Hyderabad, May 17 -- The statewide Youth and Sports Week celebrations, being organised as part of the 'Praja Palana Pragathi Plan,' will commence on Monday morning at the LB Stadium Tennis Complex in Hyderabad.

The inaugural programme will be attended by Sports Minister Vakiti Srihari, BC Welfare and Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, Sports Authority Chairman Shivsena Reddy, Sports Advisor AP Jitender Reddy and Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan.

As part of the programme, a Mega Zumba session, a 5-km Walkathon and Yoga and Meditation sessions will be organised at LB Stadium.

More than 2,000 young athletes are expected to participate in the Walkathon, which will pass through key locations including Bashirbagh, Press Club, Tank Bund, RBI...