CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Yoga enthusiasts and others who wish to get the glimpse of various techniques in yoga practices can drop in at the Jimmy George indoor stadium at Thiruvananthapuram.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first international Yoga Asanas Championship was in 1989 at Pondicherry, India; under the leadership of Yoga Maharishi: Dr Swami Gitananda Giri.

Detailed explanation-3: -Swara Gujar from Maharashtra won the title in junior girls and Jai Kalekar from Maharashtra won the title in junior boys category. Maharashtra was crowned the overall champion at the National Yogasana Championship 2021-22 that concluded here on Saturday.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yogasana was formally recognised as a sport in 2020, with the National Yoga Sports Federation being the official governing body for the sport in India. With an emphasis on promoting indigenous sports, yogasana was included in the Khelo India Youth Games 2021, along with kalaripayattu, gatka and mallakhamb.

Detailed explanation-5: -The International Federation of Sports Yoga has organised annual championships since 1989, and is led by Fernando Estevez-Griego (Swami Maitreyananda). These competitions are not restricted to asanas, but cover all eight limbs of yoga identified in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.