India, Dec. 26 -- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday said the state Government was taking concrete steps to promote sports and was committed to fulfilling the dreams of athletes. He was addressing the concluding ceremony of Sansad Khel Mahotsav: Fit Yuva, Viksit Bharat in Raipur. "Such events strengthen the sports culture in the younger generation and provide a powerful platform for talented athletes to progress," he said.

This festival was organised at 36 different locations in the Raipur parliamentary constituency from August 29 this year. School and college students, as well as citizens from rural and urban areas, participated enthusiastically, he said.

Many athletes will emerge from this sports festival and they ...