Annual Postal Sports Calendar for the year 2022-23
The Annual Postal Sports Calendar for the year 2022-23 includes a series of sports events and a cultural meet scheduled to take place from July 2022 to February 2023. The events include weightlifting, powerlifting, and bench pressing in Rajasthan in July; football in Tamil Nadu in August; carrom in Telangana from September 12 to 16; volleyball in Karnataka in September; kabaddi in Himachal Pradesh in September; hockey in Madhya Pradesh in October; chess in Assam in October; wrestling in Haryana in November; table tennis in Uttarakhand in November; cricket in Uttar Pradesh in November; badminton in Odisha in December; athletics and cycling in Kerala in January; basketball in Punjab in February; and a cultural meet in Maharashtra in February. The dates for each event are tentative and subject to change.
No.6-01/2022-WL&sports
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(welfare & Sports Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated: 11.05.2022
To
All Heads of Postal circles.
Subject: Finalization of Annual Postal Sports Calendar for the year 2022-23 – reg.
Sir/Madam,
Reference is invited to this office letter of even no. dated 28.02.2022, calling for options from the circles for hosting 13 Sports Events and one Cultural Meet.
2. In this regard the Annual sports Calendar has been prepared, keeping in view the following:
(i) All events are to be completed during July 2022 to February 2023 since there is rush of work in the last quarter of the financial year.
(ii) Weather conditions in the Circles hosting the event.
3. The Annual sports Calendar approved by competent authority is at Annexure-A. you are requested to kindly finalize the dates for holding the events and communicate the date(s) by 30.05.2022.
Sd/-
(Daisy Barla)
Director (W & S)
Annexure-A
No.6-01/2022-WL & Sports
Annual Sports Calendar 2022-2023 (Tentative)
| Sl. No | Event | Name of the circle | Tentative period |
|---|---|---|---|
| i | WL/PL/BP | Rajasthan | July 2022 |
| ii | Football | Tamil Nadu | August 2022 |
| iii | Carrom | Telangana | 12th to 16th September 2022 |
| iv | Volleyball | Karnataka | September 2022 |
| v | Kabaddi | Himachal Pradesh | September 2022 |
| vi | Hockey | Madhya Pradesh | October 2022 |
| vii | Chess | Assam | October 2022 |
| viii | Wrestling | Haryana | November 2022 |
| ix | Table Tennis | Uttarakhand | November 2022 |
| x | Cricket | Uttar Pradesh | November 2022 |
| xi | Badminton | Odisha | December 2022 |
| xii | Athletic & Cycling | Kerala | January 2023 |
| xiii | Basketball | Punjab | February 2023 |
| xiv | Cultural Meet | Maharashtra | February 2023 |