The Asmita Khelo India U-17 women’s basketball competition, which was assigned to Nagpur by the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) and Sports Authority of India (SAI), will be held by the Nagpur District Basketball Association (NDBA) beginning on Sunday.
The seven-day inter-club competition will take place in Shankar Nagar’s Dharampeth Krida Mandal (DKM). Apart from Nagpur, BFI and SAI decided to conduct the Khelo India event in Mumbai and Kolhapur in Maharashtra.
The objective of conducting the Khelo India event of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, is to increase the participation of women in sports by organising various leagues and to provide competition exposure to women athletes of different age categories across the country.
The scouts from SAI will also utilize the tournament as a platform for the identification of new talent and evaluation of existing Khelo India athletes.
