BEACH GAMES 2024

IAS Current Affairs

11 months ago

Source: PIB
GS I: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India

Overview

Why in the News?

Beach Games 2024, the first multi-sports beach game in India.

Bringing new life to the Beaches of India has taken a sporting turn, with the organization of the first-ever Beach Games in Diu, off the Gujarat coast.
India is geographically gifted with some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
12 of the beaches in India have Blue Flag certification given to clean beaches promoting sustainable tourism.
Sporting excellence took centre stage from January 4-11, as 1404 athletes, all under the age of 21, from 28 states and Union Territories, supported by 205 match officials, participated in a diverse range of disciplines.
This marked a historic moment in the nation’s athletic journey

Organized at the pristine blue flag-certified Ghoghla Beach in Diu.
The games were structured into 2 sessions each day.
Madhya Pradesh emerged as overall champion with a total of 18 medals, including 7 golds.
Assam won 8 medals, out of which 5 were Gold.
Maharashtra won 14 medals including 3 gold.
Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and hosts Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Diu & Daman secured 12 medals each.
Lakshadweep secured the gold medal in Beach Soccer, marking a historic achievement for the pristine island territory.

Ghoghla is the largest beach of the U.T of Diu, situated in the village of Ghoghla.
Ghoghla Beach is a spectacular beach on the coast of Arabian Sea in Diu.
The beach has a shallow waters.
Beach is an ideal destination for thrilling water sport activities like swimming, parasailing, surfing and banana boat.
The beach is certified with Blue Flag.

The certificate is given by the Foundation for Environment Education in Denmark (FEE).
The beach certificate is given to eco-friendly destinations.
The Blue Flag programme aims the aim of connecting the public with their surroundings and encourage them to learn more about their environment.
India has 12 blue flag beaches.

It was was established in 1981.
Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation promoting sustainable development through environmental education.
FEE is active through five programmes
1. Blue Flag
2. Eco-Schools
3. Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE)
4. Learning about Forests (LEAF)
5. Green Key International.
It has members in 77 countries worldwide.

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