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Khelo India Beach Games Kick Off In Diu, PM Modi Calls It A Watershed Moment
Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya: The first-ever Khelo India Beach Games began on Monday at Ghoghla Beach in Diu, with more than 1,350 athletes from over 30 states and Union Territories taking part. The event was inaugurated by Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and is being organised by the Sports Authority of India along with the administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a message to the organisers, called the Khelo India Beach Games a “watershed moment” in India’s sporting history. He said the Games would strengthen India’s domestic sports ecosystem and promote coastal culture.
PM Modi said, “An amalgamation of sun, sand and water, they enhance the physical challenge and at the same time, celebrate our coastal heritage.”
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