Ahmedabad to Host BRICS Traditional and Indigenous Sports Demonstration Games 2026 on October 12

Key facts

• The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, in collaboration with the Government of Gujarat, will organise the BRICS Traditional and Indigenous Sports Demonstration Games 2026 at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, on 12 October 2026, under India's BRICS Chairship.
• Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate the event, with Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Union Minister of State Raksha Nikhil Khadse and Gujarat Minister of State Jayram Gamit in attendance.
• The Games are a non-competitive platform for demonstration, documentation and exchange of traditional sporting practices, promoting cultural exchange, heritage preservation and people-to-people cooperation among BRICS member and partner countries.
• Participating countries will showcase traditional sports: Belarus (Gorodki), Bolivia (Lucha de Cholitas, Tinku, Rayuela, Trompo, Cachinas, Carrera de Sacos), Brazil (Zarabatana, Corrida de Toras, Brazilian Para-Jiu-jitsu, Capoeira), China (Wushu, Lion Dance, Health Qigong), Ethiopia (Ethiopian Wrestling/Tegel, Ethiopian Gena, Selus Gebeta/18-12/Bube/Shahe), India (Mallakhamb, Yogasana, Kalaripayattu), Iran (Zoorkhaneh, Haft Sang, Ghanieh), Kazakhstan (Asyk Atu, Togyzkumalak, Qazaq Kuresi), Russia (Gorodki, Sambo), South Africa (Kgati, Iintonga) and the United Arab Emirates (Al Tabbah).
• Bilateral meetings with visiting delegations are planned on the sidelines to strengthen sports cooperation and promote traditional and indigenous games within the BRICS framework.