Aaravam Costal Games – 2024

Karumkulam Grama Panchayat became the overall champions in the Aravam Coastal Games – 2024 organized jointly by the District Administration and the Sports and Youth affairs Department for the fishermen of the coastal region of the Thriruvananthapuram district. Shri. Rajeev Kumar Choudhary IAS, Director of Sports and Youth Affairs, inaugurated the prize-giving ceremony of the Games.

Prizes were distributed to the Panchayat who became the overall champions in each category and to the best player who scored the most points in the games. Both Men and Women teams from various Local Self-Government participated in four different disciplines namely Kabaddi, Football, Tug of War and Volleyball. Teams from Poovar, Karumkulam, Kottukal, Chirayinkeezhu, Karod, Vettur and Thiruvananthapuram corporation participated in the two-day competition at Adimalatura Jai Christ Football Ground and Pulluvila Leo XIII School Ground conducted on February 10th &11th .

Che International Chess Festival – 2023

The Kerala quartet comprising of GM S L Naraynan, IM Jubin Jimmy, WIM Nimmy A George and FIDE master Goutham Krishna H defeated the Cubian team on cumulative points to win the title in the first Che International Chess Festival at Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala bagged 42.5 points while the Cubans managed to bag 37.5 points.

Kerala and Cuba join hands in the arena of sports by conducting an International Chess Festival from Nov 16th to Nov 20th at Thiruvanathapuram. The Grand Masters from Cuba : Carlos Daniel Albarnaz, Elier Miranda Mesa, Dylan Isidro Berdayes Asan, Lisandra Ordaz Valdes and the Grand Masters of India such as Pragyananda, S L Narayanan, Nihal Sarin and R B Ramesh will be meeting head to head. The idea for the Kerala Cuba “Che” International Chess Festival, 2023 emerged following the Hon’ble Chief Minister’s visit to Cuba. Inspired by the fruitful discussions during the visit, the Government of Kerala has decided to host this festival.

The festival was officially inaugurated by our Hon’ble Chief Minister on 16th November,2023 and was carried out successfully over the period of 4 days at Thiruvananthapuram and was concluded successfully at Hyatt Regency Trivandrum on 20th November,2023.

 

International Sports Summit Kerala – 2024

Department of Sports & Youth Affairs organized an International Sports Summit Kerala 2024, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at creating a thriving sports ecosystem within our state. This esteemed four day event was held from 23rd to 26th January, 2024 at Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. The Summit brings together sports luminaries, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts from around the world to explore the fusion of sports and economy.

Day 1 – 23/1/24
The Day 1 of the Summit has been officially started with the Inauguration of the Summit. The Summit has been officially inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan in the presence of Hon’ble Sports Minister Shri. V. Abdurahiman ,Hon’ble Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Shri. A.N. Shamseer and other Ministers of the State. As part of this, various projects worth more than a total of 2000cr has been announced. Day 1 of Issk 2024 has been made more spectacular by many other programmes such as a Mega Cultural Fusion by Dr Rajashree Warrier & Shri. Prakash Ulliyeri and by Chemeen Music Band.

Day 2 : 24/1/24
The Day 2 of ISSK – 2024 was carried out successfully with maximum number of participants in each events. The main highlights of the day were the seminar sessions on different topics such as “Sports Economy”, “Sports Industry”,”AI in Sports,Esports & Technology”,”Indigenous Sports and Tourism” and the Investors Meet. The sessions were presented by various Ministers such as Shri. K. N. Balagopal(Hon’ble Minister for Finance), Shri. P. Rajeev (Hon’ble Minister for Industries), Shri. K. Rajan(Hon’ble Minister for Revenue) & Shri. P. A. Mohammed Riyas(Hon’ble Minister for Tourism) and many other dignitaries like Shri. Navas Meeran(President KFA), Shri. Rajesh Kharabanda(CEO, Nivia Sports), & Shri. Rakesh Rajeev(CEO,Hyve Sports). This was accompanied by many other programmes such as “Startup Showcase” and other enteraintment events performed by Music Band – Almaram and “Sports Film Festival”.

Day 3 : 25/1/24
The Day 3 of ISSK – 2024 was carried out successfully with maximum number of participants in each events. The main highlights of the day were the seminar sessions on different topics such as “Sustainable Sports Development”, “Lesson from the Leagues”,”Grassroot Sports Development”,”Sports Excellence,Engineering,Management and Technology”,”Wellness in Focus”. The sessions were presented by various Ministers such as Shri. M. B. Rajesh (Hon’ble Minister for LSGD), Smt. R. Bindhu (Hon’ble Minister for Higher Education), Smt. Veena George (Hon’ble Minister for Health) and many other dignitaries like Dr. Joy Elamon (Director General,KILA),Smt. Renjini Liza Varghese (CEO,Write Canvas), Shri. Takuui Kinoshita(President, CANAAN International Education Academy), Shri. Julio Gonzalez Ronco (Real Madrid Foundation Managing Director), Shri. Partha Acharya (Sports Journalist, MD, PR Solution), Shri. Jimmy Alexander Lidberg (Olympic Medalist,Wrestler), Shri. Mark Arthur King (Professor, Loughborough University) and Shri. Kamyar Vatankhater (Sports Business Management Expert- Iran) . This was accompanied by many other programmes such as “Sports Community Networking & Gala Dinner” and other enteraintment events performed by Music Bands.

Day 4 : 26/1/24
The Day 4 of ISSK – 2024 was carried out successfully with maximum number of participants in each events. The main highlights of the day were the seminar sessions on different topics such as “Learn from the Legends”, “Academies and High Performance Centres”,”Train the Trainers”,”Media, Broadcast and Streaming”. The sessions were presented by various Ministers such as Shri. V. Abdurahiman (Hon’ble Minister for Sports), Shri. V. Sivankutty (Hon’ble Minister for General Education), Smt. J. Chinchu Rani (Hon’ble Minister for Animal Husbandry) and many other dignitaries like Smt. Geethu Anna Jose, Shri. I. M. Vijayan, Shri. Kishor Kumar, Shri. C. K. Vineeth, Shri. Alberto Lecandela (Technical Director,AC Milan), Shri. Miguel Gonzalez Larsson (Former Real Madrid Player) and Shri. Paul Wozney (Global Football Development Manager,Bolton Wanderers FC) . This was accompanied by many other programmes such as the “AutoCross Championship”.

Events conducted as part of ISSK
AutoCross Championship: The AutoCross Championship was organized as part of the International Sports Summit of Kerala- 2024.

K Walk (Jan 22nd, 4pm – 9pm): The K Walk was organized as part of the International Sports Summit Kerala ,2024 on January 22nd from 4pm to 9pm.

Sports Film Festival: The Sports Film Festival was organized as part of the International Sports Summit of Kerala showcasing different sports film during the summit.

Tour De Kerala Cyclothon (Jan 11- 23): The Tour de Kerala Cyclothon was organized as part of the International Sports Summit of Kerala to strengthen the potential of our sports sector globally and make Kerala a sports superpower. The Event is organized across the entire state that is from Kasaragod to Thiruvanathapuram from January 11th – 23rd, 2024