Qila Raipur Sports Festival

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Qila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Qila Raipur (near Ludhiana), in Punjab, India.^[1][2] Competitions are held for major Punjabi rural sports, include cart-race, athletic events and rope pulling.

In February each year, Ludhiana becomes the destination for hundreds of sports enthusiasts, including foreigners. They come to Qila Raipur to see the special breed of bullocks, camels, dogs, mules and other animals competing in competitive events. Many prestigious competitors have attended these competitions. In the year of the Olympics 2008, Hakam and Naib Singh Nagrath from village Kalsian, Punjab won the 1st prize. They also won first prizes in competitions held at nearby Gujjaral and Phallewal villages.^{[what language is this?]} They are known in Punjab as the men who hold the greatest passion in the sport.^[3][4]