Secretary Sports Council reviews activity calendar for current year

Secretary Sports Council, Nuzhat Gull posing for a group photograph with athletes in Jammu.
Secretary Sports Council, Nuzhat Gull posing for a group photograph with athletes in Jammu.

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, June 24: Secretary Sports Council, Nuzhat Gull reviewed the plan and preparations of various sports activities in the pipeline for the current year at a meeting, here today.
The Secretary was flanked by a team of engineers headed by Executive Engineer, CDK Jammu, Ashok Singh and Sports Officer of Jammu.
The Secretary visited the High Performance Khelo India Centre of Excellence for Fencing, besides the M.A Stadium cricket ground where the cricket tournament for women is in progress.
The Secretary Sports Council met with female cricketers who expressed their gratitude to the Government and Sports Council for providing the facilities to the cricketers.
While interacting with a group of cricketers, the Secretary Sports Council said that in the last few years the scenario of sports in J&K has undergone tremendous transformation and has changed for good.
She also said that the Government has taken many initiatives for the progress and prosperity of the athletes of J&K.
The Secretary also briefly interacted with the national and international champions, including fencers from Khelo India Centre of Excellence at Fencing Hall, M.A Stadium, Jammu. The interaction was followed by demonstration of fencing skills by the trainees of the centre which left the audience spellbound. The Secretary appreciated the display of fine skills and termed the show exemplary and performers as the inspiration for youth.