GUWAHATI : The 2020 Khelo India Games created history even before the first competition got under way here on January 12.
It became India’s first digital games, going completely paperless, finishing all their processes on their high-tech digital platform. Representatives from each state were given a unique ID, allowing them to create a username and a password to update details of all their athletes, officials and volunteers.
Sandip Pradhan, the Director General of Sports Authority of India, said. “It wasn’t simply about registering the over 10,000 people here. We shortlisted every contingent and every individual got a confirmation on the portal itself.”
“In addition, each person involved in the games received an SMS too, confirming their participation, their hotel reservations and their air tickets. Details regarding local transport in Guwahati too was also shared via SMS,” Pradhan commented.
Further, National Sports Federations, the School Games Federation of India and the Central Board of Secondary Education too nominated their athletes for various individual games on the portal.