nagpur the nagpur university will host the sports fest ashwamedh from november 25 to december 1 under the auspices of the state government students from 22 universities will showcase their talent the mega interuniversity meet was conceptualized in 1997 by the then governor pc alexander to promote health awareness among the youth the festival has become an annual affairvc subhash chaudhary his deputy sanjay dudhe registrar raju hivse and director of the sports and physical education board sharad suryavanshi are part of the organizing committeewhile traditional sports such as kabaddi khokho volleyball basketball and athletics have been a part of the festival this year four new disciplines badminton chess table tennis and football have been introducedhaving previously hosted the sports festival in 1999 and 2012 the varsity proudly stands as a threetime host notably this years festival will feature a separate event exclusively for women athletes while the mens competition will be held at dr babasaheb ambedkar tantra university in lotanestudents from prominent universities such as pune mumbai and konkan agricultural university are expected to make the sports festival a grand success and encourage a spirit of healthy competition and camaraderie among the youth reporting by sumukh kulkarni and siddhansh baksi