Udaipur MP Sports Fest: Over 2,400 Participate in 11 Games

Udaipur, Dec 24, 2025 - The MP Sports Festival began on Tuesday (December 23) at various sports grounds in Udaipur. Cricket, volleyball, football, tug-of-war, spoon races, 50 and 100-metre sprints, kabaddi and other games were held across the city with more than 2,400 participants taking part in 11 different sports.

Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Manna Lal Rawat and several local representatives were present to encourage the players.

According to Manoj Joshi, sports coordinator at the MP’s office, the Men’s kabaddi match at Fateh School saw participation from 23 teams, totalling 300 players. All Women’s games were held at BN University, including tug-of-war, spoon races, 50m, 100m, 4x100m relay, kabaddi, cricket, football, and volleyball, with around 900 female participants. Men’s volleyball, football and badminton matches took place at Gandhi Ground with approximately 400 participants.

Match Results

• Cricket Semi-Final: Ambedkar Mandal defeated Semari by 8 wickets. Semari scored 83 runs in 6 overs, and Ambedkar Mandal chased it in 4 overs for 85 runs with the loss of 2 wickets. Kinsukh Bhati scored 55 runs.
• Women’s Volleyball:  Winner was Gogunda; runner-up was Rishabhdev.
• Gandhi Ground Volleyball Final: Sundar Singh Bhandari Mandal defeated Jhadol Mandal 25-17, 25-20. A total of 35 matches were held over two days.
• Women’s Kabaddi: Winner was Jawar Mata Mandal; runner-up was Nayagaon.
• Women’s Football: Winner was Jaisamand; runner-up was Kotda.
• Men’s Kabaddi: Winner was Sardar Patel Mandal; runner-up was Rana Pratap Mandal.

Winners of team games will receive cash prizes of Rs 11,150 and runners-up Rs 5,150. Winners of individual sports will get Rs 2,150 and runners-up Rs 1,150 along with certificates.

The event features more than 2,400 players from 46 committees across eight Assembly Constituencies of Lok Sabha. It will conclude on Thursday (December 25), on the birthday of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, with an awards ceremony. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the winners via video conference at 11:00 am during the closing event.

MP Rawat, MLA Phool Singh Meena, Vice-Chancellor of Rajasthan Vidyapeeth Prof. SS Sarangdevot, representatives from Hindustan Zinc, BJP district president Gajpal Singh Rathore, district secretary Paras Singhvi, Devilal Salvi, Lok Sabha sports co-coordinator Pankaj Borana, Women’s wing district president Kavita Joshi, former mayor Rajni Dangi, Mandal presidents Kanhaiyalal Vaishnav, Mukesh Joshi, Ruchika Chaudhary, district vice-president Jagdish Suthar and district minister Hazari Jain were present to cheer the players.

Sports coordinators Manoj Joshi, officials Jai Prakash Bhawsar, Mahavir Singh, Rajkumar Sharma and Lokendra Singh are overseeing arrangements at all venues.

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