T.N. Sports Minister inaugurates 51st Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship in Vijayawada

The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) is committed to nurturing grassroots talent and identifying the next generation of basketball stars to represent India on the international stage, said Aadhav Arjuna, Tamil Nadu Sports Minister and BFI president.

The Minister was speaking during the inauguration of the 51st Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship (Boys and Girls) at the Chennupati Ramakotaiah Indoor Stadium in Vijayawada on Monday (September 28, 2026).

The eight-day sports event, being held from September 28 to October 4, is being jointly organised by the Basketball Association in Andhra Pradesh, the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), and the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP).

Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath, Sports Authority of A.P. chairman A. Ravi Naidu, MLAs Gadde Rammohan, Bonda Umamaheswara Rao, Yalamanchili Satyanarayana (Sujana) Chowdary, and Bode Prasad were also present during the opening ceremony.