga Competition will send a message from Bhilai, the competition will create a sense of unity and understanding among the participating players, who have come to participate in the competition from different parts of the country, both rural and urban areas.

Social worker Radhe Bajpai, who presided over the program, said that yoga helps in improving physical fitness, mental alertness and emotional stability by developing healthy habits and lifestyle.