ASMITA athletics league for girls launched at 250 locations; MoS Raksha Khadse flags off from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Minister of State for Sports Raksha Khadse launched a nationwide ASMITA athletics league for girls at 250 locations from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, on International Women's Day, 8 March 2026.
Summary
Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse launched a nationwide athletics league under ASMITA (Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women Through Action) at 250 locations on 8 March 2026, from the Divisional Sports Complex, Garkheda, in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. The league has 100 m, 200 m and 400 m races for girls in under-13, 13–18 and 18-plus categories. She also opened ASMITA yoga, wushu, kickboxing and weightlifting leagues, and said India's Olympic medal tally can only improve with a multi-fold rise in women's participation in sport.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 8 March 2026, Garkheda, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra)
- ASMITA
- Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women Through Action
- League
- Athletics at 250 locations; 100 m, 200 m, 400 m; U-13, 13–18, 18+
- Also launched
- Yoga, wushu, kickboxing, weightlifting leagues
Practice MCQs 1 questions
In the sports programme ASMITA, under which a girls' athletics league was launched at 250 locations on 8 March 2026, what does ASMITA stand for?
Show answer
Correct answer: D — Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women Through Action
ASMITA stands for Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women Through Action.