EC commences celebration of its Annual Sports Week 2026 in New Delhi

By  News On Air   Feb 16, 2026

Election Commission today commenced the celebration of its Annual Sports Week 2026 in New Delhi.  Addressing the gathering, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar underlined the shared values between sports and elections. He also encouraged the participants to take part in the sporting events over the week-long celebrations. 

CEC Gyanesh Kumar flagged off the 100 metre women’s race under the theme Run For Democracy. The theme of this year’s Annual Sports Week celebrations is Harmony on the field, Strength in Democracy. The Annual Sports Week will witness the participation of 383 participants, including 72 women. It is being organized in 43 categories of seven sports, namely, Chess, Carrom, Table Tennis, Badminton, Cricket, Football and Athletics Track events for men and women in different age categories.