The All India LIC Games 2024 were inaugurated at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
This annual sports festival of Life Insurance Corporation of India, which will run for four days, will be conducted in six disciplines viz., Carrom, Chess, Table tennis, Badminton, Volleyball and Athletics.
Siddhartha Mohanty, CEO and MD, LIC of India inaugurated the Games.
Also present on the occasion were Salil Vishwanath, Executive Director (HRD), Aditya Gupta, Executive Director (Corporate Communications), LIC Northern Zone Zonal Manager JPS Bajaj and Senior Divisional Managers, Jaipur Division.
While addressing the players, Mohanty said that sports enrich the mind and body of a human being in an integrated manner and also emphasised the importance of participation and sportsman spirit. The opening ceremony started with the march past by the sports persons followed by hoisting of flag by CEO & MD, S. Mohanty, who then formally announced the commencement of the All India LIC Games.
About 450 players from eight Zones of the Corporation will be participating in these games.
Some of the players also represent their states in the National Games and a few represent India in international events. Competition is all the six events is expected to be tough.
The Games will conclude on November 29.
