Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Sunetra Ajit Pawar, who is also Sports Minister of the State, will inaugurate the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Cup State-Level Kabaddi Tournament for men and women at Sevanand Vidyalaya, Koradi on Thursday at 6.30 pm. The tournament, which is being organised in Nagpur district for first time in 19 years, will be conducted by Deputy Director of Sports and Youth Services in association with Nagpur Amateur Association of Kabaddi and Nagpur Rural Kabaddi Association. On the occasion, Revenue Minister and Chairman of the organising Comittee Chandrashekhar Bawankule; Home, Housing, School Education, Co-operation and Mining Minister Dr Pankaj Bhoyar and State for Finance, Planning, Agriculture, Assistance, and Rehabilitation, Law and Justice Minister Adv Ashish Agrawal will be the special guests. The tournament carries a total prize money of around Rs 20 lakh. Sixteen teams from the State will vie for the top honours. The tournament will be played on league-cum-knock-out basis and each team will receive cash prize irrespective of their positions in the competition. The winners in each category will get Rs 1,50,000 while the runners-up will get Rs one lakh. Groups: Men: A: Alhiyanagar, Amravati, Thane, Nanded. B: Kolhapur, Bhandara, Sambhaji Nagar, Beed.

 

C: Raigad, Washim, Mumbai Suburbs, Mumbai City. D: Pune, Napgur, Sangli, Nashik. Women: A: Mumbai Suburbs, Nagpur City, Palghar, Parbhani. B: Mumbai City, Amravati, Kolhapur, Satara. C: Pune, Washim, Nashik, Jalna. D: Ratnagiri, Nagpur Rural, Thane, Nanaded. Nagpur teams: City (Girls): Kshitija Sakhakar, Prajakta Sontakke, Sakshi Trivedi, Radhika Jadhav, Mangla Dhabale, Poonam Sahu, Dimple Panchbhai, Rajlaxmi Uikey, Harshika Hiranwar, Vaidehi Girdhar, Prachi Baghel, Ankita Chaudhary, Saloni Pahore, Kajal Mondhe. Coach: Padma Uikey. Manager: Sunita Raut. Rural Girls: Priti Binzade, Shruti Moreshiya, Samiksha Bagde, Tanushri Bhaskar, Sunidhi Shende, Aarti Vaidhya, Rajeshwari Jivtode, Rakhi Dhurve, Minakshi Moreshiya, Prachi Thakre, Chandni Pandhre, Dimpal Bharde, Nandini Vakalkar, Akshra Kantode. Coach: Pravin Khichar. Manager: Sakshi Zalke. Nagpur Rural Men: Vijay Sahu, Abhishek Nimbalkar, Harsh Deshpande, Yogesh Kumre, Aditya Sonwane, Alpesh Kawale, Parth Dadve, Lokesh Sambe, Sudhanshu Chaudhari, Shrikant Paswan, Prathmesh Bondre, Aaditya Chincudkar, Kanak Wadme, Atul Gidhane. Coach: Nitin Dhawale. Manager: Pravin Khichar.