Toofaan Games 2023 

Toofaan Games was introduced to motivate the girls to participate in sports to improve their strength and stamina. This year marked the third season of Toofaan Games – an event with three levels: village, district and national. At the village level, all primary and secondary level Nanhi Kalis across the country participated. The top performing athletes from the village level games went on to compete at the district level games. 1,962 secondary school girls participated at the district level events where they were divided into two groups, Hima Group 11-12 years and Swapna Group 13-15 years, with each group being named after successful Indian women athletes. At every location, 60 Nanhi Kalis participated in 50-meter sprint, standing long jump, shuttle run, and endurance run. The Toofaan Games finals took place on 24th and 25th January 2023 in Mumbai, bringing together 129 girls from across 19 districts of India.