Aadudham Andhra 2023, is conducted by Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, Govt of AP, with an objective to inspire youth, foster the spirit of sportsmanship and promote an active lifestyle to maintain physical and mental well-being.
Starting from October 2, 2023, the month-long sports event will be played at numerous venues across 680 mandals and 27 districts, with an estimated 2 crore audience. This mega sports event will bring together 30 lakh young men and women athletes over 17 years from all corners of the state.
The state wide matches in Cricket, Volleyball, Kho Kho, Badminton, Kabaddi games in men and women categories will be held at village, mandal, constituency and district levels. The games will be held on knockout basis to determine winners at every level. There will be winners at every stage, starting from village level.
Government of Andhra Pradesh invites all the talented, creative minds to design the official logo and mascot for the upcoming “Aadudham Andhra 2023”, AP’s spectacular sports event.
Design Guidelines:
- The designs must be original and not have any similarity to trademark, copyright protected logos
- The designs must be accompanied with a brief explanation on how it symbolizes the spirit of Aadudham Andhra 2023.
- Accepted art medium: Hand-drawn on paper, digital art using software, vector graphics, illustrations or oil painting. In case of a hard copy, it must be scanned and uploaded on the given link.
- The design should integrate cultural elements thoughtfully
- The designs must be in high resolution format and placed on white background.
- The designs must be submitted in.jpeg, .png, .pdf format only, in separate files.
LOGO : The logo must use vibrant colours and represent games such as cricket, volleyball, Kho Kho, Badminton, Kabaddi. The logo design should incorporate elements that symbolize sportsmanship, teamwork and the thrill of competition.
MASCOT : The mascot for “Aadudham Andhra” must be original. The mascot character must be eye-catching, friendly and easy to recognize. It must boost the morale and spirit of the athletes and fans.
General Rules:
- The contest is open to everyone residing in Andhra Pradesh.
- All entries must be accompanied by the designer’s name, address and phone number.
- The design must be submitted using the link www.sports.ap.gov.in
- The deadline for submitting designs for logo and mascot is before 6pm on August 15, 2023.
- The entries submitted after August 15, 2023 will not be considered in the contest.
Terms & Conditions:
- The logo and mascot designs must be original and not violate Indian Copyrights Act 1957.
- The designs must not infringe on the Intellectual Property Right of any third party.
- Designs using the help of AI will be rejected.
- The winning designs will be the intellectual property of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP), Govt of AP and the winner cannot exercise any right over the designs, thereafter.
- SAAP reserves the right to modify/fine tune the logo or colour in any manner it deems to be fit.
- The designs must not contain any provocative, objectionable or inappropriate content.
- Every participant can submit only one entry for each category.
- The employees of SAAP, their family members or anyone associated with the department, cannot take part in this contest.
- The designs shall be selected by contest judges and their decision will be final.
- The contest judges reserve the right not to select any winner, in case no suitable entries are received.
- Any legal proceedings arising out of the competition/contest/ entries/winners shall be subject to the jurisdiction of Vijayawada city.
- Participation in the logo & mascot design contest constitutes full and unconditional agreement to acceptance of contest rules.