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Vizag to Host BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting on August 22-23

Vizag to host BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting on August 22, 23
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Source: The Hindu | Original Published At: 2026-08-17 18:34:54 UTC

Key Points

  • Visakhapatnam will host the BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting and Sports Working Group meeting on August 22-23.
  • The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is organizing the event at the Novotel hotel.
  • Ministers and officials from the 11 BRICS member countries are expected to participate.
  • The meeting will focus on cooperation in sports development, sports technology, the sports industry, capacity building, and traditional and indigenous sports.
  • District Collector Abhishikth Kishore directed officials to strengthen security, protocol, accommodation, transport, sanitation, and cultural arrangements.
  • Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, and Education Minister N. Lokesh are likely to participate in programmes.
  • The August 23 schedule includes a cycle rally, a visit to the Kailasagiri glass bridge, a tree-plantation programme, beach programmes, and the Sports Working Group meeting.
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