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STATE OLYMPICS 2017 Date: 22nd June 2017-25th June 2017 Venue: Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Description: Himachal Pradesh Olympics Association will conduct a ‘State Olympics’ which will feature 11 sports such as Hockey, Athletics, Boxing, Basketball, Judo, Kabaddi, Volleyball, Wrestling, Kho-Kho, Weight Lifting and Shooting. A torch run was started which attracted …

It was late 1950s. India had tasted independence some years back and people were trying to overcome the effects of colonialism in every aspect of life. Sport was no different. While cricket had a steady growth, many people took to yoga and martial arts that had a strong essence of …