NATIONAL YOGA OLYMPIAD-2018

Question- Where was the ‘National Yoga Olympiad-2018’ organized between June 18th-20th, 2018?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Jaipur
(d) New Delhi
Answer (d) 
Related Facts: 

  • During 18-20 June, 2018, A 3-day National Yoga Olympiad was inaugurated at the National Council of Educational Research and Training in CIET in New Delhi.
  • This was inaugurated by Mr. Eric Falt, Director and UNESCO Representative of the New Delhi Cluster Office for India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
  • It is worth mentioning that the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) organized National Yoga Olympiad for the third consecutive year.
  • This is the third consecutive year of National Yoga Olympiad of NCERT and this year about 500 students from 26 States and 4 RIEs are participating in the Olympiad as compared to the participation of students from 25 States/UTs last year.

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