36th Maharashtra Police Sports Competition

Mumbai has opened the 36th Maharashtra State Police Sports Competition, bringing police teams from across the state into a week of events through April 27. (freepressjournal.in) The meet is being held under the Brihanmumbai Police Commissionerate, with about 3,700 male and female personnel competing in 18 disciplines at multiple venues in the city. (freepressjournal.in) The schedule runs from Sunday, April 20, 2026, to Monday, April 27, 2026, and includes athletics, football, basketball, volleyball, kabaddi, kho-kho, wrestling, boxing, shooting and swimming, according to the event listing. (freepressjournal.in) Police sports meets in Maharashtra function as an internal state competition: units from commissionerates, district police forces and other formations send teams, and the host city rotates. Maharashtra Police is the state’s official police organization, while Mumbai Police is the commissionerate handling policing in Greater Mumbai. (mahapolice.gov.in, mumbaipolice.gov.in) This year’s edition puts that statewide event inside India’s biggest city police system, which is also running regular recruitment and operational work at the same time. Mumbai Police’s public site on April 20 carried active recruitment notices alongside routine emergency and citizen-service information. (mumbaipolice.gov.in, mumbaipolice.gov.in) The published program spreads competition across several Mumbai grounds and sports facilities rather than a single stadium, a format that lets organizers stage multiple events on the same day. Free Press Journal also listed a celebrity-versus-senior-police football match on April 25 as one of the week’s featured attractions. (freepressjournal.in) The event’s scale is notable inside the police system: 3,700 participants is closer to a state games format than a ceremonial parade, and the 18-sport lineup mixes team games with strength, combat and marksmanship events. (freepressjournal.in) Competition is scheduled to continue in Mumbai through April 27, when the 2026 host run ends and the state police sports calendar moves on to results, medals and the next host force. (freepressjournal.in)