Bodoland Indigenous Games Festival concludes

Our Correspondent,

KOKRAJHAR: The 12th Bodoland Indigenous Games Festival, 2021, organized by the Bodoland Indigenous Games Association (BIGA) in association with Udalguri District BIGA at Totolapara field, Bhergaon in Udalguri district with three days mega traditional sporting events concluded on Monday at around 10 pm. Around 400 participants from all districts of BTC including players from Sonitpur and Biswanath took part.

There had been competitions on Khomlainai, Gila, Daria Panta, Dongfang Bukunai, Batha, Khikhor, Daobo Aithing, Mwkhra, Dohob etc while Khomlainai tournamen5 was held at state level competition.

Udalguri district secured top position with highest number of gold medals in Khomlainai competition followed by Kokrajhar, Sonitpur and Chirang district respectively. Kokrajhar district received highest number of medals in all competitions. There had also been demonstration on certain tradional sports for preservation of indigenous games.

It may be mentioned that the BIGA was formed in 2007 by late Chanakya Brahma after prolonged research of more than 22 years by him. He was the pioneer of revival of Bodo Indigenous games. He died in Beijing in China on October 31,2012 while he went to China to demonstrate Bodo Khomlainai (Traditional wrestling) for third time.

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