Sachin Tendulkar to attend sports festival concluding ceremony

The ‘Khasdar Krida Mohatsav’, with the slogan ‘Chak de, Khelo Nagpur Khelo’, was inaugurated on May 6.

Sachin Tendulkar will attend the May 26 event, sources close to him said. (File Photo)

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will attend the concluding ceremony of a multi-sports festival, here, on May 26. The ‘Khasdar Krida Mohatsav’, with the slogan ‘Chak de, Khelo Nagpur Khelo’, was inaugurated on May 6. Tendulkar will attend the May 26 event, sources close to him said.

The inaugural edition of the event featured football, kho-kho, tennis ball cricket (men), tennis, basketball, carrom, skating, athletics, swimming, volleyball, badminton, hockey, chess, kabaddi, table-tennis, cycling, girls cricket, wrestling and bodybuilding.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will also attend the concluding ceremony, to be held at the Yashwant Stadium.