Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has introduced a brand new tournament to promote sports in his state. He has launched the MLA sports competition across different assemblies of the Uttarakhand state to promote sports among the youngsters.Uttarakhand recently played host to the 2025 National Games mega event, where athletes from different parts of India competed across various sports. Soon after, the state's Sports Minister Rekha Arya announced that her team is planning to prepare at least 40 athletes to represent the nation at the 2036 Olympics.Now, Pushkar Singh Dhami has launched the MLA sports competition. The goal of this tournament is to provide the upcoming athletes with an opportunity to showcase their talent. It will give them a chance to compete with the state's best talents."The growing e-culture (electronic culture) among the youth should be changed to p-culture (playground culture)," CM Dhami said while taking a review meeting of the game changer schemes of the Youth Welfare Department in the Secretariat on April 17. The Chief Minister has introduced this scheme because he feels the youth should be connected to sports at the local level. Plus, it will also help in maximizing the use of the sports equipment in the state."For the physical and mental development of the youth, they should be given training in adventure sports activities" - CM Pushkar Singh DhamiUttarakhand's Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami further spoke about the significance of sports in the mental as well as physical development of youngsters. Highlighting all the benefits and things which should be done, Dhami said:"For the physical and mental development of the youth, they should be given training in adventure sports activities, pre-recruitment training in the army, paramilitary and police forces. For their better future, counseling centers should be set up and they should be guided on education, employment and other aspects. Regular awareness programs should be conducted to prevent drug addiction among the youth."Dhami concluded by saying that along with sports programmes, local cultural events should also happen at the multi-purpose centres. He also directed the Chief Secretary to regularly review the Game Changer schemes.