The two-day SQAY competition is being organized from today at Sports Authority of India (SAI) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The under-21 category tournament is organized under ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ campaign.
SQAY is a martial art form of Central Asia, in which the players show the skills of fencing. Experts say that the martial art form originated in Kashmir.
In this competition, teams from eight states across the country including Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Goa, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Bihar and Tripura will participate.
A pair of teams from 2 states have been formed to compete with other pairs of teams from participating states.
Director SAI, Bhopal, Ajit Singh will be the Chief Guest at the inauguration ceremony.
