36th Maharashtra Police Sports Fest

Mumbai has opened the 36th Maharashtra State Police Sports Competition, with police teams from across the state competing through April 27. (freepressjournal.in) Organisers said about 3,700 personnel are taking part under the Brihanmumbai Police Commissionerate, and the schedule spans 18 sports over a week of events. (freepressjournal.in) The lineup includes athletics, football, volleyball, handball, basketball, kho-kho, kabaddi, taekwondo, wushu, judo, wrestling, boxing, hockey, weightlifting, powerlifting, bodybuilding, cross-country and swimming. (freepressjournal.in) Mumbai is hosting this year’s edition after the 35th Maharashtra State Police Sports Competition was held in Thane City from February 22 to March 1, 2025, according to the Maharashtra State Police photo gallery. (mahapolice.gov.in) The event is one of the few state-level fixtures that brings multiple police units into direct competition across team sports, combat sports and endurance events in the same week. A live stream on YouTube on April 20 showed matches featuring Mumbai Police, Railway Range, Navi Mumbai Police and Thane City Police. (youtube.com; freepressjournal.in) The competition also doubles as a public-facing showcase for the force in Mumbai, where the city police website presents the commissionerate as Greater Mumbai Police and lists its emergency and public-help services alongside official updates. (mumbaipolice.gov.in) One scheduled highlight is a celebrity-versus-senior-police football match on April 25, which organisers flagged as a marquee event in the middle of the week-long program. (freepressjournal.in) With events running until Sunday, April 27, the Mumbai leg now serves as the state police force’s main competitive meet for 2026. (freepressjournal.in)