Revered Hindu deity and avatar of Lord Shiv, Lord Hanuman has been chosen because the official mascot of this yr’s Asian Athletics Championships. Revealing the mascot, the Asian Athletics Association defined the rationale behind selecting Lord Hanuman because the official mascot of the video games.
On its official web site, the continental physique hailed Lord Hanuman’s loyalty and devotion.
The web site states, “As Hanuman exhibits extraordinary abilities in (Lord) Rama’s service, including speed, strength, courage, and wisdom. Hanuman’s greatest ability is, in fact, his incredibly staunch loyalty and devotion.”
As per the sporting physique, Lord Hanuman as its mascot signifies varied important traits of the taking part athletes like expertise, dedication, and teamwork.
The web site additional states, “The 25th Asian Athletics Championships 2023 logo indicates the athletes participating in the games, skills, teamwork of athletes, showcase of athleticism, dedication, and sportsmanship.”
The Indian epic Ramayan written by Valmiki is broadly common in lots of Southeast Asian nations. In this area, Hinduism has had a gentle affect on cultures, together with in Thailand. Ramakien is the Thai model of the Indian legendary warrior King Rama.
The five-day occasion began on the twelfth of July in Thailand’s Capital, Bangkok, and can finish on the sixteenth of July. Around 50 Indian athletes are collaborating on this yr’s championship beneath the management of shot putter Tajinderpal Singh and lengthy jumper Sreeshankar. The Indian squad left for Bangkok on the eighth of July, from Delhi and Bengaluru.
Earlier, India had introduced a 54-member contingent. However, because of harm considerations, just a few of the athletes opted out. Additionally, Neeraj Chopra and Avinash Sable is not going to be part of the Indian contingent for this yr’s Championship. Both of them are eyeing the World Athletics Championships to be held in August.
Considered Asia’s greatest observe and area occasion, the twenty fifth Asian Athletics Championship will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Asian Athletics Association.
On account of the COVID-19 pandemic, the twenty fourth Championships in 2021 have been cancelled. Around 9 groups have taken half in all of the earlier 23 occasions of the Asian Athletics Championships together with host Thailand. Hong Kong, Japan, India, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, and Singapore are the remainder of the eight nations to participate in all championships.
