A 3-day National Yoga Olympiad was inaugurated at the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in CIET in New Delhi by Mr Eric Falt, Director and UNESCO Representative of the New Delhi Cluster Office for India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
This is the third consecutive year of the National Yoga Olympiad of NCERT and this year about 500 students from 26 States are participating in the Olympiad. Two books - Joy of Theater and Sangeet training packages were released on the occasion.
Note:
- International Day of Yoga is celebrated annually on 21 June.
- NCERT was established on 1 September 1961
- Director: Hrushikesh Senapaty
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- President: Prakash Javadekar
- Founder: Government of India
- Location: Sri Aurobindo Marg, Delhi, India
Published On : 20 Jun 2018