Sri Vijaya Puram, Jan. 01: The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India is going to organize the first edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games in Chhattisgarh during February 2026, to provide a platform to showcase the sporting skills and thus a suitable platform for talent spotting for development pathways for gifted and talented youth to achieve excellence, specifically for Tribal Youth (Open-Age Category). In this connection, for the formation of the Andaman & Nicobar Sports Contingent, the Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs, Andaman & Nicobar Administration will conduct State Level Selection Trials in the following sports disciplines on 6th and 7th January, 2026 for eligible tribal youth.
Interested tribal youth are requested to attend the selection trials along with the following documents issued by the A & N Administration.
⦁ Original ST Certificate and two self attested copies
⦁ Original State Domicile Certificate and two self attested copies(Islander Card/Local Certificate, etc)
Schedule and Venue of the State Level Selection Trials
1. Football-Men: 6th January, 2026, 8:00 am, BJR Stadium, Car Nicobar
2. Football-Women: 7th January, 2026, 8:00 am, BJR Stadium, Car Nicobar
3. Hockey-Men: 6th January, 2026, 10:00 am, BJR Stadium, Car Nicobar
4. Hockey-Women: 7th January, 2026, 10:00 am, BJR Stadium, Car Nicobar
5. Athletics-Men: 6th January, 2026, 8:00 am, Modern Sports Complex, Lapathy, Car Nicobar
6. Athletics-Women: 7th January, 2026, 8:00 am, Modern Sports Complex, Lapathy, Car Nicobar
7. Weightlifting-Men: 6th January, 2026, 10:00 am, Modern Sports Complex, Lapathy, Car Nicobar
8. Weightlifting-Women: 7th January, 2026, 10:00 am, Modern Sports Complex, Lapathy, Car Nicobar
9. Swimming-Men: 6th January, 2026, 8:00 am, Swimming Pool and Archery Range, Netaji Sports Complex, Sri Vijaya Puram
10. Swimming-Women: 7th January, 2026, 8:00 am, Swimming Pool and Archery Range, Netaji Sports Complex, Sri Vijaya Puram
11. Archery-Men (Recurve & Compound): 6th January, 2026, 8:00 am
12. Archery-Women (Recurve & Compound): 7th January, 2026, 8:00 am
For any further queries please contact Shri. G Nagesh Rao, PET, 7063974074 and Shri.A G Praveen Rao, PET, 9474230278