Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 29: Reaching out to women athletes exclusively, J&K Sports Council organized Women’s Judo Championship in Kathua and Udhampur districts.
In the Championship, more than 500 players drawn from different panchayats of twin districts participated.
While speaking on the occasion, Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez, conveyed best wishes to the winners for success in the national tournament for which they have been selected. He said that the sports training centers are instrumental in identifying and nurturing talent of young generation as they provide them with the necessary infrastructure, equipment, and expert coaching to realize their potential and achieve dreams.
“While the championship intended to ripple the aim and objective of organizing such sports events in the district headquarters, J&K Sports Council is duty bound to come up with more such initiatives to promote the overall personality development of women and society as a whole,” remarked Secretary Sports Council, Nuzhat Gul while complimenting the players.
It was informed that the Water Sports Centre for Excellence in Rowing housed in Dal lake Srinagar has started training under high performance coach Vikram Singh. Besides, the trainees of Khelo India Boxing Center Poonch Zaffar Iqbal and Zaheer Ahmad have been selected for the Youth National Boxing Championship U-19 for School National Games.
The Event witnessed a massive turnout of athletes, parents, and officials besides various sports activities like Tug-of-War, Rope Skipping, Kabaddi and Carrom.
Meanwhile, in Srinagar district, Rugby Championship commenced today in the newly set up facility at Polo Ground, Srinagar.
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