Kerala interested in hosting 2018 Asian Beach Games: EP Jayarajan

Kerala government on Sunday said it is interested in hosting the 6th Asian Beach Games, to be held in 2018, and sought central aid for promotion of sports in the state.

Kerala sports minister E P Jayarajan met Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Jitendra Singh and submitted a memorandum in this regard.

"Kerala is an ideal place to conduct the Beach Games as we have a nearly 600-km long coastline and we are waiting for the nod of the Centre and Indian Olympic Association to start the preparations," Jayarajan told reporters here after meeting the the Union minister.

"We had also requested for sports incubation centres at various universities and colleges as the people in the state are sports enthusiasts and there is a need to develop the skills of youngsters," he said.